1954 Mobile Bears Roster
Team Record: 63-91
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Stan Wasiak (0-0), Greg Mulleavy (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 87,191, Avg. 1,132
The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
The Bears scored 702 runs and allowed 822 runs. Norm Larker led all regular batters with a .326 average. Bill Harris topped Mobile with 12 wins, while Earl Mossor recorded a 3.7 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Ray Shearer, Bill Antonello, Bill Harris, Rudy Rufer, Dick Teed, Pete Wojey, Earl Mossor, Norm Larker and Jim Gentile were all players from the 1954 Mobile Bears who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Stan Wasiak and Greg Mulleavy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Antonello | R | R | May 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Herb Banton | R | R | December 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| George Barker | R | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Al Bennett | R | R | December 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| Tom Bigham | R | R | September 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Union County, NC US |
| Jimmy Bragan | R | R | March 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Hal Charnofsky | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Stan Charnofsky | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Robert Crain | R | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Raymond Cucchiarini | R | June 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Ray Dabek | R | R | January 8, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Clyde DeWitt | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Fred Folkes | S | R | August 29, 1928 | 5'10" | 147 | |
| Bud Fustin | R | R | July 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 168 | Herrin, IL US |
| Jim Gentile | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Joseph Gushanas | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Harris | L | R | December 3, 1930 | 5'8" | 187 | Duguayville, NB CA |
| Robert Hoffman | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| William Kerr | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Norm Larker | L | L | December 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Beaver Meadows, PA US |
| Al Leap | R | May 27, 1925 | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Larry Ludtke | R | R | October 18, 1929 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Robert Ludwick | R | L | April 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 160 | West Chester, PA US |
| Dick McCoy | L | L | September 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Ray McLeod | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Hugh Moxley | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Jim Ollis | R | January 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Lyle Olsen | R | November 13, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Kent Pflasterer | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| Ray Shearer | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Jacobus, PA US |
| Daniel Stupur | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Taro | R | R | May 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Dick Teed | S | R | March 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Springfield, MA US |
| Jay Ver Crouse | R | R | December 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Stan Wasiak | R | R | April 8, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jimmy Williams | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Pete Wojey | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Stowe, PA US |
| Kenneth Worley | R | R | July 11, 1930 | 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.
