1954 Nashville Vols Roster
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Hugh Poland (64-90)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 89,470, Avg. 1,162
The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.
The Vols plated 837 runs and surrendered 1003 runs, most in the league. Bob Lennon led all regular batters by hitting .345. Joe Margoneri topped Nashville with 14 wins and a team-best 4.71 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Lee Tate, Eric Rodin, Ted Tappe, Bob Lennon, Dom Zanni, Roy Jarvis, Joe Margoneri, Jim Suchecki and Pete Burnside were all players from the 1954 Nashville Vols who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Hugh Poland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Berns | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Buster Boguskie | L | R | October 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 168 | |
| Joseph Borrelli | L | July 21, 1931 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Keith Brown | R | R | May 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Winchester, IN US |
| Pete Burnside | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Robert Caldwell | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Larry DiPippo | L | L | May 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Arthur Dunham | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Floyd Fogg | R | May 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Dick Getter | R | R | October 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Robert Giddens | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jim Graves | R | R | December 20, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Hafenecker | R | December 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Dick Hamlin | L | R | September 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Roy Jarvis | R | R | June 7, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Jake Jenkins | R | May 9, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Bob Lennon | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
| Joe Margoneri | L | L | January 13, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Somerset, PA US |
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| William Padget | R | R | December 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 180 | Richburg, SC US |
| Nick Pappas | R | R | September 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ray Petrzelka | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Robert Pottenger | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
| Frederick Sherkel | L | L | January 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Paul Simmons | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Bradenton, FL US | |
| Joseph Stupak | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jim Suchecki | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ted Tappe | L | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Lee Tate | R | R | March 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Black Rock, AR US |
| Doug Walker | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Tony Wesoloski | R | R | August 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Norwich, CT US |
| Charles Williams | R | R | June 12, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Dyersburg, TN US |
| Dom Zanni | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY 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.
