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1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Field	Value
name	Brooklyn Dodgers
image	Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg
season	1954
league	National League
ballpark	Ebbets Field
city	Brooklyn, New York
record
league_place	2nd
owners	Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith
president	Walter O'Malley
general_managers	Buzzie Bavasi
managers	Walter Alston
television	WOR-TV
radio	WMGM
Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, André Baruch

Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, André Baruch

The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 65th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. It 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.
March 28, 1954: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Young and cash.

Regular season

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.
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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Lineup

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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

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1954 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

	= Indicates league leader

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	111	397	82	.207	19	51
1B	154	579	176	.304	42	130
2B	146	607	171	.282	13	52
SS	141	554	171	.309	10	69
3B	88	261	64	.245	7	26
LF	79	263	72	.274	9	34
CF	149	584	199	.341	40	130
RF	150	547	161	.294	19	96

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
124	386	120	.311	15	59
77	226	53	.235	2	17
50	155	28	.181	5	23
48	91	25	.275	2	14
45	65	10	.154	2	10
16	34	5	.147	1	2
24	33	6	.182	0	0
34	25	1	.040	0	1
10	13	2	.154	0	1
13	12	1	.083	0	2
11	9	2	.222	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	260.1	18	15	4.15	166
36	180.1	11	6	3.99	70
29	151.2	11	7	4.27	79
28	147.2	13	5	4.14	97
29	144.1	9	8	4.55	82
2	18.0	2	0	0.00	27

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
25	67.2	3	3	5.32	25
15	63.0	3	4	5.00	31
24	62.2	5	2	4.02	25

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
60	8	4	24	3.22	58
47	7	6	4	4.15	43
23	1	1	3	8.20	25
14	1	1	1	3.25	21
6	0	0	0	3.14	5
5	0	0	0	11.57	3
4	0	0	0	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

Greg Mulleavy Doc Alexson John Angelone

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newport News, Great Falls

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nelsoro01.shtml Rocky Nelson page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgabo01.shtml Bobby Morgan page at Baseball Reference]
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
Seidel, Jeff. (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". [[MLB.com]].
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1195404130.shtml 1954 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceccaar01.shtml Art Ceccarelli page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/belarwa01.shtml Wayne Belardi page at Baseball Reference]

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