1954 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders) |
General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
Manager(s) | Fred Haney |
Local television | none |
Local radio | WWSW Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince |
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The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 73rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 68th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 53–101.
Offseason[]
- December 1, 1953: Sonny Senerchia was drafted from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1953 minor league draft.[2]
Regular season[]
During the season, Curt Roberts became the first black player in the history of the Pirates.[3]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 53–23 | 44–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 5 | 45–32 | 47–30 |
Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 22 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 23 | 41–36 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 25 | 33–44 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 33 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 44 | 31–46 | 22–55 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BKN | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHP | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–16 | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 8–14 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — |
Game log[]
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April: 6–10 (Home: 4–4; Away: 2–6)
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May: 8–23 (Home: 6–12; Away: 2–11)
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June: 9–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–7)
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July: 10–21 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–13)
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August: 13–17 (Home: 7–6; Away: 6–11)
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September: 7–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 2–7)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup[]
Notable transactions[]
- June 14, 1954: Hal Rice was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Luis Márquez.[4]
Roster[]
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Toby Atwell | 96 | 287 | 83 | .289 | 3 | 26 |
1B | Bob Skinner | 132 | 470 | 117 | .249 | 8 | 46 |
2B | Curt Roberts | 134 | 496 | 115 | .232 | 1 | 36 |
SS | Gair Allie | 121 | 418 | 83 | .199 | 3 | 30 |
3B | Dick Cole | 138 | 486 | 131 | .270 | 1 | 40 |
LF | Jerry Lynch | 98 | 284 | 68 | .239 | 8 | 36 |
CF | Frank Thomas | 153 | 577 | 172 | .298 | 23 | 94 |
RF | Sid Gordon | 131 | 363 | 111 | .306 | 12 | 49 |
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 |
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Preston Ward | 117 | 360 | 97 | .269 | 7 | 48 |
Dick Hall | 112 | 310 | 74 | .239 | 2 | 27 |
Jack Shepard | 82 | 227 | 69 | .304 | 3 | 22 |
Eddie Pellagrini | 73 | 125 | 27 | .216 | 0 | 16 |
Hal Rice | 28 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 1 | 9 |
Vic Janowicz | 41 | 73 | 11 | .151 | 0 | 2 |
Cal Abrams | 17 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Dick Smith | 12 | 31 | 3 | .097 | 0 | 0 |
Gail Henley | 14 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 2 |
Jim Mangan | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 2 |
Walker Cooper | 14 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Koback | 4 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Márquez | 14 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Hall | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Jethroe | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Max Surkont | 33 | 208.1 | 9 | 18 | 4.41 | 78 |
Dick Littlefield | 23 | 155 | 10 | 11 | 3.60 | 92 |
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 |
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Bob Friend | 35 | 170.1 | 7 | 12 | 5.07 | 73 |
Vern Law | 39 | 161.2 | 9 | 13 | 5.51 | 57 |
Bob Purkey | 36 | 131.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.07 | 38 |
Jake Thies | 33 | 130.1 | 3 | 9 | 3.87 | 57 |
Paul LaPalme | 33 | 120.2 | 4 | 10 | 5.52 | 57 |
George O'Donnell | 21 | 87.1 | 3 | 9 | 4.53 | 8 |
Laurin Pepper | 14 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.99 | 17 |
Cal Hogue | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 |
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 |
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Johnny Hetki | 58 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4.99 | 27 |
Len Yochim | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.32 | 7 |
Joe Page | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.17 | 4 |
Nellie King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 3 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Open | Hollywood Stars | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Bragan |
AA | New Orleans Pelicans | Southern Association | Danny Murtaugh |
A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | Larry Shepard |
A | Denver Bears | Western League | Andy Cohen |
B | Waco Pirates | Big State League | Jack Paepke |
B | Burlington-Graham Pirates | Carolina League | Stan Wentzel |
C | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Cliff Dapper |
C | St. Jean Canadiens | Provincial League | George Detore and |
C | Hutchinson Elks | Western Association | George Genovese and |
D | Dublin Irish | Georgia State League | |
D | Brunswick Pirates | Georgia–Florida League | Frank Oceak |
D | Clinton Pirates | Mississippi–Ohio Valley League |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waco
Notes[]
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ^ Sonny Senerchia 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
- ^ Hal Rice at Baseball Reference
References[]
- 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- Pittsburgh Pirates seasons
- 1954 Major League Baseball season
- 1954 in sports in Pennsylvania