1954 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster
Team Record: 48-104
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Mickey Livingston (0-0), Bud Stewart (0-0), Al Jacinto (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 59,606, Avg. 784
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 48 wins and 104 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
The Sky Sox tallied 729 runs and gave up 969 runs, most in the league. Joe Kirrene led all regular batters by hitting .343. Don Rudolph topped Colorado Springs with 9 wins and a team-best 4.33 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Joe Hicks, Don Bradey, Willie Ramsdell, Jerry Dahlke, Hal Trosky, Bud Stewart, Don Rudolph, Mickey Livingston and Joe Kirrene were all players from the 1954 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Mickey Livingston, Bud Stewart and Al Jacinto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Black | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bill Boyce | R | R | February 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Brighton, MA US |
| Foy Boyd | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Garland Brill | R | R | July 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Arlington, VA US |
| Jerry Bunyard | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Doug Cossey | L | January 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 206 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Thomas Denny | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Al Fahringer | R | February 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Carroll Gholson | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Joe Hicks | L | R | April 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Ivy, VA US |
| Larry Hoffman | S | R | May 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Roger Howard | R | R | August 3, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Eddie Hughes | L | L | December 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Alfredo Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Al Jacinto | R | R | June 30, 1924 | 5'5" | 148 | Clarksburg, CA US |
| Joe Kirrene | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Del Lang | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Haig Lavery | L | R | April 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Frank Layana | R | September 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| William Ley | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Darrell Lindley | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Mickey Livingston | R | R | November 15, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Newberry, SC US |
| Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| George Noga | R | R | November 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Willie Ramsdell | R | R | April 4, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | Williamsburg, KS US |
| Hal Rhyne | R | June 29, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Rose | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bob Simpson | R | R | February 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Gerald Speck | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bud Stewart | L | R | June 15, 1916 | 5'11" | 160 | Sacramento, CA US |
| John Trombold | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Hal Trosky | R | R | September 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 205 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Charlie Walsh | R | September 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Robert Walz | L | R | May 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Jackson, MI US |
| Bobby Winkles | R | R | March 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Tuckerman, AR US |
| Walter Yowell | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Etlan, VA 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.
