1954 Jacksonville Braves Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Ben Geraghty (83-57)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Red Cap Stadium
Attendance: 119,454, Avg. 1,706
Playoffs - Jacksonville Braves 3 games, Columbia Reds 1
Finals - Savannah Athletics 4 games, Jacksonville Braves 3
The Jacksonville Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 1954 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the SAL.
The Braves paced the league with just 582 runs allowed. Jacksonville scored 704 runs. Clarence Riddle topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .318 clip. Humberto Robinson recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Bob Trowbridge and Paul Cave added 15 or more victories as well Humberto Robinson earned a 2.41 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1954 Jacksonville Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nat Peeples, Bob Trowbridge, Mike Roarke, Humberto Robinson, Grady Wilson, Norm Brown, Buddy Lively, George Estock, Al Spangler and Walt Linden.
Ben Geraghty served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Alton | R | R | January 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Joseph Andrews | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | Fall River, MA US |
| Raymond Bortz | R | R | October 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 160 | Quakertown, PA US |
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Richard Carmichael | L | R | April 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Monticello, ME US |
| Jack Caro | R | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 174 | Pensacola, FL US |
| William Casey | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Parkin, AR US |
| Ray Cattaneo | R | R | August 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Quincy, MA US |
| Paul Cave | L | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 179 | New Canton, VA US |
| Bill Denney | R | R | December 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 186 | Paris, IL US |
| Alfred Dumouchelle | R | R | February 4, 1925 | 5'6" | 150 | Windsor, ON CA |
| George Estock | R | R | November 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Stirling, NJ US |
| Jim Frey | L | L | May 26, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ray Gatts | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Charles Graham | L | 5'10" | 158 | |||
| Fran Haus | R | R | December 15, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
| Mel Himes | R | R | February 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Tom Horton | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Steve Karas | R | November 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Walt Linden | R | R | March 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
| Carlson Maloney | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Julio Palazzini | L | R | June 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 168 | Canaan, CT US |
| Nat Peeples | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Skip Pope | L | L | May 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Clarence Riddle | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Jack Ritter | L | L | July 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 182 | Van Buren, OH US |
| Mike Roarke | R | R | November 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | West Warwick, RI US |
| Humberto Robinson | R | R | June 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 155 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Bill Roland | R | R | April 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Clinton, SC US |
| Herb Shankman | L | L | July 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 152 | Chelsea, MA US |
| Billy Smith | L | L | January 14, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | High Point, NC US |
| Al Spangler | L | L | July 8, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Robert Stalker | L | 5'11" | 182 | |||
| Burt Stone | R | R | June 21, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Burl Storie | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Bob Trowbridge | R | R | June 27, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Hudson, NY US |
| Johnny Turco | R | January 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Walpole, MA US | |
| Frederick Vogel | R | R | September 4, 1930 | 6'4" | 15 | Hartford, CT US |
| George Wegerek | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Leonard Williams | R | R | March 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | Valdosta, GA US |
| Grady Wilson | R | R | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, GA 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.
