1954 Sioux City Soos Roster
Team Record: 78-75
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: David Garcia (78-75)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 69,333, Avg. 906
The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.
The Soos scored 690 runs and yielded 746 runs. Bill White led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Jim Graves topped Sioux City with 18 wins, while Benjamin Wilbur also added 15 or more victories also Jim Graves recorded a 3.16 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Nick Testa, Al Unser, Bill White, Gordie Windhorn, Dom Zanni, Ramón Conde and Jack Bruner were all players from the 1954 Sioux City Soos who played in the Majors during their careers.
David Garcia served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adair | R | R | October 14, 1929 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Paul Blatchford | L | R | May 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jack Bruner | L | L | July 1, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Waterloo, IA US |
| Robert Caldwell | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Ramón Conde | R | R | December 29, 1934 | 5'8" | 172 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Charles Ehlman | R | R | July 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Washington, DC US |
| Dave Garcia | R | September 15, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | East St. Louis, IL US | |
| Dick Getter | R | R | October 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jim Graves | R | R | December 20, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Hafenecker | R | December 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Dick Hamlin | L | R | September 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Norman Johnson | R | R | February 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Alta, IA US |
| Thomas Keating | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Leslie Klesitz | L | L | July 24, 1930 | 6'1" | ||
| Reggie Lee | R | L | October 20, 1933 | 6'0" | 171 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Robert Lloyd | R | R | 6'2" | 197 | ||
| James Mazzola | R | R | September 5, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Marvin Melton | S | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Charles Menke | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Richard Messner | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Myers | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Andrew Pane | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Will Prior | R | June 5, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jake Schmitt | L | L | November 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 173 | Norwalk, CT US |
| Nick Testa | R | R | June 29, 1928 | 5'8" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Daniel Toma | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Al Unser | R | R | October 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Morrisonville, IL US |
| Chester Vincent | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Carmine Vinci | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Charles Weymann | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Bill White | L | L | January 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Lakewood, FL US |
| Benjamin Wilbur | R | R | 6'3" | 183 | ||
| Earle Willis | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Gordie Windhorn | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Watseka, IL US |
| Dom Zanni | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| Duane Zimmer | R | R | November 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 155 | Minot, ND 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.
