1954 El Dorado Oilers Roster
Team Record: 79-39
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Bill Adair (79-39)
Location: El Dorado, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jim Griffith Field
Attendance: 36,115, Avg. 612
Playoffs - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Meridian Millers 3
Finals - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Greenville Tigers 2
The El Dorado Oilers of the Cotton States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 79 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the CSL.
The Oilers topped the league with 826 runs, spearheaded by 118 home runs. El Dorado allowed 620 runs. Pel Austin paced the team with 28 home runs, while Frank Walenga and William Carr walloped 15 or more, too. Frank Walenga drove in 125 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .382. Robert Brown led the squad with 20 wins, and Kenneth Yoke and Elmer Toth added 15 or more victories also Robert Brown recorded a 3.43 ERA, tops among regular hurlers. Bill Adair served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adair | R | R | February 10, 1913 | 6'0" | 168 | Mobile, AL US |
| Gary Anderson | R | R | July 24, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Pel Austin | R | July 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Peach Orchard, AR US | |
| Clyde Baldwin | July 21, 1928 | |||||
| Eugene Bilo | L | 5'10" | 157 | |||
| Johnny Bledsoe | ||||||
| Bill Brightwell | R | R | June 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Robert Brown | L | L | June 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| William Carr | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Nick Demus | March 7, 1927 | |||||
| Martin Filogamo | R | April 18, 1927 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Willie LaBeff | ||||||
| Harold Loggins | ||||||
| Herbert Markley | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Hurley McLeod | ||||||
| Glenn Morrison | ||||||
| Harry Radebaugh | R | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Donald Riley | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Winston Rodgers | ||||||
| Bobby Scott | S | October 20, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Wichita Falls, TX US | |
| Charles Slaber | L | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Jeff Smith | ||||||
| Chester Stranczek | R | R | November 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Elmer Toth | R | R | October 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 175 | Perrypolis, PA US |
| Luther Tucker | L | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Mason, WV US |
| Frank Walenga | R | November 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Yoke | L | L | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
