1954 Columbia Reds

1954 > Class A > 1954 South Atlantic League
Overall: 77-62
Scored 733 runs, Allowed 630 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-60

Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs-NL
Manager: Ernie White
Represented: Columbia, SC
Ballpark: Capital City Park (I) (Columbia, SC)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1953 / 1955

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	Philip Amato	23	8		6
2	John Bebber	31	36		5		2	0	0	0					.400		.400		2
3	Ralph Birkofer	20	27		61		13	0	1	1					.213		.295		18
4	Thomas Biskup	24	23		57		10	3	0	2					.175		.333		19
5	Robert Cannon*	21	4		3
6	Mickey Crossin	23	4		5
7	Robert Decker	21	10		28		3	0	0	0					.107		.107		3
8	Louie Flaugher	25	39		16		3	0	1	0					.188		.313		5
9	Bill Ford	27	137		501		141	34	9	10					.281		.445		223
10	Don Gross*	23	32		72		18	4	0	1					.250		.347		25
11	William Harris	25	41		102		22	6	1	0					.216		.294		30		Stats for 2 teams
12	Gene Hatton	24	56		167		44	11	1	7					.263		.467		78
13	Nels Hoerner	22	3		4																Stats for 2 teams
14	Lawrence Hoover	23	20		40		4	3	0	0					.100		.175		7
15	Thomas Horton	28	31		26		1	0	0	0					.038		.038		1		Stats for 2 teams
16	John Jackson	28	29		56		13	2	0	2					.232		.375		21
17	Kirby Jackson*	24	64		243		69	14	3	2					.284		.391		95
18	Oscar Khederian	33	82		337		88	17	2	2					.261		.341		115
19	Vernon Kilburg	21	4		2
20	Barney Martin	31	38		71		14	3	0	1					.197		.282		20
21	Odell Martin	23	25		20		3	0	0	0					.150		.150		3
22	Wilbur McConnell*	26	30		95		21	4	0	0					.221		.263		25
23	Dick Murphy*	22	10		19		4	1	0	0					.211		.263		5
24	Edmund Nietopski	27	61		207		53	10	3	3					.256		.377		78
25	Bob O'Neal*	29	98		343		95	20	3	3					.277		.379		130
26	John Oldham	21	3		1
27	Howard Padgett	23	55		180		38	7	0	1					.211		.267		48
28	Carl Paylor	24	19		57		12	3	0	0					.211		.263		15
29	Ken Polivka*	33	10		13		6	1	0	0					.462		.538		7
30	William Raehse*	26	126		469		134	26	9	11					.286		.450		211
31	Frank Robinson	18	132		491		165	32	9	25					.336		.591		290
32	Hank Ruszkowski	28	18		54		17	3	0	0					.315		.370		20
33	William Schimchak	21	3		8
34	Norman Shope	39	46		29		5	0	0	0					.172		.172		5		Stats for 2 teams
35	James St. Claire	20	120		411		104	8	7	7					.253		.358		147
36	Harold Stamey*	26	133		481		135	26	7	18					.281		.476		229
37	Robert Stutts	22	17		15		4	1	0	0					.267		.333		5
38	Max Sumwalt*	23	8		2
39	Chico Terry	21	40		131		24	4	3	0					.183		.260		34
40	Carl Wells*	23	3		4
41	Rudolph Yandoli	24	1		1
	41 Players	25.1	140	5478	4744	733	1251	234	58	96	652	26	633	708	.264	.350	.398	.749	1889	101

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Philip Amato	23	0	1	.000		6
2	John Bebber	31	5	5	.500	2.96	35	0	51.2	43	21	17	4	19	1.200	7.5	0.7	3.3
3	Ralph Birkofer	20	14	3	.824	3.09	27	21	169.0	176	68	58	10	54	1.361	9.4	0.5	2.9
4	Mickey Crossin	23	1	1	.500		4
5	Louie Flaugher*	25	5	1	.833	2.60	39	2	90.0	87	34	26	2	21	1.200	8.7	0.2	2.1
6	Don Gross*	23	12	9	.571	3.14	30	24	189.0	162	80	66	11	106	1.418	7.7	0.5	5.0
7	Nels Hoerner	22	1	0	1.000		1												Stats for 2 teams
8	Lawrence Hoover	23	10	4	.714	1.91	20	14	127.0	97	45	27	3	59	1.228	6.9	0.2	4.2
9	Thomas Horton	28	2	10	.167	5.95	31	11	92.1	79	79	61	7	83	1.755	7.7	0.7	8.1	Stats for 2 teams
10	John Jackson	28	7	12	.368	4.29	29	20	149.0	99	99	71	12	90	1.268	6.0	0.7	5.4
11	Vernon Kilburg	21	0	1	.000		4
12	Barney Martin	31	12	9	.571	3.91	30	27	179.1	95	95	78	6	72	0.931	4.8	0.3	3.6
13	Odell Martin	23	4	8	.333	4.03	25	10	87.0	47	47	39	4	67	1.310	4.9	0.4	6.9
14	Richard Meder	19	0	0			1
15	John Oldham*	21	2	0	1.000		3		11.0	10				15	2.273	8.2		12.3
16	Ken Polivka*	33	1	2	.333		4
17	Daniel Rhame	22	0	0			3
18	Norman Shope	39	7	1	.875	4.54	45	2	127.0	74	74	64	6	37	0.874	5.2	0.4	2.6	Stats for 2 teams
19	Max Sumwalt*	23	0	0			3
20	Carl Wells*	23	0	1	.000		3		12.0
21	Rudolph Yandoli	24	0	0			1
	21 Players	27.0	77	62	.554		140	140			630

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Norman Shope	45	Stats for 2 teams
Louie Flaugher	39
John Bebber	35
Thomas Horton	31	Stats for 2 teams
Don Gross	30
Barney Martin	30
John Jackson	29
Ralph Birkofer	27
Odell Martin	25
Lawrence Hoover	20
Philip Amato	6
Mickey Crossin	4
Vernon Kilburg	4
John Oldham	3
Daniel Rhame	3
Carl Wells	3
Richard Meder	1
Rudolph Yandoli	1

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Philip Amato	23	R	R	6' 3.0"	220	1931
John Bebber	31	R	R	6' 0.0"	172	Jun 25, 1923	Chicago, IL, US
Ralph Birkofer	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	200	Apr 6, 1934	Cincinnati, OH, US
Thomas Biskup	24	R		5' 9.0"	162	1930
Robert Cannon	21	L	R	6' 1.0"	200	Sep 5, 1932
Mickey Crossin	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	193	Sep 16, 1930	New Orleans, LA, US
Robert Decker	21	R	R	5' 9.0"	170	Aug 23, 1932	St. Joseph, MO, US
Louie Flaugher	25	R	L	5' 10.0"	160	1929
Bill Ford	27	R		5' 10.0"	170	1927
Don Gross	23	L	L	5' 11.0"	186	Jun 30, 1931	Weidman, MI, US
William Harris	25	R		5' 11.0"	190	1929
Gene Hatton	24	R		6' 0.0"	176	1930
Nels Hoerner	22	R	R	6' 3.0"	183	Mar 6, 1932	St. Louis, MO, US
Lawrence Hoover	23	R	R	6' 1.0"	206	1931
Thomas Horton	28	R	R	6' 1.0"	195	1926
John Jackson	28	R	R	5' 10.0"	180	Jun 1, 1926	Lumberton, MS, US
Kirby Jackson	24	L		6' 0.0"	170	1930
Oscar Khederian	33	R		5' 9.0"	160	Oct 31, 1920
Vernon Kilburg	21	R	R	6' 2.0"	200	1933
Barney Martin	31	R	R	5' 11.0"	170	Mar 3, 1923	Columbia, SC, US
Odell Martin	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	165	1931
Wilbur McConnell	26	L		5' 9.0"	178	1928
Richard Meder	19	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	1935
Dick Murphy	22	L	L	5' 11.0"	170	Oct 25, 1931	Cincinnati, OH, US
Edmund Nietopski	27	R		5' 9.0"	170	1927
Bob O'Neal	29	L		6' 0.0"	204	1925	Cutler, IL, US
John Oldham	21	R	L	6' 3.0"	198	Nov 6, 1932	Salinas, CA, US
Howard Padgett	23	R		6' 1.0"	175	1931
Carl Paylor	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	May 6, 1930	McConnellsburg, PA, US
Ken Polivka	33	L	L	5' 10.0"	175	Jan 21, 1921	Chicago, IL, US
William Raehse	26	L	L	6' 3.0"	175	1928
Daniel Rhame	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	205	1932
Frank Robinson	18	R	R	6' 1.0"	183	Aug 31, 1935	Beaumont, TX, US
Hank Ruszkowski	28	R	R	6' 0.0"	190	Nov 10, 1925	Cleveland, OH, US
William Schimchak	21	R		5' 11.0"	175	1933
Norman Shope	39	R	R	6' 0.0"	190	Jun 14, 1915
James St. Claire	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	180	Nov 13, 1933	Taylorsville, NC, US
Harold Stamey	26	L		6' 1.0"	190	Apr 3, 1928
Robert Stutts	22	R		5' 8.0"	175	Jan 30, 1932	Charlotte, NC, US
Max Sumwalt	23	L	L	5' 8.0"	155	1931
Chico Terry	21	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	Dec 17, 1932	Cruces, Las Villas, CU
Carl Wells	23	L	L	6' 1.0"	175	May 16, 1931	Seattle, WA, US
Rudolph Yandoli	24	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	1930

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