1954 Meridian Millers Roster
Team Record: 62-56
Finished 3rd in the CSL
Manager: Tod Davis (62-56)
Location: Meridian, Mississippi
Ballpark: Buckwalter Stadium
Attendance: 33,598, Avg. 569
Playoffs - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Meridian Millers 3
The Meridian Millers of the Cotton States League ended the 1954 season with a record of 62 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the CSL.
The Millers scored 710 runs and gave up 659 runs. Vernon Shetler led Meridian with 17 home runs and accounted for 118 RBI. Gene Pompelia paced all regular hitters by hitting .330. Tom Jayne topped the squad with 20 wins, while Harold Cottle added 15 or more wins, too Tom Jayne earned a 2.73 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Tod Davis served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Abercrombie | ||||||
| Bobby Adams | R | March 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| William Allgood | ||||||
| James Carpenter | ||||||
| John Cochran | ||||||
| Harold Cottle | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Davis | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| James Dupuy | ||||||
| Wendell Forbes | L | January 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Irvin Giordanengo | ||||||
| Charles Gookin | ||||||
| Clifford Gookin | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Charles Gross | ||||||
| Francis Healy | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Chico Heron | R | R | March 19, 1936 | 5'10" | 168 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Tom Jayne | R | R | September 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | , TX US |
| Bill Jones | R | February 27, 1928 | 6'2" | 170 | Berry, AL US | |
| Jack Maupin | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Norman McCracken | January 16, 1935 | North Charleroi, PA US | ||||
| Roy Moore | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Ronald Pittman | ||||||
| Gene Pompelia | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Ray Rogers | July 3, 1931 | |||||
| George Ryan | ||||||
| Vernon Shetler | L | L | January 19, 1919 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Charles Smith | ||||||
| Joe Sprayberry | ||||||
| Thomas White |
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.
