1954 Keokuk Kernels Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 78-58
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Jo-Jo White (78-58)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Keokuk, Iowa
Ballpark: Joyce Park
Attendance: 49,957, Avg. 735
1954 Keokuk Kernels Statistics

Playoffs - Quincy Gems 3 games, Keokuk Kernels 1

The Keokuk Kernels of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.

The Kernels tallied 729 runs and yielded 675 runs. Roger Maris walloped 32 home runs for Keokuk, while Frank Tanana and Bob Diers swatted 15 or more also. Roger Maris drove in 111 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Stan Pitula led the squad with 20 wins, and Donald Nance recorded a 3.02 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1954 Keokuk Kernels who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Roger Maris, Alex Monchak, Dan Osinski and Stan Pitula.

Jo-Jo White served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert AielloRRJuly 7, 19325'11"175
George AitkenRRJune 2, 19356'1"185
George BrownSLOctober 12, 19305'11"180Long Beach, CA US
Joe CamachoRMay 29, 19286'0"178
John CerboRROctober 20, 19295'9"175
Bob DiersRMarch 12, 19286'0"190
James FishbackS5'10"180
Armando FloresRR6'0"190, MX
Wendell HallRRMarch 27, 19346'0"190
Bill KallasRRApril 6, 19295'9"165Washington, DC US
Roger MarisLRSeptember 10, 19346'0"197Hibbing, MN US
Eduardo MonasterioR5'8"175
Alex MonchakRRMarch 5, 19176'0"180Bayonne, NJ US
John MorseRJanuary 14, 19296'0"195Fresno, CA US
Richard MyersR6'0"195
Donald NanceRR6'2"195
Dan OsinskiRRNovember 17, 19336'1"190Chicago, IL US
Mo OwenRRJune 29, 19306'4"190
Stan PitulaRRMarch 23, 19315'10"170Hackensack, NJ US
Bob RadleyLJanuary 29, 19316'0"170
Joseph RandazzoRL6'0"190
Eddie ReedLROctober 12, 19296'2"170Straven, AL US
Raymond SeifRRJune 24, 19336'1"190
Frank TananaR6'2"180
Stanley TurnerL6'0"185

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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