1954 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1954 National League Busch Stadium I St. Louis, Missouri 72–82 (.468) 6th August "Gussie" Busch Richard A. Meyer Eddie Stanky WTVI KXOK(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Milo Hamilton) stl 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.Brooks Lawrence at Baseball-Reference December 1, 1953: Sonny Senerchia was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.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.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.https://www.mlb.com/news/diaz-s-pinch-hit-hr-blasts-cards-over-braves-c171232816 Diaz's pinch-hit HR blasts Cards over Braves MLB.com April 9, 2016 April 17, 2016 April 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160421211804/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/171232816/diazs-pinch-hit-hr-blasts-cards-over-braves?game_pk=446924 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.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, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents 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).Enos Slaughter at Baseball-Reference April 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs for $12,500.Steve Bilko at Baseball-Reference Roster 1954 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 39 Ralph Beard 27 Al Brazle 22 Cot Deal 34 Bill Greason 42 Harvey Haddix 45 Gordon Jones 31 Brooks Lawrence 25 Royce Lint 40 Memo Luna 36 Stu Miller 23 Tom Poholsky 32 Joe Presko 17 Vic Raschi 31 Carl Scheib 14 Gerry Staley 10 Ben Wade 26 Hal White 39 Mel Wright Catchers 18 Del Rice 15 Bill Sarni 21 Sal Yvars Infielders 10 Tom Alston  5 Steve Bilko  1 Pete Castiglione 28 Joe Cunningham  4 Alex Grammas  7 Solly Hemus 11 Ray Jablonski  2 Red Schoendienst 19 Dick Schofield Outfielders 28 Tom Burgess 24 Joe Frazier 37 Peanuts Lowrey 20 Wally Moon  6 Stan Musial  8 Rip Repulski Manager 12 Eddie Stanky Coaches -- Lou Kahn 33 Bill Posedel 29 Johnny Riddle 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bill Sarni 123 380 114 .300 9 70 1B Joe Cunningham 85 310 88 .284 11 50 2B Red Schoendienst 148 610 192 .315 5 79 SS Alex Grammas 142 401 106 .264 2 29 3B Ray Jablonski 152 611 181 .296 12 104 LF Rip Repulski 152 619 175 .283 19 79 CF Wally Moon 151 635 193 .304 12 76 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Tom Alston 66 244 60 .246 4 34 Solly Hemus 124 214 65 .304 2 27 Del Rice 56 147 37 .252 2 16 Joe Frazier 81 88 26 .295 3 18 Peanuts Lowrey 74 61 7 .115 0 5 Sal Yvars 38 57 14 .246 2 8 Tom Burgess 17 21 1 .048 0 1 Steve Bilko 8 14 2 .143 0 1 Ducky Schofield 43 7 1 .143 0 1 Pete Castiglione 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Harvey Haddix 43 259.2 18 13 3.57 184 Vic Raschi 30 179.0 8 9 4.73 73 Gordon Jones 11 81.0 4 4 2.00 48 Ralph Beard Ralph Beard (baseball) 13 58.0 0 4 3.72 17 Memo Luna 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Brooks Lawrence 35 158.2 15 6 3.74 72 Gerry Staley 48 155.2 7 13 5.26 50 Tom Poholsky 25 106.0 5 7 3.06 55 Stu Miller 19 46.2 2 3 5.79 22 Carl Scheib 3 4.2 0 1 11.57 5 Bill Greason 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Al Brazle 58 5 4 8 4.16 30 Joe Presko 37 4 9 0 6.91 36 Cot Deal 33 2 3 1 6.28 25 Royce Lint 30 2 3 0 4.86 36 Ben Wade 13 0 0 0 5.48 19 Mel Wright 9 0 0 0 10.45 4 Hal White 4 0 0 0 19.80 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Red Birds American Association Johnny Keane AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Harry Walker AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Dixie Walker A Allentown Cardinals Eastern League Dutch Dorman and Harold Olt A Columbus Cardinals Sally League George Kissell A Omaha Cardinals Western League Ferrell Anderson B Peoria Chiefs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Whitey Kurowski B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League Roland LeBlanc C Mexicali Eagles Arizona–Texas League Art Lilly C Fresno Cardinals California League Jim Hercinger C Hot Springs Bathers Cotton States League Paul Dean, Jackie Bales and Lou Lucas C Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League Mickey O'Neil C Joplin Cardinals Western Association Bill Kelly D Dothan Rebels Alabama–Florida League Homer Ray Wilson D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Lee "Pete" Peterson and Harold Contini D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Ed Levy D Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals Georgia State League Arnie Riesgo and Bill McGhee D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Russ McGovern D Paducah Chiefs KITTY League Harold Contini and Lee "Pete" Peterson D Hannibal Cardinals Mississippi–Ohio Valley League J. C. Dunn D Hamilton Cardinals PONY League Jimmy Brown D Ardmore Cardinals Sooner State League 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 References 2 External links 1954 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1954 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:1954 in sports in Missouri