1954 Denver Bears Roster
Team Record: 94-56
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Andy Cohen (94-56)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 232,686, Avg. 3,102
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Pueblo Dodgers 1
Finals - Des Moines Bruins 3 games, Denver Bears 1
The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 94 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the WL.
The Bears led the league with 944 runs. Denver allowed 711 runs. Pidge Browne paced batters with significant playing time with a .333 average. Bob Garber topped the team with 19 wins, while Charles Garmon added 15 or more wins also Bob Garber recorded a 3.18 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Pidge Browne, Bob Garber, Neal Hertweck, Bobby Prescott, Chuck Churn, Fred Waters and Butch McCord were all players from the 1954 Denver Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.
Andy Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyal Bloxam | R | R | April 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Mel Brookey | R | R | July 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 195 | Henryetta, OK US |
| Pidge Browne | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Peekskill, NY US |
| Chuck Churn | R | R | February 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Bridgetown, VA US |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Mike Conovan | L | L | May 7, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Don Dahlke | R | R | August 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 177 | Pomeroy, IA US |
| Reno DeBenedetti | R | R | February 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dick Drilling | R | R | July 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Fonda, IA US |
| Gordon Figard | S | R | November 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bob Galey | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Lubbock, TX US |
| Bob Garber | R | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Hunker, PA US |
| Charles Garmon | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Jerry Gleason | R | R | October 29, 1933 | 6'6" | 180 | |
| Gene Hassell | L | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Rivermines, MO US |
| Neal Hertweck | L | L | November 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rocco Ippolito | R | October 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| John Isenhart | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| James Jones | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Frank Karwoski | L | 5'6" | 163 | |||
| William LaThorpe | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Charles Lehrmann | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Gerry MacKay | L | R | February 19, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | Kenton, MB CA |
| Butch McCord | L | L | November 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| John McGrath | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Prescott | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Harry Pritts | L | L | February 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Frank Rice | R | January 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Grafton, NE US | |
| Joseph Stelmack | R | R | August 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Fred Waters | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Benton, MS US |
| Earl Weaver | R | R | August 14, 1930 | 5'7" | 180 | St. Louis, MO 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.
