1954 Madisonville Miners Roster
Team Record: 61-52
Finished 5th in the KITL
Manager: Bob Latshaw (0-0), William Close (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Madisonville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Municipal Park (Stadium)
Attendance: 31,097, Avg. 550
Playoffs - Union City Dodgers 4 games, Madisonville Miners 2
The Madisonville Miners of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1954 season with a record of 61 wins and 52 losses, finishing fifth in the KITL.
The Miners scored 805 runs and gave up 699 runs. Bill Pass topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .351 clip. William Johnson led Madisonville with 15 wins, while Michael Pulscak registered a 3.19 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Bob Latshaw and William Close served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Angelo | L | April 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Battle Creek, MI US | |
| Bob Bennett | R | R | May 16, 1934 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Joseph Borzellino | R | September 24, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Frank Bragan | 5'10" | 170 | ||||
| Daniel Campbell | R | February 16, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Cook | ||||||
| Eldon Crane | August 23, 1935 | |||||
| John Cuesta | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| William Day | ||||||
| Thomas Denny | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| William Johnson | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Karwacki | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Bob Latshaw | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Denver, CO US |
| Frank Layana | R | September 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ben May | ||||||
| Jerry Morris | L | R | July 2, 1935 | Vandemere, NC US | ||
| Bob Murphy | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Santa Clara County, CA US |
| Gene Nelson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jim Nichols | R | R | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Don Parks | June 16, 1932 | |||||
| Bill Pass | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| William Pauletich | L | R | July 21, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Pillette | ||||||
| Donald Pint | L | April 29, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Michael Pulscak | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Roger Rada | L | August 12, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Ray Ragogna | June 3, 1934 | |||||
| Bill Roger | ||||||
| Robert Rous | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Ron Rujawitz | ||||||
| Robert Sagers | R | R | November 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 181 | |
| Eugene Sears | ||||||
| Eugene Seats | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gene Segin | ||||||
| Bob Sherman | R | L | April 5, 1931 | 6'0" | 184 | Middleboro, MA US |
| Dave Siner | ||||||
| Norm Tanner | R | R | April 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Henry Tiemann | ||||||
| Charles Venturino | ||||||
| Harold Wallace | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Weaver | R | September 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, 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.
