1954 Knoxville Smokies Statistics

Tri-State League (TSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 2nd in the TSL
Manager: Pat McGlothin (0-0), Lewis Davis (0-0)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 77,975, Avg. 1,130
1954 Knoxville Smokies Roster

Playoffs - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Spartanburg Peaches 2
Finals - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1

The Knoxville Smokies of the Tri-State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the TSL.

The Smokies led the circuit with just 677 runs allowed. Knoxville scored 682 runs, worst in the league,. Mel Nunes topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .288 clip. Charlie Alsop paced the team with 15 wins, while Joe Pipak earned a 2.79 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1954 Knoxville Smokies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ken Polivka, Al LaMacchia, George Bradshaw and Pat McGlothin.

Pat McGlothin and Lewis Davis 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
Charlie Alsop159.6253.843724192.017797824106
Ken Polivka114.7333.072015129.01305644455
Joe Pipak115.6882.792015142.01165744855
Theodore Birkeland118.5793.112919171.01707759746
Leonidas Dansby911.4504.302821180.0177109861191
Carl Wells31.7500.00433.0
Pat McGlothin21.667110.0
Ralph Dollinger22.5006.3116761.3664943239
Irving Burton101.00020.0
Al LaMacchia101.00010.0
James Hanna11.50090.0
John Huffstetler14.200100.0
Dean Franks15.167120.0
Andrew Mascia15.1675.2214858.7654734235
Don Bould0020.0
Marvin Bastion0010.0
Max Davidson01.00010.0
Dick Walega01.00020.0
Irving Boim02.00050.0
James McDonald04.000100.0
Totals7064.5223.652341090000967.090149239238427000000

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
Al Neil10235635611618622.326.326.596.921212
Mel Nunes1094034031161467.288.288.404.692163
Max Davidson1183983981081594.271.271.384.656153
James Finn1294454451082024.243.243.324.566144
Wilbur McConnell86291291851543.292.292.402.694117
Lewis Davis78269269841143.312.312.416.729112
Grady Watts88346346841636.243.243.358.601124
Art Sabulsky8730530583951.272.272.344.616105
George Pack105374374801150.214.214.270.484101
Elmer Smith57225225491022.218.218.307.52469
Muscle Shoals4215815847906.297.297.468.76674
Orlando Echevarria4513213228601.212.212.280.49237
Ken Polivka34616123520.377.377.525.90232
William Mostransky2910310323310.223.223.272.49528
Gene Castiglione14555515010.273.273.309.58217
Charlie Alsop41707014311.200.200.314.51422
Joe Pipak20464611200.239.239.283.52213
Leonidas Dansby32646411000.172.172.172.34411
Theodore Birkeland31565610000.179.179.179.35710
Lee Jenkins1737378010.216.216.270.48610
Andrew Mascia1416164100.250.250.312.5625
Ralph Dollinger1618183110.167.167.333.5006
Dean Franks1213132000.154.154.154.3082
Pat McGlothin11771000.143.143.143.2861
John Huffstetler1014141000.071.071.071.1431
Dick Walega511.000.000.000.0000
Chester Voni41313.000.000.000.0000
Irving Boim555.000.000.000.0000
Irving Burton266.000.000.000.0000
Lester Crouch41616.000.000.000.0000
Aldo Salvent82525.000.000.000.0000
James McDonald10550000.000.000.000.0000
James Hanna977.000.000.000.0000
Al LaMacchia133.000.000.000.0000
Dale Lynch72626.000.000.000.0000
Carl Wells41111.000.000.000.0000
Totals13864380438001114169536000000.254.254.358.613156900000


Fielding:

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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