1954 Dothan Rebels Roster
Team Record: 72-53
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Ray Wilson (72-53)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Dothan, Alabama
Ballpark: Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 38,050, Avg. 609
Playoffs - Dothan Rebels 4 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 2
Finals - Graceville Oilers 4 games, Dothan Rebels 3
The Dothan Rebels of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 72 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Rebels surrendered 673 runs, least in the league. Dothan tallied 789 runs. Jimmie Cantrell paced all regular hitters with a .326 average. Spencer Davis earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.83 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Tom Patton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Dothan Rebels to do so.
Ray Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Burgess | L | R | September 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Glenn Butler | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Donald Camden | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Jimmie Cantrell | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Paul Cantrell | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Donald Catchot | L | L | September 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Hugh Coy | R | R | August 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Kedy Curl | L | R | September 7, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | Garden City, AL US |
| Spencer Davis | L | L | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Chet DiEmidio | R | R | September 13, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Atlantic City, NJ US |
| Curtis Douglas | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| John Fafara | ||||||
| Myron Garland | November 10, 1934 | |||||
| George Gatzman | ||||||
| Snowden Harrell | ||||||
| Delmer Heck | ||||||
| Richard Hicks | L | L | March 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| John Horn | March 6, 1929 | |||||
| Richard Huggins | R | 5'11" | 188 | |||
| George Husted | L | 6'2" | 174 | |||
| Pete Jeczesko | ||||||
| Albert Morris | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Wilburn Moss | ||||||
| Myers | ||||||
| Tom Patton | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Honey Brook, PA US |
| Eugene Poepsel | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| John Riddle | L | L | September 27, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Walter Robinson | R | R | June 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Nanaimo, BC CA |
| John Schieffer | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Shannon | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Arthur Shockley | R | R | June 7, 1935 | 6'0" | 172 | Salisbury, MD US |
| John Thornell | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dwight Tucker | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Charles Vowels | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Lelius Waddell | R | R | 6'2" | 203 | ||
| Dick Wieder | November 29, 1935 | |||||
| Ray Wilson | R | R | September 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 160 | Montgomery, AL 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.
