1954 Shelby Clippers Roster
Tar Heel League (THL) - Class: D
Team Record: 16-32
Finished 4th in the THL
Manager: Harold Kollar (16-32)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 12,000, Avg. 500
1954 Shelby Clippers StatisticsTeam Record: 16-32
Finished 4th in the THL
Manager: Harold Kollar (16-32)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 12,000, Avg. 500
The Shelby Clippers of the Tar Heel League ended the 1954 season with a record of 16 wins and 32 losses, finishing fourth in the THL.
The Clippers plated 226 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 297 runs, most in the circuit. Leslie Holmes led all regular batters by hitting .257, while Ronald Laumann registered a 3.08 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Shipley played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shelby Clippers to do so.
Harold Kollar served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Brackett | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | Cleveland County, NC US |
| Bert Briscoe | R | September 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Robert Caldwell | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Gene Claxton | ||||||
| Marion Cowdell | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Harry Crist | ||||||
| Vic Davis | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Ralph Galardi | ||||||
| John Goins | ||||||
| Fred Hinton | R | June 12, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Holman | ||||||
| Leslie Holmes | ||||||
| Frank Incontrera | ||||||
| Jack Jones | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Harold Kollar | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Ronald Laumann | L | L | August 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 179 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Claude McGuire | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| John Mrenice | ||||||
| Joseph Petriello | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Robert Rudolf | ||||||
| Donald Sager | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Glenn Schultz | ||||||
| Jim Sherkel | May 29, 1935 | |||||
| Joe Shipley | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN US |
| Ray Skrzypczak | R | October 13, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Summerhalter | ||||||
| Victor Vick | R | R | July 7, 1934 | 6'4" | 176 | |
| Troy Warlick | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Benjamin Wilkins | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Bernard Wilson |
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.
