1954 Florida State Negro Baseball League

The Final Season

Teams:

Daytona Beach Red Wings Owners – Steve Hale & Jim Taylor

Gum Charles – Mgr. W. Gary – Field Captain

St. Petersburg Pelicans Owner – Joe Bryant

David Gomez – Mgr. Jim Oliver – Field Captain

Orlando All-Stars Owner – F. E. (Felix) Crosby

Charley Pelham – Mgr. Jimmie Thompson – Field Captain

Tampa All-Stars Owner – Eulee Brooks

David “Fats” Waitman – Mgr. Charlie (Mutt) Brooks – Field Captain

Cocoa Brownies Owner – John Henry Hunter

Sylvester Weaver – Mgr.

Associate members:

Valdosta (Ga.) Trojans Ft. Pierce Giants

President – O. A. (Skipper) Holbert – Daytona

Executive Secretary – E. H. McLin – St. Petersburg

Umpires:

E. H. McLin – St. Petersburg – Umpire – in – Chief

Howard Williams & A. T. Goings – St. Petersburg

Ben Moore & Raymond Fordham – Tampa

Ben Hinson & Charles Stokes – Orlando

James A. Smith & Walter Armwood – Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach wins first half with a 5 – 2 record

St. Petersburg 4 – 4

League All-Stars vs. Daytona Beach in July @ Daytona Beach

*** Ex-Negro major Leaguer Jim Oliver participated in evry league All-Star Game

8/15 – 2nd Anuual Florida State vs. West Coast League All-Star game played @ Plant City

St. Petersburg Pelicans

SS/P Jim OliverP Jeff HinesP Stanley
C Eddie NixonC J. D. Brown Jim Stevenson
IF George Smith P Ernest GivensP Miles
OF Billy Leggett Ted Ingraham
2B Frankie Grayson Will Brown

Tampa All-Stars

IF Charlie “Mutt: BrooksP Otis Gambrell3B R. B. Johnson
P Walter “Dirk” GibbonsOF John Henry McQueenP Eugene Brannen
C Rosell SalesOF Bill Meeks Eddie Meeks

Orlando All-Stars

Mgr/C Charley Pelham3B Hal WilliamsC Clarence “Choo-Choo” Coleman
2B Jimmie ThompsonC Dike WilsonP Donny Douglas
P Ted “Lefty” RichardsonSS Bobby WilsonP Robert Peterson

Cocoa Brownies

P HeathC L. Loomis

Daytona Red Wings

Capt. W. Gary