1955 Reading Indians Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 84-53
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Jo-Jo White (84-53)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 99,412, Avg. 1,451
1955 Reading Indians Roster

Playoffs - Schenectady Blue Jays 3 games, Reading Indians 1

The Reading Indians of the Eastern League ended the 1955 season with a record of 84 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the EL.

The Indians conceded 548 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Reading tallied 699 runs. Joseph Randazzo paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .296. Don Minnick topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.78 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Dick Brown, Carroll Hardy, Bobby Locke, Roger Maris, Don Minnick, Dan Osinski, Larry Raines and Jake Striker were all players from the 1955 Reading Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

Jo-Jo White 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
Don Minnick204.8332.783026223.020482691956
Donald Nance138.6192.812826192.018888601266
Pete Mesa126.6674.302220157.015081751574
Gene Lary94.6924.21131292.0844743739
Eugene Law75.5832.872112113.01104536719
Ben Smyth69.4002.38404102.0964527438
Jake Striker401.0002.0512657.0281313222
Wally Seward43.5713.009657.0492319222
Jack Bowes34.4294.9816656.0553631342
Glen Harshbarger22.5003.004430.0291110210
Billy Ray Meyer22.5003.185534.033181239
George Aitken11.5003.779431.0231313122
John Luthern12.33330.0
Joe Camacho0010.0
Dan Osinski007.2025.010642
Raymond Seif01.00020.0
Bobby Locke02.0006.00521.025161416
Totals8453.6133.2822213100001170.0108452442677437000000

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
Jack Waters1275115111492588.292.292.419.710214
Joseph Randazzo13447747714123414.296.296.449.744214
Joe Camacho1003753751091627.291.291.400.691150
Larry Raines913243241081787.333.333.500.833162
Roger Maris11337437410815319.289.289.497.786186
Frank Tanana11035935910419713.290.290.490.780176
Clell Hobson103363363941422.259.259.325.584118
Dick Brown1013523528412218.239.239.438.676154
Robert O'Donnell7722122158631.262.262.330.59373
Carroll Hardy53181181481125.265.265.431.69678
Jim Tolleson5716316339714.239.239.368.60760
Robert Johnson5316416435634.213.213.360.57359
Bill Williamson4113613630421.221.221.301.52241
Don Minnick30858527140.318.318.424.74136
Eugene Law21404012100.300.300.325.62513
Pete Mesa22515110101.196.196.275.47114
Paul Jones1651518002.157.157.275.43114
Gene Lary1335357000.200.200.200.4007
Chuck Weiss1344447105.159.159.523.68223
Donald Nance2859596100.102.102.119.2207
Bob Truss1428285102.179.179.429.60712
Jake Striker1220203000.150.150.150.3003
Ben Smyth4024243000.125.125.125.2503
Jack Bowes1615151000.067.067.067.1331
Wally Seward91919.000.000.000.0000
Raymond Seif211.000.000.000.0000
Dan Osinski211.000.000.000.0000
Billy Ray Meyer51111.000.000.000.0000
John Luthern355.000.000.000.0000
Bobby Locke577.000.000.000.0000
Glen Harshbarger41010.000.000.000.0000
Frank Biskup61515.000.000.000.0000
George Aitken988.000.000.000.0000
Totals143045294529011961815111300000.264.264.401.665181800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ben SmythP40.000
Don MinnickP30.000
Donald NanceP28.000
Pete MesaP22.000
Eugene LawP21.000
Jack BowesP16.000
Gene LaryP13.000
Jake StrikerP12.000
Wally SewardP9.000
George AitkenP9.000
Billy Ray MeyerP5.000
Bobby LockeP5.000
Glen HarshbargerP4.000
John LuthernP3.000
Raymond SeifP2.000
Dan OsinskiP2.000
Totals2210000.000

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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