1954 Lawton Braves Roster

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 81-58
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Travis Jackson (81-58)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 47,431, Avg. 682
1954 Lawton Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Lawton Braves 3 games, McAlester Rockets 2
Finals - Lawton Braves 4 games, Ardmore Cardinals 0

The Lawton Braves of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 81 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the SSL.

The Braves scored 831 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Carl Hrovatic led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .370 average. Wendell Doss earned 24 wins on the mound for Lawton and a team-best 3 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Travis Jackson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frank AldenRROctober 18, 19345'8"145
Henry AsmussenDecember 1, 1932
Kenneth AycockRRAugust 5, 19366'1"190
Jack BickettR6'1"175
MacDuffee BiggsLLMay 11, 19346'5"210
Bob BinderRR6'3"205
Jackie BrownRRJanuary 26, 19356'3"200
Don CarterRRJuly 3, 19346'0"180
Bobby CothranRMay 7, 19345'6"160
Wayne CummingsS6'2"190
Norris DorseyRR5'11"172
Bobby Doss
Wendell DossRR6'1"180
Eugene DowieRR6'3"215
Bobby DudleyRRFebruary 23, 19356'0"193Tulsa, OK US
Larry FralicL6'1"180
Lee FreemanL5'9"170
Robert GilmoreRR6'4"204
Edward HorbeltLJanuary 10, 19325'11"165
Carl HrovaticRRDecember 26, 19306'0"180Salem, OH US
Michael KirmerLLMay 21, 19356'3"205Hollywood, CA US
Joe KleczynskiRRApril 5, 19346'0"190Shamokin, PA US
Bruce Mansfield
Bill McKeonRSeptember 12, 19326'0"184
Willie ParrottRR6'2"190
Al Phinney
Robert ReckelhoffJanuary 4, 1935Jasper, IN US
Jim SpencerRLAugust 14, 19336'0"190Batesville, AR US
Daniel StaniecRRDecember 13, 19346'2"170Chicago, IL US
John SzarzynskiRR5'11"170
Paul ThompsonLL5'11"162
Victor ThurnL5'11"169
Andrew Tobias
Joel WhitlockRRJuly 2, 19356'4"200Chicago, IL 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.




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