1955 Charlotte Hornets Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 54-86
Finished 8th in the SAL
Manager: Jimmy Bloodworth (54-86)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 87,788, Avg. 1,254
1955 Charlotte Hornets Roster

The Charlotte Hornets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1955 season with a record of 54 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the SAL.

The Hornets scored 491 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 633 runs. Dean Padgett led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .259 clip. Webbo Clarke topped Charlotte with 16 wins, while Ralph Groves recorded a 2.9 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1955 Charlotte Hornets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ossie Álvarez, Jimmy Bloodworth, Webbo Clarke, Alejandro Crespo, Roy Dietzel, Steve Korcheck, Jesse Levan, Dan Lewandowski, Bob Oldis, Dan Porter, Tony Roig and José Valdivielso.

Jimmy Bloodworth 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
Webbo Clarke1612.5713.403332262.0260116995109
Ralph Groves610.3752.901916124.01125340459
Meredith Murray57.4174.53271397.31075749637
John Isaac45.4444.26141074.0544035637
Levi Fleshman46.4003.94309112.01176249657
Douglas Clark48.3333.95181493.31154641322
Mike Kvasnak33.50090.0
Jose Nakamura34.4292.4236478.0813121121
Bill Barkley310.2314.32211289.71035443627
Robert Ludwick24.3333.1024049.3472117136
Neal Zimmerman24.3333.7210848.3473220234
Roy Dietzel11.50030.0
Eusebio Perez12.3333.7413233.7342114210
Roger Frebel0080.0
Jose Lopez0090.0
Howard Wise0030.0
Pete Treece01.00060.0
Lawrence Clark02.00030.0
Mike Dayne02.00070.0
Jimmie Jarrett05.00050.0
Totals5486.3863.6329812000001061.7107753342842449000000

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
Dean Padgett1304684681212462.259.259.348.607163
Mel Kerestes99351351971561.276.276.362.638127
Jesse Levan87329329921737.280.280.413.693136
José Valdivielso68251251741032.295.295.382.67796
Roy Dietzel7525925961832.236.236.313.54881
Juan Vistuer5822822858821.254.254.320.57573
Ossie Álvarez6322222251520.230.230.270.50060
John O'Lari7822622645810.199.199.243.44255
Webbo Clarke5111411434210.298.298.333.63238
Dan Porter3915515534302.219.219.277.49743
James Finn4215015032313.213.213.307.52046
Frank Colasinski4213513531512.230.230.326.55644
Alejandro Crespo3511811830903.254.254.407.66148
Bill Hogarty5715515530204.194.194.284.47744
Carlos Espinoza5217717727423.153.153.249.40144
Omer Tolson25878724710.276.276.379.65533
Steve Korcheck32999924610.242.242.323.56632
Bob Oldis27787816201.205.205.269.47421
Modesto Perez21666615310.227.227.303.53020
Luis Morales26797914300.177.177.215.39217
Tony Roig13525212301.231.231.346.57718
John Isaac1529297000.241.241.241.4837
Douglas Clark1834347100.206.206.235.4418
Phil Finegan2063637000.111.111.111.2227
Levi Fleshman3549496102.122.122.265.38813
Meredith Murray2723235210.217.217.391.6099
Robert Ludwick2412123000.250.250.250.5003
Jose Nakamura3616162000.125.125.125.2502
Bill Barkley2128282000.071.071.071.1432
Ralph Groves1941412000.049.049.049.0982
Neal Zimmerman1016161000.062.062.062.1251
Pete Treece655.000.000.000.0000
Allen Barbee62222.000.000.000.0000
Howard Wise311.000.000.000.0000
Tony Raccuglia61515.000.000.000.0000
Jimmy Bloodworth444.000.000.000.0000
Lawrence Clark555.000.000.000.0000
Kent Pflasterer41919.000.000.000.0000
Eusebio Perez1410100000.000.000.000.0000
Jim Crawford388.000.000.000.0000
Mike Dayne844.000.000.000.0000
Peter Meachini71515.000.000.000.0000
Jose Lopez955.000.000.000.0000
Mike Kvasnak91313.000.000.000.0000
Roger Frebel822.000.000.000.0000
Jimmie Jarrett588.000.000.000.0000
Mike Ilitch61212.000.000.000.0000
Totals1448425842580964151353600000.226.226.304.530129300000


Fielding:

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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