1954 St. Louis Cardinals season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| season = 1954
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Busch Stadium I
| city = St. Louis, Missouri
| record = 72–82 (.468)
| league_place = 6th
| owners = August "Gussie" Busch
| general_managers = Richard A. Meyer
| managers = Eddie Stanky
| television = WTVI
| radio = KXOK
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Milo Hamilton)
| espntn = stl
| brtn = stl
}}
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 73rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 63rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
Offseason
- December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft
- Brooks Lawrence was drafted by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawrebr01.shtml Brooks Lawrence] at Baseball-Reference
- December 1, 1953: Sonny Senerchia was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/senerso01.shtml Sonny Senerchia] at Baseball-Reference
- January 26, 1954: Dick Sisler, Eddie Erautt and $100,000 were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Tom Alston.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sisledi01.shtml Dick Sisler] at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
In his first four major league games, first baseman Joe Cunningham became the first Cardinals player to hit at least two home runs. On April 6, 2016, Jeremy Hazelbaker matched him for this feat.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/diaz-s-pinch-hit-hr-blasts-cards-over-braves-c171232816 |title=Diaz's pinch-hit HR blasts Cards over Braves |publisher=MLB.com |date=April 9, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421211804/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/171232816/diazs-pinch-hit-hr-blasts-cards-over-braves?game_pk=446924 |url-status=live }}
Outfielder Wally Moon won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .304, with 12 home runs and 76 RBIs. Along the way, on April 13 Moon hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml Home Run During First At-Bat by Baseball Almanac]
During the season, Tom Alston became the first black player in the history of the Cardinals.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}}
= Season standings =
{{1954 National League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1954 NL Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}
= Notable transactions =
- April 11, 1954: Enos Slaughter was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Bill Virdon, Mel Wright, and Emil Tellinger (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slaugen01.shtml Enos Slaughter] at Baseball-Reference
- April 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs for $12,500.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bilkost01.shtml Steve Bilko] at Baseball-Reference
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c41e3a; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1954 St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0a2252; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|39|Ralph Beard}} {{MLBplayer|27|Al Brazle}} {{MLBplayer|22|Cot Deal}} {{MLBplayer|34|Bill Greason}} {{MLBplayer|42|Harvey Haddix}} {{MLBplayer|45|Gordon Jones}} {{MLBplayer|31|Brooks Lawrence}} {{MLBplayer|25|Royce Lint}} {{MLBplayer|40|Memo Luna}} {{MLBplayer|36|Stu Miller}} {{MLBplayer|23|Tom Poholsky}} {{MLBplayer|32|Joe Presko}} {{MLBplayer|17|Vic Raschi}} {{MLBplayer|31|Carl Scheib}} {{MLBplayer|14|Gerry Staley}} {{MLBplayer|10|Ben Wade}} {{MLBplayer|26|Hal White}} {{MLBplayer|39|Mel Wright}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|18|Del Rice}} {{MLBplayer|15|Bill Sarni}} {{MLBplayer|21|Sal Yvars}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|10|Tom Alston}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Steve Bilko}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Pete Castiglione}} {{MLBplayer|28|Joe Cunningham}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Alex Grammas}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Solly Hemus}} {{MLBplayer|11|Ray Jablonski}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Red Schoendienst}} {{MLBplayer|19|Dick Schofield}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|28|Tom Burgess}} {{MLBplayer|24|Joe Frazier}} {{MLBplayer|37|Peanuts Lowrey}} {{MLBplayer|20|Wally Moon}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Stan Musial}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Rip Repulski}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|12|Eddie Stanky}} Coaches {{MLBplayer |
| -|Lou Kahn}}
{{MLBplayer|33|Bill Posedel}} {{MLBplayer|29|Johnny Riddle}} {{MLBplayer|35|Mike Ryba}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Bill Sarni | 123 | 380 | 114 | .300 | 9 | 70 |
| align=center
| 1B | Joe Cunningham | 85 | 310 | 88 | .284 | 11 | 50 |
| align=center
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 148 | 610 | 192 | .315 | 5 | 79 |
| align=center
| SS | Alex Grammas | 142 | 401 | 106 | .264 | 2 | 29 |
| align=center
| 3B | Ray Jablonski | 152 | 611 | 181 | .296 | 12 | 104 |
| align=center
| LF | Rip Repulski | 152 | 619 | 175 | .283 | 19 | 79 |
| align=center
| CF | {{sortname|Wally|Moon}} | 151 | 635 | 193 | .304 | 12 | 76 |
| align="center"
| RF | Stan Musial | 153 | 591 | 195 | .330 | 35 | 126 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 66 | 244 | 60 | .246 | 4 | 34 |
| align=center | 124 | 214 | 65 | .304 | 2 | 27 |
| align=center
| Del Rice | 56 | 147 | 37 | .252 | 2 | 16 |
| align=center | 81 | 88 | 26 | .295 | 3 | 18 |
| align=center | 74 | 61 | 7 | .115 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 38 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 2 | 8 |
| align=center | 17 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 8 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 43 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 5 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 43 | 259.2 | 18 | 13 | 3.57 | 184 |
| align=center | 30 | 179.0 | 8 | 9 | 4.73 | 73 |
| align=center | 11 | 81.0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 48 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ralph|Beard|Ralph Beard (baseball)}} | 13 | 58.0 | 0 | 4 | 3.72 | 17 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Brooks|Lawrence}} | 35 | 158.2 | 15 | 6 | 3.74 | 72 |
| align="center" | 48 | 155.2 | 7 | 13 | 5.26 | 50 |
| align=center | 25 | 106.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.06 | 55 |
| align=center | 19 | 46.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.79 | 22 |
| align=center | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 5 |
| align=center | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 58 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4.16 | 30 |
| align=center | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6.91 | 36 |
| align=center
| Cot Deal | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.28 | 25 |
| align=center | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | 36 |
| align=center
| Ben Wade | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.48 | 19 |
| align=center | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.45 | 4 |
| align=center | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.80 | 2 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{{MLB Farm System|level6=AAA|team6=Columbus Red Birds|league6=American Association|manager6=Johnny Keane
|level7=AAA|team7=Rochester Red Wings|league7=International League|manager7=Harry Walker
|level8=AA |team8=Houston Buffaloes|league8=Texas League|manager8=Dixie Walker
|level9=A|team9=Allentown Cardinals|league9=Eastern League|manager9=Dutch Dorman and Harold Olt
|level10=A|team10=Columbus Cardinals|league10=Sally League|manager10=George Kissell
|level11=A|team11=Omaha Cardinals|league11=Western League|manager11=Ferrell Anderson
|level12=B|team12=Peoria Chiefs|league12=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager12=Whitey Kurowski
|level13=B|team13=Lynchburg Cardinals|league13=Piedmont League|manager13=Roland LeBlanc
|level14=C|team14=Mexicali Eagles|league14=Arizona–Texas League|manager14=Art Lilly
|level15=C|team15=Fresno Cardinals|league15=California League|manager15=Jim Hercinger
|level16=C|team16=Hot Springs Bathers|league16=Cotton States League|manager16=Paul Dean, Jackie Bales and Lou Lucas
|level17=C|team17=Winnipeg Goldeyes|league17=Northern League|manager17=Mickey O'Neil
|level18=C|team18=Joplin Cardinals|league18=Western Association|manager18=Bill Kelly
|level19=D|team19=Dothan Rebels|league19=Alabama–Florida League|manager19=Homer Ray Wilson
|level20=D|team20=Johnson City Cardinals|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Lee "Pete" Peterson and Harold Contini}}
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{{MLB Farm System|level14=D|team14=Daytona Beach Islanders|league14=Florida State League|manager14=Ed Levy
|level15=D|team15=Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals|league15=Georgia State League|manager15=Arnie Riesgo and Bill McGhee
|level16=D|team16=Albany Cardinals|league16=Georgia–Florida League|manager16=Russ McGovern
|level17=D|team17=Paducah Chiefs|league17=KITTY League|manager17=Harold Contini and Lee "Pete" Peterson
|level18=D|team18=Hannibal Cardinals|league18=Mississippi–Ohio Valley League|manager18=J. C. Dunn
|level19=D|team19=Hamilton Cardinals|league19=PONY League|manager19=Jimmy Brown
|level20=D|team20=Ardmore Cardinals|league20=Sooner State League|manager20=Bennie Warren and Frank Mancuso
}}
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: HoustonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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References
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External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1954.shtml 1954 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1954&t=SLN 1954 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{1954 MLB season by team}}
{{St. Louis Cardinals}}