1954 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
Team Record: 47-51
Finished 3rd in the FIL
Manager: Gil Torres (47-51)
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 23,247, Avg. 474
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 47 wins and 51 losses, finishing third in the FIL.
The Indians tallied 449 runs and allowed 440 runs. Mack Meeks paced West Palm Beach with 13 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Ralph Prince led hitters with significant playing time with a .282 average. Rene Solis topped the squad with 11 wins, while Enrique Collantes earned a 2.77 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1954 West Palm Beach Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Whitey Platt, Les Witherspoon and Gil Torres.
Gil Torres served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Aguiar | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Jesus Ayon | R | R | April 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Charlie Balciulis | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
| Ferdinand Cavallaro | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Frank Celiberti | ||||||
| Enrique Collantes | R | R | 5'8" | 168 | ||
| Bill Conroy | L | L | November 28, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Mario Diaz | R | R | 5'8" | 162 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |
| James Durkin | R | R | June 1, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Rudolph Gonzales | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Orlando Gonzalez | R | July 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Gene Harvey | R | 5'11" | 165 | Savannah, GA US | ||
| Leeson Hogarth | R | 6'3" | 170 | |||
| Fred Kiernan | R | 5'7" | 161 | |||
| Jorge Lopez | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Rafael Lopez | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Pete Lussier | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Carmelo Maldonado | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| John McCulloch | ||||||
| Mack Meeks | L | March 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Severino Mendez | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Tony Pacheco | R | R | July 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Punta Brava, La Habana CU |
| Eusebio Perez | L | R | December 16, 1925 | 5'11" | 155 | Niquero, CU |
| Whitey Platt | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Ralph Prince | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Gene Stewart | L | December 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Armando Suarez | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Frank Sulkowski | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Gil Torres | R | R | August 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 155 | Regla, CU |
| Thomas Venn | R | R | 6'2" | 183 | ||
| Les Witherspoon | S | R | June 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
