1954 Hutchinson Elks Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 72-67
Finished 5th in the WA
Manager: George Genovese (0-0), Lamar Dorton (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
Ballpark: Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 70,196, Avg. 1,010

1954 Hutchinson Elks Roster

The Hutchinson Elks of the Western Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 72 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the WA.

The Elks scored 801 runs and gave up 759 runs. Thomas Watson led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .324. Cleo Lewright topped Hutchinson with 20 wins, while Ramon Salgado recorded a 2.87 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

George Genovese and Jim Waugh both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

George Genovese and Lamar Dorton served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Cleo Lewright	20	10	.667	3.45	44	26					240.0	211	121	92	9	155
Harold Woods	10	10	.500	4.33	33	23					187.0	165	120	90	12	157
Leonard Ross	7	4	.636	3.56	38	1					96.0	94	50	38	5	50
Jim Nisewonger	7	7	.500	4.12	24	18					129.0	155	88	59	8	60
Ramon Salgado	7	8	.467	2.87	19	17					135.0	138	62	43	9	40
Fred Strobel	5	2	.714	3.45	12	7					47.0	44	25	18	2	20
Ed McLish	5	6	.455	4.19	16	13					101.0	97	63	47	3	65
Robert Swanson	5	10	.333	4.25	25	17					146.0	153	98	69	7	68
Jim Waugh	3	1	.750	6.40	12	7					45.0	57	36	32	6	32
Kenneth Brown	1	3	.250		12						0.0
Miguel Sotelo	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Gary Deiters	0	1	.000		1						0.0
George Garrison	0	1	.000		1						0.0
Larry Hill	0	1	.000		2						0.0
William Miller	0	2	.000		3						0.0
Totals	70	67	.511	3.90	246	129	0	0	0	0	1126.0	1114	663	488	61	647	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Thomas Watson	135	562	562		182	29	15	3						.324	.324	.445	.769	250
Reginaldo Grenald	139	536	536		169	40	15	17						.315	.315	.541	.856	290
Harry Williams	137	528	528		140	28	7	19						.265	.265	.453	.718	239
Joe Beran	137	437	437		122	22	7	23						.279	.279	.519	.799	227
George Genovese	81	273	273		76	18	1	0						.278	.278	.352	.630	96
Bob Bundy	36	129	129		54	13	3	2						.419	.419	.612	1.031	79
Harlan Calkins	47	143	143		53	8	3	1						.371	.371	.490	.860	70
Lamar Dorton	43	157	157		53	8	2	1						.338	.338	.433	.771	68
Glenn Gongorek	68	250	250		53	10	6	5						.212	.212	.360	.572	90
John Meyers	68	212	212		52	6	1	9						.245	.245	.410	.656	87
Tom Vangelas	41	148	148		36	7	2	3						.243	.243	.378	.622	56
John Ramsey	44	154	154		36	13	0	3						.234	.234	.377	.610	58
Jim Nisewonger	63	125	125		29	6	0	2						.232	.232	.328	.560	41
Jack McKeon	46	140	140		29	5	0	1						.207	.207	.264	.471	37
Sal Campagna	30	96	96		22	2	1	1						.229	.229	.302	.531	29
Paul Walker	53	132	132		19	2	1	0						.144	.144	.174	.318	23
Ramon Salgado	25	59	59		16	6	0	1						.271	.271	.424	.695	25
Harold Woods	34	72	72		15	0	1	0						.208	.208	.236	.444	17
Steve Okaly	14	43	43		11	1	2	0						.256	.256	.372	.628	16
Cleo Lewright	48	86	86		10	0	1	0						.116	.116	.140	.256	12
Robert Swanson	31	65	65		9	1	2	0						.138	.138	.215	.354	14
Fred Strobel	13	16	16		7	1	0	0						.438	.438	.500	.938	8
Leonard Ross	39	33	33		6	1	0	0						.182	.182	.212	.394	7
Jim Waugh	12	17	17		5	3	0	0						.294	.294	.471	.765	8
Ed McLish	18	36	36		5	1	0	1						.139	.139	.250	.389	9
Kenneth Brown	12	12	12		2	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	2
Gary Deiters	1	2	2											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Larry Hill	2	2	2											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
William Miller	3	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Miguel Sotelo	5	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Philip Belmonte	1	1	1											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1426	4474	4474	0	1211	231	70	92	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.271	.415	.686	1858	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Cleo Lewright	P	44					.000
Leonard Ross	P	38					.000
Harold Woods	P	33					.000
Robert Swanson	P	25					.000
Ramon Salgado	P	19					.000
Ed McLish	P	16					.000
Jim Waugh	P	12					.000
Fred Strobel	P	12					.000
Kenneth Brown	P	12					.000
Miguel Sotelo	P	4					.000
William Miller	P	3					.000
Larry Hill	P	2					.000
George Garrison	P	1					.000
Gary Deiters	P	1					.000
Totals		222	0	0	0	0	.000

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.

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