1954 Houston Buffalos Roster
Team Record: 89-72
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Dixie Walker (89-72)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 310,531, Avg. 3,858
Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Oklahoma City Indians 1
Finals - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 1
The Houston Buffalos of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 89 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the TL.
The Buffalos tallied 719 runs and gave up 719 runs. Ken Boyer paced Houston with 21 home runs, while Fred Marolewski walloped 15 or more also. Ken Boyer recorded 116 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .319. Willard Schmidt led the team with 18 wins, and Hugh Sooter recorded a 3.27 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Phil Clark, Fred Marolewski, Luis Arroyo, George Lerchen, Don Blasingame, Gordon Jones, Ken Boyer, Willard Schmidt, Larry Miggins, Dick Rand, Mike Clark, Larry Jackson, Sonny Senerchia, Bob Boyd, Eddie Phillips, Willard Brown, Hal Smith and Bobby Tiefenauer were all players from the 1954 Houston Buffalos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dixie Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arroyo | L | L | February 18, 1927 | 5'8" | 178 | Penuelas, PR |
| Jim Atchley | R | R | August 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Richard Atkinson | S | R | January 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Don Blasingame | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS US |
| Bob Boyd | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS US |
| Ken Boyer | R | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, MO US |
| Jose Bracho | R | R | July 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Willard Brown | R | R | June 26, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Mike Clark | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'4" | 190 | Camden, NJ US |
| Phil Clark | R | R | October 3, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Albany, GA US |
| George Condrick | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Paul Donovan | R | February 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Larry Jackson | R | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Nampa, ID US |
| Gordon Jones | R | R | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Ron Kump | L | R | November 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Cashtown, PA US |
| George Lerchen | S | R | December 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Jim Lewey | R | R | September 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | Alamance County, NC US |
| Fred Marolewski | R | R | October 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fred McAlister | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Donald McLennan | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Larry Miggins | R | R | August 20, 1925 | 6'4" | 198 | Bronx, NY US |
| Vincent Moreci | L | L | October 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Hisel Patrick | R | R | August 21, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Eddie Phillips | S | R | July 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Howie Phillips | L | January 7, 1930 | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Russ Rac | R | R | June 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 188 | Galveston, TX US |
| Dick Rand | R | R | March 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | South Gate, CA US |
| Dennis Reeder | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Pete Riggan | L | R | July 3, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Willard Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Hays, KS US |
| Sonny Senerchia | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Hal Smith | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 186 | Barling, AR US |
| Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
| Tony Stathos | L | L | November 30, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Emil Tellinger | R | R | March 14, 1929 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | R | R | October 10, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Desloge, MO 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.
