1954 Augusta Rams Roster
Team Record: 58-82
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Al Unser (0-0), John Liptak (0-0), El Tappe (0-0)
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 93,091, Avg. 1,330
The Augusta Rams of the South Atlantic League ended the 1954 season with a record of 58 wins and 82 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.
The Rams scored 543 runs and gave up 639 runs. John Mitchell led batters with significant playing time with a .263 average. Ray Knoblauch topped Augusta with 12 wins, while Hugh Blanton recorded a 3 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Jim Kirby, Bobo Holloman, Al Unser, Buddy Lively, Al Kozar, Dan Lewandowski, Bobby Wilkins and Dutch McCall were all players from the 1954 Augusta Rams who played in the Majors during their careers.
Al Unser, John Liptak and El Tappe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Blanton | R | R | September 8, 1923 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Emilio Cabrera | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Irving Carlson | R | R | December 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Lee Cullens | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Clyde Curry | ||||||
| James Foster | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Lloyd Freund | R | R | November 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Johnsburg, IL US |
| Bob Gardner | R | August 22, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Bill Hair | R | R | 5'11" | 145 | ||
| Marvin Hatcher | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bobo Holloman | R | R | March 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 207 | Thomaston, GA US |
| Leonard Hunt | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Wylie Ivey | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Ottis Jacobs | R | R | December 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| James Jones | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Ray Knoblauch | R | R | January 26, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Bay City, MI US |
| Al Kozar | R | R | July 5, 1921 | 5'9" | 173 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
| Dan Lewandowski | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| John Liptak | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
| John Mitchell | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 12 | |
| Robert Nichols | 5'10" | 185 | ||||
| John O'Lari | R | September 25, 1927 | 5'10" | 200 | ||
| Dean Padgett | L | 6'2" | 183 | |||
| Harold Pinson | L | July 29, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Rome, GA US | |
| Jesse Priest | R | R | September 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Briggs, TX US |
| Dean Scarborough | R | January 31, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Windom, MN US | |
| Bill Sharp | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Dick Smullen | L | L | 6'0" | 196 | ||
| Pete Stroud | R | June 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, SC US | |
| Mel Tappe | R | R | May 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Quincy, IL US |
| Al Unser | R | R | October 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Morrisonville, IL US |
| Kenneth Whitehead | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ken Wild | R | R | November 16, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bobby Wilkins | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Denton, NC US |
| James Wingard | L | L | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
