1955 Harlingen Capitols Statistics
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 65-79
Finished 5th in the BSL
Manager: Ford Garrison (65-79)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 55,418, Avg. 770
1955 Harlingen Capitols RosterTeam Record: 65-79
Finished 5th in the BSL
Manager: Ford Garrison (65-79)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 55,418, Avg. 770
Playoffs - Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Harlingen Capitols 1
The Harlingen Capitols of the Big State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the BSL.
Ford Garrison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Mills | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.70 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 224.0 | 217 | 125 | 92 | 14 | 93 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Mel Tappe | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.98 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 208.0 | 234 | 122 | 92 | 13 | 55 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rafael Rivas | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.07 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 87.0 | 80 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| George New | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.04 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 91.0 | 99 | 56 | 51 | 2 | 65 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Patrick Hubert | 5 | 16 | .238 | 5.17 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 181.0 | 207 | 126 | 104 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Harold Swigart | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.40 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 65.0 | 73 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Walt Dunkovich | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Gomez | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Lopez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lou Masengill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roberto Martinez | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Gerace | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keith Carpenter | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Alford | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Lopez | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 48 | 59 | .449 | 4.18 | 185 | 103 | 0 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 856.0 | 910 | 506 | 398 | 51 | 360 | 0 | 354 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Carpenter | 132 | 579 | 496 | 89 | 157 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 84 | 11 | 70 | 37 | .317 | .402 | .452 | .853 | 224 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Jack Bloomfield | 115 | 511 | 458 | 94 | 142 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 42 | 54 | .310 | .373 | .373 | .746 | 171 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Pete Ethier | 142 | 635 | 527 | 85 | 140 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 89 | 8 | 87 | 61 | .266 | .369 | .417 | .787 | 220 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |||
| John DeWitt | 142 | 586 | 530 | 65 | 125 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 4 | 43 | 116 | .236 | .300 | .402 | .702 | 213 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Douglas Alford | 120 | 463 | 405 | 63 | 114 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 2 | 50 | 107 | .281 | .361 | .449 | .811 | 182 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Jorge Lopez | 100 | 408 | 377 | 46 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 42 | .276 | .323 | .379 | .702 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ford Garrison | 106 | 365 | 327 | 44 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 31 | 27 | .275 | .338 | .446 | .784 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Walt Dunkovich | 69 | 305 | 259 | 42 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 22 | .259 | .360 | .378 | .738 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Mel Tappe | 76 | 201 | 179 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 18 | .246 | .322 | .302 | .623 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Vincent DiGiantomasso | 39 | 174 | 148 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | .203 | .314 | .277 | .591 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Teddy Tate | 39 | 156 | 127 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 23 | .213 | .338 | .315 | .653 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Stewart Riles | 34 | 111 | 99 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 23 | .253 | .327 | .384 | .711 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George New | 27 | 65 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .241 | .323 | .259 | .582 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Cruz Garcia | 14 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .220 | .319 | .244 | .563 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Patrick Hubert | 38 | 68 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | .137 | .279 | .137 | .416 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| William Mills | 41 | 94 | 81 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | .074 | .128 | .099 | .227 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Jorge Lopez | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rafael Rivas | 13 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .067 | .125 | .100 | .225 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Harold Swigart | 20 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .045 | .160 | .045 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dale Gardner | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roberto Martinez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Gomez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Skelton | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Don Grzesiek | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1299 | 4844 | 4224 | 648 | 1106 | 217 | 43 | 69 | 517 | 50 | 0 | 498 | 643 | .262 | .342 | .383 | .724 | 1616 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 39 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Carpenter | 1B | 132 | 1311 | 52 | 10 | 118 | .993 | 1.326 | ||||
| Douglas Alford | 1B | 26 | 169 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .994 | 6.769 | ||||
| Pete Ethier | 2B | 141 | 400 | 407 | 34 | 112 | .960 | 5.723 | ||||
| Jorge Lopez | 3B | 94 | 50 | 233 | 27 | 23 | .913 | 3.011 | ||||
| Jack Bloomfield | 3B | 16 | 12 | 42 | 7 | 4 | .885 | 3.375 | ||||
| Teddy Tate | C | 39 | 168 | 34 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 5.179 | 3 | |||
| Stewart Riles | C | 21 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .945 | 4.095 | 3 | |||
| Cruz Garcia | C | 14 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 4.071 | 1 | |||
| John DeWitt | OF | 128 | 356 | 14 | 22 | 3 | .944 | 2.891 | ||||
| Douglas Alford | OF | 93 | 151 | 8 | 16 | 3 | .909 | 1.710 | ||||
| Ford Garrison | OF | 86 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .967 | 1.360 | ||||
| Walt Dunkovich | OF | 68 | 144 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .930 | 2.147 | ||||
| Mel Tappe | OF | 31 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 1.355 | ||||
| Stewart Riles | OF | 12 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.250 | ||||
| Jack Bloomfield | OF | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.300 | ||||
| William Mills | P | 36 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 3 | .956 | 1.806 | ||||
| Patrick Hubert | P | 36 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 3 | .889 | 1.333 | ||||
| Mel Tappe | P | 34 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .911 | 1.206 | ||||
| Harold Swigart | P | 18 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.611 | ||||
| George New | P | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .875 | ||||
| Rafael Rivas | P | 12 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 2.250 | ||||
| Jorge Lopez | P | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .727 | ||||
| Douglas Alford | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jesse Gomez | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| John Gerace | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Lou Masengill | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Walt Dunkovich | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Keith Carpenter | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Roberto Martinez | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jorge Lopez | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jack Bloomfield | SS | 87 | 141 | 274 | 33 | 52 | .926 | 4.770 | ||||
| Vincent DiGiantomasso | SS | 39 | 59 | 135 | 13 | 26 | .937 | 4.974 | ||||
| Totals | 1224 | 3326 | 1405 | 208 | 368 | .958 | 3.865 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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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