1954 Binghamton Triplets Roster
Team Record: 70-70
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Phil Page (70-70)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Binghamton, New York
Ballpark: Johnson Field
Attendance: 49,221, Avg. 703
The Binghamton Triplets of the Eastern League ended the 1954 season with a record of 70 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
The Triplets plated 536 runs and yielded 535 runs. Jim Engleman paced Binghamton with 14 home runs and drove in 75 runs. Bobby Richardson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .310 clip. George Stein led the team with 14 wins, while Ivan Abromowitz registered a 2.97 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 Binghamton Triplets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bobby Richardson, Jim Coates, Ralph Terry, George Eyrich, Cal Neeman and Zeke Bella.
Phil Page served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Abromowitz | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Zeke Bella | R | L | August 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenwich, CT US |
| Robert Bonebrake | R | R | March 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Chagrin Falls, OH US |
| Billie Bullock | R | 5'7" | 168 | |||
| Leon Carter | R | R | August 5, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jim Coates | R | R | August 4, 1932 | 6'4" | 192 | Farnham, VA US |
| Casey Darrah | R | March 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Herbert Davis | L | L | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Jim Engleman | R | January 2, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Pontiac, MI US | |
| Leo Evans | R | R | December 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Bokoshe, OK US |
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Charlie Frey | L | August 16, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Lemay, MO US | |
| Peter Gentile | R | January 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 191 | ||
| Guy Grasso | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Hunton | R | February 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Jacob Jacobsen | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| James Jadwin | R | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US | |
| Jim Kite | L | L | July 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Jerry Kudajeski | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Frank Lucas | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Jimmy Ludtka | L | R | July 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Marco Mainini | R | R | March 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| John Miastkowski | R | September 30, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Cal Neeman | R | R | February 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 192 | Valmeyer, IL US |
| Merlin Nehring | L | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Will Parsons | R | R | October 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| George Prigge | R | August 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| James Ranson | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Bobby Richardson | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Sumter, SC US |
| Lavern Schiltz | R | September 16, 1930 | 5'8" | 163 | Dubuque, IA US | |
| Mike Schultz | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Frank Simanovsky | L | L | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| George Stein | R | R | January 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Ralph Terry | R | R | January 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Cabin, OK US |
| Peter Utley | ||||||
| Gerald Wallis | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Vernon Yingling | L | L | December 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Cockeysville, MD US |
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.
