1954 Shreveport Sports Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 90-71
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Mel McGaha (90-71)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 142,970, Avg. 1,776
1954 Shreveport Sports Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Shreveport Sports 1

The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 90 wins and 71 losses, finishing first in the TL.

The Sports paced the league with just 655 runs allowed. Shreveport scored 765 runs. Bud Heslet walloped 31 home runs for the squad, while Ed Mickelson swatted 15 or more, too. Ed Mickelson drove in 139 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .335 clip. John André led the squad with 21 wins, and Arnie Atkins and Bob Smith registered a 2.89 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1954 Shreveport Sports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John André, Alton Brown, Joe Koppe, Doyle Lade, Fred Martin, Ed Mickelson, Billy Muffett, Bob Smith, Bill Tremel and Jim Willis.

Mel McGaha served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AckeretRRMay 5, 19256'2"195
John AndréLRJanuary 3, 19236'4"200Brockton, MA US
Arnie AtkinsRRNovember 21, 19235'10"185Muscatine, IA US
Ed BarrRRAugust 2, 19206'0"190San Diego, CA US
Hugh BlantonRRSeptember 8, 19236'3"180
Alton BrownRRApril 16, 19256'2"195Norfolk, VA US
David CyrusLRJuly 18, 19276'2"210
Bud HesletRRFebruary 27, 19206'2"205Topeka, KS US
Al HuntR5'11"170
Ottis JacobsRRDecember 29, 19286'1"170
J. W. JonesRR6'0"200
Ev JoynerLRSeptember 9, 19266'2"188
Joe KoppeRROctober 19, 19305'10"165Detroit, MI US
Doyle LadeRRFebruary 17, 19215'10"183Fairbury, NE US
Fred MartinRRJune 27, 19156'1"185Williams, OK US
James MartinRJuly 16, 19296'2"205
Mel McGahaRRSeptember 26, 19266'2"198Bastrop, LA US
Ed MickelsonRRSeptember 9, 19266'3"205Ottawa, IL US
Billy MuffettRRSeptember 21, 19306'1"198Hammond, IN US
Robert Nichols5'10"185
Knowles PierceyLLJanuary 31, 19246'2"180Salt Lake City, UT US
Jesse PriestRRSeptember 18, 19296'2"175Briggs, TX US
Bob SmithRLFebruary 1, 19306'1"190Woodsville, NH US
Donald SpencerRRSeptember 9, 19275'11"185Pittsburgh, PA US
Bill TremelRRJuly 4, 19295'11"180Lilly, PA US
Bob Van EmanLLOctober 19, 19236'1"180New Castle, PA US
Claude WhiteRR5'10"175
Ken WildRRNovember 16, 19266'1"185
Jim WillisLRMarch 20, 19276'3"175Doyline, LA 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.




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