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1954 Middlesboro Athletics Roster
Team Record: 48-34
Finished 1st in the MSL
Manager: Walt Dixon (48-34)
Location: Middlesboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Hilltop Speedway Park
Attendance: 9,031, Avg. 220
The Middlesboro Athletics of the Mountain States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the MSL.
The Athletics plated 448 runs and gave up 429 runs. Walt Dixon and Sam Garbedian topped hitters with significant playing time with a .337 average. Jim Anders led Middlesboro with 12 wins, while William Morgan registered a 3.47 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jack Bruner played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Middlesboro Athletics to do so.
Walt Dixon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jim Anders | R | R | June 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Jack Bruner | L | L | July 1, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Waterloo, IA US |
Charles Cook | ||||||
Walt Dixon | R | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 235 | Chatham County, NC US | |
Kermit Doub | L | L | 5'9" | 140 | ||
Sam Garbedian | L | 5'6" | 160 | |||
Ron Grace | ||||||
Charles Greenhill | R | 6'1" | 205 | |||
William Halstead | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Jackie Jones | R | October 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Adam McCoy | ||||||
James McCrary | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'7" | 148 | Lexington, NC US | |
Haydon McPartland | ||||||
William Morgan | R | L | 5'11" | 169 | ||
William Philyaw | R | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
Albert Roberts | ||||||
Hollis Robertson | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
James Robinson | ||||||
Bill Ross | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fullerton, CA US |
Peter Taylor | ||||||
Albert Turner | Hyman, SC US | |||||
William Williams | R | 5'11" | 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.