1954 Lawton Braves Roster
Team Record: 81-58
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Travis Jackson (81-58)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 47,431, Avg. 682
Playoffs - Lawton Braves 3 games, McAlester Rockets 2
Finals - Lawton Braves 4 games, Ardmore Cardinals 0
The Lawton Braves of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 81 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the SSL.
The Braves scored 831 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Carl Hrovatic led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .370 average. Wendell Doss earned 24 wins on the mound for Lawton and a team-best 3 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Travis Jackson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Alden | R | R | October 18, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Henry Asmussen | December 1, 1932 | |||||
| Kenneth Aycock | R | R | August 5, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jack Bickett | R | September 23, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| MacDuffee Biggs | L | L | May 11, 1934 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Bob Binder | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Jackie Brown | R | R | January 26, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Don Carter | R | R | July 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bobby Cothran | R | May 7, 1934 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
| Wayne Cummings | S | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Norris Dorsey | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Bobby Doss | ||||||
| Wendell Doss | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Eugene Dowie | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Bobby Dudley | R | R | February 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Larry Fralic | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Lee Freeman | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Robert Gilmore | R | R | 6'4" | 204 | ||
| Edward Horbelt | L | January 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Carl Hrovatic | R | R | December 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Salem, OH US |
| Michael Kirmer | L | L | May 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Joe Kleczynski | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Shamokin, PA US |
| Bruce Mansfield | ||||||
| Bill McKeon | R | September 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 184 | ||
| Willie Parrott | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Al Phinney | ||||||
| Robert Reckelhoff | January 4, 1935 | Jasper, IN US | ||||
| Jim Spencer | R | L | August 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Batesville, AR US |
| Daniel Staniec | R | R | December 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Szarzynski | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Paul Thompson | L | L | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Victor Thurn | L | 5'11" | 169 | |||
| Andrew Tobias | ||||||
| Joel Whitlock | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL 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.
