1954 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1954 American League Yankee Stadium New York City 103 51 y 2nd Dan Topping and Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WPIX 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 (the team's best finish in the Stengel era) 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. Offseason November 19, 1953: Ralph Terry was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees.Ralph Terry at Baseball Reference Regular season Bob Grim became the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings in the same season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions April 11, 1954: Bill Virdon, Mel Wright, and Emil Tellinger (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Enos Slaughter.Enos Slaughter at Baseball Reference May 11, 1954: Jim Brideweser was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Neil Berry, Dick Kokos and Jim Post (minors).Neil Berry at Baseball Reference Roster 1954 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 24 Ralph Branca 19 Harry Byrd 28 Tommy Byrne 16 Whitey Ford 24 Tom Gorman 55 Bob Grim 21 Jim Konstanty 21 Bob Kuzava 30 Eddie Lopat 18 Jim McDonald 23 Bill Miller 28 Tom Morgan 22 Allie Reynolds 11 Johnny Sain 38 Art Schallock 27 Marlin Stuart 39 Bob Wiesler Catchers 49 Lou Berberet  8 Yogi Berra 29 Charlie Silvera 26 Gus Triandos Infielders 27 Bobby Brown  6 Andy Carey 42 Jerry Coleman 15 Joe Collins 27 Woodie Held 51 Frank Leja 12 Gil McDougald 20 Willy Miranda 10 Phil Rizzuto 36 Eddie Robinson 53 Bill Skowron Outfielders  9 Hank Bauer 41 Bob Cerv  7 Mickey Mantle 25 Irv Noren 17 Enos Slaughter 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 32 Ralph Houk Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 32 Ralph Houk 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Yogi Berra 151 584 179 .307 22 125 1B Joe Collins 130 343 93 .271 12 46 2B Gil McDougald 126 394 102 .259 12 48 SS Phil Rizzuto 127 307 60 .195 2 15 3B Andy Carey 122 411 124 .302 8 65 LF Gene Woodling 97 304 76 .250 3 40 CF Mickey Mantle 146 543 163 .300 27 102 RF Hank Bauer 114 377 111 .294 12 54 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 Irv Noren 125 426 136 .319 12 66 Jerry Coleman 107 300 65 .217 3 21 Bill Skowron 87 215 73 .340 7 41 Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (baseball) 85 142 37 .261 3 27 Enos Slaughter 69 125 31 .248 1 19 Willy Miranda 92 116 29 .250 1 12 Bob Cerv 56 100 26 .260 5 13 Bobby Brown Bobby Brown (third baseman) 28 60 13 .217 1 7 Charlie Silvera 20 37 10 .270 0 4 Lou Berberet 5 5 2 .400 0 3 Frank Leja 12 5 1 .200 0 0 Woodie Held 4 3 0 .000 0 0 Ralph Houk 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Gus Triandos 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 Whitey Ford 34 210.2 16 8 2.82 125 Eddie Lopat 26 170.0 12 4 3.55 54 Harry Byrd Harry Byrd (baseball) 25 132.0 9 7 2.99 52 Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne (baseball) 5 40.0 3 2 2.70 24 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 Bob Grim Bob Grim (baseball) 37 199.0 20 6 3.26 108 Allie Reynolds 36 157.1 13 4 3.32 100 Tom Morgan Tom Morgan (baseball) 32 143.0 11 5 3.34 34 Jim McDonald Jim McDonald (pitcher) 16 71.0 4 1 3.17 20 Bob Wiesler 6 30.1 3 2 4.15 25 Ralph Branca 5 12.2 1 0 2.84 7 Bill Miller Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher) 2 5.2 0 1 6.35 6 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 Johnny Sain 45 6 6 26 3.16 33 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (right-handed pitcher) 23 0 0 3 2.21 31 Bob Kuzava 20 1 3 1 5.45 22 Marlin Stuart 10 3 0 1 5.40 2 Jim Konstanty 9 1 1 2 0.98 3 Art Schallock 6 0 1 0 4.15 9 Awards and honors Yogi Berra, American League MVP All-Star Game Hank Bauer - Starter Yogi Berra - Starter Whitey Ford - Starter Mickey Mantle - Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Kansas City Blues American Association Harry Craft AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Mayo Smith A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Phil Page B Quincy Gems Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Vern Hoscheit B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Skeeter Scalzi C Modesto Reds California League Jack Graham and Jerry Crosby C St. Joseph Saints Western Association Bill Cope D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Walter Lance D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Marvin Crater D McAlester Rockets Sooner State League Bunny Mick LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, ModestoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1954 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1954 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees season New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx