1954 Crestview Braves Roster

Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 55-69
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Fred Williams (55-69)
Location: Crestview, Florida
Ballpark: Richbourg Field
Attendance: 16,565, Avg. 267
1954 Crestview Braves Statistics

The Crestview Braves of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 55 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.

The Braves scored 824 runs and gave up 879 runs. Neal Cobb topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .432. John McKinstry led Crestview with 7 wins, while William Minick registered a 5.46 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Fred Williams and Marshall Renfroe both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Fred Williams served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry AlsupLLJune 5, 19335'8"155
Harry Anderson
Joseph BarryRR6'1"180
Marvin BastionRRJuly 9, 19316'2"200
Donald Bloom
Theodore Bobrowicz
Eugene BradleyRR5'7"155
Dan BumgardnerLLMay 3, 19356'3"200Heflin, LA US
Clovis Butts
Michael CarigliaL5'10"183
Cartilli
Neal CobbLRSeptember 29, 19256'3"225
Henry Dunbar
Tom DunnMay 29, 1934Newark, NJ US
Joseph Duval
Harry FergusonRR6'0"165
Robert Fischer
Robert FultonR6'2"175
Robert Gaston
Don Goodwin
Charles Gookin
Gary Greenough
Vance Holland
Leonard Horton
Van HowellL6'4"224
Lee JohnsonR5'10"165
Donald KirincicOctober 27, 1935
Joe KleczynskiRRApril 5, 19346'0"190Shamokin, PA US
Ronald LaceyRJanuary 12, 19366'1"180Monterey, CA US
Bruce Mansfield
Mazisky
Paul McCracken
Austin McDonald
John McKinstryLRJune 23, 19356'0"170
Hurley McLeod
William MinickR6'3"170
Dick MonkmanRNovember 4, 19305'9"155
Dick MyersRMay 11, 19366'1"185
Lanier Payne
Joel PeggRRDecember 12, 19346'2"185Sacramento, CA US
William PembertonR5'9"168
Don PhillipsRMarch 23, 19355'10"175
George Phillips
Pasquale Pierre
Arvie PilgrimR5'10"165
Marshall RenfroeLLMay 25, 19366'0"180Century, FL US
John Sevier
Charles Smith
Jim StarkRRMarch 31, 19346'2"185Albany, NY US
Jim Stevens
James StreetmanRL6'3"170
Paul Thomsen
George Thorne
William ThornhillRR6'1"160
Victor ThurnL5'11"169
Tex Tyler
Billy Wells
Robert WestermanR6'0"165
Robert WhitekillerRRAugust 28, 19336'0"185
Fred WilliamsRRJuly 17, 19136'1"200Meridian, MS US
Gene WolfeRR6'2"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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