1955 Keokuk Kernels Statistics

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 92-34
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Merrill May (92-34)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Keokuk, Iowa
Ballpark: Joyce Park
Attendance: 39,179, Avg. 622

1955 Keokuk Kernels Roster

Playoffs - Keokuk Kernels 3 games, Peoria Chiefs 0
Finals - Keokuk Kernels 3 games, Burlington Bees 1

The Keokuk Kernels of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 92 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.

The Kernels topped the league with 813 runs. Keokuk allowed 531 runs, least in the league. Russ Nixon led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .385. Mudcat Grant paced the team with 19 wins, while Bob Yanen and Bill Dailey added 15 or more victories also Bill Dailey recorded a 2.52 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Russ Nixon, Hank Izquierdo, Bill Dailey, Mudcat Grant, Billy Williams, Gordy Coleman and Bobby Locke were all players from the 1955 Keokuk Kernels who played in the Majors during their careers.

Merrill May 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
Mudcat Grant	19	3	.864	3.46	27	23					190.0	178	89	73	12	90
Bill Dailey	17	4	.810	2.52	28	21					164.0	120	57	46	13	60
Bob Yanen	15	5	.750	3.12	28	24					196.0	142	79	68	13	118
Leverette Spencer	13	5	.722	3.61	28	19					152.0	155	63	61	14	68
Manny Fierro	12	5	.706	3.45	37	12					172.0	175	85	66	14	64
Bobby Locke	8	4	.667	4.15	19	18					117.0	97	61	54	9	91
Walter Harr	7	5	.583	4.71	30	5					86.0	94	60	45	5	58
Bruce Hemmerle	1	3	.250		8						0.0
Hank Izquierdo	0	0			1						0.0
Totals	92	34	.730	3.45	206	122	0	0	0	0	1077.0	961	494	413	80	549	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
Hank Izquierdo	119	483	483		146	29	5	7						.302	.302	.427	.729	206
Gordy Coleman	93	401	401		140	24	2	16						.349	.349	.539	.888	216
Russ Nixon	94	358	358		138	29	2	5						.385	.385	.520	.905	186
Mitchell June	103	399	399		129	21	4	12						.323	.323	.486	.810	194
Robert Stephens	126	470	470		127	26	6	10						.270	.270	.415	.685	195
Larry Spinner	116	442	442		125	20	3	14						.283	.283	.437	.719	193
Steve Jankowski	113	399	399		115	22	5	12						.288	.288	.459	.747	183
Robert Pedigree	122	436	436		114	17	2	10						.261	.261	.378	.640	165
Richard Hofleit	91	337	337		99	21	2	18						.294	.294	.528	.822	178
Leverette Spencer	39	94	94		23	1	0	0						.245	.245	.255	.500	24
Billy Williams	20	82	82		21	6	2	2						.256	.256	.451	.707	37
Mudcat Grant	36	90	90		20	2	0	5						.222	.222	.411	.633	37
Bob Truss	11	43	43		16	1	1	3						.372	.372	.651	1.023	28
Manny Fierro	39	72	72		15	4	0	1						.208	.208	.306	.514	22
Armando Flores	18	37	37		12	2	0	0						.324	.324	.378	.703	14
Bobby Locke	22	48	48		12	6	0	1						.250	.250	.438	.688	21
Bob Yanen	29	73	73		8	3	0	1						.110	.110	.192	.301	14
Bill Dailey	29	64	64		7	1	0	0						.109	.109	.125	.234	8
Leroy Handcock	11	19	19		6	0	1	0						.316	.316	.421	.737	8
Walter Harr	30	27	27		3	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	3
Bruce Hemmerle	9	8	8											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1270	4382	4382	0	1276	235	35	117	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.291	.441	.732	1932	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Manny Fierro	P	37					.000
Walter Harr	P	30					.000
Bob Yanen	P	28					.000
Leverette Spencer	P	28					.000
Bill Dailey	P	28					.000
Mudcat Grant	P	27					.000
Bobby Locke	P	19					.000
Bruce Hemmerle	P	8					.000
Totals		205	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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