1954 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 63-77
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Roland LeBlanc (63-77)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 34,614, Avg. 494
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1954 season with a record of 63 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Cardinals plated 657 runs and conceded 718 runs. Roland LeBlanc paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .328 clip. Fred Huthmaker topped Lynchburg with 11 wins, while Vernon Cray recorded a 2.57 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Charlie Peete played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lynchburg Cardinals to do so.
Roland LeBlanc served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pep Baselici | R | October 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 187 | ||
| Gene Bone | June 7, 1928 | |||||
| Carl Brown | R | R | August 11, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Donald Brown | R | July 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Montgomery, AL US | |
| William Burton | R | R | July 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Grady Chavis | L | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Louis Ciccone | R | 5'7" | 154 | |||
| Vernon Cray | R | R | August 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Mark DeLay | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Stanley Deneka | R | R | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Stanley Derry | L | August 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ US | |
| Carmon Dugger | L | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Vaughn Dyer | L | L | August 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Philip Emery | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Pete Ethier | R | July 25, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Spencer, MA US | |
| Chuck Forrest | R | R | May 28, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | Lafayette, CO US |
| Harry Fredericks | R | June 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| James Greer | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Bob Gregg | R | L | April 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Sidney Hathaway | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Don Henderson | L | October 23, 1933 | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Kenny Hilyer | R | January 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Fremont, NE US | |
| Jerry Hood | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Fred Huthmaker | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| William Keppel | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Roland LeBlanc | R | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Jim Lewey | R | R | September 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | Alamance County, NC US |
| Santo Luberto | R | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Chick McCombie | R | R | January 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Elmira, PA US |
| Jim Myers | ||||||
| Charlie Peete | L | R | February 22, 1929 | 5'9" | 190 | Franklin, VA US |
| Henry Ptak | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Jack Roberts | S | R | September 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Richard Shannon | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Robert Slaybaugh | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Ray Stockton | L | April 12, 1931 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ron Unke | R | R | December 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Bob Whitaker | R | R | March 1, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Seekonk, MA US |
| Alan Willner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jack Yvars | R | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
