1954 Oklahoma City Indians Roster
Team Record: 87-74
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Tommy Tatum (87-74)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 101,938, Avg. 1,266
Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Oklahoma City Indians 1
The Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the TL.
The Indians paced the league with 782 runs. Oklahoma City allowed 780 runs. Howard Boles walloped 38 home runs for the squad, while Rusty Burns and Earl York added 15 or more also. Rusty Burns drove in 110 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .319 average. Vicente Amor led the team with 18 wins, and Ernest Groth recorded a 3.75 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1954 Oklahoma City Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Danny Lynch, Al Papai, Tommy Tatum, Jay Van Noy, Samuel Williams, Pete Taylor, Hank Edwards, Ernest Groth, Wayne McLeland and Vicente Amor.
Tommy Tatum served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Aldridge | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Perrine, FL US |
| Vicente Amor | R | R | August 8, 1932 | 6'3" | 182 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Rusty Burns | R | June 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Independence, KS US | |
| Jack Cardey | R | R | August 30, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ray Cash | R | R | June 28, 1924 | 6'2" | 198 | Richmond, VA US |
| Clifford Coggin | R | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 199 | Athens, Alaskan Terr US |
| Allan Cross | L | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joe Damato | R | R | January 26, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Alfred Dumouchelle | R | R | February 4, 1925 | 5'6" | 150 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Hank Edwards | L | L | January 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood Place, OH US |
| Dean Franks | L | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Ernest Groth | R | R | May 3, 1922 | 5'9" | 185 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| Eddie Hughes | L | L | December 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Frosty Kennedy | R | R | March 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Del Lang | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Lind | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Marshall Long | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | Wilson County, NC US | |
| Danny Lynch | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX US |
| Wayne McLeland | R | R | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockport, IA US |
| Frank Murray | L | March 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Jim Neufeldt | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Chris Nicolosi | S | R | September 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Al Olsen | L | L | March 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
| Clyde Perry | R | August 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Marysville, CA US | |
| Max Peterson | R | R | December 22, 1921 | 5'10" | 176 | Warren County, IL US |
| Tommy Tatum | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Decatur, TX US |
| Pete Taylor | R | R | November 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Severn, MD US |
| Pat Tomkinson | R | January 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jay Van Noy | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | Garland, UT US |
| Dick Viskozki | L | September 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Taylorville, IL US | |
| Donald Weiskopf | R | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Samuel Williams | L | R | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Earl York | L | October 20, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Dallas, TX 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.
