1954 Pulaski Phillies Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 67-46
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: George Triandos (67-46)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Pulaski, Virginia
Ballpark: Calfee Park
Attendance: 19,890, Avg. 352
1954 Pulaski Phillies Statistics

Playoffs - Pulaski Phillies 2 games, Bristol Twins 0
Finals - Bluefield Blue-Grays 3 games, Pulaski Phillies 0

The Pulaski Phillies of the Appalachian League ended the 1954 season with a record of 67 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Phillies tallied 719 runs and yielded 565 runs. William Whiteko paced all regular batters by hitting .343. William Purcell topped Pulaski with 15 wins, while Don Cardwell recorded a 1.91 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Don Cardwell and Marshall Renfroe both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

George Triandos served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Leonard BrownL6'0"175
Don CardwellRRDecember 7, 19356'4"210Winston-Salem, NC US
Herman CoffeyRLNovember 6, 19366'0"14
Joseph Cone
Don GustL5'10"180
Monty HowardRSeptember 25, 19335'9"157Salt Lake City, UT US
Earl HunsingerRRApril 5, 19346'3"195
Tony IammatteoRRJanuary 19, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY US
Jerry JonesR6'1"160
Joseph KubesL6'1"185
Jerome KucharskiRL6'1"195
Darvin MossLLJuly 29, 19355'10"175Cherokee Falls, SC US
Dick NissenLLNovember 30, 19355'11"185
Earnest PharrLL6'0"170
William PurcellRR6'2"185
Bob QuinnLRJuly 21, 19356'1"175Royersford, PA US
Marshall RenfroeLLMay 25, 19366'0"180Century, FL US
Bill RichardsonJuly 8, 1933
Jim RobinsonRRMarch 28, 19366'1"195Carroll County, GA US
Dean SheatzJune 13, 1935Van, PA US
James SimonsRR6'2"187
Theodore Smith
Dale SmyserR5'10"170
William Strickland
Dean TesterDecember 17, 1932
Mathew TheissRSeptember 1, 19356'2"194
George TriandosRRDecember 17, 19276'3"220San Francisco, CA US
James TroyR5'10"175
Al WatkinsAugust 24, 1933
Raymond Watson
Kenneth WelgossR5'10"170
William WhitekoRRApril 22, 19345'10"165LaBelle, PA US
Keith WilliamsonR6'0"165

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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