1954 Hamilton Cardinals Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-65
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Jimmy Brown (61-65)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 41,379, Avg. 657
1954 Hamilton Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 61-65
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Jimmy Brown (61-65)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 41,379, Avg. 657
The Hamilton Cardinals of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 61 wins and 65 losses, finishing sixth in the PONYL.
The Cardinals scored 783 runs and allowed 792 runs. Gene Davis led all regular hitters by connecting at a .345 clip. Marty Kutyna topped Hamilton with 17 wins and a team-best 3.31 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Marty Kutyna and Tom Baker both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jimmy Brown served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Baker | L | L | May 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Port Townsend, WA US |
| John Ball | R | R | July 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Leonard Batroney | March 8, 1932 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US | ||||
| Cletus Benedict | L | January 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bill Brown | R | July 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| William Buntrock | ||||||
| Stanley Chincheck | R | R | November 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Richard Christian | ||||||
| Robert Christian | ||||||
| Donald Colpoys | R | June 19, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| George Creasy | R | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Stanley D'Antonio | ||||||
| Alfred Davis | R | R | March 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Gene Davis | R | R | May 1, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Stanley Deneka | R | R | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Louis Diaz | ||||||
| Glenn Dulaney | ||||||
| Al Duncan | ||||||
| Robert Foreman | R | L | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Nilo Giavedoni | R | 5'11" | 145 | |||
| Richard Gumbert | R | January 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Waltham, MA US | |
| Leon Harris | ||||||
| John Krysiak | ||||||
| Marty Kutyna | R | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Roy Lakeman | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Martin Lang | ||||||
| David Leonard | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Mario Mauriello | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Heaford McKinney | L | June 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bill Miller | R | R | March 26, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Walt Mitchell | R | November 23, 1932 | 6'4" | 205 | Akron, OH US | |
| William Murphy | R | R | December 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Malden, MA US |
| Victor Napolitano | R | December 15, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Joe Ostopchuk | R | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Haverhill, MA US |
| Ronald Price | June 14, 1933 | Erie, PA US | ||||
| Art Remsa | L | November 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| George Rodems | September 8, 1930 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
| Ronald Schmitt | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Peter Shultis | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| LaCoy Smith | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Donald Thomas | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Leslie Thomas | ||||||
| Matthew Woloszyn | R | 5'7" | 165 |
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.
