1954 Boise Pilots Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 47-84
Finished 8th in the PL
Manager: Enrique Fernandez (47-84)
Location: Boise, Idaho
Ballpark: Braves Field 1955-1963
Attendance: 31,836, Avg. 486

1954 Boise Pilots Roster

The Boise Pilots of the Pioneer League ended the 1954 season with a record of 47 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the PL.

The Pilots tallied 659 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 877 runs. Raymond Herrera paced all regular batters with a .261 average. William Francis topped Boise with 10 wins and a team-best 3.88 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1954 Boise Pilots who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ron Henry, Floyd Robinson, Ed Fernandes and Lee Maye.

Enrique Fernandez served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
William Francis	10	15	.400	3.88	46	24					204.0	201	102	88	7	91
Gene Armstrong	8	13	.381	4.73	31	20					179.0	203	100	94	16	59
Gordie Tench	6	5	.545	6.09	15	12					85.7	100	68	58	6	63
Virgil Giovannoni	5	10	.333	4.71	19	15					107.0	157	79	56	5	35
Dale Bloom	4	4	.500	3.67	13	10					88.3	88	50	36	6	32
Ronald Saatzer	4	9	.308	6.48	27	17					126.3	161	113	91	12	86
Don Fodrea	2	4	.333	4.83	13	5					54.0	69	38	29	5	12
Charles Patrick	1	9	.100	7.05	35	9					113.7	144	112	89	12	83
James Petersen	0	0			1						0.0
Norm Ornellas	0	0			1						0.0
Jack Koski	0	0			2						0.0
Charles Kasden	0	0			2						0.0
Rick Herrera	0	0			1						0.0
Ronald Varnum	0	0			1						0.0
Jack Klein	0	1	.000		3						0.0
William Colby	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Eugene Bowman	0	1	.000		7						0.0
Vertis Elmore	0	1	.000	7.44	8	2					32.7	44	36	27	2	33
Franklin Huff	0	2	.000		6						0.0
Totals	40	75	.348	5.16	235	114	0	0	0	0	990.7	1167	698	568	71	494	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Raymond Herrera	126	471	471		123	23	2	3						.261	.261	.338	.599	159
Lee Maye	78	310	310		99	23	7	9						.319	.319	.526	.845	163
Herbert Markley	110	390	390		89	14	1	8						.228	.228	.331	.559	129
Ernie Sierra	120	410	410		88	7	1	0						.215	.215	.237	.451	97
Roger Jongewaard	61	201	201		67	13	0	1						.333	.333	.413	.746	83
Frank Hardy	106	298	298		66	8	1	3						.221	.221	.285	.507	85
Delbert Kast	56	217	217		61	14	1	4						.281	.281	.410	.691	89
Floyd Robinson	46	184	184		60	11	2	0						.326	.326	.408	.734	75
Gordon Beecroft	70	188	188		46	8	1	1						.245	.245	.314	.559	59
Dick Klingman	46	168	168		42	11	0	1						.250	.250	.333	.583	56
Joe Arenivar	40	146	146		35	5	1	1						.240	.240	.308	.548	45
Richard Johnson	50	159	159		28	5	0	1						.176	.176	.226	.403	36
William Francis	51	82	82		18	0	0	0						.220	.220	.220	.439	18
Tom Zins	19	65	65		17	1	0	0						.262	.262	.277	.538	18
Bob Zubeck	25	73	73		14	4	1	0						.192	.192	.274	.466	20
Salvador Herrera	20	74	74		14	1	1	2						.189	.189	.311	.500	23
Dick Wilson	14	50	50		13	1	1	1						.260	.260	.380	.640	19
Dennis Bell	18	51	51		13	5	0	2						.255	.255	.471	.725	24
Gordie Tench	16	39	39		9	1	1	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	12
Ed Fernandes	36	30	30		8	0	0	0						.267	.267	.267	.533	8
Ronald Saatzer	30	51	51		8	0	0	2						.157	.157	.275	.431	14
Gene Armstrong	34	56	56		7	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	7
Tom McAnany	11	21	21		6	3	0	0						.286	.286	.429	.714	9
Charles Patrick	38	32	32		6	0	0	0						.188	.188	.188	.375	6
Mel Gallup	5	13	13		5									.385	.385	.385	.769	5
Lloy Thornburgh	18	37	37		5	3	0	0						.135	.135	.216	.351	8
Virgil Giovannoni	19	39	39		5	0	0	0						.128	.128	.128	.256	5
Ron Henry	21	52	52		5	2	0	0						.096	.096	.135	.231	7
Thomas Ballinger	7	25	25		4									.160	.160	.160	.320	4
Stan Stewart	6	11	11		3									.273	.273	.273	.545	3
Benjamin Jeffey	11	35	35		3	0	0	0						.086	.086	.086	.171	3
Bob Shank	3	10	10		2									.200	.200	.200	.400	2
John Hogue	3	10	10		2									.200	.200	.200	.400	2
Matthew Rose	7	23	23		2									.087	.087	.087	.174	2
William Colby	4	3	3		1									.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Richard Joslyn	3	6	6		1									.167	.167	.167	.333	1
Dick Myers	6	9	9		1									.111	.111	.111	.222	1
Don Fodrea	13	14	14		1	0	0	0						.071	.071	.071	.143	1
Dale Bloom	13	29	29		1	0	0	1						.034	.034	.138	.172	4
Rick Herrera	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Eugene Bowman	7	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Franklin Huff	6	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jack Klein	3	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Charles Kasden	2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Vertis Elmore	10	6	6		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jack Koski	4	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1393	4099	4099	0	978	163	21	40	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.239	.318	.556	1303	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Francis	P	46					.000
Charles Patrick	P	35					.000
Gene Armstrong	P	31					.000
Ronald Saatzer	P	27					.000
Virgil Giovannoni	P	19					.000
Gordie Tench	P	15					.000
Don Fodrea	P	13					.000
Dale Bloom	P	13					.000
Vertis Elmore	P	8					.000
Eugene Bowman	P	7					.000
Franklin Huff	P	6					.000
William Colby	P	4					.000
Jack Klein	P	3					.000
Charles Kasden	P	2					.000
Ronald Varnum	P	1					.000
James Petersen	P	1					.000
Norm Ornellas	P	1					.000
Rick Herrera	P	1					.000
Totals		233	0	0	0	0	.000

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.

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