1954 Oakland Oaks Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 85-82
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Chuck Dressen (85-82)
Location: Oakland, California
Ballpark: Oaks' Park
Attendance: 201,922, Avg. 2,418
1954 Oakland Oaks Statistics

Playoffs - Oakland Oaks 2 games, San Diego Padres 0
Finals - Oakland Oaks 3 games, San Francisco Seals 0

The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1954 season with a record of 85 wins and 82 losses, finishing third in the PCL.

The Oaks scored 734 runs and yielded 755 runs. Jim Marshall walloped 31 home runs for Oakland and drove in 123 runs. Sam Chapman led hitters with significant playing time with a .290 average. Don Ferrarese topped the team with 18 wins, while Al Gettel added 15 or more victories as well Al Gettel earned a 3.07 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1954 Oakland Oaks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were James Atkins, George Bamberger, Charlie Beamon, Fred Besana, Ernie Broglio, Sam Chapman, Lorenzo Davis, Don Ferrarese, Jesse Flores, Al Gettel, Gene Hermanski, Bill Howerton, Spider Jorgensen, Jim Marshall, Pete Milne, Ron Samford, Art Schallock, Bill Upton, Chris Van Cuyk, Hal White and Bob Wilson.

Chuck Dressen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AtkinsLRMarch 10, 19216'3"205Birmingham, AL US
George BambergerRRAugust 1, 19236'0"175Staten Island, NY US
Charlie BeamonRRDecember 25, 19345'11"195Oakland, CA US
Fred BesanaRLApril 5, 19306'3"200Lincoln, CA US
Rick BotelhoLLSeptember 4, 19346'1"175Oakland, CA US
Ernie BroglioRRAugust 27, 19356'2"200Berkeley, CA US
Sam ChapmanRRApril 11, 19166'0"180Tiburon, CA US
Art CuittiRRMay 24, 19275'10"200Crockett, CA US
Lorenzo DavisRRJuly 3, 19176'3"188Piper, AL US
Don FarberRJune 6, 19346'1"190San Francisco, CA US
Don FerrareseRLJune 19, 19295'9"170Oakland, CA US
Jesse FloresRRNovember 2, 19145'10"175Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Al GettelRRSeptember 17, 19176'3"200Norfolk, VA US
Gene HermanskiLRMay 11, 19205'11"185Pittsfield, MA US
Bill HowertonLRDecember 12, 19215'11"185Lompoc, CA US
Spider JorgensenLRNovember 3, 19195'9"155Folsom, CA US
Lou LandiniRMarch 24, 19276'2"190, IT
Vic MarascoRNovember 9, 19285'8"175Los Angeles, CA US
Jim MarshallLLMay 25, 19316'1"190Danville, IL US
Ross McCormackLRMarch 18, 19316'0"178Melborne, AR US
Pete MilneLRApril 10, 19256'1"180Mobile, AL US
Tommy MunozLLAugust 11, 19345'11"170San Leandro, CA US
Bob MurphyRRAugust 6, 19315'11"175Santa Clara County, CA US
Lenny NealRRDecember 2, 19245'11"185Scio, OR US
Harry NicholasRRSeptember 28, 19296'2"180Valley Stream, NY US
Tony RivasRMay 5, 19335'9"160Oakland, CA US
Russ RoseRROctober 4, 19276'0"170Sierra Madre, CA US
Ron SamfordRRFebruary 28, 19305'11"156Dallas, TX US
Art SchallockLLApril 25, 19245'9"160Mill Valley, CA US
Joe UnfriedRFebruary 19, 19295'11"210Evansville, IN US
Bill UptonRRJune 18, 19296'0"167Esther, MO US
Chris Van CuykLLJanuary 3, 19276'6"215Kimberly, WI US
Billy Joe WatersRRAugust 12, 19296'1"200Fayetteville, AR US
Hal WhiteRRMarch 18, 19195'10"165Utica, NY US
Bob WilsonRRFebruary 22, 19255'11"197Dallas, TX 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.




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