Florida State Baseball - 1954 Year In Review | |
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Bob Bondi, 5-10, 167, OF-3B, Tampa
Ken Boyce, 5-8, 160, OF-2B, Joanna, SC
Lee Corso, 5-10, 166, OF, Miami
Ron Fraser, 6-0, 170, P, Nutley, NJ
Carlee Hendrix, 6-0, 160, 3B-2B, Panama City
Louie Jansen, 5-11, 153, 1B, Vincennes, IN
Tom Moore, 6-3, 220, OF, Thomasville, GA
Harvey Sweeney, 5-11, 160, UTIL, Tallahassee
Fred Twomey, 6-1, 175, 1B, Gloucester, MA
Bobby Waits, 5-11, 160, P, Jacksonville
1954 Roster - By Name
From the 1954 Florida State Spring Sports Media Guide, page 5.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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28 John Ash P L-L 5-10 180 Fr Sebring
* 14 Gary Ashley C R-R 5-9 175 So * Greenville, SC (Parker)
* 32 Jim Atwood P R-R 6-1 200 So * Hollywood
24 Tony Avitable P L-L 5-11 175 Fr-R Lindenhurst, NY
* 18 Bob Bondi OF-3B R-R 5-10 167 Fr Tampa
* 15 Ken Boyce OF-2B 5-8 160 Fr Joanna, SC
* 30 Forrest Brown P R-R 6-3 178 Sr Madison
* 11 Billy Campbell 2B-3B L-R 5-10 150 Jr ** Panama City
* Lee Corso OF R-R 5-10 166 Fr Miami (Jackson)
Ron Fraser P R-R 6-0 170 Fr Nutley, NJ (Nutley)
* 28 George Hehemann P R-R 6-3 190 So * Saint Petersburg
* 26 Carlee Hendrix 3B-2B L-R 6-0 160 Fr Panama City
* 16 Bob Hudson OF L-R 5-11 160 Jr-R * Sarasota
17 Louie Jansen 1B L-L 5-11 153 Fr Vincennes, IN
* 19 Max Long P R-R 5-9 175 So * Jacksonville (Lee)
* 31 Ed Mann OF L-R 6-2 185 So Ashford, AL (Ashford)
* 12 Billy "Cooter" Mills SS R-R 5-7 144 Sr ** Tallahassee
* 29 Tom Moore OF L-R 6-3 220 So Thomasville, GA
10 Glayden Schafer OF-SS L-R 5-8 150 So Fremont, OH
Tom Sullivan P R-R 6-0 195 So New London, WI
Harvey Sweeney UTIL L-L 5-11 160 Fr Tallahassee
* 23 Fred Twomey 1B R-R 6-1 175 Fr Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
* 25 Bobby Waits P L-L 5-11 160 Fr Jacksonville (Lee)
* 21 Ham Wernke 3B-P R-R 6-0 175 Jr * Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 20 Bob Wynn C L-R 5-11 170 Sr * Manchester, GA
1954 Roster - By Number
From the 1954 Florida State Spring Sports Media Guide, page 5.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Lee Corso OF R-R 5-10 166 Fr Miami (Jackson)
Ron Fraser P R-R 6-0 170 Fr Nutley, NJ (Nutley)
Tom Sullivan P R-R 6-0 195 So New London, WI
Harvey Sweeney UTIL L-L 5-11 160 Fr Tallahassee
10 Glayden Schafer OF-SS L-R 5-8 150 So Fremont, OH
* 11 Billy Campbell 2B-3B L-R 5-10 150 Jr ** Panama City
* 12 Billy "Cooter" Mills SS R-R 5-7 144 Sr ** Tallahassee
* 14 Gary Ashley C R-R 5-9 175 So * Greenville, SC (Parker)
* 15 Ken Boyce OF-2B 5-8 160 Fr Joanna, SC
* 16 Bob Hudson OF L-R 5-11 160 Jr-R * Sarasota
17 Louie Jansen 1B L-L 5-11 153 Fr Vincennes, IN
* 18 Bob Bondi OF-3B R-R 5-10 167 Fr Tampa
* 19 Max Long P R-R 5-9 175 So * Jacksonville (Lee)
* 20 Bob Wynn C L-R 5-11 170 Sr * Manchester, GA
* 21 Ham Wernke 3B-P R-R 6-0 175 Jr * Batesville, IN (Batesville)
* 23 Fred Twomey 1B R-R 6-1 175 Fr Gloucester, MA (Gloucester)
24 Tony Avitable P L-L 5-11 175 Fr-R Lindenhurst, NY
* 25 Bobby Waits P L-L 5-11 160 Fr Jacksonville (Lee)
* 26 Carlee Hendrix 3B-2B L-R 6-0 160 Fr Panama City
28 John Ash P L-L 5-10 180 Fr Sebring
* 28 George Hehemann P R-R 6-3 190 So * Saint Petersburg
* 29 Tom Moore OF L-R 6-3 220 So Thomasville, GA
* 30 Forrest Brown P R-R 6-3 178 Sr Madison
* 31 Ed Mann OF L-R 6-2 185 So Ashford, AL (Ashford)
* 32 Jim Atwood P R-R 6-1 200 So * Hollywood
Letter winners from the Tallahassee Democrat, May 30, 1954, page 9.
1954 Schedule and Results
| JACKSONVILLE NAS | L 1-2 | |||
| JACKSONVILLE NAS | W 7-4 | |||
| GEORGIA First game on the East Campus Diamond. |
W 8-7 | |||
| TENNESSEE | W 7-4 | |||
| AUBURN | L 2-7 | |||
| DAVIDSON COLLEGE | W 7-1 | |||
| JACKSONVILLE STATE | W 24-0 | |||
| AMHERST COLLEGE | W 11-3 | |||
| AMHERST COLLEGE | W 10-6 | |||
| DUKE | L 4-8 | |||
| DUKE | L 2-6 | |||
| GEORGIA | L 7-8 | |||
| STETSON | W 4-3 | |||
| STETSON Game called after five innings because of rain |
L 4-8 | |||
| GEORGIA TEACHERS | W 7-4 | |||
| STETSON | L 3-7 | |||
| STETSON | L 0-7 | |||
| TAMPA | W 13-1 | |||
| TAMPA | W 7-2 | |||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 10-1 | |||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 16-1 |
CWS = College World Series
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 13- 8 12- 4 1- 4 0- 0
| STARTING BATTING ORDER | |||||||||
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| DATE/OPPONENT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 03/12/1954 JACKSONVILLE NAS |
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| 03/13/1954 JACKSONVILLE NAS |
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| 03/18/1954 GEORGIA |
Bob Bondi | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Gary Ashley | Carlee Hendrix | Max Long |
| 03/20/1954 TENNESSEE |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Ed Mann | Tom Moore | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Gary Ashley | Carlee Hendrix | George Hehemann |
| 03/20/1954 AUBURN |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Ed Mann | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Fred Twomey | Bob Wynn | Carlee Hendrix | John Ash |
| 03/23/1954 DAVIDSON COLLEGE |
Bob Bondi | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Fred Twomey | Gary Ashley | Carlee Hendrix | Max Long |
| 03/24/1954 JACKSONVILLE STATE |
Glayden Schafer | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Fred Twomey | Carlee Hendrix | Bob Wynn | Forrest Brown |
| 03/29/1954 AMHERST COLLEGE |
Ken Boyce | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Gary Ashley | Carlee Hendrix | Max Long |
| 03/30/1954 AMHERST COLLEGE |
Ken Boyce | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Bob Wynn | Louie Jansen | Carlee Hendrix | Ham Wernke |
| 04/01/1954 DUKE |
Ken Boyce | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Gary Ashley | Carlee Hendrix | Jim Atwood |
| 04/02/1954 DUKE |
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| 04/05/1954 GEORGIA |
Jim Atwood | ||||||||
| 04/12/1954 STETSON |
Bob Bondi | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore | Bobby Waits | Gary Ashley | George Hehemann |
| 04/13/1954 STETSON |
Carlee Hendrix | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Lee Corso | Ed Mann | Bob Wynn | Ham Wernke |
| 04/15/1954 GEORGIA TEACHERS |
Bob Bondi | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Lee Corso | Ken Boyce | Gary Ashley | Forrest Brown |
| 04/24/1954 STETSON |
Bob Bondi | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Bob Hudson | Fred Twomey | Lee Corso | Ken Boyce | Gary Ashley | Max Long |
| 04/24/1954 STETSON |
Ken Boyce | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Bob Hudson | Fred Twomey | Lee Corso | Carlee Hendrix | Bob Wynn | Forrest Brown |
| 04/30/1954 TAMPA |
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| 05/01/1954 TAMPA |
Ken Boyce | Billy Campbell | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Fred Twomey | Bob Hudson | Lee Corso | Carlee Hendrix | Bob Wynn | George Hehemann |
| 05/07/1954 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
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| 05/08/1954 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
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| STARTING DEFENSE | |||||||||
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| DATE/OPPONENT | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |
| 03/12/1954 JACKSONVILLE NAS |
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| 03/13/1954 JACKSONVILLE NAS |
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| 03/18/1954 GEORGIA |
Max Long | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Bob Bondi | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/20/1954 TENNESSEE |
George Hehemann | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ed Mann | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/20/1954 AUBURN |
John Ash | Bob Wynn | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ed Mann | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/23/1954 DAVIDSON COLLEGE |
Max Long | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Bob Bondi | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/24/1954 JACKSONVILLE STATE |
Forrest Brown | Bob Wynn | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Glayden Schafer | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/29/1954 AMHERST COLLEGE |
Max Long | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Boyce | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 03/30/1954 AMHERST COLLEGE |
Ham Wernke | Bob Wynn | Louie Jansen | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Boyce | Bob Hudson | Tom Moore |
| 04/01/1954 DUKE |
Jim Atwood | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Ken Boyce |
| 04/02/1954 DUKE |
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| 04/05/1954 GEORGIA |
Jim Atwood | Bob Wynn | |||||||
| 04/12/1954 STETSON |
George Hehemann | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Bob Bondi | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Tom Moore | Bob Hudson | Bobby Waits |
| 04/13/1954 STETSON |
Ham Wernke | Bob Wynn | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Lee Corso | Bob Hudson | Ed Mann |
| 04/15/1954 GEORGIA TEACHERS |
Forrest Brown | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Bob Bondi | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Lee Corso | Ken Boyce | Bob Hudson |
| 04/24/1954 STETSON |
Max Long | Gary Ashley | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Bob Bondi | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Lee Corso | Ken Boyce | Bob Hudson |
| 04/24/1954 STETSON |
Forrest Brown | Bob Wynn | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Lee Corso | Bob Hudson | |
| 04/30/1954 TAMPA |
Jim Atwood | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | ||||||
| 05/01/1954 TAMPA |
George Hehemann | Bob Wynn | Fred Twomey | Billy Campbell | Carlee Hendrix | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Lee Corso | Ken Boyce | Bob Hudson |
| 05/07/1954 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
Forrest Brown | Gary Ashley | |||||||
| 05/08/1954 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
Ham Wernke | Bob Wynn | Billy "Cooter" Mills | ||||||
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| FLORIDA STATE |
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| FLORIDA STATE |
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| FLORIDA STATE |