1954 Pauls Valley Raiders Roster
Team Record: 41-99
Finished 8th in the SSL
Manager: Lloyd Pearson (0-0), Bennie Warren (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Wacker Park
Attendance: 29,468, Avg. 421
The Pauls Valley Raiders of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 41 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the SSL.
The Raiders scored 762 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 1156 runs, most in the circuit. Jimmy Bawcom led batters with significant playing time with a .278 average. William Winters topped Pauls Valley with 12 wins and a team-best 5.08 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Bennie Warren and Bob Johnson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Lloyd Pearson and Bennie Warren served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Adams | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Douglas Alford | L | L | July 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 200 | Rio Vista, TX US |
| Balde Alvarado | ||||||
| Arnold Bachelier | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Donald Battle | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Jimmy Bawcom | R | R | October 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Loren Beckman | ||||||
| Stanley Bilecki | ||||||
| Paul Blatchford | L | R | May 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Johnny Bledsoe | ||||||
| Dale Cartier | L | L | June 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Mike Cherry | ||||||
| George Conley | ||||||
| Gene Covington | ||||||
| Wes Crossley | R | R | May 30, 1931 | 6'0" | 165 | Ecorse, MI US |
| Don Deckman | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Thomas Denny | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Owen Dougherty | S | L | 5'10" | 188 | ||
| Robert Dunn | ||||||
| Andy Durika | R | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| Anthony Dworaczyk | R | October 27, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Dennis Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Elvin Fleshman | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Francis Ford | June 6, 1933 | |||||
| Luis Gonzalez | ||||||
| Walt Grimes | ||||||
| Glen Groomes | R | R | November 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Robert Groth | ||||||
| George Hane | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Freddie Harrison | ||||||
| Randy Harrison | ||||||
| Jake Henson | R | R | December 17, 1922 | 6'2" | 212 | Pauls Valley, OK US |
| Charles Hughes | ||||||
| Bob Johnson | R | R | March 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Gene Kokosinski | ||||||
| Willie LaBeff | ||||||
| Howard Langston | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Willie Lovallo | R | R | June 23, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Torrington, CT US |
| Gene Marinacci | L | L | April 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Roy Moore | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Perry Morren | March 22, 1935 | |||||
| Jerry Morris | L | R | ||||
| Lloyd Pearson | L | October 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| James Peterson | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Al Phinney | ||||||
| Glenn Pine | ||||||
| Glenn Rediger | R | R | January 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| Dale Scales | L | L | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Charles Schmandt | S | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Donald Shoblom | May 25, 1932 | |||||
| Tom Stanford | ||||||
| Rollie Thomas | R | R | November 1, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mel Thomason | June 22, 1933 | |||||
| Ed Torres | ||||||
| James Turner | ||||||
| Dean Underwood | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Joe Uribe | ||||||
| Victor Vick | R | R | July 7, 1934 | 6'4" | 176 | |
| Bennie Warren | R | R | March 2, 1912 | 6'1" | 184 | Elk City, OK US |
| William Winters | L | R | May 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| William Yednak | R | R | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
