1954 Victoria Tyees Roster
Team Record: 43-57
in the WIL
Manager: Don Pries (43-57)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Royal Athletic Park
Attendance: 28,561, Avg. 571
The Victoria Tyees of the Western International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 43 wins and 57 lossesVictoria withdrew August 2. The league named a selected team to play the club's next scheduled meeting with Victoria. These games counted in the standings. The special team went 1-8.
The Tyees plated 537 runs and yielded 585 runs. Tommy Perez led all regular hitters by hitting .327. Bob Drilling topped Victoria with 12 wins and a team-best 5.01 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1954 Victoria Tyees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Steve Mesner, Dain Clay, Neill Sheridan and Eddie Lake.
Don Pries served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bottler | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| Elmer Clow | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Drilling | R | R | October 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Fonda, IA US |
| Hal Flinn | L | R | April 17, 1929 | 6'6" | 198 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Berlyn Hodges | L | L | January 13, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Fernie, BC CA |
| Ron Jackson | R | January 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Joe Joshua | R | R | June 10, 1926 | 6'0" | 202 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Mike Kanshin | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Eddie Lake | R | R | March 18, 1916 | 5'7" | 159 | Antioch, CA US |
| Don Lundberg | R | R | January 13, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Seattle, WA US |
| Milt Martin | R | R | April 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Steve Mesner | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 5'9" | 178 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Moen | L | L | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Joe Nicholas | R | R | April 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Hayward, CA US |
| Phil Page | R | L | March 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Tommy Perez | R | R | April 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | New Monterey, CA US |
| Don Pries | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Bill Prior | L | R | January 18, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Arthur Seguso | R | May 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Neill Sheridan | R | R | November 20, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bob Smith | R | L | November 5, 1926 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Mel Stein | R | L | January 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Tierney | R | R | April 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Leodis Wesley |
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.
