1955 Cincinnati Reds

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W-L Record: 75-79 -- 5th in National League - Manager: Birdie Tebbetts Location: Cincinnati,OH Baseball Stadium: Crosley Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 693,662 Youngest Player: Al Silvera (19) Oldest Player: Bob Thurman (38) Longest Tenure: Bobby Adams (10)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1955 Cincinnati Reds

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
12	Bobby Adams	3B-2B	33	R	R	5-10	170	12/14/1921	Tuolumne,California	MLB	1946-1959
46	Fred Baczewski	P	29	L	L	6-2	185	5/15/1926	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1953-1955
6	Ed Bailey	C	24	L	R	6-2	205	4/15/1931	Strawberry Plains,Tennessee	MLB	1953-1966
6	Matt Batts	C	33	R	R	5-11	200	10/16/1921	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1947-1956
25	Gus Bell	OF	26	L	R	6-2	196	11/15/1928	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1950-1964
49	Joe Black	P	31	R	R	6-2	220	2/8/1924	Plainfield,New Jersey	MLB	1952-1957
24	Bob Borkowski	OF	29	R	R	6-0	182	1/27/1926	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	1950-1955
14	Rocky Bridges	SS-2B	27	R	R	5-8	175	8/7/1927	Refugio,Texas	MLB	1951-1961
26	Joe Brovia	H	33	L	R	6-6	195	2/18/1922	Davenport,California	MLB	1955-1955
12	Smoky Burgess	C	28	L	R	5-8	187	2/26/1927	Caroleen,North Carolina	MLB	1949-1967
34	Jackie Collum	P	28	L	L	5-7	163	6/21/1927	Victor,Iowa	MLB	1951-1962
43	Maurice Fisher	P	24	R	R	6-5	210	2/16/1931	Uniondale,Indiana	MLB	1955-1955
51	Art Fowler	P	32	R	R	5-11	180	7/3/1922	Converse,South Carolina	MLB	1954-1964
30	Hersh Freeman	P	26	R	R	6-3	220	7/1/1928	Gadsden,Alabama	MLB	1952-1958
27	Glen Gorbous	OF	24	L	R	6-2	175	7/8/1930	Drumheller,Alberta	MLB	1955-1957
23	Jim Greengrass	OF	27	R	R	6-1	200	10/24/1927	Addison,New York	MLB	1952-1956
31	Don Gross	P	24	L	L	5-11	186	6/30/1931	Weidman,Michigan	MLB	1955-1960
10	Chuck Harmon	3B-OF	31	R	R	6-2	175	4/23/1924	Washington,Indiana	MLB	1954-1957
26	Bob Hazle	OF	24	L	R	6-0	190	12/9/1930	Laurens,South Carolina	MLB	1955-1958
37	Bob Hooper	P	33	R	R	5-11	195	5/30/1922	Leamington,Ontario	MLB	1950-1955
15	Ray Jablonski	3B	28	R	R	5-10	183	12/17/1926	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1953-1960
35	Johnny Klippstein	P	27	R	R	6-1	185	10/17/1927	Washington,DC	MLB	1950-1967
18	Ted Kluszewski	1B	30	L	L	6-2	225	9/10/1924	Argo,Illinois	MLB	1947-1961
5	Hobie Landrith	C	25	L	R	5-10	170	3/16/1930	Decatur,Illinois	MLB	1950-1963
31	Jerry Lane	P	29	R	R	6-0	205	2/7/1926	Ashland,New York	MLB	1953-1955
11	Roy McMillan	SS	25	R	R	5-11	170	7/17/1929	Bonham,Texas	MLB	1951-1966
24	Sam Mele	OF	32	R	R	6-1	187	1/21/1923	Astoria,New York	MLB	1947-1956
36	Rudy Minarcin	P	25	R	R	6-0	195	3/25/1930	North Vandergrift,Pennsylvania	MLB	1955-1957
39	Joe Nuxhall	P	26	L	L	6-3	219	7/30/1928	Hamilton,Ohio	MLB	1944-1966
23	Stan Palys	OF	25	R	R	6-2	190	5/1/1930	Blakely,Pennsylvania	MLB	1953-1956
32	Jim Pearce	P	30	R	R	6-6	180	6/9/1925	Zebulon,North Carolina	MLB	1949-1955
38	Bud Podbielan	P	31	R	R	6-1	170	3/6/1924	Curlew,Washington	MLB	1949-1959
28	Wally Post	OF	25	R	R	6-1	203	7/9/1929	St. Wendelin,Ohio	MLB	1949-1964
33	Steve Ridzik	P	26	R	R	5-11	170	4/29/1929	Yonkers,New York	MLB	1950-1966
7	Andy Seminick	C	34	R	R	5-11	187	9/12/1920	Pierce,West Virginia	MLB	1943-1957
27	Al Silvera	OF	19	R	R	6-0	180	8/26/1935	San Diego,California	MLB	1955-1955
12	Milt Smith	3B	26	R	R	5-10	165	3/27/1929	Columbus,Georgia	MLB	1955-1955
42	Gerry Staley	P	34	R	R	6-0	195	8/21/1920	Brush Prairie,Washington	MLB	1947-1961
16	Johnny Temple	2B	27	R	R	5-11	175	8/8/1927	Lexington,North Carolina	MLB	1952-1964
22	Bob Thurman	OF	38	L	L	6-1	205	5/14/1917	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1955-1959
49	Corky Valentine	P	26	R	R	6-1	203	1/4/1929	Troy,Ohio	MLB	1954-1955

Team Personnel

Dick Bartell (Assistant Coach)
Jimmy Dykes (Assistant Coach)
Tom Ferrick (Assistant Coach)
Waite Hoyt (Broadcaster)
Jack Moran (Broadcaster)
Gabe Paul (General Manager)
Birdie Tebbetts (Manager)

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