1954 Shawnee Hawks Roster
Team Record: 92-48
Finished 1st in the SSL
Manager: Jack Banta (92-48)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 42,189, Avg. 603
Playoffs - Ardmore Cardinals 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 2
The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 92 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the SSL.
The Hawks led the circuit with just 717 runs allowed. Shawnee scored 1071 runs. Raymond Mitchell paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .371 average. Frank Golob topped the team with 19 wins, while George Green, Joe Roberson and Donald Kenway each added 15 or more wins also Joe Roberson recorded a 2.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Don LeJohn and Stan Williams both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jack Banta served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bronk | R | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Walter Callahan | ||||||
| William Davidson | R | R | November 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Jimmy Davis | R | R | March 25, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Marion Davis | December 23, 1930 | |||||
| Conrad Devlin | R | R | January 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Bill Fox | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Earl Gibson | ||||||
| Frank Golob | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Green | R | R | March 7, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Graham, TX US |
| Robert Hamilton | ||||||
| Frederick Harrison | L | 6'1" | 178 | |||
| Martin Heinz | ||||||
| Jimmie Humbert | R | R | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Eugene Hurych | R | September 16, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Donald Kenway | R | R | June 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don LeJohn | R | R | May 13, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Daisytown, PA US |
| Marvin Liley | R | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Richard Miller | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Raymond Mitchell | R | 5'11" | 194 | |||
| Willie Morse | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Lowell Rhodes | R | R | June 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Joe Roberson | R | L | September 22, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| Charles Rogers | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Robert Rudloff | ||||||
| Anthony Stimson | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Leonard Tucker | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ralph Wallace | ||||||
| Stan Williams | R | R | September 14, 1936 | 6'5" | 230 | Enfield, NH US |
| Derald Wooton | R | R | December 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Wakefield, KS US |
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.
