1955 Yuma Sun Sox Roster

Arizona-Mexico League (AAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Whitey Wietelmann (83-57)
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Ballpark: Panther Field
Attendance: 79,083, Avg. 1,130
1955 Yuma Sun Sox Statistics

The Yuma Sun Sox of the Arizona-Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the AAL.

The Sun Sox scored 985 runs and gave up 909 runs. Joseph Ellison paced all regular batters with a .312 average. Whitey Wietelmann topped Yuma with 21 wins, while Bob Miller recorded a 4.53 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Lon Goldstein and Whitey Wietelmann both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Whitey Wietelmann served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Russell AgneLLSeptember 29, 19345'7"160
Cesar ArgudinR5'9"160
Gene ArmstrongRRJune 19, 19316'2"190Oakland, CA US
Humberto BarbonRR5'11"189, CU
Charlie BarnesRRAugust 6, 19346'3"200San Francisco, CA US
Dick BarryLR5'10"180, UT US
Grover BlacksherLL5'7"150
Edwin BryanLDecember 25, 19296'4"185
Dominic CannuliR5'9"160
Victor CeballosRR5'10"175
Librado CesenaLLAugust 17, 19325'11"155
Warren CoxRR6'3"180
Charles Cruz
Robert Daly
Jim DayenRRApril 4, 19356'3"190Longview, WA US
Donald DomenichelliLLFebruary 7, 19345'9"170Healdsburg, CA US
Joseph EllisonL6'0"180
Walt EvansRRFebruary 8, 19275'11"175
Virgil FrazierRR5'10"175
John GeesingLLFebruary 9, 19336'0"180Paris, AR US
Ray Gehringer
Bill GetzRR6'1"200
Richard GianeselloRMay 7, 19336'0"190Greenwich, CT US
Welda GibsonRR192
Jasper GoffR6'1"216
Lon GoldsteinLLMay 13, 19186'2"190Austin, TX US
George Grutzmacher
Jerald Haley
Willie Holmes
William Jacobson
Jim JohnsonRRJune 27, 19345'11"175Watertown, SD US
Donald JordanR6'2"205
Frosty KennedyRRMarch 20, 19265'10"190
Jorge LopezRR5'10"150
Peter MacKenzieR5'9"155
Eddie MenosseR5'9"165
Bob MillerRR5'7"168
McRae MorrellRRMay 6, 19356'3"190Lovell, WY US
Willie NealLLJune 7, 19345'9"170Memphis, TN US
Manny PerezRR5'8"155
Oscar RegueraRR6'1"170
Eugene RichardsonRR5'10"160
Martin RosellRR6'1"175
Ramon Sandoval
Jack Selby
Jewel Smith
Walt TylerLRDecember 8, 19295'11"173Burleson County, TX US
James Welsh
Whitey WietelmannSRMarch 15, 19196'0"170Zanesville, OH US
Salvador Yepiz

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.




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