1954 Topeka Owls Roster

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 87-51
Finished 1st in the WA
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (87-51)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 58,671, Avg. 850
1954 Topeka Owls Statistics

Playoffs - Blackwell Broncos 3 games, Topeka Owls 0

The Topeka Owls of the Western Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 87 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the WA.

The Owls plated 888 runs and conceded 667 runs. Ray Posipanka led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .333 average. Robert Lowe topped Topeka with 21 wins and a team-best 2.84 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers. Ira Hutchinson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Don AlfordRRSeptember 18, 1929Peoria, IL US
Foy BoydRRJanuary 26, 19326'2"175
Ty BrazielLFebruary 21, 19286'0"185Detroit, MI US
Phillip BrownLRJune 19, 19346'0"173
Arthur CicchettiR5'9"165
Dick DeLozierRRFebruary 10, 19316'5"195
Lee DeWanL5'11"175
Bill EarnhardtRRSeptember 17, 19355'10"175
Duane EckertRRNovember 19, 19306'0"170Aberdeen, SD US
Frank HamlenRRMarch 18, 19306'0"175Salem, MA US
Dave HillRRApril 29, 19295'10"170
Ned JohnsonRSeptember 15, 19335'10"170Dayton, OH US
Frank LayanaRSeptember 15, 19346'2"195
Darrell LindleyR6'1"190
Robert LoweRR6'1"185
Frank LucasRR6'2"190
Richard MeansLLApril 9, 19366'0"180
Bobby MeltonRMarch 8, 19325'10"194
Duane MelvinRRMay 4, 19266'1"190Topeka, KS US
Joe MikezRRDecember 9, 19306'3"225
Jerry OleskoRNovember 18, 19335'11"164
Luis PerezRRMarch 22, 19315'8"150
Ray PosipankaRMarch 16, 19276'2"188Cleveland, OH US
Roger RadaLAugust 12, 19296'1"195
Mel RaineyRL6'0"170
Charley SchaffernothRR6'1"185
Richard SzymczakLMay 4, 19345'10"175Toledo, OH US
Norm TannerRRApril 20, 19345'11"170
Mel ThomasonJune 22, 1933
Robert TritschLL6'1"175
John TromboldLL6'1"180
Harold WallaceR5'11"190
Wally WilliamsRRAugust 26, 19295'10"165Chicago, IL 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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