1954 Harlan Smokies Roster
Team Record: 39-33
Finished 2nd in the MSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (39-33)
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Ballpark: Browning-Leonard Park
Attendance: 10,000, Avg. 278
The Harlan Smokies of the Mountain States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 39 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the MSL.
The Smokies scored 420 runs and conceded 337 runs. Clyde Briggs led all regular batters by hitting .316. Norman Hughes topped Harlan with 16 wins, while Bill Herman recorded a 2.6 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers. Bill Steinecke served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Frank Alvarez | ||||||
Loren Beckman | ||||||
Theodore Bobrowicz | ||||||
Clyde Briggs | L | R | July 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Gates County, NC US |
Wilbur Caldwell | ||||||
Frank Calobrisi | R | April 16, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
L. D. Carden | ||||||
John Cathey | ||||||
James Caudle | L | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Roger Charette | R | R | South Hadley, MA US | |||
Pete Comparoni | ||||||
William Cooper | ||||||
Barry Cox | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Angelo DeCello | August 13, 1928 | |||||
Alfred Diez | R | R | March 22, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | , MX |
John DiRoberto | ||||||
Henry Forrest | December 15, 1929 | |||||
Jim Gilheart | R | R | August 28, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fairhope, AL US |
Bill Herman | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Matthews Hudgins | ||||||
Dennis Huelfer | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Norman Hughes | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Cecil Hutson | R | R | January 3, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Donald Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
Harry Johnson | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Jackie Jones | R | October 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
John Kowaleski | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Robert Leonhard | L | R | July 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Robert McNeil | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Carl Medley | November 27, 1926 | Paden, MS US | ||||
Theordius Miller | ||||||
Juan Monge | R | R | March 8, 1929 | 5'10" | 176 | |
William Mostransky | R | 5'9" | 167 | |||
Bill Owen | July 9, 1929 | Meriwether County, GA US | ||||
Bryant Phillips | ||||||
Robert Reid | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
Thomas Roberts | R | R | March 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Rolando Rodriguez | R | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
Art Sabulsky | R | October 18, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | New Kensington, PA US | |
Dale Sanburn | ||||||
Joe Shuler | ||||||
Joseph Tancabel | September 9, 1929 | |||||
Jim Trowbridge | L | December 16, 1920 | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Alfred Virgona | ||||||
Carlos Warman | ||||||
George Woodard | ||||||
Robert Young |
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.