1954 Durham Bulls Roster
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Charlie Metro (70-68)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 49,398, Avg. 716
Playoffs - Fayetteville Highlanders 3 games, Durham Bulls 1
The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1954 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Bulls scored 705 runs and conceded 718 runs. Steve Demeter paced Durham with 23 home runs, while Bobo Osborne walloped 15 or more, too. Steve Demeter drove in 111 runs. George Bullard topped batters with significant playing time with a .341 average. Robert Cruze paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.77 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Walt Streuli, Bobo Osborne, Gene Host, George Bullard, Bob Shaw, George Alusik, Steve Demeter and Bob Bruce were all players from the 1954 Durham Bulls who played in the Majors during their careers.
Charlie Metro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alusik | R | R | February 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 175 | Ashley, PA US |
| Bob Bruce | R | R | May 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| George Bullard | R | R | October 24, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Lynn, MA US |
| Dick Camilli | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Cruze | R | L | February 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | Ansonia, OH US |
| Rowland Davies | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Steve Demeter | R | R | January 27, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Homer City, PA US |
| Enid Drake | L | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Harry Durkin | L | April 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Emery | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Virgil Estep | R | November 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | Lynn, IN US | |
| Paul Franks | L | L | September 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| William Hoffer | R | November 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Gene Host | S | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA US |
| Gail Larsen | R | November 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dick Leach | R | August 3, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Robert Loschke | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Nels MacCallum | R | December 15, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Francis McElroy | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Edmund McNulty | R | R | August 19, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Robert Mische | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Nemes | R | R | March 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Warren Neuberger | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Eddie Neville | L | L | September 25, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Patrick O'Neill | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bobo Osborne | L | R | October 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Chattahoochee, GA US |
| Emil Restaino | R | January 7, 1929 | 5'10" | 171 | ||
| John Risch | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| John Schuett | R | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Bob Shaw | R | R | June 29, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bronx, NY US |
| Walt Streuli | R | R | September 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Robert Taylor | L | December 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dick VanDerzee | L | L | January 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Peter Viteretto | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Richard Wirth | ||||||
| John Zeitler | R | 5'9" | 170 |
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.
