1954 Atlanta Crackers Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 94-60
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Whit Wyatt (94-60)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 312,259, Avg. 4,055
1954 Atlanta Crackers Roster

Playoffs - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 2
Finals - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, New Orleans Pelicans 1

The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the SA.

The Crackers scored 841 runs and yielded 695 runs. Chuck Tanner led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .323. Leo Cristante earned 24 wins on the mound for Atlanta, while Dick Donovan, too added 15 or more wins, too Dick Donovan recorded a 2.69 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1954 Atlanta Crackers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill Ayers, Leo Cristante, Dick Donovan, George Estock, Lloyd Gearhart, Bob Giggie, Earl Hersh, Roy Jarvis, Virgil Jester, Don McMahon, Nat Peeples, Chuck Tanner, Frank Torre, Bob Trowbridge, Pete Whisenant and Junior Wooten.

Whit Wyatt served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Leo Cristante247.7743.593832258.02791191032759
Dick Donovan188.6922.692727194.017972581237
Bill George84.6674.733719137.016580721749
Don McMahon85.6153.5646191.0873936564
Bob Giggie810.4444.744522167.017695881169
Glenn Thompson63.6672.579963.0522018632
Dick Kelly64.6003.903417120.011560521441
Mel Himes31.75070.0
Virgil Jester39.2505.32281088.011460521726
Noel Oquendo201.000110.0
Junior Wooten21.66790.0
George Estock101.000120.0
Millard Grissom12.33380.0
Skip Pope0050.0
Edward Varhely0030.0
Bill Ayers01.00070.0
Bob Trowbridge01.0005.40205.05333
Totals9056.6163.8632813700001123.01172548482109380000000

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Chuck Tanner155594594192351220.323.323.524.847311
Frank DiPrima13048148115227312.316.316.459.775221
Frank Torre1414974971463029.294.294.416.710207
Bob Montag14445245213824739.305.305.648.954293
Pete Whisenant12147047013427320.285.285.483.768227
Paul Rambone13348148112526719.260.260.462.721222
Vernon Petty1264364361192528.273.273.394.667172
Bill Porter1184304301131355.263.263.351.614151
Jim Solt98280280901619.321.321.482.804135
Junior Wooten10627527576701.276.276.313.58986
Jack Parks68221221691248.312.312.511.824113
Dick Donovan70114114354112.307.307.675.98277
Leo Cristante4411111125701.225.225.315.54135
Theodore Laguna25686811201.162.162.235.39716
Bill George37434310200.233.233.279.51212
Bob Giggie45525210200.192.192.231.42312
Lloyd Gearhart1734349100.265.265.294.55910
Virgil Jester3022227100.318.318.364.6828
Dick Kelly3430303000.100.100.100.2003
Don McMahon4623232100.087.087.130.2173
Noel Oquendo11331000.333.333.333.6671
Jack Cerin91212.000.000.000.0000
Edward Varhely311.000.000.000.0000
Bob Trowbridge211.000.000.000.0000
Joseph Christian1110000.000.000.000.0000
Glenn Thompson92323.000.000.000.0000
George Estock12330000.000.000.000.0000
Millard Grissom966.000.000.000.0000
Earl Hersh51414.000.000.000.0000
Mel Himes71212.000.000.000.0000
Skip Pope522.000.000.000.0000
James Long399.000.000.000.0000
Walter Peterson111.000.000.000.0000
Nat Peeples2440000.000.000.000.0000
Bill Ayers722.000.000.000.0000
Totals177452085208014672624716400000.282.282.445.726231500000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Don McMahonP46.000
Bob GiggieP45.000
Leo CristanteP38.000
Bill GeorgeP37.000
Dick KellyP34.000
Virgil JesterP28.000
George EstockP12.000
Noel OquendoP11.000
Glenn ThompsonP9.000
Millard GrissomP8.000
Mel HimesP7.000
Bill AyersP7.000
Skip PopeP5.000
Edward VarhelyP3.000
Bob TrowbridgeP2.000
Totals2920000.000

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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