1954 Union City Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 76-40
Finished 1st in the KITL
Manager: Earl Naylor (76-40)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Union City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Turner Memorial Field
Attendance: 36,000, Avg. 621
Playoffs - Union City Dodgers 4 games, Madisonville Miners 2
The Union City Dodgers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1954 season with a record of 76 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the KITL.
The Dodgers topped the league with 956 runs, ignited by 75 home runs. Union City yielded 675 runs. Al Shinn topped all regular batters by connecting at a .391 clip. Rene Masip led the team with 18 wins, while James Major, too added 15 or more wins, too Chuck Templeton registered a 2.14 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Chuck Templeton and Earl Naylor both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Earl Naylor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Allen | L | R | November 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Dick Barry | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | , UT US | |
| Jerry Biggs | ||||||
| Keith Boyd | ||||||
| Gayle Boykin | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Cashill | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Alberto Costa | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Eugene Dearman | R | R | May 19, 1933 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Salvatore DeMatteis | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| John Dickerson | ||||||
| William Dixon | R | 5'7" | 172 | |||
| Joe Fernandez | R | R | September 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Tampa, FL US |
| Al Giordano | R | R | December 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Clyde Gisclair | R | R | March 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 179 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Morris Hall | S | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Keith Johnson | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Ririe, ID US |
| Joseph Kobelski | ||||||
| Robert Koczwara | R | R | January 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | New Bedford, MA US |
| Philip Lentine | July 31, 1935 | |||||
| William Liberto | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Eleuterio Lopez | ||||||
| James Major | R | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Edward Marks | R | R | April 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Rene Masip | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Anthony Matsikoudes | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Lowell Mendenhall | R | May 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Earl Naylor | R | R | May 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Richard Pippen | ||||||
| David Russell | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| William Saar | R | January 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tommy Sheridan | R | R | March 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Scranton, PA US |
| Al Shinn | L | L | October 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Chuck Templeton | R | L | June 1, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Veritch | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Wiley Walker | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| James Wilson | R | 5'6" | 155 |
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.
