1954 Evansville Braves Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 81-54
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (81-54)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 71,691, Avg. 1,062
1954 Evansville Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Peoria Chiefs 3 games, Evansville Braves 1

The Evansville Braves of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1954 season with a record of 81 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.

The Braves conceded 587 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Evansville tallied 699 runs. Bill Wells paced the squad with 21 home runs Earl Hersh and Mike Krsnich each recorded 84 runs batted in. Bobby Malkmus led all regular batters by connecting at a .295 clip. Ray Rippelmeyer topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.91 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1954 Evansville Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Johnny Goryl, Earl Hersh, Mike Krsnich, Bobby Malkmus, Ray Rippelmeyer and Al Spangler.

Bob Coleman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Pedro AlomarL5'8"170
Henry AsmussenDecember 1, 1932
Thomas BallingerRDecember 15, 19315'10"175
Benjamin BonineLL6'2"160
Larry BurgessRLJune 27, 19345'11"175Muskogee, OK US
Jack ConcannonRJune 6, 19315'10"160
Donald DamianoR5'11"175
Bill DenneyRRDecember 28, 19316'2"186Paris, IL US
Don EdingerLLJanuary 22, 19346'2"180Green Bay, WI US
Alfred FacchiniRRMarch 12, 19316'0"176San Francisco, CA US
Rudolph FortinRR6'2"195
Johnny GorylRROctober 21, 19335'10"175Cumberland, RI US
Charles GrahamL5'10"158
Millard GrissomLROctober 20, 19326'3"212Vance County, NC US
Earl HershLLMay 21, 19326'0"205Ebbvale, MD US
Mel HimesRRFebruary 20, 19276'1"190
Bill HockenburyRRJune 11, 19246'2"200
Rudy JohnsonLNovember 20, 19265'10"170
Mike KrsnichRRSeptember 24, 19316'1"190West Allis, WI US
Ray LagueRRNovember 29, 19305'11"175Central Falls, RI US
Bobby MalkmusRRJuly 4, 19315'9"175Newark, NJ US
Frank OehlingRL6'1"175New Brunswick, NJ US
Walter PetersonRApril 13, 19306'0"195Round Rock, TX US
George PlayerRRAugust 1, 19346'0"180
Skip PopeLLMay 16, 19306'2"185Akron, OH US
Ray RippelmeyerRRJuly 9, 19336'3"200Valmeyer, IL US
Jack RitterLLJuly 10, 19335'11"182Van Buren, OH US
Bill RobertsonLR6'2"205
Bill RolandRRApril 30, 19306'1"195Clinton, SC US
Bob ShankRRNovember 19, 19346'2"200Sacramento, CA US
Stan SlackRRJune 2, 19305'10"175Petrolia, ON CA
Lou SosciaRRJune 3, 19275'9"175Cranston, RI US
Al SpanglerLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA US
Robert StalkerL5'11"182
Johnny TurcoRJanuary 28, 19305'10"175Walpole, MA US
Frederick VogelRRSeptember 4, 19306'4"15Hartford, CT US
Bill WellsRRJanuary 18, 19336'0"200Glendale, CA US
Joseph WhitleyLNovember 22, 19296'1"170
Leonard WilliamsRRMarch 27, 19285'11"195Valdosta, GA US
Philip WilliamsR6'0"175
Bob ZubeckR5'10"160

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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