1955 Washington Senators Roster

The 1955 Washington Senators team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1955 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Washington Senators salary list, a 1955 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Washington Senators primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1955 Washington Senators



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
15 Ted Abernathy 6-04 215 Right Right 1933-03-06
16 Bob Chakales 6-01 185 Right Right 1927-08-10
21 Webbo Clarke 6-00 165 Left Left 1928-06-08
30, 43 Bill Currie 6-00 175 Right Right 1928-11-29
16 Vince Gonzales 6-01 165 Left Left 1925-09-28
32 Dick Hyde 5-11 170 Right Right 1928-08-03
21 Mickey McDermott 6-02 170 Left Left 1929-04-29
27 Camilo Pascual 5-11 185 Right Right 1934-01-20
19 Bob Porterfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-08-10
28 Pedro Ramos 6-00 185 Right Both 1935-04-28
20 Johnny Schmitz 6-00 170 Left Right 1920-11-27
17 Spec Shea 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-10-02
24 Bunky Stewart 6-00 155 Left Left 1931-01-07
18 Chuck Stobbs 6-01 185 Left Left 1929-07-02
26 Dean Stone 6-04 205 Left Left 1930-09-01
14 Clint Courtney 5-08 180 Right Left 1927-03-16
11 Bruce Edwards 5-07 194 Right Right 1923-07-15
8 Ed Fitz Gerald 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-05-21
29 Steve Korcheck 6-01 205 Right Right 1932-08-11
9 Bob Oldis 6-01 185 Right Right 1928-01-05
39 Julio Becquer 5-11½ 178 Left Left 1931-12-20
34 Juan Delis 5-11 170 Right Right 1928-02-27
12 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
25 Bobby Kline 6-00 179 Right Right 1929-01-27
36 Tony Roig 6-01 180 Right Right 1927-12-23
5 Pete Runnels 6-00 170 Right Left 1928-01-28
6 Jerry Snyder 6-00 170 Right Right 1929-07-21
36 Jose Valdivielso 6-01 175 Right Right 1934-05-22
3 Mickey Vernon 6-02 180 Left Left 1918-04-22
1 Eddie Yost 5-10 170 Right Right 1926-10-13
4 Jim Busby 6-01 175 Right Right 1927-01-08
4 Johnny Groth 6-00 182 Right Right 1926-07-23
14 Jim Lemon 6-04 200 Right Right 1928-03-23
37 Ernie Oravetz 5-04 145 Left Both 1932-01-24
31 Carlos Paula 6-03 195 Right Right 1927-11-28
29 Jerry Schoonmaker 5-11 190 Right Right 1933-12-14
2 Roy Sievers 6-01 195 Right Right 1926-11-18
22 Tom Umphlett 6-02 180 Right Right 1930-05-12
35 Jesse Levan 6-00 172 Right Left 1926-07-15
35 Tom Wright 5-11½ 180 Right Left 1923-09-22
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The 1955 Washington Senators played 154 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 101 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Griffith Stadium (Park Factors: 95/97) where 425,238 fans witnessed their 1955 Senators finish the season with a .344 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1955 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Washington Senators salary list, a 1955 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Washington Senators primary starters list:

1955 Washington Senators
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1955 Washington Senators
Most Games by Position

C Ed Fitz Gerald (72)
1B Mickey Vernon (144)
2B Pete Runnels (132)
3B Eddie Yost (107)
SS Jose Valdivielso (94)
LF Roy Sievers (129)
CF Tom Umphlett (62)
RF Carlos Paula (80)
  
SP Mickey McDermott
SP Camilo Pascual
SP Bob Porterfield
SP Johnny Schmitz
SP Chuck Stobbs
SP Dean Stone
  
RP Bob Chakales
RP Spec Shea
CL Pedro Ramos


1955 Washington Senators
Salaries

Harmon Killebrew $10,000.00


1955 Washington Senators
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Yost
#2 Roy Sievers
#3 Mickey Vernon
#4 Jim Busby
#4 Johnny Groth
#5 Pete Runnels
#6 Jerry Snyder
#8 Ed Fitz Gerald
#9 Bob Oldis
#11 Bruce Edwards
#12 Harmon Killebrew
#14 Clint Courtney
#14 Jim Lemon
#15 Ted Abernathy
#16 Bob Chakales
#16 Vince Gonzales
#17 Spec Shea
#18 Chuck Stobbs
#19 Bob Porterfield
#20 Johnny Schmitz
#21 Webbo Clarke
#21 Mickey McDermott
#22 Tom Umphlett
#24 Bunky Stewart
#25 Bobby Kline
#26 Dean Stone
#27 Camilo Pascual
#28 Pedro Ramos
#29 Steve Korcheck
#29 Jerry Schoonmaker
#30 Bill Currie
#31 Carlos Paula
#32 Dick Hyde
#34 Juan Delis
#35 Jesse Levan
#35 Tom Wright
#36 Tony Roig
#36 Jose Valdivielso
#37 Ernie Oravetz
#39 Julio Becquer
#43 Bill Currie

Did you know that a 1955 Washington Senators Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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