1954 Vancouver Capilanos Statistics
Team Record: 74-49
Finished 1st in the WIL
Manager: Bill Brenner (74-49)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Attendance: 55,217, Avg. 898
Playoffs - Vancouver Capilanos 4 games, Lewiston Broncs 0
The Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 74 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the WIL.
The Capilanos scored 752 runs and surrendered 574 runs. Marvin Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .360 clip. Bill Brenner topped Vancouver with 21 wins, while George Nicholas added 15 or more victories also Bill Brenner recorded a 2.6 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 Vancouver Capilanos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Marvin Williams, Bob Wellman, Neill Sheridan, Ken Richardson and Jim Clark.
Bill Brenner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brenner | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2.60 | 36 | 29 | 280.0 | 266 | 108 | 81 | 10 | 72 | ||||||||||
| George Nicholas | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4.09 | 31 | 29 | 209.0 | 222 | 109 | 95 | 16 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Robert Roberts | 12 | 5 | .706 | 4.62 | 25 | 16 | 150.0 | 162 | 86 | 77 | 10 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Pete Hernandez | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2.91 | 14 | 12 | 102.0 | 84 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 40 | ||||||||||
| John Cordell | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6.53 | 22 | 7 | 62.0 | 87 | 61 | 45 | 5 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Rod MacKay | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.38 | 11 | 3 | 40.0 | 50 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Edward Robertson | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.80 | 6 | 4 | 30.0 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Arnie Hallgren | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.46 | 8 | 5 | 36.3 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Dick Greco | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bud Beasley | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 68 | 46 | .596 | 3.76 | 165 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 909.3 | 928 | 469 | 380 | 56 | 352 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Chorlton | 123 | 525 | 525 | 183 | 30 | 2 | 16 | .349 | .349 | .505 | .853 | 265 | |||||||||||
| Marvin Williams | 119 | 456 | 456 | 164 | 32 | 9 | 20 | .360 | .360 | .601 | .961 | 274 | |||||||||||
| Bob Wellman | 116 | 427 | 427 | 142 | 34 | 7 | 21 | .333 | .333 | .593 | .925 | 253 | |||||||||||
| Jim Clark | 112 | 440 | 440 | 126 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .352 | .639 | 155 | |||||||||||
| Ken Richardson | 117 | 406 | 406 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 14 | .293 | .293 | .453 | .746 | 184 | |||||||||||
| Dick Greco | 97 | 335 | 335 | 116 | 16 | 8 | 19 | .346 | .346 | .612 | .958 | 205 | |||||||||||
| Bob Duretto | 81 | 252 | 252 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .286 | .286 | .401 | .687 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Arnie Hallgren | 75 | 243 | 243 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 5 | .276 | .276 | .416 | .691 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Nick Pesut | 71 | 231 | 231 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .277 | .506 | 64 | |||||||||||
| Daniel Holden | 71 | 176 | 176 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .244 | .244 | .318 | .562 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Bill Brenner | 38 | 104 | 104 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .337 | .337 | .529 | .865 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Robert Roberts | 25 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .394 | .394 | .545 | .939 | 36 | |||||||||||
| George Nicholas | 31 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .231 | .431 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Pete Hernandez | 14 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .139 | .250 | 5 | |||||||||||
| John Cordell | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Rod MacKay | 11 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ellis Daugherty | 8 | 24 | 24 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Robertson | 6 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Bud Beasley | 6 | 11 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1143 | 3841 | 3841 | 0 | 1165 | 210 | 39 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .303 | .461 | .764 | 1771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brenner | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| George Nicholas | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Roberts | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| John Cordell | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Pete Hernandez | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Rod MacKay | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Edward Robertson | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Bud Beasley | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 151 | 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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