1954 Milwaukee Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1954 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 89–65 (.578) 3rd Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Charlie Grimm WEMPWTMJ(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.Art Fowler page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Braves from the Chicago Cubs.Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball Reference Regular season July 31, 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs in one game.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 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.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 August 1, 1954: Eddie Mathews hit the 100th home run of his career.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php Eddie Mathews The Baseball Page August 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704220645/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php July 4, 2008 dead Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions June 1954: Lee Maye was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1954: Sibby Sisti was released by the Braves.Sibby Sisti page at Baseball Reference Roster 1954 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 22 Gene Conley 20 Ray Crone 15 Charlie Gorin 47 Joey Jay 32 Ernie Johnson 16 Dave Jolly 20 Dave Koslo 17 Chet Nichols Jr. 11 Phil Paine 21 Warren Spahn 19 Jim Wilson Catchers 8,42 Sam Calderone  1 Del Crandall 24 Charlie White Infielders  9 Joe Adcock  6 Jack Dittmer 23 Johnny Logan 41 Eddie Mathews 27 Catfish Metkovich  4 Danny O'Connell 14 Mel Roach 30 Roy Smalley Jr. Outfielders  5 Hank Aaron 38 Bill Bruton 48 Andy Pafko  3 Jim Pendleton  7 Billy Queen 34 Bobby Thomson Other batters 13 Sibby Sisti Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 13 Sibby Sisti 31 Bucky Walters 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 Del Crandall 138 463 112 .242 21 64 1B Joe Adcock 133 500 154 .308 23 87 2B Danny O'Connell 146 541 151 .279 2 37 SS Johnny Logan Johnny Logan (baseball) 154 560 154 .275 8 66 3B Eddie Mathews 138 476 138 .290 40 103 LF Hank Aaron 122 468 131 .280 13 69 CF Bill Bruton 142 567 161 .284 4 30 RF Andy Pafko 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 Jack Dittmer 66 192 47 .245 6 20 Jim Pendleton 71 173 38 .220 1 16 Catfish Metkovich 68 123 34 .276 1 15 Bobby Thomson 43 99 23 .232 2 15 Charlie White Charlie White (baseball) 50 93 22 .237 1 8 Roy Smalley Jr. 25 36 8 .222 1 7 Sam Calderone 22 29 11 .379 0 5 Mel Roach 3 4 0 .000 0 0 Billy Queen Billy Queen (baseball) 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Sibby Sisti 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 Warren Spahn 39 283.1 21 12 3.14 136 Lew Burdette 38 238.0 15 14 2.76 79 Gene Conley 28 194.1 14 9 2.96 113 Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (pitcher) 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 Chet Nichols Jr. 35 122.1 9 11 4.41 55 Bob Buhl 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 Dave Jolly 47 11 6 10 2.43 62 Ernie Johnson Ernie Johnson (pitcher) 40 5 2 2 2.81 68 Ray Crone 19 1 0 1 2.02 33 Joey Jay 15 1 0 0 6.50 13 Dave Koslo 12 1 1 1 3.12 7 Phil Paine 11 1 0 0 3.86 11 Charlie Gorin 5 0 1 0 1.86 12 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Sox American Association George Selkirk AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Whit Wyatt A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Ben Geraghty A Lincoln Chiefs Western League Whitey Wietelmann and Glenn McQuillen B Corpus Christi Clippers Big State League Billy Capps B Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos Florida International League Pepper Martin B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Charlie Root C Quebec Braves Provincial League George McQuinn D Wellsville Braves PONY League Ted Sepkowski D Lawton Braves Sooner State League Travis Jackson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Quebec, LawtonMiami Beach franchise transferred to Miami, May 20, 1954; Florida International League folded, July 27 Notes 2 References 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 Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Milwau