1954 Sioux City Soos Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 78-75
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: David Garcia (78-75)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 69,333, Avg. 906
1954 Sioux City Soos Statistics

The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.

The Soos scored 690 runs and yielded 746 runs. Bill White led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Jim Graves topped Sioux City with 18 wins, while Benjamin Wilbur added 15 or more victories also Jim Graves recorded a 3.16 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Jack Bruner, Ramón Conde, Nick Testa, Al Unser, Bill White, Gordie Windhorn and Dom Zanni were all players from the 1954 Sioux City Soos who played in the Majors during their careers.

David Garcia served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick AdairRROctober 14, 19296'5"215
Paul BlatchfordLRMay 1, 19346'0"180
Jack BrunerLLJuly 1, 19246'1"185Waterloo, IA US
Robert CaldwellR5'10"160
Ramón CondeRRDecember 29, 19345'8"172Juana Diaz, PR
Charles EhlmanRRJuly 4, 19265'10"185Washington, DC US
Dave GarciaRSeptember 15, 19206'0"185East St. Louis, IL US
Dick GetterRROctober 28, 19286'2"195
Jim GravesRRDecember 20, 19286'0"175
John HafeneckerRDecember 12, 19285'11"160
Dick HamlinLRSeptember 25, 19315'11"185
Norman JohnsonRRFebruary 8, 19325'10"175Alta, IA US
Thomas KeatingLRNovember 10, 19266'3"210
Leslie KlesitzLLJuly 24, 19306'1"
Reggie LeeRLOctober 20, 19336'0"171Philadelphia, PA US
Robert LloydRR6'2"197
James MazzolaRRSeptember 5, 19316'2"175
Marvin MeltonS6'3"190
Charles MenkeRR6'2"195
Richard MessnerRR6'0"185
Robert MyersR5'10"165
Andrew PaneLL5'10"175
Bill PavlickRR5'10"175
Will PriorRJune 5, 19296'0"195
Jake SchmittLLNovember 3, 19256'1"173Norwalk, CT US
Nick TestaRRJune 29, 19285'8"180New York, NY US
Daniel TomaR6'1"170
Al UnserRROctober 12, 19126'1"175Morrisonville, IL US
Chester VincentLL6'1"175
Carmine VinciR6'0"165
Charles WeymannR6'1"190
Bill WhiteLLJanuary 28, 19346'0"185Lakewood, FL US
Benjamin WilburRR6'3"183
Earle WillisL5'10"165
Gordie WindhornRRDecember 19, 19336'1"185Watseka, IL US
Dom ZanniRRMarch 1, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY US
Duane ZimmerRRNovember 16, 19275'7"155Minot, ND 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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