1955 Amarillo Gold Sox Statistics
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the WTNML
Manager: Glenn McQuillen (0-0), Buck Fausett (0-0), Taffy Wright (0-0)
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Ballpark: Gold Coast Stadium
Attendance: 132,128, Avg. 1,888
Playoffs - Amarillo Gold Sox 4 games, Plainview Ponies 2
Finals - Pampa Oilers 4 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 1
The Amarillo Gold Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the WTNML.
The Gold Sox led the circuit with 1077 runs, sparked by 187 home runs. Amarillo surrendered 924 runs. Taffy Wright paced all regular batters by connecting at a .388 clip. Andy Bush topped the team with 17 wins, while Rudy Árias added 15 or more wins, too Andy Bush earned a 4.61 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1955 Amarillo Gold Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Glenn McQuillen, Jimmie Newberry, Eddie Locke, Taffy Wright, Rudy Árias and Marshall Bridges.
Glenn McQuillen, Buck Fausett and Taffy Wright served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bush | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.61 | 35 | 29 | 238.0 | 253 | 157 | 122 | 40 | 55 | ||||||||||
| Rudy Árias | 15 | 8 | .652 | 5.24 | 33 | 24 | 194.0 | 219 | 135 | 113 | 46 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Marshall Bridges | 14 | 1 | .933 | 4.65 | 21 | 17 | 139.3 | 129 | 83 | 72 | 17 | 97 | ||||||||||
| David Schleich | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4.87 | 21 | 17 | 129.3 | 140 | 83 | 70 | 26 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Simon | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.25 | 28 | 14 | 123.3 | 135 | 89 | 72 | 28 | 57 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Locke | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7.04 | 10 | 6 | 47.3 | 64 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
| James Clarich | 2 | 1 | .667 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Faust | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank Johnson | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.68 | 9 | 6 | 34.0 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Ruyle | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.39 | 6 | 6 | 31.0 | 45 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Esteban Nunez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Mohr | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Len Attyd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vic Colo | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Schwein | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lionel King | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmie Newberry | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 73 | 53 | .579 | 5.16 | 199 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 936.3 | 1035 | 672 | 537 | 168 | 405 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Colo | 126 | 546 | 546 | 179 | 28 | 6 | 17 | .328 | .328 | .495 | .822 | 270 | |||||||||||
| Chico Heron | 137 | 542 | 542 | 172 | 40 | 5 | 20 | .317 | .317 | .520 | .838 | 282 | |||||||||||
| Len Attyd | 113 | 454 | 454 | 159 | 28 | 3 | 19 | .350 | .350 | .551 | .901 | 250 | |||||||||||
| Taffy Wright | 106 | 387 | 387 | 150 | 23 | 1 | 21 | .388 | .388 | .615 | 1.003 | 238 | |||||||||||
| Paul Mohr | 89 | 329 | 329 | 130 | 26 | 4 | 27 | .395 | .395 | .745 | 1.140 | 245 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Lind | 98 | 399 | 399 | 113 | 19 | 0 | 13 | .283 | .283 | .429 | .712 | 171 | |||||||||||
| Emil Tellinger | 69 | 269 | 269 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 18 | .349 | .349 | .617 | .967 | 166 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Herpin | 74 | 291 | 291 | 84 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .289 | .378 | .667 | 110 | |||||||||||
| Chuck Thomas | 92 | 325 | 325 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 19 | .258 | .258 | .508 | .766 | 165 | |||||||||||
| Carlton Hanta | 31 | 128 | 128 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .414 | .688 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Andy Bush | 48 | 120 | 120 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .242 | .333 | .575 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Marshall Bridges | 45 | 120 | 120 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .233 | .233 | .550 | .783 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Jasper Goff | 23 | 77 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .299 | .299 | .545 | .844 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Locke | 20 | 65 | 65 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .338 | .338 | .662 | 1.000 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Rudy Árias | 45 | 96 | 96 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .302 | .531 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Richard Myers | 23 | 70 | 70 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .286 | .557 | .843 | 39 | |||||||||||
| Phillip Ra | 18 | 60 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Billy Wilhite | 15 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .246 | .361 | .607 | 22 | |||||||||||
| David Schleich | 21 | 59 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .169 | .254 | .424 | 15 | |||||||||||
| John Reddell | 11 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .312 | .375 | .688 | 6 | |||||||||||
| James Clarich | 10 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Simon | 30 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .116 | .140 | .256 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Esteban Nunez | 2 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Johnson | 9 | 10 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Regis Burns | 8 | 20 | 20 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Marvin Schwein | 4 | 6 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Juan Garcia | 8 | 27 | 27 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Leonard Ruyle | 6 | 14 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Faust | 7 | 10 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmie Newberry | 7 | 10 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| James Powers | 8 | 23 | 23 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Lionel King | 8 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1311 | 4609 | 4609 | 0 | 1399 | 266 | 26 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .304 | .494 | .798 | 2278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bush | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| Rudy Árias | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Jerry Simon | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| David Schleich | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Johnson | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Lionel King | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Jimmie Newberry | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| James Clarich | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Leonard Ruyle | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Marvin Schwein | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Ray Faust | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Esteban Nunez | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 164 | 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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
