1954 Greenville Spinners Roster
Team Record: 68-72
Finished 3rd in the TSL
Manager: George Bradshaw (0-0), Dick Hendley (0-0)
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 89,595, Avg. 1,280
Playoffs - Asheville Tourists 3 games, Greenville Spinners 2
The Greenville Spinners of the Tri-State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the TSL.
The Spinners tallied 709 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Howard Henkel led all regular batters by connecting at a .297 clip. Elmer Thomas topped Greenville with 15 wins, while Joseph O'Shields registered a 3.36 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
George Bradshaw and Freddy Rodríguez both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
George Bradshaw and Dick Hendley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adcock | R | R | January 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Don Asmonga | R | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | West Mifflin, PA US |
| Robert Beal | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| William Bowman | R | R | November 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| George Bradshaw | R | R | September 12, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Salisbury, NC US |
| George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Jose Cendan | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Randy Cooper | July 29, 1929 | , WV US | ||||
| Jesse Cumby | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Mario Diaz | R | R | 5'8" | 162 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |
| Charles Dolley | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Thomas Foy | ||||||
| Homer Garner | R | R | June 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Earl Gray | L | L | November 16, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Hazle | R | R | September 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Woodruff, SC US |
| Dick Hendley | R | August 6, 1926 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| Howard Henkel | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| James Hensley | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| George Holmes | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Lacy James | L | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Ray Johnston | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Barry Jones | R | August 20, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Highland Park, MI US | |
| Bill Kallas | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | Washington, DC US |
| Pablo Labrador | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Carl Lemons | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Don Lewis | R | June 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 155 | Saginaw, MI US | |
| George Long | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 197 | |
| Thomas Marino | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Herbert May | R | February 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 164 | ||
| Anthony Mazurek | R | May 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Pat McCullough | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Ignacio Mena | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Tom Milich | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Alex Morrow | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Joseph O'Shields | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Leonard Pecou | R | May 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Perez | ||||||
| Paul Petrosky | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Freddy Rodríguez | R | R | April 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Dale Sanner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Albert Seaman | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Al Sindan | ||||||
| James Smiley | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Hugh Smith | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| M. Smith | ||||||
| Ray Suit | R | R | November 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Russell Sutton | ||||||
| Robert Swanson | R | R | February 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Elmer Thomas | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Gustavo Ungo | ||||||
| Rogelio Valdez | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bo Waddle | L | March 13, 1925 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Allan Washburn | R | June 13, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Shelby, NC 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.
