1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
Owners | Powel Crosley Jr. |
General managers | Gabe Paul |
Managers | Birdie Tebbetts |
Television | WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) |
Radio | WCPO (Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) |
The 1954
Offseason
- October 6, 1953: Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.[1]
- December 1, 1953: Brooks Lawrence was drafted from the Redlegs by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1953 minor league draft.[2]
Regular season
- April 17, 1954: In the seventh inning of the Redlegs' third game of 1954, against the African-American player.[4]
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 53–23 | 44–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 5 | 45–32 | 47–30 |
Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 22 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 23 | 41–36 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 25 | 33–44 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 33 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 44 | 31–46 | 22–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BKN | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHP | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–16 | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 8–14 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 1954: Ernie Broglio was acquired by the Redlegs from the Oakland Oaks.[5]
- August 7, 1954: Washington Senators.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Andy Seminick | 86 | 247 | 58 | .235 | 7 | 30 |
1B | Ted Kluszewski | 149 | 573 | 187 | .326 | 49 | 141 |
2B | Johnny Temple | 146 | 505 | 155 | .307 | 0 | 44 |
SS | Roy McMillan | 154 | 588 | 147 | .250 | 4 | 42 |
3B | Bobby Adams | 110 | 390 | 105 | .269 | 3 | 23 |
LF | Jim Greengrass | 139 | 542 | 152 | .280 | 27 | 92 |
CF | Gus Bell | 153 | 619 | 185 | .299 | 17 | 101 |
RF | Wally Post | 130 | 451 | 115 | .255 | 18 | 83 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Chuck Harmon | 94 | 286 | 68 | .238 | 2 | 25 |
Ed Bailey | 73 | 183 | 36 | .197 | 9 | 20 |
Bob Borkowski | 73 | 162 | 43 | .265 | 1 | 19 |
Lloyd Merriman | 73 | 112 | 30 | .268 | 0 | 16 |
Hobie Landrith | 48 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 5 | 14 |
Nino Escalera | 73 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 3 |
Rocky Bridges | 53 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Bolger | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Grady Hatton | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Lipon | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Murphy | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Connie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Art Fowler | 40 | 227.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.83 | 93 |
Corky Valentine | 36 | 194.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.45 | 73 |
Bud Podbielan | 27 | 131.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.36 | 42 |
Fred Baczewski | 29 | 130.0 | 6 | 6 | 5.26 | 43 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Nuxhall | 35 | 166.2 | 12 | 5 | 3.89 | 85 |
Harry Perkowski | 28 | 95.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.11 | 32 |
Howie Judson | 37 | 93.1 | 5 | 7 | 3.95 | 27 |
Karl Drews | 22 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 29 |
Herm Wehmeier | 12 | 33.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.68 | 13 |
Jim Pearce | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Ken Raffensberger | 6 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.84 | 5 |
Mario Picone | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.10 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Frank Smith | 50 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.67 | 51 |
Jackie Collum | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.76 | 28 |
Moe Savransky | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 7 |
Cliff Ross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 |
Jerry Lane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 2 |
George Zuverink | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Joe Schultz
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A
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Columbia Reds
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Sally League | Ernie White |
B
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High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Carolina League | Tommy Reis, Don Padgett and Fred Lanifero |
B
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Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts
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Piedmont League | Johnny Vander Meer |
C
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Maryville-Alcoa Twins/Morristown Reds | Mountain States League
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Tuck McWilliams |
C
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Duluth Dukes | Northern League | Oscar Khedarian, Rip Wade and Danny Litwhiler |
C
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Ogden Reds | Pioneer League | Earle Brucker Sr. |
D
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Fort Walton Beach Jets | Alabama–Florida League | John Streza |
D
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Douglas Trojans | Georgia State League | Charles Bledsoe |
D
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Fitzgerald Redlegs
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Georgia–Florida League | Red Treadway |
Maryville-Alcoa franchise transferred to Morristown, June 19, 1954; Morristown club folded, July 7[7]
References
- ^ Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball-Reference
- ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Retrosheet box score: Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 1
- ^ Ernie Broglio page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links