1954 Salinas Packers Roster
Team Record: 56-84
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: John O'Neil (0-0), George Genovese (0-0)
Location: Salinas, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 40,790, Avg. 583
The Salinas Packers of the California League ended the 1954 season with a record of 56 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Packers scored 744 runs and conceded 898 runs. Paul Pettit led Salinas with 20 home runs and drove in 103 runs. Howie Goss paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .266. Earl Escalante topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.93 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 Salinas Packers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included George Genovese, Howie Goss, John O'Neil and Paul Pettit.
John O'Neil and George Genovese served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ayres | R | R | October 12, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Lee Babbitt | R | R | March 16, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Phil Bach | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Van Houten, NM US |
| Jerry Ballard | R | R | April 9, 1926 | 6'6" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Roger Becker | L | L | November 2, 1929 | 6'4" | 185 | Pomona, CA US |
| Ray Cardinale | ||||||
| Bob Caselli | L | R | February 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Armand Castro | R | R | February 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 162 | Stockton, CA US |
| Glenn Dangleis | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Rick Dantas | ||||||
| Jerry Devlin | ||||||
| Earl Escalante | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Pete Estrada | R | R | October 23, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Globe, AZ US |
| George Genovese | L | R | February 22, 1922 | 5'6" | 160 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Jerry Gneiser | L | February 8, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Fond du Lac, WI US | |
| Warren Goodrich | R | March 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Pasadena, CA US | |
| Howie Goss | R | R | November 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 204 | Wewoka, OK US |
| Lou Hague | R | R | September 9, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jack Haley | L | L | May 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Cecil Hamilton | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Dick Hayes | R | R | July 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Fowler, CA US |
| Kenneth Jacobsen | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Donald Jones | R | R | April 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Aberdeen, SD US |
| James Knox | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Michael Kriczky | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| James Kudell | R | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| David Lowenthal | S | L | January 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Charles Matzen | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Orval McElrath | L | R | November 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Hanford, CA US |
| John Neal | ||||||
| Larry Neal | R | June 29, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Santa Monica, CA US | |
| John O'Neil | R | R | April 19, 1920 | 5'9" | 155 | Shelbiana, KY US |
| Paul Pettit | L | L | November 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Nick Podsakoff | R | R | April 30, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Calvin Pool | R | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Eugene Richardson | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Tom Robles | R | R | January 6, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Cory Sharpe | March 10, 1935 | |||||
| Clint Smith | R | R | July 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Arky Stanton | R | R | September 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Diggott, AR US |
| Horace Tucker | L | 5'7" | 171 | |||
| Joe Watt | R | R | August 21, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mike Weltman | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 177 | ||
| Ken Wright | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 180 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Ray Zonta | S | R | 5'11" | 169 | , MX |
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.
