1954 Major League Baseball season explained

1954 MLB season
League:	Major League Baseball
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	April 13 – October 2, 1954
No Of Games:	154
No Of Teams:	16
Tv:	ABC, NBC
Season:	Regular season
Mvp:	AL Yogi Berra (NYY) NL: Willie Mays (NYG)
Mvp Link:	Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Conf1:	AL
Conf1 Champ:	Cleveland Indians
Conf1 Runner-Up:	New York Yankees
Conf2:	NL
Conf2 Champ:	New York Giants
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finals:	World Series
Finals Link:	1954 World Series
Finals Champ:	New York Giants
Finals Mvp:	Dusty Rhodes (NYG)
Finals Mvp Link:	Babe Ruth Award
Seasonslist:	List of MLB seasons
Seasonslistnames:	MLB
Prevseason Link:	1953 Major League Baseball season
Prevseason Year:	1953
Nextseason Link:	1955 Major League Baseball season
Nextseason Year:	1955

The 1954 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 2, 1954. For the second consecutive season, an MLB franchise relocated, as the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles, who played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Rule changes

The 1954 season saw the following rule changes:^[1]

• During half innings where a team was batting, all players of that team must remove their gloves from the field. In addition, any equipment not on a player was to be removed from the field.^[2]
• Rules regarding a defensive interference offense expanded to include all fielders on the field, not just changed from a catcher.
• Fielders who were in the batter's vision could no longer deliberately distract the batter.
• The sacrifice fly rule was brought back, having been previously used in . This time, the rule was considered when a player scored after the catch only. Sacrifice bunts and flies were listed separately in official averages.^[3]

Standings

National League

Postseason

Bracket

Awards and honors

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
  • Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
• MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  • Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P
  • Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Willie Mays New York Giants
• The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians
  • Johnny Antonelli New York Giants
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Leo Durocher New York Giants

Statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat Bobby Ávila CLE .341 Willie Mays NYG .345 Larry Doby CLE 32 Ted Kluszewski CIN 49 Larry Doby CLE 126 Ted Kluszewski CIN 141 Bob Lemon CLE Early Wynn CLE 23 Robin Roberts PHP 23 Mike Garcia CLE 2.64 Johnny Antonelli NYG 2.30 Bob Turley BAL 185 Robin Roberts PHP 185 Johnny Sain NYY 22 Jim Hughes BKN 24 Jackie Jensen BOS 22 Bill Bruton MIL 34

All-Star game

See main article: 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Records

• Umpire Bill McGowan set a Major League record by officiating in his 2,541st consecutive game.^[4]

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
	Jimmy Dykes
	Lou Boudreau
	Paul Richards and Marty Marion	Finished 3rd
	Al López	Won Pennant
	Fred Hutchinson
	Casey Stengel	Finished 2nd
	Eddie Joost
St. Louis Browns	Marty Marion
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston	Finished 2nd
Chicago Cubs	Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds	Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm	Finished 3rd
New York Giants	Leo Durocher	Won World Series
Philadelphia Phillies	Steve O'Neill and Terry Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Haney
St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Stanky

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins		Home attendance
Milwaukee Braves^[5]	89	-3.3%	2,131,388	16.7%	27,680
New York Yankees^[6]	103	4.0%	1,475,171	-4.1%	18,912
Cleveland Indians^[7]	111	20.7%	1,335,472	24.9%	17,344
Chicago White Sox^[8]	94	5.6%	1,231,629	3.4%	15,790
New York Giants^[9]	97	38.6%	1,155,067	42.3%	15,198
Detroit Tigers^[10]	68	13.3%	1,079,847	22.1%	14,024
Baltimore Orioles^[11]	54	0.0%	1,060,910	256.9%	13,778
St. Louis Cardinals^[12]	72	-13.3%	1,039,698	18.1%	13,503
Brooklyn Dodgers^[13]	92	-12.4%	1,020,531	-12.3%	13,254
Boston Red Sox^[14]	69	-17.9%	931,127	-9.3%	11,786
Chicago Cubs^[15]	64	-1.5%	748,183	-2.0%	9,717
Philadelphia Phillies^[16]	75	-9.6%	738,991	-13.4%	9,474
Cincinnati Redlegs^[17]	74	8.8%	704,167	28.5%	9,145
Washington Senators^[18]	66	-13.2%	503,542	-15.5%	6,456
Pittsburgh Pirates^[19]	53	6.0%	475,494	-17.0%	6,175
Philadelphia Athletics^[20]	51	-13.6%	304,666	-15.9%	3,957

Television coverage

ABC aired the Saturday Game of the Week for the second consecutive year. The All-Star Game and World Series aired exclusively on NBC.

See also

• 1954 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
• 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season

External links

• 1954 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB Rule Changes Baseball Almanac . 2024-05-28 . www.baseball-almanac.com . en-us.
2. Web site: Bass . Mike . Mike Bass column: Hate MLB's changes? You ain't seen nothing yet ... I hope. . 2024-05-28 . The Enquirer . en-US.
3. Web site: admin . The Sacrifice Fly – Society for American Baseball Research . 2024-05-28 . en-US.
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.42, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
5. Web site: Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
6. Web site: New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
7. Web site: Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
8. Web site: Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
9. Web site: San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
10. Web site: Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
11. Web site: Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
12. Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
13. Web site: Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
14. Web site: Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
15. Web site: Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
16. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
17. Web site: Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
18. Web site: Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
19. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
20. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.

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