1954 Andalusia-Opp Indians Roster
Team Record: 71-55
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Lowell Hamons (0-0), Frank Tepedino (0-0)
Location: Andalusia, Alabama; Opp, Alabama
Ballpark: Lee-Channell Field, Lee-Channell Field, Arrow Park
Attendance: 26,925, Avg. 427
Playoffs - Graceville Oilers 4 games, Andalusia-Opp Indians 2
The Andalusia-Opp Indians of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 71 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the AAL.
The Indians scored 980 runs and yielded 825 runs. Jim Burns topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .385 average. Louis Lager led Andalusia-Opp with 10 wins, while Denton Tussing registered a 5.5 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers. Lowell Hamons and Frank Tepedino served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adair | R | R | August 19, 1931 | Gordo, AL US | ||
| Billy Adkins | ||||||
| Jerry Alsup | L | L | June 5, 1933 | 5'8" | 155 | Memphis, TN US |
| Joseph Barry | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ersell Beck | R | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Dave Bowen | ||||||
| Duke Bowman | L | R | November 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | Oak Ridge, NC US |
| Boyd | ||||||
| Jim Burns | L | L | December 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | Morgantown, WV US |
| Michael Callahan | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Fred Cannon | ||||||
| Ronald Company | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Ron Floyd | ||||||
| Earl Folmar | ||||||
| Ford | ||||||
| Larry Fralic | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Myron Garland | November 10, 1934 | Beech Grove, IN US | ||||
| Carl Goggins | July 1, 1930 | |||||
| Don Goodwin | ||||||
| Robert Hill | ||||||
| Grady Hollis | ||||||
| Edward Horbelt | L | January 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Alton Howard | ||||||
| Hussey | ||||||
| Billy Joiner | ||||||
| Clay Jordan | ||||||
| George Kaufman | May 26, 1935 | |||||
| Kazinski | ||||||
| John Kidd | R | R | October 22, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
| James Kluck | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Louis Lager | 6'2" | 198 | ||||
| Ronald Laumann | L | L | August 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 179 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Austin McDonald | ||||||
| Carl Medley | November 27, 1926 | Paden, MS US | ||||
| Benny Mitchell | December 30, 1934 | Paducah, KY US | ||||
| Ogdon | ||||||
| Frank Picone | ||||||
| Rolando Rodriguez | R | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| Josey Rogers | ||||||
| Stan Schwengels | October 21, 1934 | Addieville, IL US | ||||
| Marvin Sheridan | ||||||
| Richard Stackhouse | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Jimmy Stanford | ||||||
| Frank Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 147 | |||
| Leland Thomasson | ||||||
| Virgil Tieken | R | October 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Denton Tussing | ||||||
| Tex Tyler | ||||||
| Ken Walden | ||||||
| Louis Watkins |
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.
