1955 Atlanta Crackers Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: George McQuinn (0-0), Marv Rackley (0-0), Clyde King (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 239,037, Avg. 3,104

1955 Atlanta Crackers Roster

The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1955 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.

The Crackers tallied 689 runs and allowed 810 runs, most in the league. Earl Hersh led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .314. Murray Wall topped Atlanta with 12 wins, while Bill George recorded a 3.57 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1955 Atlanta Crackers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Clark, Murray Wall, Bob Thorpe, Phil Paine, Clyde King, Marv Rackley, Bob Giggie, Earl Hersh, Marv Rotblatt and Ray Rippelmeyer.

George McQuinn, Marv Rackley and Clyde King served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Murray Wall	12	14	.462	3.85	37	29					243.0	251	146	104	24	95
Bill George	11	14	.440	3.57	46	24					207.0	242	102	82	12	73
Bob Giggie	10	12	.455	3.66	39	26					187.0	200	116	76	11	74
Ray Rippelmeyer	9	11	.450	4.35	39	27					180.0	186	110	87	11	77
Glenn Thompson	8	7	.533	5.11	29	21					118.0	120	76	67	5	87
Knowles Piercey	6	2	.750	3.38	39	3					80.0	77	34	30	6	22
Phil Paine	2	0	1.000	5.87	7						23.0	20	16	15		19
Mike Clark	2	2	.500	2.20	19	1					41.0	42	18	10	2	20
Clyde King	2	3	.400	4.80	9						30.0	35	19	16		12
Andrew Bratkowitz	2	4	.333	5.75	21	4					61.0	78	44	39	5	20
Paul Cave	1	1	.500		3						0.0
Tom Lakos	1	1	.500	4.50	11	0					20.0	23	10	10	3	7
William Allen	1	3	.250	4.05	18	2					40.0	42	22	18	1	19
Marv Rackley	0	0			4						0.0
Bill Roland	0	0			2						0.0
Dick Kelly	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Bill Tosheff	0	1	.000		3						0.0
Dick Roberson	0	2	.000		5						0.0
Totals	67	78	.462	4.05	334	137	0	0	0	0	1230.0	1316	713	554	80	525	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Earl Hersh	155	602	602		189	28	5	25						.314	.314	.502	.816	302
Frank DiPrima	153	554	554		171	30	3	11						.309	.309	.433	.742	240
Bob Thorpe	146	572	572		158	25	8	21						.276	.276	.458	.734	262
Dick Sinovic	140	481	481		127	18	2	17						.264	.264	.416	.680	200
Jack Caro	92	367	367		99	13	6	6						.270	.270	.387	.657	142
Paul Rambone	132	413	413		98	23	1	9						.237	.237	.363	.600	150
Jim Solt	85	222	222		59	11	1	2						.266	.266	.351	.617	78
Rocco Ippolito	70	225	225		58	8	4	6						.258	.258	.409	.667	92
Johnny Turco	67	205	205		56	16	1	2						.273	.273	.390	.663	80
Marv Rackley	74	220	220		56	5	0	4						.255	.255	.332	.586	73
Bill Porter	75	225	225		53	6	0	1						.236	.236	.276	.511	62
Jack Parks	73	233	233		50	5	3	8						.215	.215	.365	.579	85
Bob Boring	62	206	206		46	6	2	2						.223	.223	.301	.524	62
Bob Montag	47	144	144		30	3	2	10						.208	.208	.465	.674	67
William Casey	25	72	72		18	4	1	0						.250	.250	.333	.583	24
Ray Rippelmeyer	40	58	58		10	1	0	0						.172	.172	.190	.362	11
Bob Giggie	39	61	61		9	1	0	0						.148	.148	.164	.311	10
Bill George	47	65	65		7	0	0	0						.108	.108	.108	.215	7
Murray Wall	44	84	84		7	0	1	0						.083	.083	.107	.190	9
Glenn Thompson	29	34	34		6	2	0	0						.176	.176	.235	.412	8
Bobby Willis	12	34	34		5	1	0	0						.147	.147	.176	.324	6
Andrew Bratkowitz	21	17	17		2	0	0	0						.118	.118	.118	.235	2
William Allen	18	9	9		1	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	1
Paul Cave	5	3	3											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Bill Tosheff	3	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Mike Clark	19	10	10		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Bob Hartsfield	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Ivy Johnson	8	15	15											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Dick Kelly	3	3	3											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Dick Roberson	7	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Clyde King	9	10	10											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Tom Lakos	11	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Phil Paine	7	9	9											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Knowles Piercey	39	14	14		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1759	5179	5179	0	1315	206	40	124	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.254	.381	.635	1973	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bill George	P	46					.000
Ray Rippelmeyer	P	39					.000
Knowles Piercey	P	39					.000
Bob Giggie	P	39					.000
Murray Wall	P	37					.000
Glenn Thompson	P	29					.000
Andrew Bratkowitz	P	21					.000
Mike Clark	P	19					.000
William Allen	P	18					.000
Tom Lakos	P	11					.000
Clyde King	P	9					.000
Phil Paine	P	7					.000
Dick Roberson	P	5					.000
Bill Tosheff	P	3					.000
Dick Kelly	P	3					.000
Paul Cave	P	3					.000
Bill Roland	P	2					.000
Totals		330	0	0	0	0	.000

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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