1954 Olean Giants Roster
Team Record: 46-80
Finished 7th in the PONYL
Manager: Austin Knickerbocker (0-0), Chick Genovese (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 19,203, Avg. 305
The Olean Giants of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 46 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the PONYL.
The Giants scored 682 runs and gave up 939 runs, most in the circuit. Stan Anderson led batters with significant playing time with a .304 average. Donald Woerner topped Olean with 9 wins and a team-best 5.56 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1954 Olean Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Austin Knickerbocker, Andre Rodgers and Joe Shipley.
Austin Knickerbocker and Chick Genovese served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Andersen | R | L | October 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jack Anderson | L | R | November 3, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Stan Anderson | L | November 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gilbert Bassetti | R | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| David Birdsall | July 14, 1930 | New York City, NY US | ||||
| Paul Blatchford | L | R | May 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joseph Burke | R | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Caldwell | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Charles Cardosi | ||||||
| Roger Collins | ||||||
| Marion Cowdell | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Vic Davis | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Gordon Dyment | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Emile Evans | ||||||
| Norman Faulconer | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ron Gall | R | R | March 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Bronx, NY US |
| Bernard Hill | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frank Incontrera | ||||||
| Fred Kitchen | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Austin Knickerbocker | R | R | October 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Bangall, NY US |
| William Lefever | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Robert Lesko | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Jerry Lindley | ||||||
| Andrew Lovito | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| John Lytle | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Roger MacTavish | R | 5'9" | 148 | |||
| Bob Manning | R | R | November 16, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Peoria, IL US |
| Sylvio Mastroianni | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Joseph Merlo | ||||||
| John Miron | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Edward Opich | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Charles Pearson | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Joseph Petriello | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Frank Picone | ||||||
| Andre Rodgers | R | R | December 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Nassau, BS |
| Frank Rogan | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Joe Shipley | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN US |
| John Skarzynski | ||||||
| Donald Snider | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Darwin Snyder | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Gene Sodersten | L | 6'3" | 205 | |||
| Robert Strunak | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Don Summerhalter | ||||||
| Donald Woerner | S | R | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
