1954 Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 63-39
Finished 2nd in the FIL
Manager: Pepper Martin (63-39)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Miami, Florida; Miami Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Flamingo Park, Miami Stadium
Attendance: 14,407, Avg. 282
1954 Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos Statistics

The Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos of the Florida International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 63 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the FIL.Miami Beach (27-14) transferred to Greater Miami (36-25) May 20.

The Flamingos scored 601 runs, best in the league. Miami Beach/Greater Miami yielded 486 runs. Jesse Levan led the team with 23 home runs and drove in 89 runs, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .348. Robert Hines topped the squad with 14 wins, and Laban Dean recorded a 2.9 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1954 Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jesse Levan, Minnie Mendoza, Hooks Iott, Jack Brittin and Danny Morejón.

Pepper Martin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AllenSLMay 14, 19315'11"150
Paul ArmstrongR5'9"152
Floyd BakerRRJuly 27, 19296'0"172
Humberto BarbonRR5'11"189, CU
Ortelio BoschR5'8"145
Jack BrittinRRMarch 4, 19245'11"175Athens, IL US
Winston BrownRRSeptember 17, 19325'10"165Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA
Alejandro Chavez
Randy CooperJuly 29, 1929, WV US
Harvey Cos
Laban DeanRR6'0"200
Gaspar Del MonteRRJanuary 6, 19276'1"210
David ExterRLAugust 3, 19345'8"170
Sylvester HenryR5'8"161
Henrique Hernandez
Robert HinesLRMarch 4, 19326'1"195
Mike IlitchRJuly 20, 19295'9"160
Hooks IottSLDecember 3, 19196'2"200Mountain Grove, MO US
Edward Kowalski
Jesse LevanLRJuly 15, 19266'0"172Reading, PA US
Edward LittleR6'2"200
Humberto LopezR5'8"160
Jose LopezRR6'1"195
Dale LynchRRSeptember 7, 19196'0"180Morgantown, WV US
Minnie MendozaRRDecember 3, 19346'0"180Ceiba del Agua, CU
Danny MorejónRRJuly 21, 19306'1"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Victoriano Moreno
Gabriel Nunez
Patrick O'NeillL5'11"170
Vincent Pagley
Roy ParkerLLApril 7, 19265'7"173Mansfield, TX US
Reuben PhillipsRRFebruary 6, 19316'2"18
Al Quintana
Augie RosaLFebruary 18, 19245'7"150Avella, PA US
Marvin RubinLL5'11"170
Bob SmithR6'3"195
Elmer SmithR6'0"180
Frank SmithR5'10"165
George WehmeyerRFebruary 24, 19275'6"150
Wallace WidholmS6'2"200

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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