1954 Peoria Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 73-63
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (73-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Woodruff Field
Attendance: 78,497, Avg. 1,154
Playoffs - Peoria Chiefs 3 games, Evansville Braves 1
Finals - Quincy Gems 3 games, Peoria Chiefs 0
The Peoria Chiefs of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1954 season with a record of 73 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.
The Chiefs led the league with 860 runs. Peoria surrendered 793 runs, most in the circuit. Len Tucker paced the squad with 23 home runs, while Robert Rand and Bob Shawver walloped 15 or more also. Robert Kosis drove in 121 runs. Bob Shawver topped hitters with significant playing time with a .339 average. Red Vogel paced the team with 16 wins, plus Leo Scarpa, too added 15 or more wins, too Leo Scarpa recorded a 4.35 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Bob Duliba played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Peoria Chiefs to do so.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Balay | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Donald Brown | R | July 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Montgomery, AL US | |
| Bennie Crumpton | L | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James Davis | R | R | March 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Braggs, AL US |
| Bob Duliba | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Glen Lyon, PA US |
| James Dupuy | ||||||
| Gene Faszholz | L | L | September 25, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Rogers Fister | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Donald Ford | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Sam Goodsoozian | R | April 28, 1931 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Leon Harris | ||||||
| Robert Heins | 6'6" | 225 | ||||
| Chuck Hollingsworth | R | R | July 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| Charles Keller | L | R | July 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Jonesboro, AR US |
| Robert Kosis | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Anthony LaCroix | R | R | April 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James McClung | L | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Alton Miller | R | April 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Rolf Moeller | R | R | November 21, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Ed Olsen | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 182 | Salem, MA US |
| Gene Puckett | R | R | 6'3" | 187 | ||
| Robert Rand | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Robert Rauber | R | L | December 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Art Remsa | L | November 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Donald Rosburg | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Leo Scarpa | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bob Shawver | L | December 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Glen Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Mike Trapani | L | January 23, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Len Tucker | R | L | November 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 205 | Mounds, IL US |
| Red Vogel | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Nat Yablon | S | R | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 173 |
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.
