1954 Wichita Indians Roster
Team Record: 76-77
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Herbert Brett (0-0), Les Layton (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 87,854, Avg. 1,148
The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1954 season with a record of 76 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Indians scored 741 runs and conceded 707 runs. Theodore Del Guercio led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .321. Bill Diemer topped Wichita with 17 wins, while John O'Donnell registered a 3 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1954 Wichita Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Garland Lawing, Tommy Warren and Les Layton.
Herbert Brett and Les Layton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bareford | R | R | April 21, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Fred Boiko | L | May 29, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Doc Bowden | R | December 26, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Mike Colombo | R | R | October 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Samuel David | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Bill Diemer | R | R | July 21, 1931 | 5'10" | 210 | Woodslee, ON CA |
| George Hallow | L | L | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Richard Honacki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Milt Joffe | R | R | February 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Garland Lawing | R | R | August 29, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Les Layton | R | R | November 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Nardin, OK US |
| Louie Letlow | L | L | August 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Lee County, AL US |
| Ray Lindquist | R | September 30, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| John Malina | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Bob Masser | L | August 2, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Earl McClellan | R | R | December 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Ray McLeod | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Lawrence Mlynarek | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| John O'Donnell | L | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Don Orwiler | L | L | June 27, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Tenio, WA US |
| Bobby Phillips | L | 5'11" | 163 | Union, SC US | ||
| Joe Pipak | R | R | April 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Tommie Roberson | R | R | October 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | Everetts, NC US |
| Bernard Rossman | R | R | October 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Eldon Russell | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Norm Rynard | R | R | February 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ira Smith | R | R | May 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| William Springfield | R | R | August 5, 1930 | 5'8" | 165 | Roxboro, MA US |
| Adam Stempkowski | R | R | November 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| James Upchurch | R | L | July 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Tommy Warren | S | L | July 5, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Thomas Wozniak | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Harry Young | L | R | October 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Hardin, TX 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.
