1954 Kansas City Blues Statistics

The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.

The Blues plated 698 runs and surrendered 813 runs, most in the league. Marv Throneberry paced Kansas City with 21 home runs, while Gus Triandos, Art Schult and Kal Segrist each walloped 15 or more, too. Kal Segrist drove in 90 runs. Gus Triandos led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Rip Coleman topped the squad with 13 wins, and Tom Sturdivant registered a 3.57 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1954 Kansas City Blues who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Art Schult, Bob Cain, Bob Addis, Rip Coleman, Wally Burnette, Lou Skizas, Steve Kraly, Lloyd Merritt, Tom Hamilton, Lou Sleater, Bobby Balcena, Woodie Held, Dick Kokos, Kal Segrist, Carmen Mauro, Ken Silvestri, Gus Triandos, Tom Gorman, Lou Possehl, Johnny Kucab, Marlin Stuart, Marv Throneberry, Neil Berry, Frank Verdi, Bob Wiesler and Tom Sturdivant.

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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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