1954 Milwaukee Braves season explained

Milwaukee Braves
Season:	1954
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Milwaukee County Stadium
City:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Record:	89–65 (.578)
League Place:	3rd
Owners:	Louis R. Perini
General Managers:	John J. Quinn
Managers:	Charlie Grimm
Radio:	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

The 1954 Milwaukee Braves season was the second in Milwaukee and the 84th overall season of the franchise.

Offseason

• October 6, 1953: Art Fowler was acquired from the Braves by the Cincinnati Redlegs as part of a conditional deal.^[1]
• December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Braves from the Chicago Cubs.^[2]

Regular season

• July 31, 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs in one game.^[3] The four home runs were hit 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.^[4]
• August 1, 1954: Eddie Mathews hit the 100th home run of his career.^[5]

Notable transactions

• June 1954: Lee Maye was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[6]
• June 14, 1954: Sibby Sisti was released by the Braves.^[7]

Roster

1954 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		138	463	112	.242	21	64
1B		133	500	154	.308	23	87
2B		146	541	151	.279	2	37
SS		154	560	154	.275	8	66
3B		138	476	138	.290	40	103
LF		122	468	131	.280	13	69
CF		142	567	161	.284	4	30
RF		138	510	146	.286	14	69

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
	66	192	47	.245	6	20
	71	173	38	.220	1	16
	68	123	34	.276	1	15
	43	99	23	.232	2	15
	50	93	22	.237	1	8
	25	36	8	.222	1	7
	22	29	11	.379	0	5
	3	4	0	.000	0	0
	3	2	0	.000	0	0
	9	0	0	----	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
	39	283.1	21	12	3.14	136
	38	238.0	15	14	2.76	79
	28	194.1	14	9	2.96	113
	27	127.2	8	2	3.52	52

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
	35	122.1	9	11	4.41	55
	31	110.1	2	7	4.00	57

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
	47	11	6	10	2.43	62
	40	5	2	2	2.81	68
	19	1	0	1	2.02	33
	15	1	0	0	6.50	13
	12	1	1	1	3.12	7
	11	1	0	0	3.86	11
	5	0	1	0	1.86	12

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Quebec, Lawton
Miami Beach franchise transferred to Miami, May 20, 1954; Florida International League folded, July 27

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1954 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fowlear01.shtml Art Fowler page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball Reference
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
4. 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
5. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php Eddie Mathews | The Baseball Page
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayele01.shtml Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sistisi01.shtml Sibby Sisti page at Baseball Reference