1955 Nashville Vols Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-74
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Joe Schultz (77-74)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 116,952, Avg. 1,549
1955 Nashville Vols Roster

The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the SA.

The Vols led the league with 820 runs. Nashville surrendered 763 runs. Charles Williams paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .368. Roy Pardue topped the team with 17 wins, while Tom Acker earned a 3.26 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tom Acker, James Atkins, Earl Averill, Frank Baldwin, Frank Biscan, Tommy Brown, Neil Chrisley, Dutch Dotterer, Bobby Durnbaugh, Ross Grimsley, Don Gross, Clint Hartung, Bob Hazle, Cal Howe, Roy Jarvis, Jerry Lane, Cliff Ross and Bill Upton were all players from the 1955 Nashville Vols who played in the Majors during their careers.

Joe Schultz 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
Roy Pardue1710.6304.344027222.02631241071469
Tom Acker118.5793.263425174.01667963888
Jerry Lane1011.4763.923524179.0210103781649
Don Gross82.8003.693213127.01255752945
Cal Howe74.6364.4340069.0753834536
Ralph Birkofer48.3334.813016118.013776631551
Jack Walters410.2864.963616127.015475701569
Bill Upton31.7505.5715021.0261713213
Cliff Ross34.4297.3315743.0514235535
Jim Melton37.3004.87141185.08948461621
Clint Hartung201.00050.0
James Atkins23.40060.0
Frank Biscan101.00040.0
Vernon Kilburg13.25080.0
John Bebber0020.0
Ross Grimsley0040.0
Pete Mallory01.00070.0
Rick Botelho01.00010.0
George Condrick01.00050.0
Jerry Dean01.00050.0
Totals7675.5034.3333813900001165.01296659561105476000000

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
Charles Williams14157357321144510.368.368.515.883295
Bob Hazle15060160118932429.314.314.526.840316
Benjamin Downs14552652617939312.340.340.494.835260
Neil Chrisley12046046014737621.320.320.563.883259
Bobby Durnbaugh1113983981121710.281.281.329.611131
Tommy Brown94314314942416.299.299.439.739138
Larry DiPippo93322322891905.276.276.382.658123
Larry Taylor11030930972720.233.233.269.50283
Earl Averill62198198591308.298.298.485.78396
Jerry Jacobs56219219591218.269.269.443.71297
Roy Jarvis41959523607.242.242.526.76850
Earl York25878721101.241.241.287.52925
Jerry Zuvela22707020312.286.286.443.72931
Harold Stamey46909020404.222.222.400.62236
Ralph Birkofer30434311000.256.256.256.51211
Clint Hartung25414110113.244.244.537.78022
Roy Pardue40808010200.125.125.150.27512
Bill Raehse1132327201.219.219.375.59412
Jerry Lane3965657200.108.108.138.2469
Cal Howe4018186000.333.333.333.6676
Jack Walters3949496000.122.122.122.2456
Tom Acker3455556100.109.109.127.2367
Don Gross3439395200.128.128.179.3087
Jim Melton1628283000.107.107.107.2143
Cliff Ross1810102000.200.200.200.4002
Ultus Alvarez6991010.111.111.333.4443
James Atkins71717.000.000.000.0000
Bill Upton15550000.000.000.000.0000
Frank Biscan444.000.000.000.0000
Rick Botelho133.000.000.000.0000
Keith Schmidt299.000.000.000.0000
Vernon Kilburg866.000.000.000.0000
Jerry Dean522.000.000.000.0000
Walter Derucki51818.000.000.000.0000
Pete Mallory611.000.000.000.0000
Ross Grimsley444.000.000.000.0000
Totals160548004800013692682611700000.285.285.425.710204000000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Roy PardueP40.000
Cal HoweP40.000
Jack WaltersP36.000
Jerry LaneP35.000
Tom AckerP34.000
Don GrossP32.000
Ralph BirkoferP30.000
Bill UptonP15.000
Cliff RossP15.000
Jim MeltonP14.000
Vernon KilburgP8.000
Pete MalloryP7.000
James AtkinsP6.000
Jerry DeanP5.000
George CondrickP5.000
Ross GrimsleyP4.000
Frank BiscanP4.000
John BebberP2.000
Rick BotelhoP1.000
Totals3330000.000

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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