1954 Welch Miners Roster
Team Record: 59-54
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (59-54)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 25,086, Avg. 444
Playoffs - Bluefield Blue-Grays 2 games, Welch Miners 0
The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1954 season with a record of 59 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Miners plated 687 runs and surrendered 733 runs. Carl Chianese paced Welch with 10 home runs and drove in 87 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .323 average. Bill Kirk topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.32 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Kirk played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Welch Miners to do so.
Jack Crosswhite served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Austin | ||||||
| James Belknap | ||||||
| LaVern Braddock | ||||||
| Robert Brown | L | L | October 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Sam Brown | ||||||
| Jack Campbell | ||||||
| Carl Chianese | L | R | February 12, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Robert Colby | ||||||
| Howard Comegys | ||||||
| Richard Connolly | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Herman Creasey | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Jack Crosswhite | R | July 29, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Curry | ||||||
| Robert Davidson | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Joseph Decello | ||||||
| James Fields | R | R | June 18, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Lebanon, VA US |
| Marlin Fiscel | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| George Frontz | ||||||
| Anthony Funari | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Samuel Germano | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Sid Gilmore | April 25, 1931 | Oakvale, WV US | ||||
| Lee Heffner | R | May 28, 1928 | 5'10" | 159 | Allentown, PA US | |
| Lester Hodgson | ||||||
| Bill Kirk | L | L | July 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Coatesville, PA US |
| Raymond Lucas | ||||||
| James McClary | L | R | January 6, 1932 | 6'2" | 165 | Davie, WV US |
| Raymond Menzoni | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Merget | R | R | 6'5" | 170 | ||
| Leon Molokie | Elizabeth, NJ US | |||||
| Paul Musselman | January 9, 1926 | |||||
| Bobby Neff | ||||||
| Paul Nix | R | R | September 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Greenville, AL US |
| Robert Oberg | ||||||
| Walter Pawlak | ||||||
| Paul Petrosky | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| William Randle | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Ed Redmond | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Richard Royce | R | R | July 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | Napa, CA US |
| Martin Sadorf | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Nick Samela | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| LeRoy Schmidt | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Ross Sergo | July 20, 1931 | Lohrville, WI US | ||||
| Bob Slencak | S | R | July 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Sagamore, PA US |
| Bob Smedley | March 18, 1932 | Waynesboro, PA US | ||||
| Terry | ||||||
| Victor Thurn | L | 5'11" | 169 | |||
| Fran Traill | R | October 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Randy Vance | April 14, 1935 | |||||
| Bill Watts | R | May 25, 1933 | 5'7" | 180 | ||
| Stanley Webster | ||||||
| Gerald Werner | ||||||
| Tom Werner | R | April 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Joel Whitlock | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jon Williams | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Mobile, AL 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.
