1954 Jamestown Falcons Roster
Team Record: 78-48
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Danny Litwhiler (0-0), Wayne Blackburn (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 86,460, Avg. 1,372
Playoffs - Jamestown Falcons 3 games, Wellsville Braves 0
Finals - Corning Red Sox 4 games, Jamestown Falcons 1
The Jamestown Falcons of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 78 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.
The Falcons led the league with just 641 runs allowed. Jamestown scored 833 runs. Hollis Powell paced all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Tom Van Remmen and Robert Mische topped the team with 16 wins each, while Robert Mische recorded a 3.31 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
John O'Neil and Danny Litwhiler both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Danny Litwhiler and Wayne Blackburn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Ackerman | R | R | December 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 172 | Bay City, MI US |
| Claude Agee | L | R | June 7, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Monongahela, PA US |
| Dick Bays | L | L | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| Jerome Brick | R | R | March 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Dick Camilli | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Rosario Ciatto | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Ray Clayton | May 22, 1930 | Newark, NJ US | ||||
| Chuck Dobberstein | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Charles Duquette | ||||||
| Paul Franks | L | L | September 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| George Hane | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Irace | R | February 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Kennedy | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tom Kirkpatrick | R | L | March 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 235 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| Nikko Koleff | R | R | September 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Richard Lisiecki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Danny Litwhiler | R | R | August 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 198 | Ringtown, PA US |
| Don Lumley | L | L | December 30, 1936 | 5'11" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Robert Mische | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John O'Neil | R | R | April 19, 1920 | 5'9" | 155 | Shelbiana, KY US |
| Don Paniko | L | 6'3" | ||||
| Al Pehanick | R | R | August 27, 1935 | 6'5" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Hollis Powell | R | September 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| John Risch | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Schuett | R | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| William Taft | October 1, 1935 | |||||
| Al Taylor | R | R | May 2, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Tom Van Remmen | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| John Viola | L | November 17, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | Englewood, NJ US | |
| George Walters | S | L | August 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Dick Wirth | April 16, 1935 | |||||
| Ron Witucki | R | R | July 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| William Wright | R | R | 6'3" | 193 | ||
| John Zeitler | R | 5'9" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
