1954 Ada Herefords/Cementers Roster
Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Louis Brower (0-0), John Densmore (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Ada, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Hereford Park
Attendance: 28,482, Avg. 407
1954 Ada Herefords/Cementers StatisticsTeam Record: 64-76
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Louis Brower (0-0), John Densmore (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Ada, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Hereford Park
Attendance: 28,482, Avg. 407
The Ada Herefords/Cementers of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the SSL.
The Herefords/Cementers plated 928 runs and surrendered 1063 runs. Ron Barbian led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. Dusty Rhodes topped Ada with 18 wins and a team-best 3.83 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Louis Brower and John Densmore served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Bailey | R | R | June 5, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ron Barbian | L | March 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ed Brundick | ||||||
| Thomas Buford | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Donald Cartwright | ||||||
| Jan Christensen | ||||||
| Gil Connelly | ||||||
| John Densmore | ||||||
| John DeSousa | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
| Russell Gramlow | R | R | April 14, 1935 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ken Hinton | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Dale Kingma | L | R | February 22, 1935 | 6'3" | 206 | Lansing, IL US |
| Darwin Kromy | R | R | July 17, 1935 | 193 | Minneapolis, MN US | |
| Bruce Lane | February 9, 1934 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||||
| Richard Lubinski | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Rene Mack | ||||||
| Walt Massefski | R | July 22, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Fenton McCarn | April 7, 1929 | |||||
| Russell McDonald | R | R | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Ron Minnich | R | R | December 9, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Darrell Newhouse | R | R | 6'4" | 170 | ||
| Harold Norton | ||||||
| Harlie Page | ||||||
| Dusty Rhodes | L | L | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Reuben Saager | ||||||
| James Samford | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Carl Schmidt | L | R | September 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, NE US |
| Roman Schultheis | October 17, 1934 | |||||
| Charles Secrest | L | L | January 9, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Fern Smathers | R | R | March 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Dick Tait | July 5, 1931 | Newark, NJ US | ||||
| Ralph Vulpitta | ||||||
| Jim Walton | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jack Whereatt | ||||||
| Jim Wolcott |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
