1954 Savannah Athletics Roster
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Clyde Kluttz (80-60)
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 82,232, Avg. 1,175
Playoffs - Savannah Athletics 3 games, Macon Peaches 0
Finals - Savannah Athletics 4 games, Jacksonville Braves 3
The Savannah Athletics of the South Atlantic League ended the 1954 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Athletics plated 708 runs and yielded 646 runs. Al Pinkston led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .360 clip. Mike Kume topped Savannah with 14 wins, while Bill Freese recorded a 2.85 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1954 Savannah Athletics who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Spider Wilhelm, Rinty Monahan, Tommy Giordano, Don Plarski, Len Matarazzo, Walt Craddock, Skeeter Kell, Walt Kellner, Clyde Kluttz, Al Pinkston, Hal Raether and Mike Kume.
Clyde Kluttz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Carr | L | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Walt Craddock | R | L | March 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 176 | Pax, WV US |
| Bill Freese | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Richard Friel | ||||||
| Peter Gentile | R | January 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 191 | ||
| Tommy Giordano | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Joe Golden | L | May 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Nels Hoerner | R | R | March 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Al Isreal | L | April 19, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Skeeter Kell | R | R | October 11, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | Swifton, AR US |
| Walt Kellner | R | R | April 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Richard Kirk | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Clyde Kluttz | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Len Matarazzo | R | R | September 12, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | New Castle, PA US |
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Rinty Monahan | R | R | April 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Michael Munsinger | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Tony Napoles | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Chuck Orner | R | 5'8" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Pahr | R | May 5, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Al Pinkston | L | R | October 22, 1917 | 6'5" | 225 | Newbern, AL US |
| Don Plarski | R | R | November 9, 1929 | 5'6" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Norman Pollock | ||||||
| Hal Raether | R | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Lake Mills, WI US |
| William Riale | L | R | March 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Brogue, PA US |
| William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Singleton | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| George Skordian | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Stanley Stachurski | R | R | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Raymond Steele | R | R | June 7, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Courtney Stempel | S | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Sam Suplizio | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | Du Bois, PA US | |
| Andrew Tranavitch | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Manny Werner | R | March 13, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US | |
| Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Wiley Williams | R | L | March 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Greenville, SC 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.
