| New York Yankees | |
| Season: | 1954 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Yankee Stadium |
| City: | New York City |
| Owners: | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General Managers: | George Weiss |
| Managers: | Casey Stengel |
| Television: | WPIX |
| Radio: | WINS (AM) (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 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.
Bob Grim became the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings in the same season.[2]
| 1954 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Modesto[5]