1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season
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| Owner(s) | Powel Crosley Jr. | |
| General manager(s) | Gabe Paul | |
| Manager(s) | Birdie Tebbetts | |
| Local television | WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) |
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| 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.
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[edit] Offseason
- October 6, 1953: Art Fowler was acquired by the Redlegs from the 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]
[edit] Regular season
During the season, Nino Escalera became the first black player in the history of the Cincinnati franchise.[3]
[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Giants | 97 | 57 | -- | .630 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | 5 | .597 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | 8 | .578 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | 22 | .487 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | 23 | .481 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 25 | .468 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 33 | .416 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | 44 | .344 |
[edit] Notable transactions
- July, 1954: Ernie Broglio was acquired by the Redlegs from the Oakland Oaks.[4]
- August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased by the Redlegs from the Washington Senators.[5]
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
[edit] 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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| OF | Jim Greengrass | 139 | 542 | 152 | .280 | 27 | 92 |
[edit] 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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| Nino Escalera | 73 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Pitching
[edit] 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 |
| Fred Baczewski | 29 | 130 | 6 | 6 | 5.26 | 43 |
[edit] 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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| Jim Pearce | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Farm system
Maryville-Alcoa franchise transferred to Morristown, June 19, 1954; Morristown club folded, July 7[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ 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, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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