1954 Beaumont Exporters Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-84
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Les Fleming (0-0), Mickey Livingston (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Ballpark: Stuart Stadium
Attendance: 100,008, Avg. 1,242
1954 Beaumont Exporters Statistics

The Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.

The Exporters scored 755 runs and gave up 819 runs, most in the circuit. Eddie Kazak paced Beaumont with 19 home runs and drove in 104 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .344 clip. Dave Hillman topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.32 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1954 Beaumont Exporters who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Russ Bauers, Jim Brosnan, Mike Clark, Buzz Clarkson, George Eyrich, Jim Fanning, Vern Fear, Les Fleming, Ford Garrison, Lloyd Gearhart, Dave Hillman, Eddie Kazak, Vern Kennedy, Chris Kitsos, Max Lanier, Mickey Livingston, Red Lynn, Bob Marquis, Willie Ramsdell, Paul Schramka, Ben Taylor, Bill Williams, Leroy Williams and Bob Zick.

Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Howard AndersonRRMarch 30, 19266'2"200Nashua, NH US
Russ BauersLRMay 10, 19146'3"195Townsend, WI US
Jim BrosnanRROctober 24, 19296'4"197Cincinnati, OH US
Mike ClarkRRFebruary 12, 19226'4"190Camden, NJ US
Buzz ClarksonRRMarch 13, 19155'11"210Hopkins, SC US
Dave CunninghamRRDecember 3, 19296'0"175San Pedro, CA US
Ronald CurnanR6'0"175
Herbert Dorsey
George EyrichRRMarch 3, 19255'11"175Reading, PA US
Jim FanningRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"180Chicago, IL US
Vern FearSRAugust 21, 19256'0"170Everly, IA US
Jim FiscaliniRRMay 20, 19286'1"200San Bernardino, CA US
Les FlemingLLAugust 7, 19155'10"185Singleton, TX US
Ford GarrisonRRAugust 29, 19155'10"180Greenville, SC US
Lloyd GearhartRLAugust 10, 19235'11"180New Lebanon, OH US
Ev HallRRNovember 14, 19265'11"170Gary, IN US
Carlton HantaRApril 20, 19315'6"145, HI US
Dave HillmanRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"168Dungannon, VA US
Bill HockenburyRRJune 11, 19246'2"200
Paul HoffmeisterRRDecember 23, 19286'4"215East Chicago, IL US
Jack HollisRRJanuary 28, 19285'10"175Charlotte, NC US
Michael JezierskiR5'11"178
Milt JoffeRRFebruary 5, 19275'11"170Los Angeles, CA US
Eddie KazakRRJuly 18, 19206'0"175Steubenville, OH US
Vern KennedyLRMarch 20, 19076'0"175Kansas City, MO US
Chris KitsosSRFebruary 11, 19285'9"165New York, NY US
Eddie KnoblauchLJanuary 31, 19166'0"180
Joe KunclRRJune 6, 19276'1"170Prague, NE US
Max LanierRLAugust 18, 19155'11"180Denton, NC US
Red LavigneRSeptember 2, 19235'9"195New Orleans, LA US
Mickey LivingstonRRNovember 15, 19146'1"185Newberry, SC US
Red LynnRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX US
Bob MarquisLLDecember 23, 19246'1"170Oklahoma City, OK US
Harry MartinRDecember 30, 19195'11"175Miamitown, OH US
Willie RamsdellRRApril 4, 19165'11"165Williamsburg, KS US
Paul SchramkaLLMarch 22, 19286'0"185Milwaukee, WI US
Burton SmithLL5'10"175
Gerald SpeckRR6'3"200
Elvin StabelfeldRRSeptember 9, 19265'10"190Cherokee, IA US
Eugene TarabildaRR6'1"185
Ben TaylorLLSeptember 30, 19276'0"175Metropolis, IL US
Jay Ver CrouseRRDecember 19, 19276'5"190
Don WatkinsRRSeptember 12, 19246'0"180Nokomis, IL US
Bill WilliamsRRJune 22, 19135'11"160Henderson, TX US
Leroy WilliamsSRJuly 10, 19275'10"170Orlando, FL US
Bob ZickLRApril 26, 19276'0"168Chicago, IL 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.




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