1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season

1954 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
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

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]

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	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

1954 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	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.^[4]
August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased by the Redlegs from the Washington Senators.^[5]

Roster

1954 Cincinnati Redlegs

Roster

Pitchers

46 Fred Baczewski

34 Jackie Collum

31,53 Karl Drews

51 Art Fowler

47 Howie Judson

36 Jerry Lane

39 Joe Nuxhall

54 Jim Pearce

35 Harry Perkowski

36 Mario Picone

38 Bud Podbielan

36 Ken Raffensberger

31 Cliff Ross

42 Moe Savransky

32 Frank Smith

49 Corky Valentine

31 Herm Wehmeier

53 George Zuverink

Catchers

6 Ed Bailey

5 Hobie Landrith

7 Andy Seminick

Infielders

12 Bobby Adams

14 Rocky Bridges

10 Chuck Harmon

18 Ted Kluszewski

11 Roy McMillan

16 Johnny Temple

Outfielders

25 Gus Bell

15,26 Jim Bolger

24 Bob Borkowski

21 Nino Escalera

23 Jim Greengrass

20 Lloyd Merriman

28 Wally Post

Other batters

15 Grady Hatton

15 Johnny Lipon

19 Dick Murphy

19 Connie Ryan

Manager

1 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

2 Dick Bartell

3 Tom Ferrick

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
OF	Greengrass, JimJim Greengrass	139	542	152	.280	27	92

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
Escalera, NinoNino Escalera	73	69	11	.159	0	3

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
Fowler, ArtArt Fowler	40	227.2	12	10	3.83	93
Baczewski, FredFred Baczewski	29	130	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
Pearce, JimJim Pearce	2	11	1	0	0.00	3

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
Smith, FrankFrank Smith	50	5	8	20	2.67	51
Collum, JackieJackie Collum	36	7	3	0	3.76	28

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

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, 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference

1954 MLB season by team

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National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1954 All-Star Game 1954 World Series

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