1954 Portsmouth Merrimacks Roster
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Alex Monchak (0-0), Pepper Martin (0-0)
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 44,506, Avg. 636
Playoffs - Portsmouth Merrimacks 4 games, Norfolk Tars 2
Finals - Newport News Dodgers 4 games, Portsmouth Merrimacks 3
The Portsmouth Merrimacks of the Piedmont League ended the 1954 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
The Merrimacks scored 634 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 709 runs. John Russo led all regular hitters with a .279 average. Jim Barnhardt topped Portsmouth with 15 wins, while Lloyd Carden recorded a 2.42 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1954 Portsmouth Merrimacks who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Pepper Martin, Len Matarazzo, Alex Monchak and Danny Morejón.
Alex Monchak and Pepper Martin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ben Adams | ||||||
Quincy Barbee | R | March 16, 1914 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
Jim Barnhardt | R | R | September 17, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Easton, PA US |
Nicholas Berbesia | R | July 11, 1926 | Valencia, Carabobo VE | |||
Charles Bradshaw | R | R | October 30, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Dempsie Britt | May 14, 1929 | |||||
Winston Brown | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA |
Carl Bush | L | January 11, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | ||
Lloyd Carden | R | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Manchester, TN US |
Loran Chafin | L | August 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
Tony Cincotta | R | R | June 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Billy Collins | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
John Cornwell | ||||||
Angelo DeCello | August 13, 1928 | |||||
James Difrederico | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Joseph Griffin | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Edenton, NC US |
Ken Guettler | R | May 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
Charles Higham | L | L | September 18, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Woodbury, NJ US |
Robert Hines | L | R | March 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Matthews Hudgins | ||||||
Richard Hutzler | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
Cole Jacobs | June 1, 1930 | |||||
James Jones | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Ray Kangas | R | R | April 19, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Bessemer, MI US |
William Kitchen | ||||||
Dale Lynch | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Morgantown, WV US |
Pepper Martin | R | R | February 29, 1904 | 5'8" | 170 | Temple, OK US |
Len Matarazzo | R | R | September 12, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | New Castle, PA US |
Dick McCleney | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Alex Monchak | R | R | March 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ US |
Danny Morejón | R | R | July 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Edward Neighbors | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
Lamar North | R | R | May 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Joe Osinski | R | June 26, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Floyd Penfold | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
Joe Reardon | R | R | November 23, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Boston, MA US |
Marvin Rubin | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
John Russo | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
Tony Sarmiento | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Al Smith | L | May 20, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL US | |
Frank Smith | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Bill Spirko | R | R | August 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Bayonne, NJ US |
Stanley Stachurski | R | R | 6'2" | 194 | ||
Jack Stehlin | January 7, 1929 | |||||
Edward Sundra | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Manuel Temes | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
Raúl Villamia | R | R | November 30, 1925 | 5'9" | 155 | |
George Wehmeyer | R | February 24, 1927 | 5'6" | 150 | ||
Herman Wheeler | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
William Williams |
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.