1954 Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds Roster
Team Record: 76-63
Finished 3rd in the FSL
Manager: Spud Chandler (76-63)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Greater Beaches Stadium
Attendance: 22,660, Avg. 326
Playoffs - Lakeland Pilots 3 games, Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds 2
The Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds of the Florida State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 76 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the FSL.
The Sea Birds led the league with 911 runs, sparked by 57 home runs. Jacksonville Beach yielded 755 runs. Roy Chambers paced the team with 15 home runs Russ Nixon drove in 96 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .387 clip. Raymond Konkoleski paced the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.77 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Russ Nixon and Spud Chandler both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Spud Chandler served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Bennett | L | Spartanburg, SC US | ||||
| Ronald Bloodworth | R | R | August 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Chuck Bolcar | R | July 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Clyde Briggs | L | R | July 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Gates County, NC US |
| Loran Chafin | L | August 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Roy Chambers | R | R | September 3, 1932 | 6'1" | 186 | |
| Spud Chandler | R | R | September 12, 1907 | 6'0" | 181 | Commerce, GA US |
| Billy Dashner | L | L | February 26, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Charles Davis | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Hazen Davis | R | R | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Eddie Deeds | R | R | May 15, 1936 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Verne Deering | R | L | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Roger Drewiske | L | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Ralph Englert | ||||||
| Zachary Gray | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Lynwood Henry | R | September 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Richard Hogg | L | L | 6'2" | 174 | ||
| Raymond Konkoleski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Allan Meyer | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Buel Morrison | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| James Mulby | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Roy Nixon | L | February 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Cleves, OH US | |
| Russ Nixon | L | R | February 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cleves, OH US |
| Wilfrid Sirois | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Stan Skaza | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Philip Swanson | R | R | February 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Kane, PA US |
| John West | R | November 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 |
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.
