1954 Mayfield Clothiers Roster
Team Record: 64-52
Finished 4th in the KITL
Manager: John Davis (64-52)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Mayfield, Kentucky
Ballpark: Graves County War Memorial Park
Attendance: 26,099, Avg. 450
The Mayfield Clothiers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1954 season with a record of 64 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the KITL.
The Clothiers scored 780 runs and surrendered 714 runs. Joseph Moran led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .363 clip. Hugh Rogers topped Mayfield with 15 wins, while Gene Calder recorded a 3.73 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Frank Funk and John Davis both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
John Davis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Bassetti | R | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gene Calder | L | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | Marion County, SC US |
| Joseph Capasso | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Nelson Collins | 6'5" | 210 | ||||
| Marion Cowdell | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| John Davis | R | R | July 15, 1915 | 5'11" | 172 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Frank Funk | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Clayton Haney | December 15, 1930 | Limestone County, AL US | ||||
| Freddie Harrison | ||||||
| Ted Heitschmidt | L | R | 6'3" | 189 | ||
| Ed Herstek | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Fred Hinton | R | June 12, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Joyner | R | March 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Gene Kokosinski | ||||||
| Ray Lafser | ||||||
| John Locke | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| George Lovelace | L | March 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bill Mahon | R | L | December 15, 1933 | |||
| Robert McLemore | ||||||
| Joseph Moran | L | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| John Rabun | ||||||
| Hugh Rogers | L | R | April 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
| Edward Russell | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Robert Shapiro | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Gary Steiner | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Jack Swirat | ||||||
| John Zarcone | L | R | 6'5" | 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.
