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1955 Midland Indians

1955 > Class C > 1955 Longhorn League
Overall: 67-72
Scored 881 runs, Allowed 869 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-69

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Billy Capps
Represented: Midland, TX
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1954 / 1956

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
1	Russell Agne*	21	38		74		13	3	0	0					.176		.216		16			Stats for 2 teams
2	Howard Bierman	22	12		35		12	1	1	0					.343		.429		15
3	Newton Blanchard*	20	56		208		49	5	4	0					.236		.298		62
4	Rudolph Briner	37	129		469		151	31	2	14					.322		.486		228
5	Idrahim Brull	27	30		37		8	1	0	2					.216		.405		15
6	Glenn Burns	26	132		492		197	36	3	34					.400		.693		341
7	Billy Capps	36	120		455		142	20	3	12					.312		.448		204
8	Marvin Crater	30	13		23		3	1	0	0					.130		.174		4
9	Robert Danielson?	--	9		17
10	Don Deckman*	20	127		501		138	25	4	5					.275		.371		186
11	Manuel Diaz	25	78		274		85	14	6	3					.310		.438		120			Stats for 2 teams
12	Alfred Dichard?	20	37		118		22	3	1	0					.186		.229		27
13	Jorge Escobar?	--	14		24		4	0	1	2					.167		.500		12
14	Douglas Gassaway#	20	6		4
15	Frank Golob	26	8		14
16	Narciso Gonzales	19	20		69		13	0	0	0					.188		.188		13
17	Harold Hacker	25	12		25		8	2	0	0					.320		.400		10			Stats for 2 teams
18	Lawrence Henderson?	--	2		4
19	Robert Holick	23	9		14
20	Nick Huizar*	20	64		230		61	13	6	3					.265		.413		95
21	Alfredo Jimenez	27	130		463		147	17	2	39					.317		.616		285
22	Benjamin Jones	22	54		225		53	7	3	1					.236		.307		69
23	Truman Jones	22	20		18		4	0	0	0					.222		.222		4			Stats for 2 teams
24	Lionel King	22	1		1
25	Frank Pickens?	--	26		56		17	4	1	0					.304		.411		23
26	Jesse Priest	26	17		37		7	2	0	1					.189		.324		12
27	Julio Ramos*	29	22		41		6	1	0	0					.146		.171		7			Stats for 4 teams
28	Frank Roberson	23	6		1
29	Dale Scales*	20	130		508		143	25	7	8					.281		.406		206			Stats for 2 teams
30	Glen Selbo	29	91		295		86	10	2	8					.292		.420		124
31	Romarico Soto	25	37		76		16	3	0	1					.211		.289		22
32	Raymon Speer?	--	30		60		17	3	1	0					.283		.367		22
33	Charles Stragier*	19	17		31		7	1	1	0					.226		.323		10
34	Robert Swanson	32	19		56		12	1	0	0					.214		.232		13
35	Alvis Whisenhunt?	--	9		12
36	Eny Wilcox	22	139		517		141	9	9	1					.273		.331		171
	36 Players	25.5	139	5435	4791	881	1375	204	47	124	760	84	546	714	.287	.357	.427	.784	2045	54	44

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Russell Agne*	21	6	7	.462	4.95	25	18	112.2	130	81	62	15	58	1.669	10.4	1.2	4.6	Stats for 2 teams
2	Rudolph Briner?	37	0	0			1
3	Idrahim Brull	27	2	5	.286	7.24	29	2	73.1	97	71	59	5	48	1.977	11.9	0.6	5.9
4	Glenn Burns?	26	0	0			3
5	Billy Capps	36	0	0			1
6	Robert Danielson?	--	3	3	.500	4.19	9	4	38.2	47	26	18	2	20	1.733	10.9	0.5	4.7
7	Don Deckman?	20	0	0			1
8	Manuel Diaz	25	0	0			2												Stats for 2 teams
9	Jorge Escobar?	--	4	3	.571	6.50	14	9	63.2	73	54	46	6	36	1.712	10.3	0.8	5.1
10	Douglas Gassaway	20	0	2	.000		6
11	Frank Golob	26	1	4	.200		6
12	Harold Hacker?	25	3	2	.600		6												Stats for 2 teams
13	Jose Heredia?	--	0	0			4
14	Robert Holick	23	3	4	.429	5.24	9	7	44.2	51	31	26	3	25	1.701	10.3	0.6	5.0
15	Truman Jones	22	1	2	.333	7.30	20	3	49.1	62	56	40	6	43	2.128	11.3	1.1	7.8	Stats for 2 teams
16	Lionel King	22	0	0			1
17	Frank Pickens?	--	8	6	.571	6.25	23	12	112.1	149	87	78	20	37	1.656	11.9	1.6	3.0
18	Jesse Priest	26	5	7	.417	3.35	16	11	91.1	85	42	34	5	29	1.248	8.4	0.5	2.9
19	Julio Ramos*	29	4	3	.571	4.28	19	14	96.2	97	58	46	5	62	1.645	9.0	0.5	5.8	Stats for 4 teams
20	Frank Roberson	23	0	0			6
21	Glen Selbo?	29	6	5	.545	4.66	14	12	104.1	109	64	54	12	40	1.428	9.4	1.0	3.5
22	Romarico Soto	25	11	11	.500	5.76	28	21	154.2	200	116	99	17	60	1.681	11.6	1.0	3.5
23	Charles Stragier*	19	2	6	.250	9.00	12	8	49.0	77	54	49	9	36	2.306	14.1	1.7	6.6
24	Robert Swanson	32	11	5	.688	3.04	19	18	151.0	153	78	51	7	45	1.311	9.1	0.4	2.7
25	Alvis Whisenhunt?	--	1	1	.500	5.68	9	2	31.2	38	21	20	4	19	1.800	10.8	1.1	5.4
	25 Players	25.5	67	72	.482		139	139			869

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Idrahim Brull	29
Romarico Soto	28
Russell Agne	25	Stats for 2 teams
Frank Pickens	23
Truman Jones	20	Stats for 2 teams
Julio Ramos	19	Stats for 4 teams
Robert Swanson	19
Jesse Priest	16
Jorge Escobar	14
Charles Stragier	12
Robert Danielson	9
Robert Holick	9
Alvis Whisenhunt	9
Douglas Gassaway	6
Frank Golob	6
Frank Roberson	6
Jose Heredia	4
Lionel King	1

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Russell Agne	21	L	L	5' 7.0"	160	1934
Howard Bierman	22	R		5' 11.0"	175	1933
Newton Blanchard	20	L		6' 1.0"	170	1935
Rudolph Briner	37	R		5' 10.0"	200	Jul 18, 1917
Idrahim Brull	27	R	R	5' 7.0"	170	1928
Glenn Burns	26	R		6' 1.0"	200	Sep 10, 1928
Billy Capps	36	R	R	5' 11.0"	170	Feb 27, 1919	Lawton, OK, US
Marvin Crater	30	R		6' 0.0"	185	1925
Robert Danielson	--					Unknown
Don Deckman	20	L		5' 10.0"	170	1935
Manuel Diaz	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	1930
Alfred Dichard	20			5' 10.0"		1935
Jorge Escobar	--					Unknown
Douglas Gassaway	20	S	R	5' 10.0"	170	1935
Frank Golob	26	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	1929
Narciso Gonzales	19	R		5' 7.0"	148	1936
Harold Hacker	25	R		6' 0.0"	190	1930
Lawrence Henderson	--					Unknown
Jose Heredia	--					Unknown
Robert Holick	23	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	1932
Nick Huizar	20	L		6' 0.0"	182	1935
Alfredo Jimenez	27	R		5' 9.0"	180	1928
Benjamin Jones	22	R		5' 11.0"	165	1933
Truman Jones	22	R	R	6' 4.0"	185	1933
Lionel King	22	R	R	6' 4.0"	188	1933
Frank Pickens	--					Unknown
Jesse Priest	26	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	1929
Julio Ramos	29	L	L	5' 8.0"	135	1926
Frank Roberson	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	180	1932
Dale Scales	20	L	L	6' 4.0"	205	1935
Glen Selbo	29	R		6' 3.0"	195	1926
Romarico Soto	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	1930
Raymon Speer	--					Unknown
Charles Stragier	19	L	L	6' 3.0"	200	1936
Robert Swanson	32	R	R	6' 1.0"	170	Feb 3, 1923	Buffalo, NY, US
Alvis Whisenhunt	--					Unknown
Eny Wilcox	22	R		6' 0.0"	170	Oct 4, 1932	Santa Ana, CA, US

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