1954 Little Rock Travelers Roster
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Bill Norman (0-0), Stubby Overmire (0-0), Pat Mullin (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 74,449, Avg. 967
The Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.
The Travelers scored 730 runs and yielded 855 runs. Russ Sullivan led batters with significant playing time with a .333 average. Jim Bunning topped Little Rock with 13 wins and a team-best 4.29 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1954 Little Rock Travelers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Doug Hansen, Pat Mullin, Dick Weik, Jim Bunning, Milt Jordan, Russ Sullivan, Harry Bright, Stubby Overmire, Gene Host, Carl Linhart, Jake Crawford, Dick Rozek and John Baumgartner.
Bill Norman, Stubby Overmire and Pat Mullin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Atkins | L | L | March 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Baumgartner | R | R | May 29, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Harry Bright | R | R | September 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ralph Brown | L | L | June 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Lafayette, GA US |
| Jim Bunning | R | R | October 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | Southgate, KY US |
| Pete Caniglia | R | March 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 184 | Berwyn, PA US | |
| Lawrence Ciesielski | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Donald Coppage | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jake Crawford | R | R | March 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Campbell, MO US |
| Robert Cruze | R | L | February 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | Ansonia, OH US |
| Jerry Dean | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jim Deyo | R | R | May 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Big Spring, TX US |
| Larry Donovan | R | R | January 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Kenneth Fremming | L | R | May 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Hugh Glaze | R | R | August 30, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Doug Hansen | R | R | December 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roger Higgins | R | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Dick Hoeksema | L | L | March 25, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Gene Host | S | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA US |
| David Jaska | R | February 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Milo Johnson | L | R | June 22, 1919 | 6'1" | 165 | Manitowoc, WI US |
| Milt Jordan | R | R | May 24, 1927 | 6'2" | 207 | Mineral Springs, PA US |
| Thaddeus Kapuscinski | R | R | January 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Carl Linhart | L | R | December 14, 1929 | 5'11" | 184 | Zborov, Olomouc CZ |
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Pat Mullin | L | R | November 1, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Trotter, PA US |
| R. C. Otey | R | March 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | , AR US | |
| Stubby Overmire | R | L | May 16, 1919 | 5'7" | 170 | Moline, MI US |
| Dolph Regelsky | R | November 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | Chicago, IL US | |
| George Risley | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Fairfield, CT US |
| Dick Rozek | L | L | March 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 190 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Paul Simmons | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Bradenton, FL US | |
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Russ Sullivan | L | R | February 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 196 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Dick Thompson | R | September 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 150 | Shanghai, CN | |
| Vincent Trakan | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Dick Weik | R | R | November 17, 1927 | 6'3" | 184 | Waterloo, IA US |
| John Weiss | R | R | October 20, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Ron Witucki | R | R | July 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
