1954 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith (majority owner)
ManagersBucky Harris
TelevisionWTOP
RadioWWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
← 1953 Seasons 1955 →

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

Regular season

During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.[3]

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Indians 111 43 0.721 — 59–18 52–25
New York Yankees 103 51 0.669 8 54–23 49–28
Chicago White Sox 94 60 0.610 17 45–32 49–28
Boston Red Sox 69 85 0.448 42 38–39 31–46
Detroit Tigers 68 86 0.442 43 35–42 33–44
Washington Senators 66 88 0.429 45 37–41 29–47
Baltimore Orioles 54 100 0.351 57 32–45 22–55
Philadelphia Athletics 51 103 0.331 60 29–47 22–56

Record vs. opponents

1954 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Roster

1954 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
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

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
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Spec Shea 23 71.1 2 9 6.18 22
Connie Marrero 22 66.1 3 6 4.75 26

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Cal Ermer
A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Pete Appleton and Ellis Clary
B Hagerstown Packets Piedmont League Paul Campbell and Zeke Bonura
B Rock Hill Chiefs Tri-State League Sam Lamitina, Mel Kerestes
and Jake Early
C Wichita Falls/
Sweetwater Spudders 		Longhorn League Red McCarty
D Orlando C.B.s Florida State League Tommy O'Brien
D Fulton Lookouts KITTY League Red Mincy
D Erie Senators PONY League Tom O'Connell, Nap Reyes,
Tom Milich and Joe Consoli

Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954

References

  1. ^ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ José Valdivielso page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Sonny Dixon page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference

External links

1954 MLB season by team
Minnesota Twins
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