1954 Chicago Cubs season

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1954 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record64–90 (.416)
League place7th
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersWid Matthews
ManagersStan Hack
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
RadioWIND
(Bert Wilson, Bob Elson)
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The 1954 Chicago Cubs season was the 83rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 79th in the National League and the 39th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

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

1954 National League record

Sources:
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 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1954 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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 Joe Garagiola 63 153 43 .281 5 21
1B Dee Fondy 141 568 162 .285 9 49
2B Gene Baker 135 541 149 .275 13 61
SS Ernie Banks 154 593 163 .275 19 79
3B Randy Jackson 126 484 132 .273 19 67
LF Ralph Kiner 147 557 159 .285 22 73
CF Bob Talbot 114 403 97 .241 1 19
RF Hank Sauer 142 520 150 .288 41 103

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
Frank Baumholtz 90 303 90 .297 4 28
Walker Cooper 57 158 49 .310 7 32
El Tappe 46 119 22 .185 0 4
Eddie Miksis 38 99 20 .202 2 3
Steve Bilko 47 92 22 .239 4 12
Clyde McCullough 31 81 21 .259 3 17
Hal Rice 51 72 11 .153 0 5
Vern Morgan 24 64 15 .234 0 2
Bill Serena 41 63 10 .159 4 13
Jim Fanning 11 38 7 .184 0 1
Luis Márquez 17 12 1 .083 0 0
Don Robertson 14 6 0 .000 0 0
Bruce Edwards 4 3 0 .000 0 1
Chris Kitsos 1 0 0 ---- 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 Rush 33 236.1 13 15 3.77 124
Paul Minner 32 218.0 11 11 3.96 79
Howie Pollet 20 128.1 8 10 3.58 58
Dave Cole 18 84.0 3 8 5.36 37
Al Lary 1 6.0 0 0 3.00 4

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
Warren Hacker 39 158.2 6 13 4.25 80
Johnny Klippstein 36 148.0 4 11 5.29 69
Jim Davis 46 127.2 11 7 3.52 58
Bubba Church 7 14.2 1 3 9.82 8

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
Hal Jeffcoat 43 5 6 7 5.19 35
Bill Tremel 33 1 2 4 4.21 21
Jim Brosnan 18 1 0 0 9.45 17
Turk Lown 15 0 2 0 6.14 16
Jim Willis 14 0 1 0 3.91 5
Bob Zick 8 0 0 0 8.27 9
John Pyecha 1 0 1 0 10.13 2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
Open Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney
AA Beaumont Exporters Texas League Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston
A Macon Peaches Sally League Nick Cullop
A Des Moines Bruins Western League Les Peden
B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Prince
C Stockton Ports California League Gene Handley
C Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Everett Robinson
C Blackwell Broncos Western Association Joe Consoli and Al Kubski
D Gainesville Owls Sooner State League Dick Rigazio
D Hickory Rebels Tar Heel League Charlie Teague

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines, Blackwell
Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954

Notes

  1. ^ Carl Sawatski at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Catfish Metkovich at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Steve Bilko at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Billy Muffett at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Hal Rice at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Joe Garagiola at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1954 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference