1955 San Jose Red Sox Statistics

California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 98-48
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Sheriff Robinson (98-48)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 59,024, Avg. 809
1955 San Jose Red Sox Roster

The San Jose Red Sox of the California League ended the 1955 season with a record of 98 wins and 48 losses, finishing second in the CL.

The Red Sox led the league with just 554 runs allowed. San Jose scored 860 runs. Gary Killingsworth topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Jack Osborn paced the squad with 21 wins, while Stan Willis, Eli Grba and Ted Wills each added 15 or more victories also Eli Grba earned a 2.67 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1955 San Jose Red Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ted Bowsfield, Marlan Coughtry, Don Gile, Eli Grba, Jim Mahoney and Ted Wills.

Sheriff Robinson 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
Jack Osborn218.7242.823529214.01978167678
Stan Willis196.7603.283126206.015386754123
Eli Grba176.7392.673426229.0198886810103
Ted Wills158.6522.923122188.01537661699
Ted Bowsfield97.5623.002218117.0796539095
Richard Simoni63.6672.41219101.0803227330
Cliff Allmon43.5714.2122992.0935643557
Orland Mecham33.5002.9224780.0654326575
Gene Rosen21.66760.0
James Lee23.4002.9716036.3311712417
Totals9848.6712.9824214600001263.3104954441843677000000

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
Carl Hutzler1324974971462585.294.294.406.700202
Jim Mahoney1425515511461986.265.265.361.626199
Marlan Coughtry141481481142261111.295.295.464.759223
James Greene1344854851382293.285.285.386.670187
Gary Killingsworth1033953951182451.299.299.392.691155
Thomas Snow763103101031664.332.332.461.794143
Don Speer67240240651541.271.271.379.65091
John Smith64220220621312.282.282.377.65983
James Atkinson95244244601011.246.246.307.55375
Nino Spatafore5819519553434.272.272.385.65675
Don Gile3911611638309.328.328.586.91468
Allan Milley4014014030844.214.214.414.62958
Art Preston3911611629610.250.250.319.56937
Stan Willis36838321505.253.253.494.74741
Phil Stackpole30828220300.244.244.280.52423
Eli Grba39858519305.224.224.435.65937
Cliff Allmon34444417303.386.386.6591.04529
Jack Arrigo24585816200.276.276.310.58618
Ted Wills33656516100.246.246.262.50817
Jack Osborn36727213100.181.181.194.37514
Walt Johnson1230305100.167.167.200.3676
James Lee1610104000.400.400.400.8004
Richard Simoni2128284000.143.143.143.2864
Ted Bowsfield2641413100.073.073.098.1714
Orland Mecham2526262100.077.077.115.1923
Gene Rosen688.000.000.000.0000
Totals14684622462201270212616400000.275.275.389.663179600000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jack OsbornP35.000
Eli GrbaP34.000
Ted WillsP31.000
Stan WillisP31.000
Orland MechamP24.000
Ted BowsfieldP22.000
Cliff AllmonP22.000
Richard SimoniP21.000
James LeeP16.000
Gene RosenP6.000
Totals2420000.000

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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