1954 Atlanta Crackers

1954 > Class AA > 1954 Southern Association
Overall: 94-60
Scored 841 runs, Allowed 695 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-64

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: Whit Wyatt
Represented: Atlanta, GA
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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
1	Bill Ayers	34	7		2
2	Jack Cerin	29	9		12
3	Joseph Christian	23	1		1		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
4	Leo Cristante	27	44		111		25	7	0	1					.225		.315		35
5	Frank DiPrima	27	130		481		152	27	3	12					.316		.459		221
6	Dick Donovan*	26	70		114		35	4	1	12					.307		.675		77
7	George Estock	29	12		3		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
8	Gary Gearhart	30	17		34		9	1	0	0					.265		.294		10
9	Bill George*	26	37		43		10	2	0	0					.233		.279		12
10	Bob Giggie	20	45		52		10	2	0	0					.192		.231		12
11	Herbert Grissom*	22	9		6
12	Earl Hersh*	22	5		14
13	Mel Himes	27	7		12
14	Roy Jarvis	28	59		182		52	13	0	7					.286		.473		86			Stats for 2 teams
15	Virgil Jester	26	30		22		7	1	0	0					.318		.364		8
16	Dick Kelly	26	34		30		3	0	0	0					.100		.100		3
17	Theodore Laguna	21	25		68		11	2	0	1					.162		.235		16
18	James Long	33	3		9
19	Don McMahon	24	46		23		2	1	0	0					.087		.130		3
20	Pete Modica	30	31		22		4	0	1	0					.182		.273		6			Stats for 2 teams
21	Robert Montag*	31	144		452		138	24	7	39					.305		.648		293
22	Noel Oquendo	25	11		3		1	0	0	0					.333		.333		1
23	Jack Parks*	26	68		221		69	12	4	8					.312		.511		113
24	Nat Peeples	28	2		4		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
25	Walter Peterson	24	1		1
26	Vernon Petty	30	126		436		119	25	2	8					.273		.394		172
27	Skip Pope*	24	5		2
28	William Porter	26	118		430		113	13	5	5					.263		.351		151
29	Paul Rambone	26	133		481		125	26	7	19					.260		.462		222
30	Eugene Solt	25	98		280		90	16	1	9					.321		.482		135
31	Chuck Tanner*	25	155		594		192	35	12	20					.323		.524		311
32	Glenn Thompson	25	9		23
33	Frank Torre*	22	141		497		146	30	2	9					.294		.416		207
34	Bob Trowbridge	24	2		1
35	Edward Varhely*	27	3		1
36	Pete Whisenant	24	121		470		134	27	3	20					.285		.483		227
37	Junior Wooten	30	106		275		76	7	0	1					.276		.313		86
	37 Players	26.3	155	5943	5230	841	1491	264	49	165	777	58	626	676	.285	.358	.449	.807	2348	34	53

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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Bill Ayers	34	0	1	.000		7
2	Leo Cristante	27	24	7	.774	3.59	38	32	258.0	279	119	103	27	59	1.310	9.7	0.9	2.1
3	Dick Donovan	26	18	8	.692	2.69	27	27	194.0	179	72	58	12	37	1.113	8.3	0.6	1.7
4	George Estock	29	1	0	1.000		12
5	Bill George*	26	8	4	.667	4.73	37	19	137.0	165	80	72	17	49	1.562	10.8	1.1	3.2
6	Bob Giggie	20	8	10	.444	4.74	45	22	167.0	176	95	88	11	69	1.467	9.5	0.6	3.7
7	Herbert Grissom	22	1	2	.333		8
8	Mel Himes	27	3	1	.750		7
9	Virgil Jester	26	3	9	.250	5.32	28	10	88.0	114	60	52	17	26	1.591	11.7	1.7	2.7
10	Dick Kelly*	26	6	4	.600	3.90	34	17	120.0	115	60	52	14	41	1.300	8.6	1.0	3.1
11	Don McMahon	24	8	5	.615	3.56	46	1	91.0	87	39	36	5	64	1.659	8.6	0.5	6.3
12	Pete Modica	30	5	5	.500	5.08	31	8	85.0	103	63	48	9	50	1.800	10.9	1.0	5.3	Stats for 2 teams
13	Noel Oquendo	25	2	0	1.000		11
14	Skip Pope*	24	0	0			5
15	Glenn Thompson	25	6	3	.667	2.57	9	9	63.0	52	20	18	6	32	1.333	7.4	0.9	4.6
16	Bob Trowbridge	24	0	1	.000	5.40	2	0	5.0	5	3	3		3	1.600	9.0		5.4
17	Edward Varhely*	27	0	0			3
18	Junior Wooten*	30	2	1	.667		9
	18 Players	25.6	94	60	.610		155	155			695

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Don McMahon	46
Bob Giggie	45
Leo Cristante	38
Bill George	37
Dick Kelly	34
Pete Modica	31	Stats for 2 teams
Virgil Jester	28
George Estock	12
Noel Oquendo	11
Glenn Thompson	9
Herbert Grissom	8
Bill Ayers	7
Mel Himes	7
Skip Pope	5
Edward Varhely	3
Bob Trowbridge	2

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Bill Ayers	34	R	R	6' 3.0"	185	Sep 27, 1919	Newnan, GA, US
Jack Cerin	29	R		6' 0.0"	185	1925
Joseph Christian	23	R	R	5' 10.0"	180	May 9, 1931	Moon Run, PA, US
Leo Cristante	27	R	R	6' 1.0"	195	Dec 10, 1926	Detroit, MI, US
Frank DiPrima	27	R	R	5' 9.0"	170	Dec 13, 1926	Philadelphia, PA, US
Dick Donovan	26	L	R	6' 3.0"	190	Dec 7, 1927	Boston, MA, US
George Estock	29	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	Nov 2, 1924	Stirling, NJ, US
Alfred Facchini	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	176	Mar 12, 1931	San Francisco, CA, US
Gary Gearhart	30	R	L	5' 11.0"	180	Aug 10, 1923	New Lebanon, OH, US
Bill George	26	L	L	6' 0.0"	180	Aug 12, 1927	Summit, NJ, US
Bob Giggie	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	200	Aug 13, 1933	Dorchester, MA, US
Herbert Grissom	22	L	R	6' 3.0"	212	1932
Earl Hersh	22	L	L	6' 0.0"	205	May 21, 1932	Ebbvale, MD, US
Mel Himes	27	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Feb 20, 1927
Roy Jarvis	28	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Jun 7, 1926	Shawnee, OK, US
Virgil Jester	26	R	R	5' 11.0"	188	Jul 23, 1927	Denver, CO, US
Dick Kelly	26	R	L	6' 2.0"	180	Oct 7, 1927	Quincy, MA, US
Theodore Laguna	21	R	R	6' 0.0"	176	Sep 6, 1932	Newark, NJ, US
James Long	33	R		6' 1.0"	180	Dec 18, 1920	Griffin, GA, US
Don McMahon	24	R	R	6' 2.0"	215	Jan 4, 1930	Brooklyn, NY, US
Pete Modica	30	R	R	6' 0.0"	145	Jan 25, 1924	New Orleans, LA, US
Robert Montag	31	L	L	5' 11.0"	185	Jan 21, 1923	Cincinnati, OH, US
Noel Oquendo	25	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	1929
Jack Parks	26	L	R	6' 2.0"	205	Jun 12, 1928	Sayreton, AL, US
Nat Peeples	28	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	Jun 29, 1926	Memphis, TN, US
Walter Peterson	24	R		6' 0.0"	195	Apr 13, 1930	Round Rock, TX, US
Vernon Petty	30	R		6' 0.0"	185	Apr 12, 1924	Gastonia, NC, US
Skip Pope	24	L	L	6' 2.0"	185	May 16, 1930	Akron, OH, US
William Porter	26	R	R	5' 8.0"	155	May 23, 1928	Lynn, MA, US
Paul Rambone	26	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	Oct 3, 1927	Dewfield, NJ, US
Eugene Solt	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	Dec 29, 1928	Fort Eustis, VA, US
Chuck Tanner	25	L	L	6' 0.0"	185	Jul 4, 1928	New Castle, PA, US
Glenn Thompson	25	R	R	6' 5.0"	215	Dec 7, 1928	Minneapolis, MN, US
Frank Torre	22	L	L	6' 4.0"	200	Dec 30, 1931	Brooklyn, NY, US
Bob Trowbridge	24	R	R	6' 1.0"	180	Jun 27, 1930	Hudson, NY, US
Edward Varhely	27	L	L	6' 1.0"	180	1927
Pete Whisenant	24	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	Dec 14, 1929	Asheville, NC, US
Junior Wooten	30	R	L	5' 11.0"	160	Jan 16, 1924	Pelzer, SC, US

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