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1954 Washington Senators season

Field	Value
name	Washington Senators
season	1954
league	American League
ballpark	Griffith Stadium
city	Washington, D.C.
record
league_place	6th
owners	Clark Griffith (majority owner)
managers	Bucky Harris
television	WTOP
radio	WWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
season_list	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) The 1954 Washington Senators won 66 games, lost 88, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted from the Senators by the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
Prior to 1954 season: José Valdivielso was acquired by the Senators from the Lubbock Hubbers.

Regular season

During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.
June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Senators.
August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Roster

1954 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers

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	Ed Fitz Gerald	115	360	104	.289	4	40
1B	Mickey Vernon	151	597	173	.290	20	97
2B	Wayne Terwilliger	106	337	70	.208	3	24
SS	Pete Runnels	139	488	131	.268	3	56
3B	Eddie Yost	155	539	138	.256	11	47
LF	Roy Sievers	145	514	119	.232	24	102
CF	Jim Busby	155	628	187	.298	7	80
RF	Tom Umphlett	114	342	75	.219	1	33

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
Tom Wright	76	171	42	.246	1	17
Johnny Pesky	49	158	40	.253	0	9
Joe Tipton	54	157	35	.223	1	10
Jerry Snyder	64	154	36	.234	0	17
Jim Lemon	37	128	30	.234	2	13
Clyde Vollmer	62	117	30	.256	2	15
Mel Hoderlein	14	25	4	.160	0	1
Bob Oldis	11	24	8	.333	0	0
	9	24	4	.167	0	2
Roy Dietzel	9	21	5	.238	0	1
	9	13	4	.308	0	3
Jesse Levan	7	10	3	.300	0	0
Steve Korcheck	2	7	1	.143	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 Porterfield	32	244.0	13	15	3.32	82
Mickey McDermott	30	196.1	7	15	3.44	95
Johnny Schmitz	29	185.1	11	8	2.91	56
Chuck Stobbs	31	182.0	11	11	4.10	67
Dean Stone	31	178.2	12	10	3.22	87

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
Spec Shea	23	71.1	2	9	6.18	22
Connie Marrero	22	66.1	3	6	4.75	26

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
Camilo Pascual	48	4	7	3	4.22	60
Bunky Stewart	29	0	2	1	7.64	27
Gus Keriazakos	22	2	3	0	3.77	33
	16	1	2	1	3.03	7

Farm system

and Jake Early Sweetwater Spudders|league17=Longhorn League|manager17=Red McCarty Tom Milich and Joe Consoli Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simaal01.shtml Al Sima page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdijo01.shtml José Valdivielso page at Baseball Reference]
''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dixonso01.shtml Sonny Dixon page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/killeha01.shtml Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pearcji01.shtml Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference]

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