1955 Baltimore Orioles Roster (40-man)

1954 Season 1956 Season

Record: 57-97-2, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Paul Richards (57-97-2)

General Manager: Paul Richards (Hired 9/14/1954)

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium

Attendance: 852,039 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 95
One-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 93

Pythagorean W-L: 54-100, 540 Runs, 754 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cal Abrams	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Mar 2, 1924	7	118	87	118	98	0	0	4	0	0	0	13	58	46	96	20	4	1.8	$16,000
Bob Alexander	32	ca CA	R	R	6' 2"	205	Aug 7, 1922	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$7,500
Hal Brown	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 11, 1924	5	25	5	25	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.0
Harry Byrd	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Feb 3, 1925	5	14	8	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$13,000
Wayne Causey	18	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 26, 1936	1st	68	41	68	60	0	0	0	7	55	1	0	0	0	0	9	3	-1.3	$6,000
Gil Coan	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 18, 1922	10	61	29	61	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	1	43	18	10	-0.9
Joe Coleman	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 30, 1922	10	6	2	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$15,000
Billy Cox	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Aug 29, 1919	11	53	46	53	51	0	0	0	17	38	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	0.5
Angelo Dagres	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Aug 22, 1934	1st	8	4	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	5	3	1	-0.2
Chuck Diering	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Feb 5, 1923	8	137	99	137	130	0	0	0	0	34	12	2	105	0	107	8	9	1.1
Fritz Dorish	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	204	Jul 13, 1921	9	35	1	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Jim Dyck	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 3, 1922	5	61	53	61	54	0	0	0	0	17	0	45	0	0	45	8	0	0.9
Hoot Evers	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 8, 1921	11	60	49	60	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	5	32	55	9	1	0.4
Don Ferrarese	26	us US	R	L	5' 9"	170	Jun 19, 1929	1st	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Tom Gastall	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Jun 13, 1932	1st	20	2	20	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	-0.2
Ted Gray	30	us US	B	L	5' 11"	175	Dec 31, 1924	9	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Bob Hale	21	us US	L	L	5' 10"	195	Nov 7, 1933	1st	67	37	67	44	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0.6
Bob Harrison	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	178	Sep 22, 1930	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Don Johnson	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Nov 12, 1926	6	31	5	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Bob Kennedy	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	14	26	17	26	20	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	14	14	8	0	-0.5
Lou Kretlow	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 27, 1921	9	15	5	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3	$13,000
Bob Kuzava	32	us US	B	L	6' 2"	202	May 28, 1923	9	6	1	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Don Leppert	24	us US	L	R	5' 8"	175	Nov 20, 1930	1st	40	19	40	35	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	-1.1
Chuck Locke	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	May 5, 1932	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Eddie Lopat	37	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Jun 21, 1918	12	10	7	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Hank Majeski	38	us US	R	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 13, 1916	13	16	8	16	13	0	0	0	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	-0.4
Roger Marquis	18	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Apr 5, 1937	1st	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Fred Marsh	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jan 5, 1924	6	89	79	89	88	0	0	0	76	18	16	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.9
Charlie Maxwell	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Apr 8, 1927	5	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Jim McDonald	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	May 17, 1927	6	21	8	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3
Bill Miller	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jul 26, 1927	4	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Willy Miranda	29	cu CU	B	R	5' 9"	150	May 24, 1926	5	153	151	153	153	0	0	0	1	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Ray Moore	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 1, 1926	3	46	14	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Les Moss	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	205	May 14, 1925	10	29	12	29	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.3
Tex Nelson	18	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Aug 7, 1936	1st	25	4	25	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	18	0	-0.2
Erv Palica	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 9, 1928	9	33	25	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Dave Philley	35	us US	B	R	6' 0"	188	May 16, 1920	11	83	80	83	82	0	0	0	0	2	0	46	3	49	82	2	0	1.1
Duane Pillette	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 24, 1922	7	7	5	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dave Pope	34	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 17, 1921	4	86	48	86	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	37	31	73	24	4	0.1
Jim Pyburn	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 1, 1932	1st	39	19	39	34	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	1	10	3	-0.3
Brooks Robinson HOF	18	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 18, 1937	1st	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$6,000
Saul Rogovin	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Mar 24, 1922	6	15	12	15	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Art Schallock	31	us US	L	L	5' 9"	160	Apr 25, 1924	5	30	6	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Kal Segrist	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 14, 1931	2	7	2	7	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1
Hal Smith	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 7, 1930	1st	135	113	135	125	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.8	$10,000
Vern Stephens	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 23, 1920	15	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1	$20,000
Gus Triandos	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jul 30, 1930	3	140	124	140	127	0	36	103	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	1.1
Eddie Waitkus	35	us US	L	L	6' 0"	170	Sep 4, 1919	11	38	18	38	26	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.3
Wally Westlake	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 8, 1920	9	8	6	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	7	1	0	-0.5
Bill Wight	33	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Apr 12, 1922	9	19	14	19	19	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Jim Wilson	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 20, 1922	9	34	31	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$13,750	All-Star
Gene Woodling	32	us US	L	R	5' 9"	195	Aug 16, 1922	10	47	39	47	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	4	25	44	6	0	-0.2
Bobby Young	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 22, 1925	6	59	54	59	58	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1.3
George Zuverink	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Aug 20, 1924	4	28	5	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Paul Richards	46	us US	Nov 21, 1908	Manager	Apr 11	Sep 25
Al Vincent	48	us US	Dec 23, 1906	Hitting	Apr 11	Sep 25
Harry Brecheen	40	us US	Oct 14, 1914	Pitching	Apr 11	Sep 25
Al Vincent	48	us US	Dec 23, 1906	First base	Apr 11	Sep 25
Lum Harris	40	us US	Jan 17, 1915	Third base	Apr 11	Sep 25
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date