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1954 Mount Vernon Kings

1954 > Class D > 1954 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
Overall: 57-69
Scored 748 runs, Allowed 807 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-67

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Lew Bekeza
Represented: Mount Vernon, IL
Ballpark: Veterans Park (Mt. Vernon, IL)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1953

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Harvey Albright? -- 25 85 21 4 0 0 .247 .294 25
2 Ceasar Argudin 23 35 141 31 10 2 3 .220 .383 54
3 Donald Bartlett? -- 15 50 9 1 0 0 .180 .200 10
4 Lew Bekeza 36 115 417 118 25 1 11 .283 .427 178
5 Virgil Black 22 51 182 41 8 4 5 .225 .396 72
6 Joe Blasko 18 43 87 19 0 1 0 .218 .241 21
7 Alan Bower 19 36 56 9 2 0 0 .161 .196 11 Stats for 2 teams
8 Frank Brookman? -- 2 5
9 Alfred Budde? -- 1 1
10 Richard Carney? -- 40 151 27 5 0 0 .179 .212 32
11 Jose Colas 30 67 269 64 13 0 9 .238 .387 104
12 Allen Evans* 26 72 190 59 13 5 1 .311 .447 85
13 William Gear 25 29 26 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 4
14 Robert Groves? -- 13 17 3 0 0 0 .176 .176 3
15 Robert Hanlin 21 17 32 8 3 0 0 .250 .344 11
16 Chuck Hawley 39 18 32 10 2 0 0 .313 .375 12
17 Charles Henry 25 46 165 45 5 3 2 .273 .376 62 Stats for 2 teams
18 Prince Joe Henry# 23 30 106 29 6 1 1 .274 .377 40
19 Richard Hidalgo 23 59 211 68 21 0 7 .322 .521 110
20 Jackie Jones 23 42 176 51 5 1 2 .290 .364 64
21 John Klingert 23 114 421 101 25 6 15 .240 .435 183
22 Roland Manfredi 19 9 9
23 Karl Nageleisen 19 125 428 105 14 8 3 .245 .336 144 Stats for 2 teams
24 Walt Novak? -- 6 10
25 David Pegg? 19 4 6
26 Anthony Petrovich* 19 12 9 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 1
27 Wayne Platz# 23 11 40 10 1 0 0 .250 .275 11
28 Gary Proctor? -- 54 189 50 9 3 2 .265 .376 71
29 Hollis Robertson 18 11 16 4 1 1 0 .250 .438 7
30 Mike Rolla 36 1 1
31 Roth? -- 1 1
32 Michael Rowley? -- 7 12
33 Raymond Samples* 18 18 55 15 5 1 0 .273 .400 22
34 Joe Skwisz? -- 31 104 21 2 1 2 .202 .298 31 Stats for 2 teams
35 Paul Smith 21 2 2
36 Nick Starasta 31 123 435 151 30 8 10 .347 .522 227
37 Robert Stuber? -- 16 21 8 0 1 1 .381 .619 13
38 Charles Tannreuther* 21 30 53 6 1 1 0 .113 .170 9
39 Robert Tarlton 21 6 24
40 Rogers Werner* 25 68 249 65 4 2 0 .261 .293 73
40 Players 25.4 126 4948 4228 748 1109 215 48 70 633 107 658 841 .262 .361 .386 .746 1630 50 12
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Richard Archer 20 0 1 .000 1
2 Lew Bekeza? 36 0 0 6
3 Joe Blasko 18 6 6 .500 7.57 21 12 101.0 121 91 85 10 65 1.842 10.8 0.9 5.8
4 Alan Bower 19 7 11 .389 6.39 34 16 145.0 148 124 103 9 101 1.717 9.2 0.6 6.3 Stats for 2 teams
5 Frank Brookman? -- 0 0 2
6 Alfred Budde? -- 0 1 .000 1
7 Jose Colas 30 0 0 2
8 Allen Evans 26 14 11 .560 2.97 38 24 236.0 226 124 78 9 99 1.377 8.6 0.3 3.8
9 William Gear 25 6 6 .500 7.18 28 10 79.0 106 76 63 8 47 1.937 12.1 0.9 5.4
10 Robert Hanlin 21 6 4 .600 4.32 15 10 77.0 95 53 37 4 30 1.623 11.1 0.5 3.5
11 Chuck Hawley 39 2 7 .222 3.38 13 8 72.0 73 39 27 0 29 1.417 9.1 0.0 3.6
12 Charles Henry 25 4 4 .500 3.16 9 7 91.0 53 38 32 4 44 1.066 5.2 0.4 4.4 Stats for 2 teams
13 Eugene Lippold 20 0 0 1
14 Roland Manfredi 19 0 3 .000 9
15 Walt Novak? -- 1 0 1.000 4
16 Anthony Petrovich* 19 0 2 .000 12
17 Hollis Robertson 18 2 2 .500 10
18 Mike Rolla 36 0 0 1
19 Michael Rowley? -- 2 4 .333 7
20 Paul Smith 21 1 1 .500 2
21 Nick Starasta? 31 0 0 1
22 Robert Stuber? -- 1 0 1.000 8
23 Charles Tannreuther* 21 8 12 .400 4.19 29 22 144.0 126 88 67 5 99 1.562 7.9 0.3 6.2
23 Players 23.2 57 69 .452 126 126 807

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Allen Evans 38 0.00
Alan Bower 34 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Charles Tannreuther 29 0.00
William Gear 28 0.00
Robert Hanlin 15 0.00
Chuck Hawley 13 0.00
Anthony Petrovich 12 0.00
Hollis Robertson 10 0.00
Roland Manfredi 9 0.00
Michael Rowley 7 0.00
Walt Novak 4 0.00
Frank Brookman 2 0.00
Paul Smith 2 0.00
Richard Archer 1 0.00
Alfred Budde 1 0.00
Eugene Lippold 1 0.00
Mike Rolla 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Harvey Albright -- Unknown
Richard Archer 20 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1934
Ceasar Argudin 23 R 5' 9.0" 160 1931
Donald Bartlett -- Unknown
Lew Bekeza 36 R 6' 2.0" 195 Aug 14, 1917
Virgil Black 22 R R 6' 2.0" 190 May 25, 1932 Fulton, MO, US
Joe Blasko 18 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Aug 28, 1935 Pittsburgh, PA, US
Alan Bower 19 R R 5' 8.0" 155 Jul 15, 1934 Jersey City, NJ, US
Frank Brookman -- Unknown
Alfred Budde -- Unknown
Richard Carney -- Unknown
Jose Colas 30 R R 6' 0.0" 170 1924 CU
Allen Evans 26 L R 5' 8.0" 164 1928
William Gear 25 R R 6' 3.0" 195 1929
Robert Groves -- Unknown
Robert Hanlin 21 R R 5' 11.0" 165 1933
Chuck Hawley 39 R R 6' 3.0" 210 Apr 3, 1915
Charles Henry 25 R R 5' 11.0" 165 Oct 9, 1928 Mount Vernon, IL, US
Prince Joe Henry 23 S R 6' 0.0" 185 Oct 4, 1930 Brooklyn, IL, US
Richard Hidalgo 23 R 5' 11.0" 190 1931
Jackie Jones 23 R 5' 11.0" 175 1931
John Klingert 23 R 6' 2.0" 195 1931
Eugene Lippold 20 L R 6' 1.0" 210 1934
Roland Manfredi 19 R R 6' 1.0" 180 1935
Karl Nageleisen 19 R 5' 11.0" 175 1935
Walt Novak -- Unknown
David Pegg 19 Dec 12, 1934 Sacramento, CA, US
Anthony Petrovich 19 L L 5' 11.0" 180 1935
Wayne Platz 23 S 6' 1.0" 180 1931
Gary Proctor -- Unknown
Hollis Robertson 18 R R 6' 1.0" 200 1936
Mike Rolla 36 R R 6' 1.0" 180 1918
Roth -- Unknown
Michael Rowley -- Unknown
Raymond Samples 18 L L 6' 1.0" 190 1936
Joe Skwisz -- Unknown
Paul Smith 21 R R 6' 2.0" 170 1933
Nick Starasta 31 R 6' 1.0" 185 Jan 8, 1923
Robert Stuber -- Unknown
Charles Tannreuther 21 L L 6' 0.0" 165 1933
Robert Tarlton 21 R 5' 11.0" 180 1933
Watt -- Unknown
Rogers Werner 25 L 6' 0.0" 160 1929

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