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1955 Washington Senators Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 / 1956)
53-101, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 598 runs, Allowed 789 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-96
Manager: Chuck Dressen (53-101)
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 425,238 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 94
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1954 / 1956 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Ted Abernathy 22 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 6, 1933 1st 40 14 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julio Becquer 23 L L 178 Dec 20, 1931 1st 10 1 10 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Jim Busby 28 R R 6' 1" 175 Jan 8, 1927 6 47 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 0 0
Bob Chakales 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 10, 1927 5 29 0 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Webbo Clarke 27 L L 6' 0" 165 Jun 8, 1928 1st 7 2 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Courtney 28 L R 5' 8" 180 Mar 16, 1927 5 75 61 75 75 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Bill Currie 26 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 29, 1928 1st 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Delis 27 R R 5' 11" 170 Feb 20, 1928 1st 54 29 54 54 0 0 0 1 24 0 2 0 6 8 17 6
Bruce Edwards 31 R R 5' 7" 194 Jul 15, 1923 9 30 21 30 30 0 22 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ed Fitz Gerald 31 R R May 21, 1924 8 74 66 74 74 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Vince Gonzales 29 L L 6' 1" 165 Sep 28, 1925 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Groth 28 R R 6' 0" 182 Jul 23, 1926 10 63 46 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 40 1 48 15 0
Dick Hyde 26 R R 5' 11" 170 Aug 3, 1928 1st 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harmon Killebrew HOF 19 R R 5' 11" 213 Jun 29, 1936 2 38 17 38 38 0 0 0 3 23 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Bobby Kline 26 R R 6' 0" 179 Jan 27, 1929 1st 77 47 77 77 1 0 0 4 3 69 0 0 0 0 1 0
Steve Korcheck 22 R R 6' 1" 205 Aug 11, 1932 2 13 8 13 13 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jim Lemon 27 R R 6' 4" 200 Mar 23, 1928 4 10 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 4 0
Jesse Levan 28 L R 6' 0" 172 Jul 15, 1926 3 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Mickey McDermott 26 L L 6' 2" 170 Apr 29, 1929 8 70 20 70 70 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Bob Oldis 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Jan 5, 1928 3 6 2 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ernie Oravetz 23 B L 5' 4" 145 Jan 24, 1932 1st 100 56 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 42 57 44 0
Camilo Pascual 21 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 20, 1934 2 43 16 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos Paula 27 R R 6' 3" 195 Nov 28, 1927 2 115 81 115 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 80 85 30 2
Bob Porterfield 31 R R 6' 0" 190 Aug 10, 1923 8 30 27 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Ramos 20 B R 6' 0" 185 Apr 28, 1935 1st 59 9 59 59 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Tony Roig 27 R R 6' 1" 180 Dec 23, 1927 2 29 15 29 29 0 0 0 1 8 21 0 0 0 0 3 0
Pete Runnels 27 L R 6' 0" 170 Jan 28, 1928 5 134 129 134 134 0 0 0 132 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0
Johnny Schmitz 34 R L 6' 0" 170 Nov 27, 1920 12 32 21 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Schoonmaker 21 R R 5' 11" 190 Dec 14, 1933 1st 20 9 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 7 15 4 2
Spec Shea 34 R R 6' 0" 195 Oct 2, 1920 8 27 4 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Sievers 28 R R 6' 1" 195 Nov 18, 1926 7 144 140 144 144 0 0 17 0 2 0 129 0 0 129 4 0
Jerry Snyder 25 R R 6' 0" 170 Jul 21, 1929 4 46 27 46 46 0 0 0 22 0 20 0 0 0 0 7 1
Bunky Stewart 24 L L 6' 0" 155 Jan 7, 1931 4 7 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Stobbs 25 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 2, 1929 9 41 16 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dean Stone 24 L L 6' 4" 205 Sep 1, 1930 3 43 24 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Umphlett 25 R R 6' 2" 180 May 12, 1930 3 110 83 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 62 23 103 8 2
Jose Valdivielso 21 R R 6' 1" 175 May 22, 1934 1st 94 94 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mickey Vernon 37 L L 6' 2" 180 Apr 22, 1918 15 150 141 150 150 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 All-Star
Tom Wright 31 L R 180 Sep 22, 1923 8 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Eddie Yost 28 R R 5' 10" 170 Oct 13, 1926 11 122 106 122 122 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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