1954 Panama City Fliers Roster

Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 46-79
Finished 6th in the AAL
Manager: Roy Sinquefield (0-0), George Marquette (0-0), Ray Yochim (0-0)
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 20,055, Avg. 321
1954 Panama City Fliers Statistics

The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 46 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the AAL.

The Fliers scored 745 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 977 runs, most in the circuit. Robert Karasek paced all regular batters by connecting at a .350 clip. Emanuel Rogers topped Panama City with 14 wins and a team-best 3.06 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Ray Yochim played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Panama City Fliers to do so.

Roy Sinquefield, George Marquette and Ray Yochim served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AshDecember 25, 1929
Jerry BanksNovember 2, 1934
Michael Barna
Randy Billotte
William Bryant
Paul CantrellL6'1"180
Billy Carmichael
Dale CartierLLJune 11, 19356'1"195
Reed ChadwickR6'1"205
Carmen Corbissero
Gene Covington
Robert Croston
Joseph DeSandis
Aubrey DickinsonR6'0"185
Chuck DobbersteinRRFebruary 10, 19366'0"175
Leroy Douglas
Travis Ellis
Don ErtzSeptember 26, 1934Plymouth, PA US
Virgil EstepRNovember 27, 19315'11"185Lynn, IN US
Aldo Farnese
Gary Gibson
George Greco
James GreenR6'1"195
George HaneRRAugust 23, 19346'3"195
Garland Harris
Horace Hawkins
Ronald HeffrenNovember 22, 1934
Ronald Hefner
Louis HerringtonRR6'0"180
Leo HotardRR6'1"185
Durwood JudahNovember 11, 1933
Robert KarasekL5'7"175
Jimmy Kardos
James KennedyLL5'11"170
Robert Kirkpatrick
Don KnightApril 10, 1931Birmingham, AL US
Anthony Laganella
Charles Lane
Thomas LangstonLR6'1"165
Leon LeonardJanuary 16, 1931
William LovettAugust 18, 1932
Don LumleyLLDecember 30, 19365'11"185Sacramento, CA US
Carl MacKulin
George MarquetteROctober 3, 19245'8"172Shamokin, PA US
Chuck MasonRSeptember 29, 19295'8"155
Robert McMaster
Millin
Morris MooreL5'9"165
Norman Naccari
Ralph PetersonRRFebruary 2, 19356'4"190
William ReynoldsLL6'3"
William Richardson
Emanuel RogersRR5'11"185
James ScottL6'0"190
Roy SinquefieldLRJanuary 22, 19255'9"165Coffee County, AL US
Gordon ThomasLL6'2"190
George ThompsonJuly 14, 1932Pensacola, FL US
Eddie Tidwell
Frank Tomanelli
Wade Wallace
Bobby Wheeler
Robert WilliamsRR6'0"165
Ward WilsonRRJanuary 2, 19356'1"185
Tom Wise
Ray YochimRRJuly 19, 19226'1"170New Orleans, LA US

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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