1954 McAlester Rockets Roster
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 3rd in the SSL
Manager: Malcolm Mick (76-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Jefferson-Lee Stadium
Attendance: 53,410, Avg. 763
Playoffs - Lawton Braves 3 games, McAlester Rockets 2
The McAlester Rockets of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the SSL.
The Rockets scored 891 runs and yielded 815 runs. Malcolm Mick led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .327 clip. Jim McKinney topped McAlester with 19 wins, while Van Hudspeth, too added 15 or more wins, too Van Hudspeth recorded a 3.17 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Rod Kanehl played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the McAlester Rockets to do so.
Malcolm Mick served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Arbogast | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Arthur Billigmeier | ||||||
| Bob Bleyenberg | R | R | February 27, 1934 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Dennie Brenek | R | R | August 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bernie Buchheim | R | R | August 20, 1934 | Sioux Falls, SD US | ||
| Hugh Craig | R | 6'1" | 150 | |||
| Frank DeChano | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Hank Dunn | R | R | March 20, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Harold Ellingson | ||||||
| Chuck Gageby | L | R | October 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 192 | |
| Joe Grisham | ||||||
| Paul Hinch | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Van Hudspeth | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Rod Kanehl | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
| Joseph Maguire | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Maness | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Maxie Mantle | ||||||
| Ray Mantle | R | R | February 22, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Cardin, OK US |
| Roy Mantle | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Jim McKinney | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Malcolm Mick | L | February 28, 1923 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Keith Mitchell | L | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Malvern Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Edwin Reagin | R | 6'0" | 187 | |||
| Frank Ricco | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Curtis Rogers | L | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Schrank | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Wallace Sohn | R | R | January 13, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| J. T. Stanberry | May 17, 1933 | |||||
| Bill Tipton | September 25, 1933 | |||||
| Richard Turelli | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Anthony Young | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| John Young | L | L | 6'3" | 210 |
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.
