1954 Greenville Tigers Roster
Team Record: 80-39
Finished 1st in the CSL
Manager: Willis Hudlin (80-39)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Attendance: 48,372, Avg. 813
Playoffs - Greenville Tigers 4 games, Monroe Sports 1
Finals - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Greenville Tigers 2
The Greenville Tigers of the Cotton States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 80 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the CSL.
The Tigers gave up 519 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Greenville plated 748 runs. Harry Martin paced the team with 23 home runs, while Allie Benza and William McDowell walloped 15 or more, too. Harry Martin drove in 99 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .337 clip. Jerry Dean led the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 1.8 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Ken Rowe played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Greenville Tigers to do so.
Willis Hudlin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | R | March 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Fred Bell | R | January 17, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Allie Benza | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| George Berry | R | March 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jess Bucy | L | October 29, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Earl Castille | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Dean | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Owen Dougherty | S | L | 5'10" | 188 | ||
| Dick Eaton | L | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| James Gaines | R | R | 6'0" | 163 | ||
| Hugh Glaze | R | R | August 30, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Paul Griffith | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Edwin Grimsley | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Paul Jones | May 13, 1929 | |||||
| Maurice Kelly | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Lindquist | L | L | February 24, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Louis Lukasiuk | R | October 1, 1914 | 5'5" | 172 | , NJ US | |
| John Maroney | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| William McDowell | L | March 18, 1921 | 5'9" | 172 | Okolona, MS US | |
| Frank Radigan | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Harold Renn | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| William Reynolds | L | L | 6'3" | |||
| Ken Rowe | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Ferndale, MI US |
| Frankie Shell | S | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Sage, AR US |
| Ronald Simmons | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Johnie Venable | L | R | October 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Wiltse | L | L | June 27, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Richard Wirth |
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.
