1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season

1954 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley Jr.
General manager(s) Gabe Paul
Manager(s) Birdie Tebbetts
Local television WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
Local radio WCPO
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
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The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–80, 23 games behind the New York Giants.

Offseason

Regular season

During the season, Nino Escalera became the first black player in the history of the Cincinnati franchise.[3]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9757 0.630 — 53–23 44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 9262 0.597 5 45–32 47–30
Milwaukee Braves 8965 0.578 8 43–34 46–31
Philadelphia Phillies 7579 0.487 22 39–39 36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs 7480 0.481 23 41–36 33–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7282 0.468 25 33–44 39–38
Chicago Cubs 6490 0.416 33 40–37 24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates 53101 0.344 44 31–46 22–55

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn —15–716–610–129–1313–915–714–8
Chicago 7–15—8–146–167–157–1515–714–8
Cincinnati 6–1614–8—10–127–1514–815–78–14
Milwaukee 12–1016–612–10—10–1213–914–812–10
New York 13–915–715–712–10—16–614–812–10
Philadelphia 9–1315–78–149–136–16—16–612–10
Pittsburgh 7–157–157–158–148–146–16—10–12
St. Louis 8–148–1414–810–1210–1210–1212–10—

Notable transactions

Roster

1954 Cincinnati Redlegs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 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
OFJim Greengrass139542152.2802792

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
Nino Escalera736911.15903

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
Art Fowler40227.212103.8393
Fred Baczewski29130665.2643

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
Jim Pearce211100.003

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
Frank Smith5058202.6751
Jackie Collum367303.7628

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Joe Schultz
A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White
B High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Carolina League Tommy Reis, Don Padgett and Fred Lanifero
B Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts Piedmont League Johnny Vander Meer
C Maryville-Alcoa Twins/Morristown Twins Mountain States League Tuck McWilliams
C Duluth Dukes Northern League Oscar Khedarian, Dick Wade and Danny Litwhiler
C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Earle Brucker, Sr.
D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League John Streza
D Douglas Trojans Georgia State League Charles Bledsoe
D Fitzgerald Redlegs Georgia–Florida League Red Treadway

Maryville-Alcoa franchise transferred to Morristown, June 19, 1954; Morristown club folded, July 7[6]

References

  1. ↑ Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  4. ↑ Ernie Broglio page at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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