1954 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 81-70
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Mayo Smith (81-70)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 186,310, Avg. 2,468
Playoffs - New Orleans Pelicans 4 games, Birmingham Barons 2
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the SA.
The Barons scored 851 runs and yielded 816 runs. Dick Tettelbach paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .326 clip. Art Ceccarelli topped Birmingham with 15 wins and a team-best 3.7 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1954 Birmingham Barons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lou Berberet, Bob Cain, Art Ceccarelli, Mark Freeman, Tom Hamilton, Bobby Kline, Don Leppert, Pat McGlothin, Herb Plews, Lou Skizas, Russ Snyder, Dick Tettelbach, Jack Urban and Jay Van Noy.
Mayo Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Abromowitz | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Larry Andersen | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Dave Benedict | L | L | March 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | Sparta, WI US |
| Lou Berberet | L | R | November 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Ralph Brown | L | L | June 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Lafayette, GA US |
| Bob Cain | L | L | October 16, 1924 | 6'0" | 165 | Longford, KS US |
| Art Ceccarelli | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT US |
| Preston Elkins | R | R | May 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Jim Engleman | R | January 2, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Pontiac, MI US | |
| Bob Ferris | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Armonk, NY US |
| Mark Freeman | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'4" | 220 | Memphis, TN US |
| Bill Freese | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Tom Hamilton | L | R | September 29, 1924 | 6'4" | 213 | Altoona, KS US |
| John Herman | L | L | February 5, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bobby Kline | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Jerome Kucharski | R | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Don Leppert | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 5'8" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Marco Mainini | R | R | March 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Pat McGlothin | L | R | October 20, 1920 | 6'3" | 180 | Coalfield, TN US |
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | San Pedro, CA US |
| James Newman | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Salisbury, MD US |
| Vincent Pisani | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Herb Plews | L | R | June 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Helena, MT US |
| Joe Polich | R | March 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Walter Rogers | S | April 14, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bob Schulte | R | L | October 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mike Schultz | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Lou Skizas | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Russ Snyder | L | R | June 22, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Oak, NE US |
| Keith Speck | R | R | September 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Perry, IA US |
| George Stein | R | R | January 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dick Tettelbach | R | R | June 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | New Haven, CT US |
| Jack Urban | R | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Omaha, NE US |
| Jay Van Noy | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | Garland, UT US |
| Gerald Wallis | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| John Wingo | L | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Clarence Wojtowicz | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicopee, MA US |
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.
