1954 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1954 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1954 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1954 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1954 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
24 Vern Bickford 6-00 185 Right Right 1920-08-17
34 Mike Blyzka 5-11½ 190 Right Right 1928-12-25
20 Bob Chakales 6-01 185 Right Right 1927-08-10
35 Joe Coleman 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1922-07-30
21 Ryne Duren 6-01 195 Right Right 1929-02-22
21, 37 Howie Fox 6-03 210 Right Right 1921-03-01
38 Jay Heard 5-07 155 Left Left 1920-01-17
22, 24 Dave Koslo 5-11 180 Left Left 1920-03-31
23 Lou Kretlow 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-06-27
15 Bob Kuzava 6-02 204 Left Both 1923-05-28
27 Don Larsen 6-04 227 Right Right 1929-08-07
18 Dick Littlefield 6-00 180 Left Left 1926-03-18
24 Billy O'Dell 5-11 170 Left Both 1932-02-10
28 Duane Pillette 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-07-24
26 Marlin Stuart 6-02 185 Right Left 1918-08-08
33 Bob Turley 6-02 215 Right Right 1930-09-19
11 Clint Courtney 5-08 180 Right Left 1927-03-16
10 Les Moss 5-11 205 Right Right 1925-05-14
9 Ray Murray 6-03 204 Right Right 1917-10-12
2 Connie Berry 5-10 170 Right Right 1922-01-11
2 Jim Brideweser 6-00 165 Right Right 1927-02-13
1 Chico Garcia 5-08 170 Right Right 1924-12-24
6 Billy Hunter 6-00 180 Right Right 1928-06-04
7 Frank Kellert 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1924-07-06
40 Bob Kennedy 6-02 193 Right Right 1920-08-18
8 Dick Kryhoski 6-02 200 Left Left 1925-03-24
4 Vern Stephens 5-10 185 Right Right 1920-10-23
3 Eddie Waitkus 6-01 175 Left Left 1919-09-04
5 Bobby Young 6-01 175 Right Left 1925-01-22
18 Cal Abrams 6-00 185 Left Left 1924-03-02
16 Gil Coan 6-00 180 Right Left 1922-05-18
32 Chuck Diering 5-10 165 Right Right 1923-02-05
43 Joe Durham 6-01 186 Right Right 1931-07-31
17 Jim Fridley 6-02 205 Right Right 1924-09-06
19 Dick Kokos 5-08½ 170 Left Left 1928-02-28
14 Don Lenhardt 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-04
15 Sam Mele 6-01 187 Right Right 1922-01-21
20 Vic Wertz 6-00 186 Right Left 1925-02-09


The 1954 Baltimore Orioles played 154 games during the regular season, won 54 games, lost 100 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 93/96) where 1,060,910 fans witnessed their 1954 Orioles finish the season with a .351 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1954 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1954 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1954 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Gil Coan
Clint Courtney
Billy Hunter
Sam Mele
Vern Stephens
Bob Turley
Eddie Waitkus
Vic Wertz
Bobby Young

1954 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Clint Courtney (111)
1B Eddie Waitkus (78)
2B Bobby Young (127)
3B Vern Stephens (96)
SS Billy Hunter (124)
LF Jim Fridley (64)
CF Chuck Diering (119)
RF Cal Abrams (103)
  
SP Joe Coleman
SP Lou Kretlow
SP Don Larsen
SP Duane Pillette
SP Bob Turley
  
RP Mike Blyzka
RP Howie Fox
RP Marlin Stuart
CL Bob Chakales


1954 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Vern Stephens $23,000.00


1954 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Chico Garcia
#2 Connie Berry
#2 Jim Brideweser
#3 Eddie Waitkus
#4 Vern Stephens
#5 Bobby Young
#6 Billy Hunter
#7 Frank Kellert
#8 Dick Kryhoski
#9 Ray Murray
#10 Les Moss
#11 Clint Courtney
#14 Don Lenhardt
#15 Bob Kuzava
#15 Sam Mele
#16 Gil Coan
#17 Jim Fridley
#18 Cal Abrams
#18 Dick Littlefield
#19 Dick Kokos
#20 Bob Chakales
#20 Vic Wertz
#21 Ryne Duren
#21 Howie Fox
#22 Dave Koslo
#23 Lou Kretlow
#24 Vern Bickford
#24 Dave Koslo
#24 Billy O'Dell
#26 Marlin Stuart
#27 Don Larsen
#28 Duane Pillette
#32 Chuck Diering
#33 Bob Turley
#34 Mike Blyzka
#35 Joe Coleman
#37 Howie Fox
#38 Jay Heard
#40 Bob Kennedy
#43 Joe Durham

Did you know that a 1954 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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