1954 Wellsville Braves Roster

Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-56
Finished 3rd in the PONYL
Manager: Ted Sepkowski (69-56)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 37,392, Avg. 598
1954 Wellsville Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Jamestown Falcons 3 games, Wellsville Braves 0

The Wellsville Braves of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 69 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the PONYL.

The Braves scored 724 runs and gave up 719 runs. Ted Sepkowski led all regular batters by connecting at a .377 clip. Charles Stragier topped Wellsville with 17 wins, while Roy White as well added 15 or more victories as well Roy White earned a 3.47 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Don Nottebart and Ted Sepkowski both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Ted Sepkowski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frank Bobowski5'11"170
Bob BreidtRJuly 5, 19345'11"170
Jerome BrickRRMarch 27, 19306'0"170Buffalo, NY US
Johnny CharlesRRJuly 4, 19285'7"160Trenton, NJ US
Vince CordaLRFebruary 13, 19306'3"195Bridgeport, CT US
George EdwardsRR6'1"180
Harold Edwards
Richard FeroRL5'8"160
Walter FordL5'10"165
Al ForthmannRRAugust 30, 19355'8"160Berkeley, CA US
Hal GordonR6'0"182
Frank HoranRL5'11"155
Alan JanesRR6'3"200
Chuck JohnstonRRJune 3, 19336'0"170Compton, CA US
Lou KiblingLAugust 2, 19345'10"160
Edward LandryR5'10"185
John LapadatRRMay 1, 1935Beba Veche, Timis RO
Jack LastellaLL5'10"180
Wilfred MaterasNovember 12, 1931Southbridge, MA US
Tom McBrideRRMarch 23, 19366'2"182
James McClaryLRJanuary 6, 19326'2"165Davie, WV US
Jack MelzerLL6'3"205
John MitchellRRJanuary 21, 19366'2"12
Don NottebartRRJanuary 23, 19366'1"190West Newton, MA US
Lou NovinskiLLMay 14, 19306'1"180Moodus, CT US
John O'NeillRL6'0"160
Kenneth OlinROctober 3, 19316'2"185
Ron OttenRLJuly 4, 19325'9"165Paterson, NJ US
William PembertonR5'9"168
Raymond ReedRRFebruary 1, 19295'10"167Chattaroy, WV US
Ron Rich
Ted SepkowskiLRNovember 9, 19235'11"190Baltimore, MD US
Vaughn StedmanRLAugust 27, 19326'0"195
Charles StragierLL6'3"200
Paul StroupLMarch 17, 19326'2"195Ellerton, MD US
Tom TewksburyRRNovember 12, 19306'2"185
Roy WhiteRR5'7"142
Bob ZubeckR5'10"160

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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