1954 Beaumont Exporters Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-84
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Les Fleming (0-0), Mickey Livingston (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Ballpark: Stuart Stadium
Attendance: 100,008, Avg. 1,242
1954 Beaumont Exporters Roster

The Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.

The Exporters scored 755 runs and gave up 819 runs, most in the circuit. Eddie Kazak paced Beaumont with 19 home runs and drove in 104 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .344 clip. Dave Hillman topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.32 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1954 Beaumont Exporters who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Russ Bauers, Jim Brosnan, Mike Clark, Buzz Clarkson, George Eyrich, Jim Fanning, Vern Fear, Les Fleming, Ford Garrison, Lloyd Gearhart, Dave Hillman, Eddie Kazak, Vern Kennedy, Chris Kitsos, Max Lanier, Mickey Livingston, Red Lynn, Bob Marquis, Willie Ramsdell, Paul Schramka, Ben Taylor, Bill Williams, Leroy Williams and Bob Zick.

Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Dave Hillman1611.5933.323630162225.021196831993129203
Eugene Tarabilda912.4294.19481851191.02071198988082929
Jim Brosnan71.8752.781384168.057252162458004
Bob Zick78.4673.43171560105.089494055871215
Paul Hoffmeister58.3856.48471100118.01289485168883809
Joe Kuncl32.600100.0
Vern Kennedy34.429160.0
George Eyrich22.500180.0
Vern Fear23.40060.0
Max Lanier23.4004.981371047.049292682836002
Jay Ver Crouse11.500120.0
Burton Smith14.200150.0
Don Watkins0040.0
Russ Bauers0010.0
Elvin Stabelfeld0020.0
Ronald Curnan0020.0
Bill Hockenbury10.0
Gerald Speck02.000100.0
Red Lynn03.00080.0
Willie Ramsdell03.00050.0
Totals5867.4644.112848903240754.0741412344623710459213320

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Eddie Kazak15364855810219244219104246749.344.412.532.9442974910
Ev Hall14664558778175244562774245.298.345.378.7232222104
Bob Marquis14364956110215819168521167469.282.370.415.785233662
Jack Hollis149621530671322721058466858.249.335.364.6991934127
Jim Fanning933523228598162748132030.304.345.432.777139172
Ford Garrison106235215235650726211621.260.312.381.69382040
Chris Kitsos47196149213262020254134.215.392.282.67442321
Dave Cunningham51175150233140723112139.207.308.373.68156130
Carlton Hanta3913711715241316101821.205.311.291.60234020
Red Lavigne2783727185031100108.250.349.444.79432100
Paul Schramka218275101810360079.240.305.373.67828000
Mickey Livingston32514851540170039.312.353.458.81122000
Ronald Curnan358672915200100139.208.337.236.57317100
Milt Joffe33958212122104101326.146.263.195.45816000
Dave Hillman47937710102101000733.130.212.182.39414180
Jim Brosnan1633282700030028.250.323.250.5737120
Bob Zick24413845100100111.132.154.158.3126020
Vern Kennedy18880400010001.500.500.5001.0004000
Eugene Tarabilda52715724000100821.070.185.070.2554060
Paul Hoffmeister47393433000000515.088.205.088.2933000
Red Lynn8882.250.250.250.5002
Harry Martin717172.118.118.118.2352
Bill Williams8661.167.167.167.3331
Jay Ver Crouse12660100010001.167.167.167.3331000
George Eyrich18870100000014.143.250.143.3931000
Max Lanier1312112100000004.091.091.091.1821010
Joe Kuncl1915130100010005.077.077.077.1541020
Don Watkins4110000.000.000.000.0000
Elvin Stabelfeld2110000.000.000.000.0000
Gerald Speck10330000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Burton Smith16530000000021.000.400.000.4000000
Herbert Dorsey4220000.000.000.000.0000
Willie Ramsdell5880000.000.000.000.0000
Vern Fear6990000.000.000.000.0000
Lloyd Gearhart410100000.000.000.000.0000
Michael Jezierski4330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals141944543888582101816333714463233439532.262.339.376.714146002576260

Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ford Garrison1B141098091.0008.357
Jack Hollis2B14743436222109.9735.415
Chris Kitsos2B13323038.9544.769
Eddie Kazak3B1511632233637.9152.556
Jim FanningC8648352116.9806.2213
Ronald CurnanC1968620.9743.8950
Bob MarquisCF51106190.9222.098
Dave CunninghamCF25582001.0002.400
Milt JoffeCF1433010.9712.357
Ev HallCF1290001.000.750
Ev HallLF922001490.9602.326
Bob MarquisLF2245310.9802.182
Ford GarrisonLF1813010.929.722
Paul SchramkaLF16411001.0002.625
Eugene TarabildaP48114063.8951.062
Paul HoffmeisterP47625031.000.660
Dave HillmanP36152340.9051.056
George EyrichP185510.909.556
Bob ZickP17151930.9192.000
Vern KennedyP1614001.000.312
Burton SmithP152510.875.467
Max LanierP13213001.0001.154
Jim BrosnanP133911.923.923
Jay Ver CrouseP1222001.000.333
Gerald SpeckP100130.250.100
Joe KunclP1037001.0001.000
Red LynnP8.000
Vern FearP6.000
Willie RamsdellP5.000
Don WatkinsP4.000
Elvin StabelfeldP2.000
Ronald CurnanP2.000
Bill HockenburyP1.000
Russ BauersP1.000
Bob MarquisRF69121240.9691.783
Ford GarrisonRF2826220.9331.000
Ev HallRF2340211.9771.826
Red LavigneRF2217010.944.773
Dave CunninghamRF1421210.9581.643
Milt JoffeRF12130001.0001.083
Carlton HantaSS38421051120.9303.868
Chris KitsosSS345592410.9744.324
Ev HallSS15162075.8372.400
Totals121922101080145212.9582.699300

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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