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1954 Elmira Pioneers

1954 > Class A > 1954 Eastern League
Overall: 77-63
Scored 607 runs, Allowed 550 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-64

Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers-NL
Manager: Tommy Holmes
Represented: Elmira, NY
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1953 / 1955

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 Pedro Almenares 21 123 456 124 26 3 9 .272 .401 183
2 Herbert Banton 25 2 6 3 .500
3 Joseph Bielemeier 27 37 16 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
4 Don Brate* 23 28 26 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 4
5 Melvin Chaplin 21 24 50 10 1 0 0 .200 .220 11
6 Laban Dean 30 6 14 1 .071
7 Gerald Didier* 22 134 490 125 15 4 1 .255 .308 151
8 Bobby Dolan 23 106 350 90 9 8 1 .257 .337 118
9 Omer Ehlers 25 53 128 24 2 1 0 .188 .219 28
10 Henry Franklin 29 15 26 6 1 0 0 .231 .269 7
11 Gabe Gabler* 23 103 319 54 9 5 7 .169 .295 94
12 Douglas Gostlin 24 26 16 1 1 0 0 .063 .125 2
13 Emmit Hall 28 14 24 8 0 1 0 .333 .417 10
14 Tommy Holmes* 37 24 19 7 1 0 0 .368 .421 8
15 Walter Jasinski 25 31 53 10 0 0 0 .189 .189 10
16 Jim Koranda 20 119 392 96 18 7 10 .245 .403 158
17 Joseph Kwiatkowski 27 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
18 McKinley Mosley 25 29 52 4 0 0 0 .077 .077 4
19 Salvatore Olivo 23 58 126 26 3 1 0 .206 .246 31
20 Clyde Parris 31 133 504 158 40 11 11 .313 .502 253
21 Joe Pignatano 24 118 335 83 10 9 2 .248 .349 117
22 Thomas Puehl 25 34 66 17 2 0 0 .258 .288 19
23 Richard Raklovits* 26 135 484 130 18 11 8 .269 .401 194
24 Oscar Sardinas* 23 109 360 106 21 7 3 .294 .417 150
25 Arthur Sheridan 24 7 10 1 .100
26 Lawrence Stankey* 20 27 97 28 6 0 3 .289 .443 43
27 Emerson Unzicker 21 10 15 3 1 0 0 .200 .267 4
28 Kenneth Worley 23 4 13 2 .154
29 Edward Yasinski 27 20 33 6 0 0 0 .182 .182 6
29 Players 24.0 140 5118 4482 607 1127 187 68 55 531 45 549 737 .251 .332 .360 .693 1615 74 13
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 Herbert Banton 25 1 1 .500 2
2 Joseph Bielemeier 27 3 4 .429 2.50 37 2 72.0 58 25 20 1 17 1.042 7.2 0.1 2.1
3 Don Brate* 23 6 3 .667 2.96 27 8 82.0 79 34 27 1 52 1.598 8.7 0.1 5.7
4 Melvin Chaplin 21 9 8 .529 3.59 23 14 133.0 141 64 53 8 53 1.459 9.5 0.5 3.6
5 Roger Craig 24 0 0 9.00 3 1 2.0 4 6 2 2 3.000 18.0 9.0
6 Laban Dean 30 3 1 .750 6
7 Henry Franklin 29 5 4 .556 3.30 15 9 71.0 63 36 26 1 39 1.437 8.0 0.1 4.9
8 Douglas Gostlin 24 7 3 .700 2.57 25 8 70.0 58 25 20 0 45 1.471 7.5 0.0 5.8
9 Walter Jasinski 25 10 10 .500 2.35 31 23 180.0 186 59 47 6 51 1.317 9.3 0.3 2.6
10 McKinley Mosley 25 9 13 .409 3.95 29 21 164.0 144 85 72 4 73 1.323 7.9 0.2 4.0
11 Salvatore Olivo 23 0 0 2
12 Thomas Puehl 25 13 5 .722 2.82 34 20 182.0 156 71 57 6 85 1.324 7.7 0.3 4.2
13 Silas Ramsey 21 0 0 3
14 Arthur Sheridan 24 0 3 .000 6
15 Emerson Unzicker* 21 3 3 .500 4.08 10 9 53.0 49 36 24 2 45 1.774 8.3 0.3 7.6
16 Edward Yasinski 27 8 5 .615 4.14 20 13 111.0 108 59 51 4 56 1.477 8.8 0.3 4.5
16 Players 24.8 77 63 .550 140 140 550

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
Joseph Bielemeier 37 0.00
Thomas Puehl 34 0.00
Walter Jasinski 31 0.00
McKinley Mosley 29 0.00
Don Brate 27 0.00
Douglas Gostlin 25 0.00
Melvin Chaplin 23 0.00
Edward Yasinski 20 0.00
Henry Franklin 15 0.00
Emerson Unzicker 10 0.00
Laban Dean 6 0.00
Arthur Sheridan 6 0.00
Roger Craig 3 0.00
Silas Ramsey 3 0.00
Herbert Banton 2 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Pedro Almenares 21 R R 6' 2.0" 185 May 19, 1933 Manzanillo, Granma, CU
Herbert Banton 25 R R 6' 0.0" 185 1929
Joseph Bielemeier 27 R R 6' 0.0" 200 Jun 26, 1927 Mount Angel, OR, US
Don Brate 23 L L 5' 11.0" 165 1931
Melvin Chaplin 21 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1933
Roger Craig 24 R R 6' 4.0" 185 Feb 17, 1930 Durham, NC, US
Laban Dean 30 R R 6' 0.0" 200 1924
Gerald Didier 22 L 5' 8.0" 165 1932
Bobby Dolan 23 R R 5' 10.0" 165 Dec 8, 1930 Evansville, IA, US
Omer Ehlers 25 R 6' 2.0" 180 1929
Henry Franklin 29 R R 6' 1.0" 170 1925
Gabe Gabler 23 L R 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 4, 1930 St. Louis, MO, US
Douglas Gostlin 24 R R 6' 0.0" 170 1930
Emmit Hall 28 R 5' 11.0" 180 1926
Tommy Holmes 37 L L 5' 10.0" 180 Mar 29, 1917 Brooklyn, NY, US
Walter Jasinski 25 R R 6' 0.0" 200 1929
Jim Koranda 20 R R 6' 3.0" 205 Jun 3, 1934 Chicago, IL, US
Joseph Kwiatkowski 27 R 5' 10.0" 170 1927
McKinley Mosley 25 R R 6' 2.0" 195 1929
Salvatore Olivo 23 R R 5' 10.0" 165 1931
Clyde Parris 31 R R 5' 8.0" 170 Sep 11, 1922 Panama, Panama, PA
Joe Pignatano 24 R R 5' 10.0" 180 Aug 4, 1929 Brooklyn, NY, US
Thomas Puehl 25 R R 6' 2.0" 200 May 15, 1929 Cincinnati, OH, US
Richard Raklovits 26 L 5' 10.0" 185 1928
Silas Ramsey 21 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Aug 2, 1932 Auburndale, NY, US
Oscar Sardinas 23 L L 5' 6.0" 170 Jul 18, 1930 La Habana, La Habana, CU
Arthur Sheridan 24 R R 6' 0.0" 180 1930
Lawrence Stankey 20 L L 6' 0.0" 188 Dec 9, 1933 Joliet, IL, US
Emerson Unzicker 21 R L 5' 8.0" 165 Aug 15, 1932 Hamilton, OH, US
Kenneth Worley 23 R R 5' 10.0" 180 1931
Edward Yasinski 27 R R 5' 11.0" 185 1927

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