1954 Tulsa Oilers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-83
Finished 6th in the TL
Manager: Joe Schultz (78-83)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 104,378, Avg. 1,297
1954 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the TL.

The Oilers plated 676 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 714 runs. Joe Macko paced Tulsa with 29 home runs, while Ted Tappe and Joe Szekely walloped 15 or more also. Joe Macko recorded 92 runs batted in. Jim Bolger led batters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Norm Camp topped the team with 16 wins, and Marion Murszewski earned a 3.14 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tom Acker, Dick Bokelmann, Jim Bolger, Earle Brucker, Grant Dunlap, Maurice Fisher, Don Gross, Clyde King, Al Kozar, Danny Lynch, Cliff Mapes, Frank Robinson, Cliff Ross, Virgil Stallcup, Joe Szekely, Ted Tappe, Bill Upton and Leroy Williams were all players from the 1954 Tulsa Oilers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Joe Schultz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom AckerRRMarch 7, 19306'4"215Paterson, NJ US
Danny BaichRRDecember 25, 19245'10"190Detroit, MI US
Dick BokelmannRROctober 26, 19266'0"180Arlington Heights, IL US
Jim BolgerRRFebruary 23, 19326'2"180Cincinnati, OH US
Earle BruckerLRAugust 25, 19256'2"210Los Angeles, CA US
Norm CampRRJune 19, 19285'11"185West Salem, OH US
Jimmy CleverlyLJune 16, 19265'9"175Salt Lake City, UT US
Mickey CrossinRRSeptember 16, 19306'2"193New Orleans, LA US
Grant DunlapRRDecember 20, 19236'2"180Stockton, CA US
Maurice FisherRRFebruary 16, 19316'5"210Uniondale, IN US
Don FracchiaRRFebruary 1, 19316'1"193Richmond, CA US
Don GrossLLJune 30, 19315'11"186Weidman, MI US
Gene HattonR6'0"176
Natalio IrizarryRRSeptember 30, 19296'1"185
James JadwinRJuly 16, 19306'1"185Zanesville, OH US
Ziggy JasinskiRRDecember 3, 19255'9"164Maspeth, NY US
Dick KinamanRRNovember 10, 19256'1"190Los Angeles, CA US
Clyde KingSRMay 23, 19246'1"175Goldsboro, NC US
Tom KorczowskiR5'10"170
Al KozarRRJuly 5, 19215'9"173McKees Rocks, PA US
Michael LutzRRAugust 29, 19276'1"208
Danny LynchRRFebruary 7, 19265'11"174Dallas, TX US
Joe MackoRRFebruary 19, 19286'2"205Port Clinton, OH US
Cliff MapesLRMarch 13, 19226'3"205Sutherland, NE US
Al McNeilanceRRSeptember 4, 19275'11"175Buffalo, NY US
Marion MurszewskiLLMarch 27, 19306'2"175Buffalo, NY US
Olney PattersonRRMarch 16, 19265'11"175Woodsville, NH US
Ray PetrzelkaRRDecember 2, 19276'3"195
Bob PrenticeRAugust 12, 19286'0"180
Frank RobinsonRRAugust 31, 19356'1"183Beaumont, TX US
Cliff RossLLAugust 3, 19286'4"195Philadelphia, PA US
Virgil StallcupRRJanuary 3, 19226'3"185Ravensford, NC US
John StewartRR6'3"205
Joe SzekelyRRFebruary 2, 19255'11"180Cleveland, OH US
Ted TappeLRFebruary 2, 19316'3"185Seattle, WA US
Larry TaylorRRAugust 7, 19306'1"175
Bill UptonRRJune 18, 19296'0"167Esther, MO US
Leroy WilliamsSRJuly 10, 19275'10"170Orlando, FL 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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