1954 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 97-57
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Luke Sewell (97-57)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Maple Leaf Stadium
Attendance: 408,876, Avg. 5,310
1954 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics

Playoffs - Syracuse Chiefs 4 games, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the IL.

The Maple Leafs paced the league with 802 runs, powered by 140 home runs. Toronto allowed 641 runs. Ed Stevens led the squad with 27 home runs, while Elston Howard, Loren Babe and Sam Jethroe each walloped 15 or more, too. Ed Stevens drove in 113 runs. Elston Howard topped all regular batters by connecting at a .330 clip. Connie Johnson paced the team with 17 wins, and Ed Blake added 15 or more victories as well Rudy Minarcin recorded a 3.6 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Loren Babe, Bobby Balcena, Frank Barnes, Ed Blake, Jack Crimian, Billy DeMars, Jerry Fahr, Mike Goliat, Al Grunwald, Fred Hahn, Bobby Hogue, Bobo Holloman, Elston Howard, Sam Jethroe, Connie Johnson, Hal Keller, Buddy Kerr, Chuck Kress, Vic Lombardi, Rudy Minarcin, Bill Powell, Héctor Rodríguez, Harry Schaeffer, Ray Shore, Lou Sleater, Ed Stevens, Bob Wiesler and Archie Wilson were all players from the 1954 Toronto Maple Leafs who played in the Majors during their careers.

Luke Sewell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Loren BabeLRJanuary 11, 19285'10"180Pisgah, IA US
Bobby BalcenaRLAugust 1, 19255'7"160San Pedro, CA US
Frank BarnesRRAugust 26, 19266'0"170Longwood, MS US
Ed BlakeRRDecember 23, 19255'11"175East St. Louis, IL US
Jack CrimianRRFebruary 17, 19265'10"180Philadelphia, PA US
Billy DeMarsRRAugust 26, 19255'10"160Brooklyn, NY US
Jerry FahrRRDecember 9, 19246'5"185Marmaduke, AR US
Mike GoliatRRNovember 5, 19216'0"180Yatesboro, PA US
Donald GriffinRRJanuary 7, 19225'11"180
Al GrunwaldLLFebruary 13, 19306'4"210Los Angeles, CA US
Fred HahnRLFebruary 16, 19296'3"174Nyack, NY US
Bobby HogueRRApril 5, 19215'10"195Miami, FL US
Bobo HollomanRRMarch 7, 19236'2"207Thomaston, GA US
Elston HowardRRFebruary 23, 19296'2"196St. Louis, MO US
Sam JethroeSRJanuary 23, 19176'1"178Lowndes County, MS US
Connie JohnsonRRDecember 27, 19226'4"200Stone Mountain, GA US
Hal KellerLRJuly 7, 19276'1"200Middletown, MD US
Buddy KerrRRNovember 6, 19226'2"175Astoria, NY US
Chuck KressLLDecember 9, 19216'0"190Philadelphia, PA US
Bob LandeckRRMay 17, 19256'0"195Blue Island, IL US
Vic LombardiLLSeptember 20, 19225'7"158Reedley, CA US
Rudy MinarcinRRMarch 25, 19306'0"195North Vandergrift, PA US
Lew MortonLSeptember 4, 19206'0"195Fort Scott, KS US
Bill PowellLRMay 8, 19196'0"195Comer, GA US
Héctor RodríguezRRJune 13, 19205'8"165Alquizar, CU
Harry SchaefferLLJune 23, 19246'2"175Reading, PA US
Ray ShoreRRJune 9, 19216'3"210Cincinnati, OH US
Lou SleaterLLSeptember 8, 19265'11"185St. Louis, MO US
Ed StevensLLJanuary 12, 19256'1"190Galveston, TX US
Bob WieslerSLAugust 13, 19306'3"188St. Louis, MO US
Archie WilsonRRNovember 25, 19235'11"175Los Angeles, CA US
Bobby WilsonRRJuly 23, 19225'10"175Goldsboro, NC US
Alois ZilianRRNovember 12, 19236'2"180

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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