1954 Wytheville Statesmen Roster
Team Record: 36-82
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Joe Murray (0-0), Bill Enos (0-0), Jim Cisternelli (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 20,289, Avg. 344
The Wytheville Statesmen of the Appalachian League ended the 1954 season with a record of 36 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Statesmen plated 546 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 829 runs, most in the circuit. George Pfister paced batters with significant playing time with a .319 average. Ray Snyders and Joseph Ferrante topped Wytheville with 7 wins each, while Joseph Ferrante registered a 5.3 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Joe Murray, Bill Enos and Jim Cisternelli served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Aderholt | May 24, 1934 | Hopewell, VA US | ||||
| Fabian Bayag | L | L | October 24, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Roderick Beckett | ||||||
| Lloyd Bohn | ||||||
| Charles Brandenburg | February 8, 1933 | |||||
| Branning | ||||||
| Ronald Buckli | ||||||
| Sam Cazzetto | ||||||
| Jim Cisternelli | September 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Conner | ||||||
| Bob Demayo | ||||||
| Joseph DeMichael | ||||||
| Jerold Dodds | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Joseph Ferrante | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Mike Goffredo | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Albert Hill | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 5'9" | 181 | |
| Phil Holland | November 21, 1934 | |||||
| James Johnson | R | R | September 13, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Lloyd Koehnke | February 21, 1932 | |||||
| Leslie Konicki | ||||||
| Tom Marquis | October 29, 1934 | |||||
| Ted Maxwell | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Mel Misenheimer | ||||||
| Lou Murgo | R | July 22, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Palka | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| George Pfister | L | July 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Richard Rolfe | ||||||
| Richard Rostenkowski | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Thomas Sarna | R | 6'3" | 178 | |||
| Ross Sergo | July 20, 1931 | Lohrville, WI US | ||||
| Jim Sherkel | May 29, 1935 | |||||
| Bernard Skerl | May 2, 1930 | |||||
| Ray Snyders | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Richard Stanford | L | October 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Ted Turney | January 11, 1936 | |||||
| Jack Van Horn | ||||||
| James White | L | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| Don Wilson | R | R | July 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
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.
