1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1954 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith
General manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMGM Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, Andre Baruch
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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

October 1, 1954: Rocky Nelson was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Abernathie and cash.^[1]
March 28, 1954: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Young and cash.^[2]

Regular season

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.^[3]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	97	57	0.630	—	53–23	44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	92	62	0.597	5	45–32	47–30
Milwaukee Braves	89	65	0.578	8	43–34	46–31
Philadelphia Phillies	75	79	0.487	22	39–39	36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	0.481	23	41–36	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	25	33–44	39–38
Chicago Cubs	64	90	0.416	33	40–37	24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	101	0.344	44	31–46	22–55

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	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


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Jim Gilliam	Second baseman
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Duke Snider	Center fielder
Jackie Robinson	Left fielder
Roy Campanella	Catcher
Gil Hodges	First baseman
Carl Furillo	Right fielder
Billy Cox	Third baseman
Carl Erskine	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

May 4, 1954: Art Ceccarelli was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Yankees.^[4]
May 11, 1954: Rocky Nelson was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.^[1]
June 9, 1954: Wayne Belardi was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ernie Nevel, Johnny Bucha, Chuck Kress and cash.^[5]

Roster

1954 Brooklyn Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

49 Joe Black

38 Bob Darnell

17 Carl Erskine

18 Jim Hughes

41 Clem Labine

27,29 Tommy Lasorda

30 Billy Loes

34 Russ Meyer

25 Bob Milliken

36 Don Newcombe

12 Erv Palica

45 Johnny Podres

28 Preacher Roe

48 Karl Spooner

46 Ben Wade

27,35 Pete Wojey

Catchers

39 Roy Campanella

21 Tim Thompson

10 Rube Walker

Infielders

5 Wayne Belardi

3 Billy Cox

19 Jim Gilliam

43 Don Hoak

14 Gil Hodges

5 Chuck Kress

1 Pee Wee Reese

23 Don Zimmer

Outfielders

15 Sandy Amorós

6 Carl Furillo

40 Walt Moryn

42 Jackie Robinson

8 George Shuba

4 Duke Snider

29 Don Thompson

38 Dick Williams

Manager

24 Walter Alston

Coaches

22 Billy Herman

33 Ted Lyons

31 Jake Pitler

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
1B	Hodges, GilGil Hodges	154	579	176	.304	42	130
LF	Amorós, SandySandy Amorós	79	263	72	.274	9	34

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
Williams, DickDick Williams	16	34	5	.147	1	2

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

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	ERA	SO
Darnell, BobBob Darnell	6	3.14	5
Black, JoeJoe Black	5	11.57	3
Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	4	5.00	5

Awards and honors

1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Roy Campanella starter
- Jackie Robinson starter
- Duke Snider starter
- Carl Erskine reserve
- Gil Hodges reserve
- Pee Wee Reese reserve
TSN Major League All-Star Team
- Duke Snider

Farm system

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

1 2 Rocky Nelson page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bobby Morgan page at Baseball Reference
↑ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
↑ Art Ceccarelli page at Baseball Reference
↑ Wayne Belardi page at Baseball Reference

References

External links

1954 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1954 All-Star Game 1954 World Series

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