1954 DeLand Red Hats Roster
Team Record: 77-62
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: James Forbes (0-0), Bama Rowell (0-0)
Location: DeLand, Florida
Ballpark: Conrad Park
Attendance: 23,738, Avg. 342
The DeLand Red Hats of the Florida State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the FSL.
The Red Hats scored 855 runs and allowed 731 runs. Gale Penza drove in 110 runs. Jack Cade topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .334. John Blodgett recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Lloyd Leblanc, too added 15 or more wins, too Carmelo Maldonado earned a 2.23 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bama Rowell played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the DeLand Red Hats to do so.
James Forbes and Bama Rowell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Barrow | R | October 14, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| John Blodgett | R | R | August 26, 1934 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| Dennie Brenek | R | R | August 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Leroy Browning | R | R | January 18, 1930 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Jack Cade | R | R | October 5, 1927 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Stuart Cloos | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bobby Cole | ||||||
| Lyle Copeland | ||||||
| Joseph Corso | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Robert Croston | ||||||
| Robert Dolemba | ||||||
| James Forbes | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Keith Herring | ||||||
| John Imgrund | R | R | January 27, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Orange, NJ US |
| Steve Joltki | March 28, 1934 | |||||
| Michael Kassabian | R | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Lloyd Leblanc | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| William Long | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Rafael Lopez | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Carmelo Maldonado | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| Enio Martinez | R | 5'11" | 158 | |||
| Douglas McPartland | ||||||
| Roger Patton | ||||||
| Gale Penza | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| James Pope | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Glen Prescott | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Ridenour | ||||||
| Frank Ridley | ||||||
| Curtis Rogers | L | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bama Rowell | L | R | January 13, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Citronelle, AL US |
| Morton Schreiber | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Dick Shelly | ||||||
| Armando Suarez | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Ralph Tirado | R | R | June 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | New York City, NY US |
| Ronald Tschannen | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Leonard VanDell | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Arthur Warshaw | ||||||
| Gene Wolfe | R | R | 6'2" | 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.
