1954 Terre Haute Phillies Roster
Team Record: 60-76
Finished 7th in the IIIL
Manager: Hub Kittle (60-76)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 37,104, Avg. 546
The Terre Haute Phillies of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1954 season with a record of 60 wins and 76 losses, finishing seventh in the IIIL.
The Phillies scored 692 runs and allowed 782 runs. Larry Novak led Terre Haute with 20 home runs Jack Hasten drove in 82 runs and topped all regular batters with a .325 average. Bob Conley paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.52 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1954 Terre Haute Phillies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ray Semproch, Bob Conley, Harry Anderson and Kurt Krieger.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Anderson | L | R | September 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 205 | North East, MD US |
| Arley Andrews | L | L | December 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bobby Bailey | September 5, 1930 | Union, SC US | ||||
| George Barvinchak | R | R | January 26, 1933 | 6'3" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Bright | L | L | May 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomfield, IN US |
| Victor Comolli | L | R | February 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Milford, MA US |
| Bob Conley | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 6'1" | 188 | Mousie, KY US |
| Mike Durock | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Fiocchi | R | R | December 15, 1932 | 6'2" | 188 | Waukegan, IL US |
| Jack Hasten | R | R | February 9, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Dave Kiley | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Hub Kittle | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Konek | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
| Joseph Leon | L | R | February 14, 1932 | 6'3" | 188 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Arlen Leslie | L | L | December 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Dennis Magnuson | ||||||
| John Miller | R | September 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Moskus | L | L | January 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Mulcahy | R | May 8, 1930 | 5'8" | 165 | Lima, OH US | |
| William Newman | L | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Maurice Nordell | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Larry Novak | L | R | October 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Pocahontas, IL US |
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Ray Semproch | R | R | January 7, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Edwin Simpson | R | R | June 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Alex Sirota | R | 6'3" | 175 | |||
| Rich Smithson | R | R | December 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Hallard Snyder | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Titonka, IA US |
| Jack Trautwein | L | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Frank Turcy | L | November 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US | |
| Raymond Von Hagel | R | February 27, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | Brookside, AL US | |
| Kenneth Welgoss | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bernard Wenitski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Leonard Wisneski | R | R | November 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | Mount Carmel, PA 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.
