1954 Salt Lake City Bees Roster
Team Record: 78-53
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Charlie Gassaway (78-53)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 128,001, Avg. 1,954
Playoffs - Salt Lake City Bees 2 games, Idaho Falls Russets 1
Finals - Great Falls Electrics 3 games, Salt Lake City Bees 2
The Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Bees scored 811 runs and allowed 731 runs. Svend Jessen led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .293 clip. Louis Shade topped Salt Lake City with 17 wins, while Burt Barkelew added 15 or more wins, too Burt Barkelew recorded a 3.39 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Don Erickson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salt Lake City Bees to do so.
Charlie Gassaway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Barkelew | R | R | April 3, 1917 | 6'2" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Bright | L | L | May 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomfield, IN US |
| James Brown | R | L | April 21, 1932 | 5'10" | 188 | Greenville, IL US |
| Johnny Caruthers | R | R | August 26, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Bud Closs | L | R | December 28, 1931 | 6'4" | 220 | Bryan, TX US |
| Jack Cooley | R | R | August 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 178 | Colton, CA US |
| Edward Culbert | L | L | March 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| William Dougan | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Don Erickson | R | R | December 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, IL US |
| Mil Fore | L | R | February 16, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Lodi, CA US |
| Larry Geedey | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Don Gust | L | December 23, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bob Harrell | R | R | November 27, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | Eure, NC US |
| Otto Hatcher | May 28, 1931 | Los Angeles, CA US | ||||
| Dan Hellman | R | L | January 30, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Minot, ND US |
| Ted Hesse | L | L | September 25, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Svend Jessen | L | L | December 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Chuck Longwello | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| John Maggio | L | L | June 6, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Homer City, PA US |
| Richard Matlock | S | R | June 11, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Stan McWilliams | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Louis Shade | R | R | January 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Huron, SD US |
| James Stevens | R | R | January 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Asheville, NC US |
| Don Strichek | R | R | February 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 194 | Youngstown, OH US |
| John Turk | R | R | May 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 200 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Raymond Von Hagel | R | February 27, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | Brookside, AL US | |
| Kenneth Welgoss | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Richard Wendel | R | R | August 22, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Mike Woods |
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.
