1954 Lincoln Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 62-88
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: Whitey Wietelmann (0-0), Glenn McQuillen (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 80,660, Avg. 1,075
The Lincoln Chiefs of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 62 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the WL.
The Chiefs tallied 669 runs and surrendered 804 runs. Glenn McQuillen paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Andy Bush topped Lincoln with 19 wins and a team-best 3.24 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Whitey Wietelmann, Carlos Santiago, Norm Brown, Fred Hancock, Glenn McQuillen, Orinthal Anderson, Ed Wright, Tommy Neill and Walt Linden were all players from the 1954 Lincoln Chiefs who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Whitey Wietelmann and Glenn McQuillen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orinthal Anderson | L | R | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Robert Bandelier | R | L | August 26, 1933 | 5'10" | 158 | Pawhuska, OK US |
| Bill Bottler | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Gordon Bragg | L | R | October 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Andy Bush | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Winchester, KY US |
| Frank Calo | R | R | April 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Vance Carlson | R | R | November 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | McPherson, KS US |
| Joseph Christian | R | R | May 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Moon Run, PA US |
| Jack Concannon | R | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| George Dries | L | L | June 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 195 | Reading, PA US |
| Charley Grant | R | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Graceville, FL US |
| Charlie Griffith | R | R | July 24, 1923 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Millard Grissom | L | R | October 20, 1932 | 6'3" | 212 | Vance County, NC US |
| Fred Hancock | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'8" | 170 | Allenport, PA US |
| John Jones | L | L | October 5, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Thomas Keating | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ralph Kennedy | R | R | December 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Theodore Laguna | R | R | September 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 176 | Newark, NJ US |
| Walt Linden | R | R | March 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robert Mathieson | R | R | September 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Glenn McQuillen | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 198 | Strasburg, VA US |
| Larry Neal | R | June 29, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Santa Monica, CA US | |
| Tommy Neill | L | R | November 7, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Hartselle, AL US |
| Ray Novak | June 5, 1931 | |||||
| Noel Oquendo | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Julio Palazzini | L | R | June 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 168 | Canaan, CT US |
| Harold Pfeiffer | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Albert Point | L | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Herman Rhodes | R | R | August 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 175 | Linden, TN US |
| Joe Rivich | September 0, 1927 | |||||
| Mel Rue | R | June 8, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | ||
| Carlos Santiago | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Billy Smith | L | L | January 14, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | High Point, NC US |
| Frank Stewart | R | R | September 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Donald Stoker | R | L | January 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Burt Stone | R | R | June 21, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| George Wegerek | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Whitey Wietelmann | S | R | March 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Ed Wright | R | R | May 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Dyersburg, TN US |
| Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
