1954 Tulsa Oilers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Acker | R | R | March 7, 1930 | 6'4" | 215 | Paterson, NJ US |
Danny Baich | R | R | December 25, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
Dick Bokelmann | R | R | October 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Arlington Heights, IL US |
Jim Bolger | R | R | February 23, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Earle Brucker | L | R | August 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Norm Camp | R | R | June 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | West Salem, OH US |
Jimmy Cleverly | L | June 16, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |
Mickey Crossin | R | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 193 | New Orleans, LA US |
Grant Dunlap | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
Maurice Fisher | R | R | February 16, 1931 | 6'5" | 210 | Uniondale, IN US |
Don Fracchia | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 193 | Richmond, CA US |
Don Gross | L | L | June 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Weidman, MI US |
Gene Hatton | R | 6'0" | 176 | |||
Natalio Irizarry | R | R | September 30, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | |
James Jadwin | R | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US | |
Ziggy Jasinski | R | R | December 3, 1925 | 5'9" | 164 | Maspeth, NY US |
Dick Kinaman | R | R | November 10, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Clyde King | S | R | May 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 175 | Goldsboro, NC US |
Tom Korczowski | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Al Kozar | R | R | July 5, 1921 | 5'9" | 173 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
Michael Lutz | R | R | August 29, 1927 | 6'1" | 208 | |
Danny Lynch | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX US |
Joe Macko | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Port Clinton, OH US |
Cliff Mapes | L | R | March 13, 1922 | 6'3" | 205 | Sutherland, NE US |
Al McNeilance | R | R | September 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
Marion Murszewski | L | L | March 27, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
Olney Patterson | R | R | March 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Woodsville, NH US |
Ray Petrzelka | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Bob Prentice | R | August 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Frank Robinson | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | Beaumont, TX US |
Cliff Ross | L | L | August 3, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Virgil Stallcup | R | R | January 3, 1922 | 6'3" | 185 | Ravensford, NC US |
John Stewart | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Joe Szekely | R | R | February 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
Ted Tappe | L | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
Larry Taylor | R | R | August 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Bill Upton | R | R | June 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 167 | Esther, MO US |
Leroy Williams | S | R | July 10, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Orlando, 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.