1954 Clinton Pirates Roster
Team Record: 63-59
Finished 3rd in the MOVL
Manager: Robert Clark (63-59)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 74,768, Avg. 1,226
Playoffs - Clinton Pirates 2 games, Decatur Commodores 0
Finals - Danville Dans 3 games, Clinton Pirates 0
The Clinton Pirates of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1954 season with a record of 63 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the MOVL.
The Pirates led the league with just 634 runs allowed. Clinton scored 642 runs, worst in the league,. John Wrye recorded 78 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .321. David Jimenez paced the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.71 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Earl Francis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Clinton Pirates to do so.
Robert Clark served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bethea | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Russel Betts | R | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| James Brettell | ||||||
| Bill Brown | R | R | November 15, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bobby Clark | L | R | March 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Walter DeLotelle | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 165 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| William Dennis | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Leo Dwojeski | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Don Erickson | R | R | September 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Earl Francis | R | R | July 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Slab Fork, WV US |
| Glenn Gongorek | R | R | November 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Edmund Greicius | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Larry Hill | R | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Lester Humphreys | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 6'2" | 197 | Buena Vista, VA US |
| David Jimenez | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | , CU | |
| Del Johnston | R | R | December 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Salina, KS US |
| John Kilroy | ||||||
| Don Land | R | May 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Adolph Long | ||||||
| Robert Long | S | R | September 16, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Gary Marhoover | ||||||
| Edward Mathes | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Edward Miller | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jack O'Keefe | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | New York, NY US |
| Benson Phillips | ||||||
| Bud Plaster | R | R | June 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Frank Plish | ||||||
| David Reider | L | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| John Schneider | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Paul Sizemore | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Dickie Tyndall | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Cedric Wolfman | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| John Wrye | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Regis Zaski | January 23, 1935 |
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.
