1954 Tallahassee Rebels Roster
Team Record: 22-76
Finished 4th in the FIL
Manager: Johnny George (0-0), Conk Meriwether (0-0), Duke Doolittle (0-0), Gene Harvey (0-0), Charlie Cuellar (0-0)
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Ballpark: Centennial Field
Attendance: 12,151, Avg. 248
The Tallahassee Rebels of the Florida International League ended the 1954 season with a record of 22 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the FIL.
The Rebels scored 445 runs and yielded 706 runs, most in the circuit. Conk Meriwether paced Tallahassee with 14 home runs and accounted for 74 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .280 clip. Walter Stevens topped the team with 6 wins, and David Wilkinson registered a 3.6 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1954 Tallahassee Rebels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Carlos Santiago, Don Plarski and José Zardón.
Johnny George, Conk Meriwether, Duke Doolittle, Gene Harvey and Charlie Cuellar served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey Albritton | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Jerry Alsup | L | L | June 5, 1933 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Robert Bettin | L | February 15, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US | |
| Ralph Blinn | June 26, 1932 | |||||
| Richard Caplette | March 15, 1934 | |||||
| Joseph Carolan | R | February 14, 1932 | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Ferdinand Cavallaro | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Paul Chergey | May 28, 1930 | |||||
| Ernest Chretian | R | R | ||||
| Joseph Clark | ||||||
| Joseph Corona | ||||||
| Duke Doolittle | R | 5'10" | 215 | |||
| Dave Ellison | L | February 17, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Calera, AL US | |
| James Foster | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Manuel Garcia | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Johnny George | R | R | August 4, 1920 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Gene Harvey | R | 5'11" | 165 | Savannah, GA US | ||
| James Holley | R | 5'10" | 145 | |||
| Fred Kiernan | R | 5'7" | 161 | |||
| Hugh King | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Jose Lopez | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| John Maroney | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| William Mays | L | R | November 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Newberry, SC US |
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Vic Michalec | L | L | June 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Shiner, TX US |
| Moore | ||||||
| Clifton Patrick | ||||||
| Don Plarski | R | R | November 9, 1929 | 5'6" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Tommy Pollet | R | June 19, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Larry Renn | ||||||
| Sylvester Richardson | ||||||
| Louis Russo | ||||||
| Carlos Santiago | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Bill Sharp | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Alan Siff | S | R | August 8, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Upper Nyack, NY US |
| John Smirnoff | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Raymond Sowins | L | 5'8" | 190 | |||
| Nicholas Stanziani | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Walter Stevens | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Bill Tanner | R | R | August 1, 1924 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Charlie Tuttle | R | August 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Dallas, TX US | |
| Raúl Villamia | R | R | November 30, 1925 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| George Votruba | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Dick Walega | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Baltimore, MD US |
| David Wilkinson | R | R | July 22, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Barry Wood | R | R | December 31, 1915 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| José Zardón | R | R | May 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
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.
