1954 Boise Pilots Roster
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
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 Ed Fernandes, Ron Henry, Lee Maye and Floyd Robinson.
Enrique Fernandez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joe Arenivar | L | L | October 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Gene Armstrong | R | R | June 19, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
Thomas Ballinger | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Gordon Beecroft | R | L | March 14, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Powell River, BC CA |
Dennis Bell | ||||||
Dale Bloom | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
Eugene Bowman | R | R | July 10, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
William Colby | L | R | April 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 194 | |
Vertis Elmore | R | R | 5'10" | 167 | ||
Ed Fernandes | S | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'9" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
Don Fodrea | December 6, 1925 | |||||
William Francis | S | L | August 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | San Pedro, CA US |
Mel Gallup | L | L | July 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Virgil Giovannoni | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 230 | San Francisco, CA US |
Frank Hardy | L | R | December 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Havre, MT US |
John Harvey | R | R | November 12, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | Monterey Park, CA US |
Ron Henry | R | R | August 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Chester, PA US |
Raymond Herrera | R | R | January 23, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Jerome, AZ US |
Rick Herrera | R | R | August 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
Salvador Herrera | ||||||
John Hogue | ||||||
Franklin Huff | R | L | June 24, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Magna, UT US |
Benjamin Jeffey | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Richard Johnson | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
Roger Jongewaard | L | R | September 3, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | , SD US |
Richard Joslyn | ||||||
Charles Kasden | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Delbert Kast | R | R | August 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Geyserville, CA US |
Jack Klein | R | R | May 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI US |
Dick Klingman | R | R | March 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
Jack Koski | R | R | February 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 158 | Madera, CA US |
Herbert Markley | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
Richard Matlock | S | R | June 11, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
Lee Maye | L | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
Tom McAnany | ||||||
Dick Myers | R | May 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Alfred Neuenswander | R | R | January 16, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Boise, ID US |
Norm Ornellas | June 24, 1935 | Oakland, CA US | ||||
Charles Patrick | L | R | May 31, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Salinas, CA US |
James Petersen | ||||||
Floyd Robinson | L | R | May 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 175 | Prescott, AR US |
Matthew Rose | R | December 1, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Ronald Saatzer | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Carl Schmidt | L | R | September 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, NE US |
Bob Shank | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Sacramento, CA US |
Ernie Sierra | R | R | December 14, 1922 | 5'8" | 140 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Stan Stewart | R | R | November 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 162 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Gordie Tench | R | R | August 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Trail, BC CA |
Lloy Thornburgh | R | R | August 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Weatherford, OK US |
Ronald Varnum | R | R | 6'2" | 201 | ||
Dick Wilson | R | R | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Salina, KS US |
Tom Zins | August 28, 1931 | Haverhill, MA US | ||||
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.