1954 Wellsville Braves Roster
Team Record: 69-56
Finished 3rd in the PONYL
Manager: Ted Sepkowski (69-56)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 37,392, Avg. 598
Playoffs - Jamestown Falcons 3 games, Wellsville Braves 0
The Wellsville Braves of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 69 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the PONYL.
The Braves scored 724 runs and gave up 719 runs. Ted Sepkowski led all regular batters by connecting at a .377 clip. Charles Stragier topped Wellsville with 17 wins, while Roy White added 15 or more victories as well Roy White earned a 3.47 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Ted Sepkowski and Don Nottebart both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ted Sepkowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bobowski | 5'11" | 170 | ||||
| Bob Breidt | R | July 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jerome Brick | R | R | March 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Johnny Charles | R | R | July 4, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Vince Corda | L | R | February 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| George Edwards | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Harold Edwards | ||||||
| Richard Fero | R | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Walter Ford | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Al Forthmann | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 160 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Hal Gordon | R | 6'0" | 182 | |||
| Frank Horan | R | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Alan Janes | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Chuck Johnston | R | R | June 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Compton, CA US |
| Lou Kibling | L | August 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Edward Landry | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| John Lapadat | R | R | May 1, 1935 | Beba Veche, Timis RO | ||
| Jack Lastella | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Wilfred Materas | November 12, 1931 | Southbridge, MA US | ||||
| Tom McBride | R | R | March 23, 1936 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| James McClary | L | R | January 6, 1932 | 6'2" | 165 | Davie, WV US |
| Jack Melzer | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| John Mitchell | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 12 | |
| Don Nottebart | R | R | January 23, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | West Newton, MA US |
| Lou Novinski | L | L | May 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Moodus, CT US |
| John O'Neill | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Kenneth Olin | R | October 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ron Otten | R | L | July 4, 1932 | 5'9" | 165 | Paterson, NJ US |
| William Pemberton | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Raymond Reed | R | R | February 1, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Chattaroy, WV US |
| Ron Rich | ||||||
| Ted Sepkowski | L | R | November 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Vaughn Stedman | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Charles Stragier | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Paul Stroup | L | March 17, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | Ellerton, MD US | |
| Tom Tewksbury | R | R | November 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Roy White | R | R | 5'7" | 142 | ||
| Bob Zubeck | R | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
