1954 Owensboro Oilers Roster

Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-49
Finished 3rd in the KITL
Manager: Marvin Crater (65-49)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 39,290, Avg. 689
1954 Owensboro Oilers Statistics

The Owensboro Oilers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1954 season with a record of 65 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the KITL.

The Oilers scored 735 runs and surrendered 613 runs. Tony Kubek led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .344. Dominick Maisano topped Owensboro with 10 wins, while Donald Thompson registered a 3.6 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tony Kubek and Lee Thomas both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Marvin Crater served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe ArenivarLLOctober 1, 19335'10"180
James BirkoferRRMarch 10, 19366'2"205
Russ BlankenshipLLOctober 13, 19336'4"185Colonial Heights, VA US
Euel Boland
Marvin CraterRMay 15, 19256'0"185
Edward DickSLNovember 20, 19366'2"188Chicago, IL US
William DrummondRROctober 14, 19346'3"190
Stan FisherLR6'0"190
Frank GalloRR6'2"178
Mario Genovesi
Arnold GodwinRR5'10"170
Howard HantakR6'1"185
Pete HooverRLNovember 23, 19366'1"178Hartford, KY US
Kenneth Huffman
Jim JohnstonLLNovember 23, 19346'1"200
Richard KimballRR6'2"210
Robert KoskiL6'0"187
Tony KubekLROctober 12, 19356'3"190Milwaukee, WI US
Dominick MaisanoRR6'0"190
Jerry NeilLFebruary 18, 19366'0"170
Andrew PrescottR6'3"185
Lyle RobinsonFebruary 24, 1935
Victor SpataforaRR5'9"160
Lewis SpencerRR6'2"160
Loyal Templeton
Lee ThomasLRFebruary 5, 19366'2"195Peoria, IL US
Donald ThompsonRL6'1"185
Patrick TrierweilerRR5'11"175
Dean UnderwoodR5'8"160
Pete Villargel
Dick WindleRRMarch 11, 19346'2"190Kansas City, MO US
Gene WolfeRR6'2"190

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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