1954 Fitzgerald Red Legs Roster
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Red Treadway (80-59)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 38,652, Avg. 556
Playoffs - Fitzgerald Red Legs 4 games, Albany Cardinals 1
Finals - Fitzgerald Red Legs 3 games, Brunswick Pirates 2 - Rainouts forced cancellation of the series. No champion was declared.
The Fitzgerald Red Legs of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the GGL.
The Red Legs plated 778 runs and conceded 637 runs. Red Treadway led all regular batters by connecting at a .363 clip. Earl Gearhart topped Fitzgerald with 20 wins, while John Claset and Timothy Dinkelacker added 15 or more victories also John Claset recorded a 2.9 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Red Treadway played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fitzgerald Red Legs to do so.
Red Treadway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Banks | November 2, 1934 | |||||
| Jay Bradberry | R | R | July 24, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| John Claset | L | L | December 6, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Howard Davis | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Louis DeStefano | ||||||
| Timothy Dinkelacker | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'5" | 220 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Thomas Dotterer | L | R | December 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Carroll Drostie | R | R | December 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Arnold Fregin | L | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Earl Gearhart | R | R | May 30, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| James Grobar | ||||||
| Dizzy Higginbottom | L | L | October 19, 1935 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Van Hill | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| John Husich | L | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Eli Maricich | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Jerome Pierce | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Stanley Pollock | ||||||
| Frank Sangalli | R | November 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Phil Shartzer | R | R | October 15, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Louisville, KY US |
| Allan Stone | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Stutts | R | January 30, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US | |
| William Thompson | L | L | January 7, 1932 | 6'5" | 190 | Hooker, PA US |
| Terry Tilley | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Richard Wehman | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| James Yarbrough | R | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
