1954 Hot Springs Bathers Roster
Team Record: 35-84
Finished 6th in the CSL
Manager: Paul Dean (0-0), Jackie Bales (0-0), Louis Lukasiuk (0-0), Jackie Bales (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 24,245, Avg. 407
The Hot Springs Bathers of the Cotton States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 35 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the CSL.
The Bathers plated 606 runs and yielded 896 runs, most in the circuit. Jackie Bales paced Hot Springs with 16 home runs Stephen Korfonta accounted for 93 RBI. Franklin Cooper topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .306 clip. John Hreljac led the team with 7 wins and a team-best 6.5 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Joe Scott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hot Springs Bathers to do so.
Paul Dean, Jackie Bales, Louis Lukasiuk and Jackie Bales 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 | |
| Leon Akers | L | February 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Jackie Bales | L | May 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Robert Blackard | ||||||
| Howard Bolton | R | August 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jack Bridges | R | 5'10" | 176 | Little Rock, AR US | ||
| Thomas Burks | ||||||
| Vance Byrd | ||||||
| Nelson Campver | ||||||
| Franklin Cooper | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Nick Demus | March 7, 1927 | |||||
| Conrad Dettling | May 3, 1931 | |||||
| James Dupuy | ||||||
| Raymond Glaser | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Robert Halkard | ||||||
| Jim Hicks | R | R | January 7, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| John Hreljac | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Laurence Kelcher | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
| Stephen Korfonta | L | 6'0" | 171 | |||
| Willie LaBeff | ||||||
| Jerry Ledwidge | June 5, 1928 | |||||
| Chuck Lindquist | L | L | February 24, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Al Long | July 11, 1931 | 193 | Springfield, MO US | |||
| Louis Lukasiuk | R | October 1, 1914 | 5'5" | 172 | , NJ US | |
| James Miller | R | October 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Willie Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ed Olsen | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 182 | Salem, MA US |
| John Parker | ||||||
| Uvoyd Reynolds | ||||||
| Stewart Riles | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Charles Rosa | ||||||
| James Scott | R | R | March 12, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Norfolk, NE US |
| Joe Scott | L | L | June 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Kenneth Siefert | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Ray Verble | R | R | January 26, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Pulaski, IL US |
| Henry Walters | ||||||
| Edward White | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Gene Wyatt | R | January 13, 1931 | 5'11" | 160 | Converse, SC 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.
