1954 Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts Statistics
Team Record: 62-78
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Johnny Vander Meer (62-78)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Ballpark: Shepherd Stadium
Attendance: 44,127, Avg. 630
The Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts of the Piedmont League ended the 1954 season with a record of 62 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Colts plated 819 runs, tops in the circuit. Colonial conceded 818 runs, most in the league. William Schimchak topped all regular batters with a .336 average. Vernon Kilburg led the team with 14 wins, while Whit Graves recorded a 4.62 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ray Poole, Johnny Vander Meer, Carlos Santiago and Monty Kennedy.
Johnny Vander Meer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Kilburg | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.95 | 28 | 26 | 171.0 | 150 | 116 | 94 | 12 | 147 | ||||||||||
| Whit Graves | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.62 | 28 | 15 | 113.0 | 126 | 78 | 58 | 8 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Rhame | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.39 | 37 | 18 | 157.0 | 169 | 110 | 94 | 14 | 101 | ||||||||||
| Edward Landrum | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.83 | 32 | 22 | 175.0 | 181 | 116 | 94 | 16 | 104 | ||||||||||
| Natalio Irizarry | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.00 | 10 | 6 | 45.0 | 49 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Russ Bissett | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.23 | 45 | 8 | 148.0 | 161 | 105 | 86 | 13 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Odell Martin | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.99 | 19 | 13 | 106.0 | 96 | 56 | 47 | 7 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Monty Kennedy | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.80 | 10 | 8 | 60.0 | 75 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Jacob Junta | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.55 | 17 | 5 | 60.0 | 65 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Mike Bycofski | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.86 | 10 | 2 | 21.0 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| William Garthwaite | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Blackburn | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mickey Crossin | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Amato | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leonidas Dansby | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 59 | 71 | .454 | 4.95 | 261 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1056.0 | 1098 | 714 | 581 | 84 | 661 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Schimchak | 132 | 479 | 479 | 161 | 31 | 5 | 13 | .336 | .336 | .503 | .839 | 241 | |||||||||||
| Joe Monteiro | 127 | 475 | 475 | 143 | 24 | 5 | 25 | .301 | .301 | .531 | .832 | 252 | |||||||||||
| Hal Treinen | 130 | 480 | 480 | 137 | 20 | 10 | 21 | .285 | .285 | .500 | .785 | 240 | |||||||||||
| Dick Bush | 135 | 431 | 431 | 131 | 24 | 2 | 12 | .304 | .304 | .452 | .756 | 195 | |||||||||||
| Louis Ruehl | 142 | 508 | 508 | 131 | 30 | 10 | 8 | .258 | .258 | .404 | .661 | 205 | |||||||||||
| Ray Poole | 131 | 426 | 426 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 13 | .303 | .303 | .467 | .770 | 199 | |||||||||||
| Thomas St. John | 78 | 316 | 316 | 106 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .335 | .335 | .453 | .788 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Jack Hull | 103 | 297 | 297 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .306 | .562 | 91 | |||||||||||
| Jack Simpson | 92 | 296 | 296 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .240 | .240 | .355 | .595 | 105 | |||||||||||
| Paul Webb | 41 | 138 | 138 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .275 | .275 | .406 | .681 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Carlos Santiago | 29 | 105 | 105 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .381 | .648 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Vernon Kilburg | 49 | 93 | 93 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .269 | .387 | .656 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Odell Martin | 23 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .366 | .488 | .854 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Hugh Robins | 12 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Daniel Rhame | 38 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .246 | .368 | .614 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Whit Graves | 29 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .244 | .467 | .711 | 21 | |||||||||||
| James Caudle | 10 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .409 | .545 | .955 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Frank Sangalli | 17 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .273 | .477 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Edward Landrum | 33 | 62 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .145 | .274 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Monty Kennedy | 15 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .310 | .552 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Page McGee | 11 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .400 | .650 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Mickey Crossin | 13 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .348 | .565 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Russ Bissett | 45 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 22 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Natalio Irizarry | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Russ Blankenship | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jacob Junta | 17 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .105 | .158 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dick Lamberts | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Bernard Jenis | 9 | 25 | 25 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Leonidas Dansby | 7 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Mike Bycofski | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Gerald Blackburn | 3 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| George Beck | 5 | 16 | 16 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Phil Amato | 7 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1522 | 4596 | 4596 | 0 | 1288 | 222 | 54 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .426 | .706 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Bissett | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| Daniel Rhame | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Edward Landrum | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| Vernon Kilburg | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| Whit Graves | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| Odell Martin | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Jacob Junta | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Monty Kennedy | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Natalio Irizarry | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Phil Amato | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Leonidas Dansby | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Gerald Blackburn | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| William Garthwaite | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Mike Bycofski | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 245 | 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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