1954 Americus-Cordele Orioles Roster
Team Record: 51-88
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Cliff Melton (0-0), Jack Landis (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Americus, Georgia; Cordele, Georgia
Attendance: 26,136, Avg. 376
The Americus-Cordele Orioles of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 51 wins and 88 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.
The Orioles scored 614 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 785 runs. Leo Eilbacher led batters with significant playing time by hitting .270. Jack Bunce topped Americus-Cordele with 9 wins, while Richard Schultz registered a 3.41 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Cliff Melton and Chuck Cottier both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Cliff Melton and Jack Landis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Banks | November 2, 1934 | |||||
| James Blomberg | April 2, 1933 | Brooklyn, NY US | ||||
| Lloyd Bohn | ||||||
| Charles Brandenburg | February 8, 1933 | |||||
| Jack Bunce | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Larry Burford | R | R | March 31, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | Cape Girardeau, MO US |
| Donald Cartwright | ||||||
| Ronald Coho | November 28, 1934 | |||||
| James Cotter | ||||||
| Chuck Cottier | R | R | January 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Delta, CO US |
| John DeSousa | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
| Leo Eilbacher | L | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| James Ferguson | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Oscar Gonzalez | ||||||
| Floyd Hammen | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Randy Harrison | ||||||
| Thomas Horne | ||||||
| Harry Kallas | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Jack Landis | January 13, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Charles Lucabaugh | L | L | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Dave Lutz | R | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Don Lyons | ||||||
| Gerald Manahan | ||||||
| Tom McCormack | ||||||
| Russell McDonald | R | R | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Cliff Melton | L | L | January 3, 1912 | 6'5" | 203 | Brevard, NC US |
| William Moore | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Fred Myatt | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Eugene Schall | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Richard Schultz | R | R | August 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gilbert Silva | ||||||
| Robert Thomas | R | January 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Harv Tomter | L | R | June 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Trempealeau County, WI US |
| Jon Williams | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Donald Wilson | R | R | 6'3" | 210 |
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.
