1954 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 66-69
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Wally Millies (66-69)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 51,600, Avg. 764
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1954 season with a record of 66 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The White Hawks tallied 679 runs and surrendered 733 runs. Ron Cooper paced Waterloo with 23 home runs, while Dan Phalen walloped 15 or more, too. Dan Phalen drove in 84 runs. Eugene Sheets led all regular batters with a .312 average. Rich Ramos topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.28 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1954 Waterloo White Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Luis Aparicio, Earl Battey and Rudy Árias.
Wally Millies served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | R | R | April 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Rudy Árias | L | L | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Las Villas, CU |
| Ray Baer | R | R | October 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Earl Battey | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ollie Brantley | R | R | September 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 178 | Lexa, AR US |
| Garland Brill | R | R | July 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Arlington, VA US |
| Jerry Bunyard | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jose Bustamante | R | November 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Doug Cossey | L | January 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 206 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Dick DeLozier | R | R | February 10, 1931 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Dick DiTusa | R | R | August 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Al Fahringer | R | February 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Clive Follmer | R | R | October 1, 1931 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Billy Joe Forrest | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 169 | Fulton, KY US | |
| Michael Garone | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Frank Hamlen | R | R | March 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Salem, MA US |
| Robert Hattenbach | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Dave Hill | R | R | April 29, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Larry Hoffman | S | R | May 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bill Holder | R | R | August 23, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Newport, TN US |
| Joe Jaworski | R | R | October 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bill Knapek | R | R | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Natrona, PA US |
| Del Lang | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Darrell Lindley | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Eugene Martin | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Richard Means | L | L | April 9, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dick Meyers | L | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Don Miller | R | July 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Luis Morales | R | R | November 3, 1928 | 5'9" | 150 | Banes, CU |
| Robert Mueller | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jim Nichols | R | R | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Dan Phalen | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Mel Rainey | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Rich Ramos | R | R | January 5, 1934 | 6'5" | 225 | |
| Bill Rogers | May 29, 1932 | Marietta, IL US | ||||
| Donald Schmudlach | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Fred Seger | R | 6'4" | 180 | |||
| Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Billy Smith | ||||||
| Gerald Speck | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Richard Szymczak | L | May 4, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Jack Virkstis | R | R | July 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Robert Walz | L | R | May 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Jackson, MI US |
| James Wheeler | R | R | April 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Sebring, FL US |
| John Wilson | R | January 5, 1930 | 6'3" | 185 |
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.
