1954 Tifton Indians Roster
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 7th in the GGL
Manager: Edd Hartness (60-80)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 30,143, Avg. 431
The Tifton Indians of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the GGL.
The Indians scored 755 runs and yielded 795 runs, most in the circuit. Kelvin Roberts paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .331. Tony Sarmiento topped Tifton with 15 wins, while Bruce Hemmerle registered a 3.45 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Ken Retzer and Dick Stigman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Edd Hartness served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenio Badia | R | R | March 14, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Ossining, NY US |
| John Brosnan | R | R | January 5, 1931 | 6'0" | 187 | Detroit, MI US |
| Dave Casanega | L | R | March 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | , MX |
| Loran Chafin | L | August 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Joe Cobb | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Ronald Company | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Lou Conti | November 9, 1934 | South Hadley, MA US | ||||
| John Cornwell | ||||||
| Hazen Davis | R | R | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Verne Deering | R | L | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Michael DeStefano | ||||||
| Dennis Farmer | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ted Fowler | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Gentry | R | R | August 12, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Torrence County, NM US |
| Joe Haney | March 23, 1935 | |||||
| Edd Hartness | L | March 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Murphy, NC US | |
| Bruce Hemmerle | R | L | July 12, 1934 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Thomas Johnson | ||||||
| Wilbur Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Jack Jones | ||||||
| Ronald Jones | ||||||
| Stanley Koszenski | ||||||
| Howard Langston | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Hal Larned | R | L | September 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jerry Lawman | February 14, 1931 | Youngstown, OH US | ||||
| Robert Lewis | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Eduardo Monasterio | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Albert Pare | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Price | June 14, 1933 | Erie, PA US | ||||
| Ken Retzer | L | R | April 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Wood River, IL US |
| Kelvin Roberts | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Donald Robinson | R | August 21, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Akron, OH US | |
| Tony Sarmiento | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| John Senkowitz | January 31, 1936 | Youngstown, OH US | ||||
| Charlie Smiley | L | L | November 1, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Danville, VA US |
| Larry Spinner | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Ted Sroda | ||||||
| Dick Stigman | R | L | January 24, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | Nimrod, MN US |
| Philip Swanson | R | R | February 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Kane, PA US |
| Ed Torres | ||||||
| Thomas Trossen | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Gene Vejsicky | June 8, 1934 |
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.
