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1954 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees |
| season | 1954 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| city | New York City |
| record | |
| league_place | 2nd |
| owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| general_managers | George Weiss |
| managers | Casey Stengel |
| television | WPIX |
| radio | WINS (AM) |
| (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |
(Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |}}
The 1954 New York Yankees season was the team's 52nd season. Having won an unprecedented fifth consecutive World Series title the previous year, the team came up short in its bid for a sixth straight world championship as their 103–51 record (the team's best finish in the Stengel era) was only good enough for in second place in the American League. New York finished eight games behind the Cleveland Indians, who broke the Yankees' 1927 AL record by winning 111 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
Offseason
- November 19, 1953: Ralph Terry was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees.
Regular season
Bob Grim became the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings in the same season.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 11, 1954: Bill Virdon, Mel Wright, and Emil Tellinger (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Enos Slaughter.
- May 11, 1954: Jim Brideweser was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Neil Berry, Dick Kokos and Jim Post (minors).
Roster
| 1954 New York Yankees |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team 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 | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 151 | 584 | 179 | .307 | 22 | 125 | |
| 1B | 130 | 343 | 93 | .271 | 12 | 46 | |
| 2B | 126 | 394 | 102 | .259 | 12 | 48 | |
| SS | 127 | 307 | 60 | .195 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3B | 122 | 411 | 124 | .302 | 8 | 65 | |
| LF | 97 | 304 | 76 | .250 | 3 | 40 | |
| CF | 146 | 543 | 163 | .300 | 27 | 102 | |
| RF | 114 | 377 | 111 | .294 | 12 | 54 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 426 | 136 | .319 | 12 | 66 | |
| 107 | 300 | 65 | .217 | 3 | 21 | |
| 87 | 215 | 73 | .340 | 7 | 41 | |
| 85 | 142 | 37 | .261 | 3 | 27 | |
| 69 | 125 | 31 | .248 | 1 | 19 | |
| 92 | 116 | 29 | .250 | 1 | 12 | |
| 56 | 100 | 26 | .260 | 5 | 13 | |
| 28 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 1 | 7 | |
| 20 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
| = Indicates league leader |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 210.2 | 16 | 8 | 2.82 | 125 | |
| 26 | 170.0 | 12 | 4 | 3.55 | 54 | |
| 25 | 132.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.99 | 52 | |
| 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.70 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 199.0 | 20 | 6 | 3.26 | 108 | |
| 36 | 157.1 | 13 | 4 | 3.32 | 100 | |
| 32 | 143.0 | 11 | 5 | 3.34 | 34 | |
| 16 | 71.0 | 4 | 1 | 3.17 | 20 | |
| 6 | 30.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.15 | 25 | |
| 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 7 | |
| 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.35 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 3.16 | 33 | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.21 | 31 | |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.45 | 22 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.98 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 9 |
Awards and honors
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP All-Star Game
- Hank Bauer - Starter
- Yogi Berra - Starter
- Whitey Ford - Starter
- Mickey Mantle - Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Modesto
Notes
References
- 1954 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 1954 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/terryra01.shtml Ralph Terry] at ''Baseball Reference''
- ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slaugen01.shtml Enos Slaughter] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berryne01.shtml Neil Berry] at ''Baseball Reference''
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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