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1954 Brooklyn Dodgers
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersWalter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith
PresidentWalter O'Malley
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersWalter Alston
TelevisionWOR-TV
RadioWMGM
Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, André Baruch
← 1953
1955 →

The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the first season for new manager Walter Alston, who replaced Chuck Dressen, who had been fired during a contract dispute. Alston led the team to a 92–62 record, finishing five games behind the league champion New York Giants.

In addition to Alston, the 1954 Dodgers had two other future Hall of Fame managers on their roster in pitcher Tommy Lasorda and outfielder Dick Williams. First baseman Gil Hodges and reserve infielder Don Zimmer would also go on to successful managerial careers.

Offseason

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Regular season

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  • On July 31, 1954, Joe Adcock hit four home runs off four different Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game. Additionally, Adcock hit a double, setting a major league record of 18 total bases.[3]
  • September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record. J. R. Richard would tie the record in 1971.[4]

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 97 57 .630 — 53‍–‍23 44‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers 92 62 .597 5 45‍–‍32 47‍–‍30
Milwaukee Braves 89 65 .578 8 43‍–‍34 46‍–‍31
Philadelphia Phillies 75 79 .487 22 39‍–‍39 36‍–‍40
Cincinnati Redlegs 74 80 .481 23 41‍–‍36 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 .468 25 33‍–‍44 39‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 64 90 .416 33 40‍–‍37 24‍–‍53
Pittsburgh Pirates 53 101 .344 44 31‍–‍46 22‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

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1954 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BKN CHC CIN MIL NYG PHP PIT STL
Brooklyn — 15–7 16–6 10–12 9–13 13–9 15–7 14–8
Chicago 7–15 — 8–14 6–16 7–15 7–15 15–7 14–8
Cincinnati 6–16 14–8 — 10–12 7–15 14–8 15–7 8–14
Milwaukee 12–10 16–6 12–10 — 10–12 13–9 14–8 12–10
New York 13–9 15–7 15–7 12–10 — 16–6 14–8 12–10
Philadelphia 9–13 15–7 8–14 9–13 6–16 — 16–6 12–10
Pittsburgh 7–15 7–15 7–15 8–14 8–14 6–16 — 10–12
St. Louis 8–14 8–14 14–8 10–12 10–12 10–12 12–10 —


Opening Day Lineup

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Opening Day Lineup
# Name Position
19 Jim Gilliam 2B
1 Pee Wee Reese SS
4 Duke Snider CF
42 Jackie Robinson LF
39 Roy Campanella C
14 Gil Hodges 1B
6 Carl Furillo RF
3 Billy Cox 3B
17 Carl Erskine P

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1954 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Roy Campanella 111 397 82 .207 19 51
1B Gil Hodges 154 579 176 .304 42 130
2B Jim Gilliam 146 607 171 .282 13 52
SS Pee Wee Reese 141 554 171 .309 10 69
3B Don Hoak 88 261 64 .245 7 26
LF Sandy Amorós 79 263 72 .274 9 34
CF Duke Snider 149 584 199 .341 40 130
RF Carl Furillo 150 547 161 .294 19 96

Other batters

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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
Jackie Robinson 124 386 120 .311 15 59
Billy Cox 77 226 53 .235 2 17
Rube Walker 50 155 28 .181 5 23
Walt Moryn 48 91 25 .275 2 14
George Shuba 45 65 10 .154 2 10
Dick Williams 16 34 5 .147 1 2
Don Zimmer 24 33 6 .182 0 0
Don Thompson 34 25 1 .040 0 1
Tim Thompson 10 13 2 .154 0 1
Chuck Kress 13 12 1 .083 0 2
Wayne Belardi 11 9 2 .222 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Carl Erskine 38 260.1 18 15 4.15 166
Russ Meyer 36 180.1 11 6 3.99 70
Johnny Podres 29 151.2 11 7 4.27 79
Billy Loes 28 147.2 13 5 4.14 97
Don Newcombe 29 144.1 9 8 4.55 82
Karl Spooner 2 18.0 2 0 0.00 27

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Erv Palica 25 67.2 3 3 5.32 25
Preacher Roe 15 63.0 3 4 5.00 31
Bob Milliken 24 62.2 5 2 4.02 25

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jim Hughes 60 8 4 24 3.22 58
Clem Labine 47 7 6 4 4.15 43
Ben Wade 23 1 1 3 8.20 25
Pete Wojey 14 1 1 1 3.25 21
Bob Darnell 6 0 0 0 3.14 5
Joe Black 5 0 0 0 11.57 3
Tommy Lasorda 4 0 0 0 5.00 5

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Montreal Royals International League Max Macon
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Bryant
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Al Vincent
AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Stan Wasiak
Greg Mulleavy
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Tommy Holmes
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Goldie Holt
B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Ray Hathaway
B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Doc Alexson
B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League George Scherger
C Bakersfield Indians California League Ray Perry
C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli
D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League John Angelone
Doc Alexson
D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Jack Banta
D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Boyd Bartley
John Angelone
D Union City Dodgers Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Earl Naylor

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newport News, Great Falls

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Rocky Nelson page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bobby Morgan page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ 100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die: Revised and Updated, Jack Wilkinson, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.168
  4. ^ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  5. ^ 1954 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Art Ceccarelli page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Wayne Belardi page at Baseball Reference

References

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