1954 Duluth Dukes Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 67-70
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Oscar Khederian (0-0), Rip Wade (0-0), Danny Litwhiler (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Ballpark: Wade Stadium
Attendance: 91,096, Avg. 1,330
1954 Duluth Dukes Statistics

The Duluth Dukes of the Northern League ended the 1954 season with a record of 67 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.

The Dukes scored 743 runs and surrendered 753 runs. Horace Greenwood paced all regular hitters with a .334 average. Ken McGonagle topped Duluth with 15 wins, while Robert Diehl recorded a 4.04 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Carlos Santiago and Danny Litwhiler both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Oscar Khederian, Rip Wade and Danny Litwhiler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald Bartlett
Ken Bawek
Robert BettinLFebruary 15, 19355'9"185Oshkosh, WI US
William Bolin
Ken BucklesRRAugust 20, 19326'2"175Davenport, IA US
Dan BumsteadLL6'2"165
Pedro CardenalRRDecember 23, 19355'10"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Vince CostelloRAugust 4, 19326'0"200
Mickey CrossinRRSeptember 16, 19306'2"193New Orleans, LA US
Robert DiehlRRMay 28, 19316'1"195Iowa City, IA US
Keith EngstromR6'2"173
William FoggRR6'2"185
Douglas Gell
Horace GreenwoodL5'7"167
Richard JackRR6'9"215
Daniel JacksonRRDecember 25, 19266'3"216, LA US
Lee JacksonS5'7"
Elroy JoyceRRJune 22, 19256'2"185Stokes County, NC US
Oscar KhederianRROctober 31, 19205'9"165
Pete KousaganRRJuly 1, 19226'1"210Uhrichsville, OH US
Edward LandrumRR5'11"170
Dean LarisonLDecember 7, 19295'10"190
Danny LitwhilerRRAugust 31, 19165'10"198Ringtown, PA US
Ken McGonagleRR6'0"175
Jack MehlRRJune 19, 19326'5"185
Jerry MehlischR5'11"185
Bob MillerLLJuly 17, 19336'5"210
Richard NewberryRR5'8"165
Leonard O'Leary
Ron OrlandiAugust 21, 1928192
Burt OstbyRLOctober 8, 19316'0"175Hennepin County, MN US
Bobby RobertsonR5'9"195
Carlos SantiagoRRMarch 2, 19265'11"170Mayaguez, PR
Michael SantoroRL5'11"180
Willie SchadewaldOctober 3, 1933Duluth, MN US
Roger ScolesR5'9"165
Rube StohsRLSeptember 5, 19255'11"185
Lawrence TessierRR6'0"195
Al WatkinsAugust 24, 1933
Grady WattsR6'2"190
John WhippleLR5'9"170
Howard WhitsonRR5'10"160
Bobby WoodRRMay 24, 19326'3"210

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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