1954 Columbus Red Birds Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-76
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Johnny Keane (77-76)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 110,696, Avg. 1,447
1954 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

Playoffs - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Columbus Red Birds 3

The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Red Birds plated 696 runs and allowed 740 runs. Benjamin Downs paced Columbus with 16 home runs Mo Mozzali drove in 79 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .289 clip. Herb Moford led the team with 17 wins, while Stu Miller recorded a 3.05 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Herb Adams, Ralph Beard, Vern Benson, Cloyd Boyer, Phil Clark, Bill Greason, Bobo Holloman, Brooks Lawrence, Ed Lyons, Stu Miller, Herb Moford, Eddie Phillips, John Romonosky, Barney Schultz, Hal Smith, Bob Stephenson and Mel Wright were all players from the 1954 Columbus Red Birds who played in the Majors during their careers.

Johnny Keane served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herb AdamsLLApril 14, 19285'9"160Hollywood, CA US
William AllenLLMarch 23, 19295'11"180
Ralph BeardRRFebruary 11, 19296'5"200Cincinnati, OH US
Ted BeckRRJune 16, 19266'2"200
Vern BensonLRSeptember 19, 19245'10"160Granite Quarry, NC US
Cloyd BoyerRRSeptember 1, 19276'1"188Alba, MO US
Phil ClarkRROctober 3, 19326'3"210Albany, GA US
Benjamin DownsLRAugust 13, 19296'2"200Highland Park, MI US
Joe FordRRSeptember 6, 19306'0"180Carter, OK US
Bill GreasonRRSeptember 3, 19245'10"170Atlanta, GA US
Melvin GreerRRAugust 11, 19296'0"185
Dutch HengeveldRRMay 2, 19296'2"185Iredell Country, NC US
Harry HoitsmaRRSeptember 26, 19296'3"198
Bobo HollomanRRMarch 7, 19236'2"207Thomaston, GA US
Roland HubbardRL6'2"185
James KirkRL6'3"205
Fred KoenigRRApril 27, 19216'3"200St. Louis, MO US
Wally LammersRROctober 31, 19265'11"180Buckley, IL US
Brooks LawrenceRRJanuary 30, 19256'0"205Springfield, OH US
Jack LeeLLSeptember 13, 19335'11"175
Ed LyonsRRMay 12, 19235'9"165Winston-Salem, NC US
William McGheeR6'0"185
Floyd MelliereRR6'2"190
Stu MillerRRDecember 26, 19275'11"165Northampton, MA US
Herb MofordRRAugust 6, 19286'1"175Brooksville, KY US
Vincent MoreciLLOctober 11, 19295'10"190San Francisco, CA US
Mo MozzaliLLDecember 12, 19225'10"158Louisville, KY US
Eddie PhillipsSRJuly 8, 19306'1"180St. Louis, MO US
Les PinkhamRRApril 11, 19326'1"195Christopher, IL US
Russ RacRRJune 15, 19305'11"188Galveston, TX US
Whitey RiesRRJuly 3, 19296'0"185St. Louis, MO US
Pete RigganLRJuly 3, 19236'0"190
John RomonoskyRRJuly 7, 19296'2"195Harrisburg, IL US
Barney SchultzRRAugust 15, 19266'2"200Beverly, NJ US
Jack ShirleyRRJuly 28, 19296'1"190
Hal SmithRRDecember 7, 19306'0"195West Frankfort, IL US
Bob StephensonRRAugust 11, 19286'0"165Blair, OK US
Gerry ThomasLROctober 21, 19306'0"175Elon, VA US
Alan WillnerRR5'11"175
Mel WrightRRMay 11, 19286'3"210Manila, AR US
Jack YvarsRR6'0"190

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.




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