1954 Washington Senators season
1954 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Television | WTOP | |
Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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The 1954 Washington Senators won 66 games, lost 88, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
[edit]- November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted from the Senators by the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 rule 5 draft.[1]
- Prior to 1954 season: José Valdivielso was acquired by the Senators from the Lubbock Hubbers.[2]
Regular season
[edit]During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.[3]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | — | 59–18 | 52–25 |
New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 | 54–23 | 49–28 |
Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 | 45–32 | 49–28 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 | 38–39 | 31–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 | 35–42 | 33–44 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 | 37–41 | 29–47 |
Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 | 32–45 | 22–55 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 | 29–47 | 22–56 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Boston | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 2–20–2 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–5 | 15–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 20–2–2 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 18–4 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 18–4–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 4–18–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.[4]
- June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Senators.[5]
- August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Ed Fitz Gerald | 115 | 360 | 104 | .289 | 4 | 40 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 151 | 597 | 173 | .290 | 20 | 97 |
2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 106 | 337 | 70 | .208 | 3 | 24 |
SS | Pete Runnels | 139 | 488 | 131 | .268 | 3 | 56 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 155 | 539 | 138 | .256 | 11 | 47 |
LF | Roy Sievers | 145 | 514 | 119 | .232 | 24 | 102 |
CF | Jim Busby | 155 | 628 | 187 | .298 | 7 | 80 |
RF | Tom Umphlett | 114 | 342 | 75 | .219 | 1 | 33 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Tom Wright | 76 | 171 | 42 | .246 | 1 | 17 |
Johnny Pesky | 49 | 158 | 40 | .253 | 0 | 9 |
Joe Tipton | 54 | 157 | 35 | .223 | 1 | 10 |
Jerry Snyder | 64 | 154 | 36 | .234 | 0 | 17 |
Jim Lemon | 37 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 2 | 13 |
Clyde Vollmer | 62 | 117 | 30 | .256 | 2 | 15 |
Mel Hoderlein | 14 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Oldis | 11 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Paula | 9 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Dietzel | 9 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
Harmon Killebrew | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
Jesse Levan | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Korcheck | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Porterfield | 32 | 244.0 | 13 | 15 | 3.32 | 82 |
Mickey McDermott | 30 | 196.1 | 7 | 15 | 3.44 | 95 |
Johnny Schmitz | 29 | 185.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 56 |
Chuck Stobbs | 31 | 182.0 | 11 | 11 | 4.10 | 67 |
Dean Stone | 31 | 178.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.22 | 87 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Spec Shea | 23 | 71.1 | 2 | 9 | 6.18 | 22 |
Connie Marrero | 22 | 66.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.75 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Camilo Pascual | 48 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4.22 | 60 |
Bunky Stewart | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.64 | 27 |
Gus Keriazakos | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 33 |
Sonny Dixon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.03 | 7 |
Farm system
[edit]Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954
References
[edit]- ^ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Valdivielso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Sonny Dixon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference