1954 Lexington Colts Roster
Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 30-36
in the MSL
Manager: Zeke Bonura (30-36)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 4,000, Avg. 121
1954 Lexington Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 30-36
in the MSL
Manager: Zeke Bonura (30-36)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 4,000, Avg. 121
The Lexington Colts of the Mountain States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 30 wins and 36 lossesLexington disbanded July 7.
The Colts plated 358 runs and allowed 381 runs. Sotero Ortiz led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .279. James Mason topped Lexington with 6 wins and a team-best 4.35 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Lou Johnson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lexington Colts to do so.
Zeke Bonura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Barbee | R | March 16, 1914 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Bill Bidwell | L | R | November 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Curt Borrett | March 12, 1929 | |||||
| Ortelio Bosch | R | 5'8" | 145 | |||
| Jim Brown | January 26, 1928 | |||||
| William Brown | ||||||
| Donald Burns | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Albert Chiappini | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Randy Cooper | July 29, 1929 | , WV US | ||||
| Hugh Daley | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Orlando Echevarria | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Tony Ferrara | R | R | November 21, 1915 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Bob Flynn | R | R | May 20, 1933 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Francis Ford | June 6, 1933 | |||||
| William Frady | ||||||
| Dominic Fucci | ||||||
| Don Grzesiek | L | L | October 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| James Hawkins | ||||||
| Sixto Hechavarria | R | R | 5'7" | 135 | ||
| Art Holbrook | ||||||
| Donald Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Lou Johnson | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
| John Jones | L | January 18, 1931 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Paul Kelecava | L | L | February 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Munhall, PA US |
| Richard Kostner | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Pablo Labrador | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Russell Ladner | ||||||
| Don Luc | ||||||
| Joe Lyles | October 28, 1929 | 192 | St. Louis, MO US | |||
| James Mason | ||||||
| Juan Monge | R | R | March 8, 1929 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Robert O'Connell | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Sotero Ortiz | ||||||
| Rolando Rodriguez | R | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| John Russ | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Stu Saline | ||||||
| Irvin Schupp | L | September 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Robert Staback | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| William Upchurch | ||||||
| Eugene Vinson | ||||||
| Miles Willard | ||||||
| Benny Zaranka | R | R | 6'4" | 185 |
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.
