1954 St. Joseph Saints Roster
Team Record: 82-57
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Bill Cope (82-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 41,035, Avg. 590
Playoffs - St. Joseph Saints 3 games, Muskogee Giants 2
Finals - Blackwell Broncos 4 games, St. Joseph Saints 1
The St. Joseph Saints of the Western Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 82 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the WA.
The Saints tallied 839 runs and surrendered 714 runs. Fritz Brickell paced all regular batters by connecting at a .306 clip. Alfred Kipper topped St. Joseph with 20 wins, while Gerald Coleman also added 15 or more wins also Alfred Kipper recorded a 3.09 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Fritz Brickell played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the St. Joseph Saints to do so.
Bill Cope served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Allen | R | R | December 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Edward Anderson | R | R | September 18, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Salvatore Aprea | L | October 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ted Atkinson | R | July 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Russ Blankenship | L | L | October 13, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | Colonial Heights, VA US |
| Fritz Brickell | R | R | March 19, 1935 | 5'5" | 157 | Wichita, KS US |
| Billie Bullock | R | 5'7" | 168 | |||
| Raymond Burtner | R | August 20, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Claremore, OK US | |
| Jerry Cashill | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Gerald Coleman | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Bill Cope | R | October 24, 1923 | 6'1" | 190 | Zanesville, OH US | |
| Kenneth Davis | L | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| William Enders | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Mario Genovesi | ||||||
| Edward Gerken | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Lewis Gilbert | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Don Herman | R | R | August 3, 1930 | 6'4" | 203 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Pete Hoover | R | L | November 23, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Hartford, KY US |
| John Killoren | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Alfred Kipper | L | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Thomas Krebsbach | R | 5'9" | 158 | |||
| Leigh Lawrence | R | R | November 1, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Godfrey, IL US |
| Paul Livick | R | December 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 170 | Staunton, VA US | |
| Vance Long | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| David Oliphant | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Elvie Pfautz | R | R | September 30, 1934 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Vincent Pisani | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| James Reynolds | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Frank Ricco | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Curtis Rogers | L | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Carl Schmidt | ||||||
| John Sellen | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Art Weber | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Dick Windle | R | R | March 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Larry Worlinsky | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Young | L | L | 6'3" | 210 |
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.
