1955 Newport News Dodgers Statistics

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 77-52
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: George Scherger (77-52)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 68,596, Avg. 1,064
1955 Newport News Dodgers Roster

Playoffs - Portsmouth Merrimacks 3 games, Newport News Dodgers 1

The Newport News Dodgers of the Piedmont League ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the PL.

The Dodgers scored 674 runs and conceded 527 runs.

Players from the 1955 Newport News Dodgers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Stan Williams, Larry Sherry, Ed Palmquist and Clyde McNeal.

George Scherger 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
Robert Schassler197.7312.673426155192.01737157458114103
Stan Williams187.7202.423130184242.016077651515830116013
Danny Hayling106.6253.24401952161.017272581152108105
Ted Matecki64.6002.622540072.062252123057202
James Major64.6003.4815124193.091433683935501
Larry Sherry510.3334.90321030101.094785597191505
Wayne Johnson46.4003.7416112177.072383233952413
Joseph Mathis21.66750.00
William Chandler101.000160.00
Robert Sedlak101.00010.00
Robert Spier101.00010.00
George Utley101.00040.00
Don Brate11.50040.00
Tom Puehl11.50090.00
Angus Martin11.50050.00
Donald Domenichelli0010.00
Henry Franklin0060.00
Walter Strickland0060.00
Harvey Mills0010.00
Tom Cole01.00020.00
Ed Palmquist01.000100.00
Totals7750.6063.11264112047130938.0824404324524470758341320

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
Donald Domenichelli1285764989515115525066343.303.379.365.744182186
Gene Johnson12657549687143134252276975.288.378.343.721170361
Donald Russell12957146995135308198198078.288.394.507.901238778
Charlie Soraci10145142264132168263131924.313.343.403.746170253
Don Williams1295344475811818226457250.264.365.327.691146357
John Tobias103335271458119234385839.299.428.417.845113330
Emil Syngel59242214386912203142127.322.383.397.78185223
Clyde McNeal602522125157100124643460.269.371.486.856103213
Jacob Edelstein10525120721496002313832.237.361.266.62755321
Richard Ray6124820627466222603128.223.336.301.63762542
Ronald Stuart7620818621454112031816.242.312.290.60354202
Richard Akers4115313118325211841921.244.353.336.68944300
Robert Schassler40857771720060418.221.259.247.50619040
Leonard Schuermann2096721315100352315.208.400.222.62216010
Stan Williams311038991110030835.124.210.135.34512231
James Major173629180007017.276.290.276.5668051
Larry Sherry344038382004119.211.231.263.49410010
Danny Hayling4060556801090110.145.158.182.34010031
George Scherger212722160016042.273.370.409.7799001
Tom Puehl111614142002001.286.333.429.7626110
Joey Lawrence3993.333.333.333.6673
Joseph Chapman121413330000016.231.286.231.5163000
Wayne Johnson163026330001016.115.148.115.2643030
Patrick Enos133327231012063.111.273.259.5327000
William Chandler1655220012001.400.4001.0001.4005000
Don Brate4772.286.286.286.5712
Ted Matecki252518220001014.111.158.111.2692060
Harvey Mills2331.333.333.333.6671
Robert Spier1331.333.333.333.6671
Ed Palmquist1055010000003.200.200.200.4001000
Joseph Mathis5771.143.143.143.2861
George Utley4110.000.000.000.0000
Robert Sedlak1440.000.000.000.0000
Walter Strickland7110.000.000.000.0000
Henry Franklin7550.000.000.000.0000
Angus Martin7550.000.000.000.0000
Tom Cole2110.000.000.000.0000
Totals14675017429567311571633749563900573613.269.358.359.716154103970400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jacob Edelstein1B99528311052.9825.646
John Tobias1B78458262041.9606.205
Donald Domenichelli2B1253043391678.9765.144
Donald Russell3B604090154.8972.167
Richard Ray3B5957901313.9192.492
Patrick Enos3B1181410.9572.000
Don WilliamsC1298769298.9917.50415
Gene JohnsonOF1262111083.9651.754
Charlie SoraciOF1002581160.9782.690
Ronald StuartOF5785340.9571.544
Emil SyngelOF5585840.9591.691
Richard AkersOF3571251.9362.086
Leonard SchuermannOF20472001.0002.450
John TobiasOF13140001.0001.077
Danny HaylingP40103535.9381.125
Robert SchasslerP34939021.0001.412
Larry SherryP3231320.889.500
Stan WilliamsP3163233.9271.226
Ted MateckiP2551510.952.800
Wayne JohnsonP1621522.8951.062
William ChandlerP160511.833.312
James MajorP1532021.9201.533
Ed PalmquistP101510.857.600
Tom PuehlP9.000
Walter StricklandP6.000
Henry FranklinP6.000
Joseph MathisP5.000
Angus MartinP5.000
George UtleyP4.000
Don BrateP4.000
Tom ColeP2.000
Robert SpierP1.000
Robert SedlakP1.000
Harvey MillsP1.000
Donald DomenichelliP1.000
Donald RussellSS721171853351.9014.194
Clyde McNealSS59881442430.9063.932
Totals136232861226183295.9613.3131500

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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