1954 Beaumont Exporters Roster
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
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 Red Lynn, Willie Ramsdell, Jim Brosnan, Lloyd Gearhart, Les Fleming, Buzz Clarkson, Leroy Williams, Bob Zick, George Eyrich, Chris Kitsos, Mickey Livingston, Mike Clark, Paul Schramka, Jim Fanning, Ben Taylor, Vern Kennedy, Bob Marquis, Bill Williams, Russ Bauers, Ford Garrison, Dave Hillman, Vern Fear, Eddie Kazak and Max Lanier.
Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Anderson | R | R | March 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Nashua, NH US |
| Russ Bauers | L | R | May 10, 1914 | 6'3" | 195 | Townsend, WI US |
| Jim Brosnan | R | R | October 24, 1929 | 6'4" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Mike Clark | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'4" | 190 | Camden, NJ US |
| Buzz Clarkson | R | R | March 13, 1915 | 5'11" | 210 | Hopkins, SC US |
| Dave Cunningham | R | R | December 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Ronald Curnan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Herbert Dorsey | ||||||
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Jim Fanning | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Vern Fear | S | R | August 21, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Everly, IA US |
| Jim Fiscalini | R | R | May 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Les Fleming | L | L | August 7, 1915 | 5'10" | 185 | Singleton, TX US |
| Ford Garrison | R | R | August 29, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | Greenville, SC US |
| Lloyd Gearhart | R | L | August 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New Lebanon, OH US |
| Ev Hall | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Gary, IN US |
| Carlton Hanta | R | April 20, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , HI US | |
| Dave Hillman | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Dungannon, VA US |
| Bill Hockenbury | R | R | June 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Paul Hoffmeister | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 6'4" | 215 | East Chicago, IL US |
| Jack Hollis | R | R | January 28, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Michael Jezierski | R | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Milt Joffe | R | R | February 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Eddie Kazak | R | R | July 18, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Vern Kennedy | L | R | March 20, 1907 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Chris Kitsos | S | R | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Joe Kuncl | R | R | June 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Prague, NE US |
| Max Lanier | R | L | August 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Denton, NC US |
| Red Lavigne | R | September 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Mickey Livingston | R | R | November 15, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Newberry, SC US |
| Red Lynn | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX US |
| Bob Marquis | L | L | December 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| Willie Ramsdell | R | R | April 4, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | Williamsburg, KS US |
| Paul Schramka | L | L | March 22, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Burton Smith | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Speck | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Elvin Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | Cherokee, IA US |
| Eugene Tarabilda | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ben Taylor | L | L | September 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Metropolis, IL US |
| Jay Ver Crouse | R | R | December 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Don Watkins | R | R | September 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Nokomis, IL US |
| Bill Williams | R | R | June 22, 1913 | 5'11" | 160 | Henderson, TX US |
| Leroy Williams | S | R | July 10, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Orlando, FL US |
| Bob Zick | L | R | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 168 | Chicago, IL 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.
