1954 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Team Record: 70-43
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Len Okrie (70-43)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 45,667, Avg. 808
Playoffs - Bluefield Blue-Grays 2 games, Welch Miners 0
Finals - Bluefield Blue-Grays 3 games, Pulaski Phillies 0
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1954 season with a record of 70 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Blue-Grays paced the league with 742 runs, powered by 101 home runs. Bluefield allowed 521 runs, least in the league. Don Speer topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .322 average. Richard Morgan led the squad with 21 wins, while Ken McBride, too added 15 or more wins, too Richard Morgan registered a 2.35 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1954 Bluefield Blue-Grays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Len Okrie, Jim Mahoney and Ken McBride.
Len Okrie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Allmon | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Ventura, CA US |
| James Belknap | ||||||
| Edwin Bryan | L | December 25, 1929 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Don Crawford | ||||||
| Stewart Gehris | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'11" | 186 | |
| Butler Jones | R | L | January 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | Sardis, NY US |
| Andy Madalone | R | R | May 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Jim Mahoney | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Englewood, NJ US |
| Robert Marten | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Ken McBride | R | R | August 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Richard Morgan | R | R | March 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Len Okrie | R | R | July 16, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Meade Palmer | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Lawrence Papini | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Marshall Radebach | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Bruce Robarge | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Don Schenk | R | L | September 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Don Speer | L | April 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Booneville, AR US | |
| Jack Stallings | L | April 8, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Robb Stemper | R | 6'3" | 202 | |||
| Samuel Trezza | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ray Vescovi | R | May 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Teddy Vriga | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Robert Walsh | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Bob Wenning | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Red Whitson | S | R | January 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Wilhelm | ||||||
| Genero Zizza | L | L | June 4, 1931 | 5'6" | 175 |
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.
