1954 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-76
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Johnny Keane (77-76)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 110,696, Avg. 1,447
1954 Columbus Red Birds Roster

Playoffs - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Columbus Red Birds 3

The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Red Birds plated 696 runs and allowed 740 runs. Benjamin Downs paced Columbus with 16 home runs Mo Mozzali drove in 79 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .289 clip. Herb Moford led the team with 17 wins, while Stu Miller recorded a 3.05 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Herb Moford, Eddie Phillips, Vern Benson, Mel Wright, Stu Miller, Hal Smith, Barney Schultz, Phil Clark, Ed Lyons, Cloyd Boyer, John Romonosky, Herb Adams, Brooks Lawrence, Ralph Beard, Bob Stephenson, Bobo Holloman and Bill Greason were all players from the 1954 Columbus Red Birds who played in the Majors during their careers.

Johnny Keane served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Herb Moford1714.5484.464533144216.023112510722841311109
Bill Greason1013.4354.103426101191.0172101872299110107
Mel Wright88.5003.77281450117.01385549102145203
Barney Schultz88.5003.8641700119.0995951124970205
James Kirk75.5834.42381120110.0134665484455209
Stu Miller78.4673.05221661133.010753451435118201
Brooks Lawrence64.6005.5314104083.0865751123553111
Ralph Beard56.4552.6814144294.086312873244201
John Romonosky33.5006.872191076.0856558155042203
Harry Hoitsma201.00090.0
Cloyd Boyer23.4003.691040039.041181632020200
Dutch Hengeveld101.00090.0
Floyd Melliere11.5004.091810033.03824155149002
Jack Shirley0020.0
Jack Yvars0020.0
Roland Hubbard0060.0
Melvin Greer0030.0
Joe Ford0030.0
Phil Clark0030.0
Ted Beck0030.0
Bobo Holloman01.00010.0
William Allen02.0006.001011018.02316120158001
Totals7776.5034.20336146047801229.012406705731304980705271420

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Mo Mozzali15263954388157294117917740.289.373.418.79122718199
Hal Smith1104133865113529375031728.350.375.495.87019115154
Ed Lyons13950843760122265117715739.279.362.437.7991918356
Bob Stephenson1385895256512225374985085.232.299.331.63117415284
Gerry Thomas13446141852113147105073449.270.324.409.73317111144
Herb Adams105405370531128302772721.303.349.341.6901268143
Benjamin Downs13546237659104137167317152.277.393.476.8691798546
Russ Rac893342814774162125264236.263.363.463.82513010434
Eddie Phillips9127124536668443231744.269.321.384.705941333
Jack Lee88281254346611714031249.260.295.370.665945366
Wally Lammers11430726842668202333453.246.332.291.623783131
Les Pinkham9223421825536192951458.243.288.404.691887011
Vern Benson4618115421375451412342.240.337.422.759650031
Vincent Moreci3111410019302441501236.300.377.520.897521101
Herb Moford45816971310060622.188.250.203.453140051
John Romonosky2329277102103014.370.393.519.911140010
Bill Greason34706361013170620.159.232.317.549201010
Stu Miller224945391102006.200.200.267.467121040
Whitey Ries112624183005012.333.360.458.818111010
Brooks Lawrence143431681011028.258.303.387.690121010
Pete Riggan153329261013026.207.281.345.626100110
Mel Wright284035160001017.171.194.171.36662040
James Kirk4636332520020317.152.222.212.43470000
Barney Schultz4135342500010110.147.171.147.31850000
Alan Willner310103.300.300.300.6003
Ted Beck6552.400.400.400.8002
Fred Koenig615152.133.133.133.2672
Ralph Beard1435280200000215.071.133.071.20520050
Phil Clark31111.0001.0001.0002.0001
Dutch Hengeveld9441.250.250.250.5001
William McGhee4881.125.125.125.2501
Harry Hoitsma9991.111.111.111.2221
Cloyd Boyer111110010000004.100.100.100.20010010
Joe Ford3110000.000.000.000.0000
William Allen1366000000004.000.000.000.00000000
Bobo Holloman1110000.000.000.000.0000
Roland Hubbard6220000.000.000.000.0000
Floyd Melliere1866100000002.000.000.000.00001000
Jack Yvars2330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals185157495074690135121261100641490512759.266.334.391.72519851172782540


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mo Mozzali1B14913379415127.9909.604
Ed Lyons2B1212583201678.9734.777
Wally Lammers2B486881720.9553.104
Vern Benson2B13173016.9793.615
Gerry Thomas3B1261052382328.9372.722
Wally Lammers3B48327256.9542.167
Hal SmithC9853768176.9736.1739
Les PinkhamC612631731.9894.5907
Benjamin DownsOF117153970.9591.385
Herb AdamsOF99206640.9812.141
Eddie PhillipsOF871481341.9761.851
Russ RacOF811371054.9671.815
Jack LeeOF79112491.9281.468
Vern BensonOF32465011.0001.594
Vincent MoreciOF2755260.9052.111
Herb MofordP45103723.9591.044
Barney SchultzP4162222.933.683
James KirkP3821921.913.553
Bill GreasonP34161121.931.794
Mel WrightP28101522.926.893
Stu MillerP22122832.9301.818
John RomonoskyP2131824.9131.000
Floyd MelliereP1808011.000.444
Brooks LawrenceP1461911.9621.786
Ralph BeardP14629021.0002.500
Cloyd BoyerP10110011.0001.100
William AllenP100410.800.400
Harry HoitsmaP9.000
Dutch HengeveldP9.000
Roland HubbardP6.000
Melvin GreerP3.000
Joe FordP3.000
Phil ClarkP3.000
Ted BeckP3.000
Jack YvarsP2.000
Jack ShirleyP2.000
Bobo HollomanP1.000
Bob StephensonSS1372604024585.9364.832
Wally LammersSS23435078.9304.043
Totals168238491641191392.9663.2641600

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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