1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Redlegs 1954 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Birdie Tebbetts WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) WCPO(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–80, 23 games behind the New York Giants. Offseason October 6, 1953: Art Fowler was acquired by the Redlegs from the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference December 1, 1953: Brooks Lawrence was drafted from the Redlegs by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1953 minor league draft.Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball-Reference Regular season April 17, 1954: In the seventh inning of the Redlegs' third game of 1954, against the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium, Nino Escalera became the first black player in the history of the Cincinnati franchise.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Escalera, an Afro-Latin American from Puerto Rico, pinch hits for Andy Seminick and singles off Lew Burdette. The next batter for the Redlegs is another pinch hitter, Chuck Harmon, who bats for Corky Valentine; Harmon becomes the team's first-ever African-American player.Retrosheet box score: Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 1 Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions July 1954: Ernie Broglio was acquired by the Redlegs from the Oakland Oaks.Ernie Broglio page at Baseball-Reference August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased by the Redlegs from the Washington Senators.Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster Pitchers 46 Fred Baczewski 34 Jackie Collum 31,53 Karl Drews 51 Art Fowler 47 Howie Judson 36 Jerry Lane 39 Joe Nuxhall 54 Jim Pearce 35 Harry Perkowski 36 Mario Picone 38 Bud Podbielan 36 Ken Raffensberger 31 Cliff Ross 42 Moe Savransky 32 Frank Smith 49 Corky Valentine 31 Herm Wehmeier 53 George Zuverink Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  5 Hobie Landrith  7 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 14 Rocky Bridges 10 Chuck Harmon 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 15,26 Jim Bolger 24 Bob Borkowski 21 Nino Escalera 23 Jim Greengrass 20 Lloyd Merriman 28 Wally Post Other batters 15 Grady Hatton 15 Johnny Lipon 19 Dick Murphy 19 Connie Ryan Manager  1 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  2 Dick Bartell  3 Tom Ferrick Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Andy Seminick 86 247 58 .235 7 30 1B Ted Kluszewski 149 573 187 .326 49 141 2B Johnny Temple 146 505 155 .307 0 44 SS Roy McMillan 154 588 147 .250 4 42 3B Bobby Adams 110 390 105 .269 3 23 LF Jim Greengrass 139 542 152 .280 27 92 CF Gus Bell 153 619 185 .299 17 101 RF Wally Post 130 451 115 .255 18 83 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Chuck Harmon 94 286 68 .238 2 25 Ed Bailey 73 183 36 .197 9 20 Bob Borkowski 73 162 43 .265 1 19 Lloyd Merriman 73 112 30 .268 0 16 Hobie Landrith 48 81 16 .198 5 14 Nino Escalera 73 69 11 .159 0 3 Rocky Bridges 53 52 12 .231 0 2 Jim Bolger 5 3 1 .333 0 0 Grady Hatton 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Johnny Lipon 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Dick Murphy 6 1 0 .000 0 0 Connie Ryan 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Art Fowler 40 227.2 12 10 3.83 93 Corky Valentine 36 194.1 12 11 4.45 73 Bud Podbielan 27 131.0 7 10 5.36 42 Fred Baczewski 29 130.0 6 6 5.26 43 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Joe Nuxhall 35 166.2 12 5 3.89 85 Harry Perkowski 28 95.2 2 8 6.11 32 Howie Judson 37 93.1 5 7 3.95 27 Karl Drews 22 60.0 4 4 6.00 29 Herm Wehmeier 12 33.2 0 3 6.68 13 Jim Pearce Jim Pearce (baseball) 2 11.0 1 0 0.00 3 Ken Raffensberger 6 10.1 0 2 7.84 5 Mario Picone 4 10.1 0 1 6.10 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Frank Smith Frank Smith (1950s pitcher) 50 5 8 20 2.67 51 Jackie Collum 36 7 3 0 3.76 28 Moe Savransky 16 0 2 0 4.88 7 Cliff Ross 4 0 0 1 0.00 1 Jerry Lane 3 1 0 0 1.69 2 George Zuverink 2 0 0 0 9.00 2 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ted Kluszewski, Outfield, Starter Gus Bell, Outfield, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Joe Schultz A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White B High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Carolina League Tommy Reis, Don Padgett and Fred Lanifero B Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts Piedmont League Johnny Vander Meer C Maryville-Alcoa Twins/Morristown Reds Mountain States League Tuck McWilliams C Duluth Dukes Northern League Oscar Khedarian, Rip Wade and Danny Litwhiler C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Earle Brucker Sr. D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League John Streza D Douglas Trojans Georgia State League Charles Bledsoe D Fitzgerald Redlegs Georgia–Florida League Red Treadway Maryville-Alcoa franchise transferred to Morristown, June 19, 1954; Morristown club folded, July 7Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Redlegs season Cincinnati Reds Category:Long stubs with short prose