1954 Thetford Mines Mineurs Roster

Provincial League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 43-85
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Bill Krueger (43-85)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Bellevue Park
Attendance: 47,334, Avg. 740
1954 Thetford Mines Mineurs Statistics

The Thetford Mines Mineurs of the Provincial League ended the 1954 season with a record of 43 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.

The Mineurs scored 614 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 842 runs, most in the circuit. Richard Sobeck paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .314 average. Paul Carson, Neil Thode and Thomas Wozniak topped Thetford Mines with 8 wins each, while Neil Thode recorded a 3.93 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Dick Luebke played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Thetford Mines Mineurs to do so.

Bill Krueger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AlaRRAugust 3, 19305'10"210
Quincy BarbeeRMarch 16, 19146'3"202
William Barbour
Blair BeattyR5'11"170
Paul Carson
Alexander DanelishenRRMay 12, 19255'11"195Cleveland, OH US
Anthony EspositoR5'10"158
Bernard FebbraroRLMarch 21, 19325'8"145
Robert Finney
James GivensR5'11"150
Ernest JohnsonLRNovember 4, 19286'4"170Jackson, MS US
Bill KruegerRRMay 23, 19226'1"175Hickory, NC US
Ronald KuhlmanRRNovember 20, 19356'2"200
Roy LeafgrenRAugust 4, 19306'1"190Akron, OH US
Richard Lee
Dick LuebkeRLApril 8, 19356'4"200Chicago, IL US
Charles Lundy
Rene Mack
Ron MinnichRRDecember 9, 19335'11"165
Eugene PalkaRL6'0"190
Lewis Patton
James PaulesLMarch 17, 19196'0"180York, PA US
Thomas PerezR6'1"200
Fred Prender
Jim RandolphRJune 12, 19325'8"175
Inocencio RodriguezLL6'0"165
Ross
Martin SabanRR6'0"185
William SatoryRR6'1"185
Eugene SchallRR6'0"190
Sims
Dick SkerlBarberton, OH US
George SmithR6'0"175
Richard SobeckL6'2"190
Benny SpearesRJuly 24, 19335'10"165Anderson, SC US
Neil ThodeRR6'2"195
Lee TunnisonR6'2"195
George WilsonLL6'1"170
Thomas WozniakRR6'3"180
Leonard ZeibigLOctober 12, 19305'10"175

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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