1955 Wytheville Statesmen Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Lowell Hamons (0-0), Frank Tepedino (0-0)
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 22,505, Avg. 357
1955 Wytheville Statesmen Roster

The Wytheville Statesmen of the Appalachian League ended the 1955 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Statesmen scored 775 runs and yielded 785 runs. Guy Lavalliere paced all regular hitters with a .333 average. John Wantz topped Wytheville with 14 wins, while Robert McNeil recorded a 4.09 ERA, tops among regular hurlers. Lowell Hamons and Frank Tepedino 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
John Wantz148.6364.432823181.0191112891269
Robert McNeil1315.4644.094924233.02621421061970
Joseph Harris88.5005.27262164.0194115961484
Michael Callahan65.5455.42121083.0905550623
Richard Avery59.3575.802212104.015390671441
John Kelley510.3335.483313138.0161105841366
Martin Solomon36.3334.70161288.0935846537
Warren McLea22.50080.0
William Carpenter22.5006.1912448.0603933223
Frank Tepedino0010.0
Jack Melzer0010.0
Alfred Geyer0020.0
Joyce Laney0030.0
Thomas Ford0010.0
Pervie Wentz01.00010.0
Donn Coates01.0006.9210326.0432720210
Totals5867.4644.9922510300001065.0124774359187423000000

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
Joyce Laney12447147114620131.310.310.414.724195
Mike Coppola12544544513624733.306.306.613.919273
Frank Tepedino1124124121242373.301.301.413.714170
Guy Lavalliere11536936912328514.333.333.550.883203
Stan Anderson1114154151041747.251.251.361.612150
Jess Brandenburg1214354359415610.216.216.347.563151
Fred Cannon732542546612310.260.260.449.709114
Joe Oxendine2811311338423.336.336.487.82355
John Wantz41959527314.284.284.463.74744
Melvyn Provost26787823141.295.295.449.74435
John Croke42979722713.227.227.412.63940
William Pemberton20676716211.239.239.343.58223
Robert McNeil49868616100.186.186.198.38417
John Kelley42585811102.190.190.310.50018
Richard Avery2241419000.220.220.220.4399
Joseph Harris2663637001.111.111.159.27010
Samuel Coppola1952526100.115.115.135.2507
William Carpenter1526265000.192.192.192.3855
Martin Solomon1623234000.174.174.174.3484
Michael Callahan1230304000.133.133.133.2674
Donn Coates10993100.333.333.444.7784
Pervie Wentz111.000.000.000.0000
Warren McLea81111.000.000.000.0000
Edward Mathes71919.000.000.000.0000
Joseph Bass62222.000.000.000.0000
Carl Brickey599.000.000.000.0000
Aubrey Dickinson211.000.000.000.0000
Charles Dungan92323.000.000.000.0000
Alfred Geyer233.000.000.000.0000
Donald Abrams244.000.000.000.0000
Marvin Jordan81616.000.000.000.0000
Eddie Knezevich466.000.000.000.0000
Thomas Wycoff266.000.000.000.0000
Totals1205376037600984160549300000.262.262.407.669153100000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Robert McNeilP49.000
John KelleyP33.000
John WantzP28.000
Joseph HarrisP26.000
Richard AveryP22.000
Martin SolomonP16.000
William CarpenterP12.000
Michael CallahanP12.000
Donn CoatesP10.000
Warren McLeaP8.000
Alfred GeyerP2.000
Pervie WentzP1.000
Jack MelzerP1.000
Thomas FordP1.000
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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