1955 Yakima Bears Roster
Team Record: 59-69
Finished 5th in the NWL
Manager: Hub Kittle (59-69)
Location: Yakima, Washington
Ballpark: Parker Field
Attendance: 36,314, Avg. 567
The Yakima Bears of the Northwest League ended the 1955 season with a record of 59 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the NWL.
The Bears plated 687 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Lefty Lewis led batters with significant playing time with a .338 average. Don Edwards topped Yakima with 10 wins, while Donald Rabung recorded a 2.96 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1955 Yakima Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lee Maye, Joe Orrell and Herman Reich.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Avansino | R | R | April 9, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Clifford Babbitt | R | R | August 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Stanley Becker | L | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Keith Bowman | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | Stapleton, NE US |
| Desmond Charouhas | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| David Dexter | R | R | July 29, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Chuck Dillard | L | L | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Arthur Edmunds | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Don Edwards | R | R | July 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Cecil Hamilton | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| David Hammermeister | ||||||
| Dan Hellman | R | L | January 30, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Minot, ND US |
| Dick Hogan | R | October 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Worcester, MA US | |
| Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Gene Jacobs | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'0" | Flint, MI US | ||
| Kenneth Kane | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| John Kelly | R | R | October 24, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Hub Kittle | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Lefty Lewis | L | L | July 20, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Dennis Luby | L | R | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 198 | Omaha, NE US |
| Allan Maul | L | L | November 27, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Seattle, WA US |
| Lee Maye | L | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Robert McCaffery | R | R | January 29, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Stan McWilliams | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Sam Mitchell | R | July 3, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Billy Murphy | R | R | June 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Slick, OK US |
| Rob Murphy | R | January 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Nard | R | R | March 5, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ronald Odekirk | ||||||
| Joe Orrell | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA US |
| Juan Peres | ||||||
| Jerry Powell | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Donald Rabung | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Herman Reich | R | L | November 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 200 | Bell, CA US |
| Gary Robin | R | R | January 16, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Albany, CA US |
| Jose Ruiz | 6'1" | 185 | ||||
| Bob Truss | L | 6'1" | 176 | |||
| Robert Ward | R | R | August 11, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ralph Wilkerson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Richard Young | R | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Ed Zander | R | R | February 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
