1954 Boise Pilots Roster

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 Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe ArenivarLLOctober 1, 19335'10"180
Gene ArmstrongRRJune 19, 19316'2"190Oakland, CA US
Thomas BallingerRDecember 15, 19315'10"175
Gordon BeecroftRLMarch 14, 19355'10"165Powell River, BC CA
Dennis Bell
Dale BloomRR6'4"195
Eugene BowmanRRJuly 10, 19326'2"200Santa Barbara, CA US
William ColbyLRApril 23, 19325'11"194
Vertis ElmoreRR5'10"167
Ed FernandesSRMarch 11, 19185'9"185Oakland, CA US
Don FodreaDecember 6, 1925
William FrancisSLAugust 15, 19306'0"180San Pedro, CA US
Mel GallupLLJuly 20, 19306'0"170Santa Monica, CA US
Virgil GiovannoniRRJune 8, 19296'4"230San Francisco, CA US
Frank HardyLRDecember 5, 19326'1"175Havre, MT US
John HarveyRRNovember 12, 19336'3"205Monterey Park, CA US
Ron HenryRRAugust 7, 19366'1"180Chester, PA US
Raymond HerreraRRJanuary 23, 19325'10"165Jerome, AZ US
Rick HerreraRRAugust 10, 19346'0"170Oakland, CA US
Salvador Herrera
John Hogue
Franklin HuffRLJune 24, 19336'0"180Magna, UT US
Benjamin JeffeyLL6'1"175
Richard JohnsonRMay 10, 19355'10"155
Roger JongewaardLRSeptember 3, 19366'1"195, SD US
Richard Joslyn
Charles KasdenLL5'11"160
Delbert KastRRAugust 5, 19305'10"170Geyserville, CA US
Jack KleinRRMay 4, 19326'0"190Sault Ste. Marie, MI US
Dick KlingmanRRMarch 8, 19326'0"175Oakland, CA US
Jack KoskiRRFebruary 12, 19346'2"158Madera, CA US
Herbert MarkleyR6'3"210
Richard MatlockSRJune 11, 19346'1"190San Francisco, CA US
Lee MayeLRDecember 11, 19346'2"190Tuscaloosa, AL US
Tom McAnany
Dick MyersRMay 11, 19366'1"185
Alfred NeuenswanderRRJanuary 16, 19306'0"175Boise, ID US
Norm OrnellasJune 24, 1935Oakland, CA US
Charles PatrickLRMay 31, 19336'2"175Salinas, CA US
James Petersen
Floyd RobinsonLRMay 9, 19365'9"175Prescott, AR US
Matthew RoseRDecember 1, 19355'10"180
Ronald SaatzerRR6'1"195
Carl SchmidtLRSeptember 18, 19345'10"175Bridgeport, NE US
Bob ShankRRNovember 19, 19346'2"200Sacramento, CA US
Ernie SierraRRDecember 14, 19225'8"140Los Angeles, CA US
Stan StewartRRNovember 28, 19326'0"162Los Angeles, CA US
Gordie TenchRRAugust 10, 19316'1"165Trail, BC CA
Lloy ThornburghRRAugust 23, 19356'2"180Weatherford, OK US
Ronald VarnumRR6'2"201
Dick WilsonRROctober 24, 19226'1"185Salina, KS US
Tom ZinsAugust 28, 1931Haverhill, MA US
Bob ZubeckR5'10"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.




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