Birmingham Barons finished the season with a 81-70 record with manager Mayo Smith at the helm … Rickwood Field in Alabama 1954 New York Yankees Affiliate Note: Many of the ballplayers proudly served in the US Military during World War 2 or the Korean War 1954 Batting Average Stats for regular position players Lou Berberet age 24, catcher .317, with 35 doubles, 5 Ts, 9 Hrs in 479 at bats Ralph Brown age 33, outfielder .301 with 31 Ds, 8 Ts, 9 Hrs in 479 at bats Tom Hamilton age 28, 1st baseman .354 with 17 Ds, 2 Ts, 19 HRs in 302 AB John Herman age 25, OF/1B .310 with 10 Ds, 4 Ts, 8 Hrs in 261 at bats Bobby Kline age 25, Shortstop .319 with 23 Ds, 6 Ts, 3 Hrs in 546 at bats Don Leppert age 23, 2nd Baseman .313 with 27 Ds, 6 Ts, 10 Hrs, in 546 AB Herb Plews age 26, 3rd Baseman /IF .299, 25 Ds, 16 Ts, 9 Hrs in 525 at bats Walter Rogers age 30, 3rd Baseman /OF .219, 6 Ds, 2Ts, 3 Hrs in 151 at bats Lou Skizas age 22, Outfielder .305 with 13 Ds, 2 Ts, 10 Hrs in 226 at bats Dick Tettelbach age 25, Outfielder .326, 38 Ds, 9 Ts, 12 Hrs in 567 at bats Jim Engleman age 25, Outfielder .232, 1 D, 2 Homers in 69 at bats Hal Grote, age 23, Outfielder .280, 10 Ds, 4 Ts, 5 Hrs in 189 at bats Jerome Kucharski age 19, 1st Baseman .209, 7 Ds, 2 Ts, 3 Hrs in 134 at bats Harry Minor age 33, Catcher .247 with 6 Ds, 1 Ts, 3 Hrs in 85 at bats Jay Van Moy age 25 Outfielder, .184, 3 Ds, 1 Hrs in 38 at bats Clarence Wojtowicz age 23, Outfielder .214, 7 Ds, 1 T, 3 Hrs in 173 at bats Russ Snyder age 20, IF and OF 11 at bats in 3 games Gerald Walls age 23, 1 at bat in 2 games Joe Polich age 24 Third Baseman IF .140, 2 Ds in 50 at bats Vince Pisani age 23, 1 at bat 161st Street … 161st Street in the Bronx, Yankee Stadium that’s where the baseball players wanted to play Baseball Historian …Yankees Affiliates Page 320 |
