1954 Major League Baseball season

1954 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 13 – October 2, 1954
Regular season
Season MVP AL: Yogi Berra (NYY)
NL: Willie Mays (NYG)
Postseason
AL champions Cleveland Indians
  AL runners-up New York Yankees
NL champions New York Giants
  NL runners-up Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Champions New York Giants
  Runners-up Cleveland Indians
Finals MVP Dusty Rhodes (NYG)

The 1954 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 2, 1954. For the second consecutive season, an MLB franchise relocated, as the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles, who played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Final standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians11143.721--
New York Yankees10351.6698
Chicago White Sox9460.61017
Boston Red Sox6985.44842
Detroit Tigers6886.44243
Washington Senators6688.42945
Baltimore Orioles54100.35157
Philadelphia Athletics51103.33160
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9757 0.630 — 53–23 44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 9262 0.597 5 45–32 47–30
Milwaukee Braves 8965 0.578 8 43–34 46–31
Philadelphia Phillies 7579 0.487 22 39–39 36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs 7480 0.481 23 41–36 33–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7282 0.468 25 33–44 39–38
Chicago Cubs 6490 0.416 33 40–37 24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates 53101 0.344 44 31–46 22–55

World series

NL New York Giants (4) vs. AL Cleveland Indians (0)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Cleveland Indians – 2, New York Giants – 5 (10 innings)September 29Polo Grounds (IV)52,751[1]
2Cleveland Indians – 1, New York Giants – 3September 30Polo Grounds (IV)49,099[2]
3New York Giants – 6, Cleveland Indians – 2October 1Cleveland Stadium71,555[3]
4New York Giants – 7, Cleveland Indians – 4October 2Cleveland Stadium78,102[4]

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGBobby Ávila CLE.341Willie Mays NYG.345
HRLarry Doby CLE32Ted Kluszewski CIN49
RBILarry Doby CLE126Ted Kluszewski CIN141
WinsBob Lemon CLE
Early Wynn CLE		23Robin Roberts PHI23
ERAMike Garcia CLE2.64Johnny Antonelli NYG2.30
SOBob Turley BAL185Robin Roberts PHI185
SVJohnny Sain NYY22Jim Hughes BRO24
SBJackie Jensen BOS22Bill Bruton MLN34

All-Star game

Records

  • Umpire Bill McGowan set a Major League record by officiating in his 2,541st consecutive game.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "1954 World Series Game 1 – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Giants". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  2. ↑ "1954 World Series Game 2 – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Giants". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ "1954 World Series Game 3 – New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  4. ↑ "1954 World Series Game 4 – New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.42, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Orioles Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox Paul Richards and Marty Marion
Cleveland Indians Al López
Detroit Tigers Fred Hutchinson
New York Yankees Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics Eddie Joost
St. Louis Browns Marty Marion
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League

Team Manager Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers Walter Alston
Chicago Cubs Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves Charlie Grimm
New York Giants Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Steve O'Neill and Terry Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Haney
St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Stanky

See also


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