1954 Fitzgerald Red Legs Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Red Treadway (80-59)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 38,652, Avg. 556
1954 Fitzgerald Red Legs Statistics

Playoffs - Fitzgerald Red Legs 4 games, Albany Cardinals 1
Finals - Fitzgerald Red Legs 3 games, Brunswick Pirates 2 - Rainouts forced cancellation of the series. No champion was declared.

The Fitzgerald Red Legs of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the GGL.

The Red Legs plated 778 runs and conceded 637 runs. Red Treadway led all regular batters by connecting at a .363 clip. Earl Gearhart topped Fitzgerald with 20 wins, while Timothy Dinkelacker and John Claset also added 15 or more victories also John Claset recorded a 2.9 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Red Treadway played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fitzgerald Red Legs to do so.

Red Treadway served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry BanksNovember 2, 1934
Jay BradberryRRJuly 24, 19316'2"205
John ClasetLLDecember 6, 19346'1"180
Howard DavisR5'10"165
Louis DeStefano
Timothy DinkelackerRRAugust 31, 19356'5"220Cincinnati, OH US
Thomas DottererLRDecember 19, 19366'1"185Syracuse, NY US
Carroll DrostieRRDecember 10, 19346'0"170
Arnold FreginL5'9"180
Earl GearhartRRMay 30, 19326'0"190
James Grobar
Dizzy HigginbottomLLOctober 19, 19356'4"180
Van HillL6'0"175
John HusichLL5'9"170
Eli MaricichR5'11"170
Jerome PierceR5'9"165
Stanley Pollock
Frank SangalliRNovember 25, 19245'7"150
Phil ShartzerRROctober 15, 19355'10"165Louisville, KY US
Allan StoneRR6'0"185
Robert StuttsRJanuary 30, 19325'8"175Charlotte, NC US
William ThompsonLLJanuary 7, 19326'5"190Hooker, PA US
Terry TilleyR5'10"180
Red TreadwayLRApril 28, 19205'10"175Athalone, NC US
Richard WehmanR5'10"180
James YarbroughR6'0"195

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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