1954 Fort Walton Beach Jets Statistics
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 3rd in the AAL
Manager: John Streza (68-57)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 14,510, Avg. 232
Playoffs - Dothan Rebels 4 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 2
The Fort Walton Beach Jets of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the AAL.
The Jets led the circuit with 997 runs, spearheaded by 129 home runs. Fort Walton Beach allowed 931 runs. John Streza paced hitters with significant playing time with a .365 average. Lee Salmonson topped the team with 16 wins, while Ronald Sturgill added 15 or more victories also Ronald Sturgill registered a 3 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. John Streza served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Salmonson | 16 | 7 | .696 | 5.32 | 35 | 25 | 191.0 | 233 | 148 | 113 | 4 | 118 | ||||||||||
| Ronald Sturgill | 15 | 4 | .789 | 3.00 | 26 | 15 | 165.0 | 137 | 73 | 55 | 4 | 70 | ||||||||||
| Hank Hemmerly | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.92 | 41 | 25 | 216.0 | 197 | 156 | 118 | 7 | 166 | ||||||||||
| Marvin Haddon | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5.67 | 14 | 9 | 81.0 | 85 | 58 | 51 | 8 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Carroll Drostie | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.91 | 14 | 7 | 68.0 | 78 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Larry Worlinsky | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.00 | 12 | 6 | 54.0 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Mike Whitzer | 3 | 4 | .429 | 8.74 | 16 | 7 | 69.0 | 107 | 77 | 67 | 11 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Richard Roth | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Carswell | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Garcia | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edward Nolan | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Naughton | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austin McCluskey | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dwight Feimster | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Streza | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russell Ladner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Faust | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Wrona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Hector | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Dean | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dizzy Higginbottom | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 67 | 54 | .554 | 4.93 | 225 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 844.0 | 902 | 602 | 462 | 40 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Streza | 124 | 468 | 468 | 171 | 39 | 2 | 31 | .365 | .365 | .656 | 1.021 | 307 | |||||||||||
| Dick Hicks | 127 | 511 | 511 | 162 | 26 | 7 | 22 | .317 | .317 | .524 | .841 | 268 | |||||||||||
| Phillip Condu | 111 | 455 | 455 | 140 | 24 | 5 | 8 | .308 | .308 | .435 | .743 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Frank Mirielli | 115 | 453 | 453 | 135 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .298 | .298 | .369 | .667 | 167 | |||||||||||
| Ray Engel | 108 | 439 | 439 | 131 | 17 | 1 | 19 | .298 | .298 | .472 | .770 | 207 | |||||||||||
| Eugene White | 120 | 432 | 432 | 106 | 21 | 5 | 7 | .245 | .245 | .366 | .611 | 158 | |||||||||||
| Arthur Faust | 101 | 343 | 343 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 15 | .294 | .294 | .461 | .755 | 158 | |||||||||||
| Edward Lazo | 79 | 305 | 305 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .259 | .259 | .331 | .590 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Gail Thomas | 48 | 214 | 214 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .285 | .285 | .458 | .743 | 98 | |||||||||||
| Lee Salmonson | 50 | 93 | 93 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .247 | .247 | .462 | .710 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Hank Hemmerly | 41 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .190 | .262 | .452 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Marvin Haddon | 24 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .311 | .311 | .644 | .956 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Ronald Sturgill | 26 | 65 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .231 | .415 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Mike Whitzer | 18 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .303 | .303 | .606 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Larry Worlinsky | 18 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .290 | .452 | .742 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Casimir Niedos | 21 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Carroll Drostie | 14 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .238 | .429 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Paul Tine | 5 | 22 | 22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| David Wilkinson | 9 | 12 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Roth | 5 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Vincent Rizzo | 3 | 4 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| James Carswell | 5 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Dean | 8 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Dwight Feimster | 5 | 9 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Manuel Garcia | 7 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Dizzy Higginbottom | 9 | 5 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Austin McCluskey | 6 | 13 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Donald Burns | 8 | 22 | 22 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Naughton | 8 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Nolan | 5 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Wrona | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1229 | 4173 | 4173 | 0 | 1182 | 183 | 30 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .283 | .434 | .717 | 1812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Hemmerly | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| Lee Salmonson | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| Ronald Sturgill | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Mike Whitzer | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Marvin Haddon | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Carroll Drostie | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Larry Worlinsky | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Dizzy Higginbottom | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| David Wilkinson | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Tom Naughton | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Manuel Garcia | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Roth | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Edward Nolan | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Dwight Feimster | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Ray Dean | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Austin McCluskey | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| James Carswell | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Peter Hector | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Joe Wrona | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Russell Ladner | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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.
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