1954 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 71-83
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Billy Hitchcock (71-83)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 120,621, Avg. 1,567
1954 Buffalo Bisons Roster

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.

The Bisons plated 726 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Ron Northey paced Buffalo with 25 home runs, while Chick King and Frank Carswell walloped 15 or more as well. Frank Carswell accounted for 87 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .318. Frank Lary led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.39 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1954 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Baumgartner, Harry Bright, Johnny Bucha, Frank Carswell, Jake Crawford, Hal Erickson, Paul Foytack, Bill Froats, Dick Gernert, Doug Hansen, Earl Harrist, Buddy Hicks, Billy Hitchcock, Mel Hoderlein, Hal Hudson, Ken Johnson, Milt Jordan, Chick King, Al Lakeman, Frank Lary, Duke Maas, Sammy Meeks, Pat Mullin, Ernie Nevel, Ron Northey and Jack Wallaesa.

Billy Hitchcock 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
Frank Lary1511.5773.394125133207.0206867810821025110
Ken Johnson1414.5003.783029155205.01669786201091508010
Hal Erickson118.5794.193426121206.022810696234898402
Duke Maas74.6363.92171471101.095444475365101
Bill Froats75.5833.96311731125.0109705558681624
Hal Hudson614.3004.98351541121.01368267145537905
Don Swartz44.5004.363232066.087353261921500
Paul Foytack47.3645.3317134198.01135958104875107
Earl Harrist310.2315.013893088.01005749163341402
Dick Hoeksema0010.0
Milo Johnson01.000100.0
Jim Harper01.00020.0
Milt Jordan02.000230.0
Ernie Nevel02.000100.0
Totals7183.4614.183211510631301217.012406365651115330670433410

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
Ron Northey14858350483155232258517046.308.392.510.902257162
Chick King130583516911382491661345496.267.339.442.780228445
Frank Carswell13049342160134261168735334.318.393.499.8922103106
Buddy Hicks1195184347311924124496741.274.370.348.7181510152
Harvey Zernia12643433773100131114338958.297.444.439.883148242
Al Lakeman92336307267511074822671.244.305.349.654107120
Mel Hoderlein93341280427210062525638.257.385.357.742100230
Sammy Meeks65270236327017153422635.297.364.441.804104062
Harry Bright70264228326412163402625.281.354.421.77596244
Dick Gernert742992324463130134425843.272.424.496.920115522
Doug Hansen8227124128536083532343.220.287.344.63283133
John Baumgartner5621019020459031521433.237.295.332.62663231
Pat Mullin5716714227417172332332.289.383.500.88371002
Daniel Ryan5116114314323021001414.224.289.287.57641022
Johnny Bucha30110911525312151154.275.380.396.77536121
Jack Wallaesa3514512516245042301323.192.271.328.59941151
Frank Lary5381741217302100610.230.288.351.63926010
Billy Hitchcock256962316002100610.258.324.355.67822010
Hal Erickson34767061600060320.229.270.229.49916120
Ken Johnson479380815103110111.188.209.312.52225273
Duke Maas204139380011008.205.205.282.48711020
Hal Hudson373831370012023.226.286.323.60810131
Paul Foytack173835051004016.143.167.171.3386020
Jake Crawford3152395410012129.103.314.128.4425010
Don Swartz502322430001014.136.174.136.3103000
Ernie Nevel10118320001022.250.455.250.7052100
Bill Froats3148400200020718.050.191.050.2412010
Milo Johnson1133010000002.333.333.333.6671000
Milt Jordan2388111001003.125.125.250.3752000
Earl Harrist382118110002036.056.190.056.2461000
Jim Harper2330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals178757904959725130821318142678690671748.264.353.400.752198303091390


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dick Gernert1B7260050361.9959.028
Harvey Zernia1B5041931331.9939.000
Jack Wallaesa1B3326422723.9768.667
Doug Hansen2B701691941143.9715.186
Harry Bright2B369383815.9574.889
Mel Hoderlein2B235655113.9914.826
Sammy Meeks2B13252889.8694.077
Billy Hitchcock2B10243017.9825.400
John Baumgartner3B43408068.9522.791
Mel Hoderlein3B374489512.9643.595
Sammy Meeks3B36257645.9622.806
Harry Bright3B34247136.9692.794
Harvey Zernia3B22113232.9351.955
Al LakemanC8642748109.9795.5236
Daniel RyanC502282926.9925.1402
Johnny BuchaC27140920.9875.5190
Ron NortheyOF1391971798.9601.540
Chick KingOF1273866112.9733.087
Frank CarswellOF116184932.9851.664
Pat MullinOF4049320.9631.300
Harvey ZerniaOF3950310.9811.359
Jake CrawfordOF2419210.955.875
John BaumgartnerOF1724210.9631.529
Frank LaryP41113743.9231.171
Earl HarristP3861221.900.474
Hal HudsonP3592110.968.857
Hal EricksonP3482420.941.941
Don SwartzP324912.929.406
Bill FroatsP31118001.000.613
Ken JohnsonP3064023.9581.533
Milt JordanP2317001.000.348
Duke MaasP17317011.0001.176
Paul FoytackP1761121.8951.000
Ernie NevelP1014001.000.500
Milo JohnsonP1021001.000.300
Jim HarperP2.000
Dick HoeksemaP1.000
Buddy HicksSS1142113492260.9624.912
Mel HoderleinSS264868718.9434.462
Sammy MeeksSS182837051.0003.611
Totals162338431624148356.9743.368800

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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