1954 Paris Lakers Roster
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 6th in the MOVL
Manager: Tom Sunkel (58-68)
Location: Paris, Illinois
Ballpark: Laker Stadium
Attendance: 39,103, Avg. 621
The Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1954 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the MOVL.
The Lakers scored 811 runs, best in the league. Paris conceded 827 runs, most in the circuit. Joe Schmidt led the team with 22 home runs and drove in 125 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .337 average. Neil Maxa topped the squad with 11 wins, and Doc Bracken recorded a 4.5 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Doc Bracken and Quincy Smith both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tom Sunkel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Louis Altomer | S | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Roderick Beckett | ||||||
Doc Bracken | R | R | May 12, 1915 | 6'3" | 192 | Paducah, KY US |
George Case | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Vince Corda | L | R | February 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
Joseph Corona | ||||||
Lonnie Davis | ||||||
Jack DeRousse | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Wardell Greer | ||||||
Wayne Haas | R | R | October 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 197 | East St. Louis, IL US |
Charles Henry | R | R | October 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Mount Vernon, IL US |
Fred Jackson | ||||||
Curtis Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
Lew Jones | R | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | |
Robert Laskowski | R | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
Henry Malles | ||||||
Neil Maxa | R | R | October 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | |
John Mitchell | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 12 | |
Kenneth Payne | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
James Rader | L | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Thomas Richardson | ||||||
Perry Roark | ||||||
Edward Rouse | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Sam Scarpone | November 5, 1929 | |||||
Morris Schachnon | ||||||
Carl Schmidt | ||||||
Joe Schmidt | R | June 9, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Belleville, IL US | |
Bob Sisk | R | R | May 3, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Quincy Smith | S | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'10" | 171 | Danville Parish, LA US |
Andrew Tobias | ||||||
Wilburn Tomberlin | L | R | 6'1" | 175 |
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.