1954 Danville Dans Roster
Team Record: 66-59
Finished 2nd in the MOVL
Manager: Richard Klaus (66-59)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 39,992, Avg. 640
Playoffs - Danville Dans 2 games, Dubuque Packers 1
Finals - Danville Dans 3 games, Clinton Pirates 0
The Danville Dans of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1954 season with a record of 66 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the MOVL.
The Dans scored 741 runs and allowed 671 runs. Leon Wagner and Donald Mireau led Danville with 24 home runs apiece. Leon Wagner drove in 115 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .332 average. Sherman Jones paced the squad with 13 wins, while John Correll recorded a 3.67 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 Danville Dans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Sherman Jones, Carl Boles, Leon Wagner and Daryl Robertson.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Andersen | R | L | October 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Carl Boles | R | R | October 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Center Point, AR US |
| Lloyd Brill | January 2, 1930 | |||||
| Michael Callahan | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| John Correll | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Donald Cross | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Donald Durham | ||||||
| Jack Elias | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Emile Evans | ||||||
| Willie Forge | ||||||
| Raymond Garbutt | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ed Garrett | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| John Halvachs | R | R | October 15, 1931 | 6'7" | 215 | |
| Frank Incontrera | ||||||
| Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
| Andrew Kasper | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| John Kidd | R | R | October 22, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Richard Klaus | R | R | September 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Edward Kopacz | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| George Lastres | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Jerry Lidley | ||||||
| Bobby Loftin | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Andrew Mascia | R | 6'4" | 185 | |||
| Frank Mech | L | August 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Donald Mireau | R | 6'4" | 215 | |||
| Ramon Rivera | ||||||
| Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
| Robert Rudolf | ||||||
| Jack Swirat | ||||||
| Marty Waclaw | November 2, 1932 | |||||
| Leon Wagner | L | R | May 13, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | Chattanooga, TN 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.
