1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1954 National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 92 62 y 2nd Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith Walter O'Malley Buzzie Bavasi Walter Alston WOR-TV WMGMVin Scully, Connie Desmond, André Baruch The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 65th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. It was the first season for new manager Walter Alston, who replaced Chuck Dressen, who had been fired during a contract dispute. Alston led the team to a 92–62 record, finishing five games behind the league champion New York Giants. In addition to Alston, the 1954 Dodgers had two other future Hall of Fame managers on their roster in pitcher Tommy Lasorda and outfielder Dick Williams. First baseman Gil Hodges and reserve infielder Don Zimmer would also go on to successful managerial careers. Offseason October 1, 1954: Rocky Nelson was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Abernathie and cash.Rocky Nelson page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1954: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Young and cash.Bobby Morgan page at Baseball Reference Regular season On July 31, 1954, Joe Adcock hit four home runs 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 September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record. J. R. Richard would tie the record in 1971.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100609&content_id=10978516&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts Seidel Jeff June 9, 2010 MLB.com June 13, 2010 Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position19 Jim Gilliam 2B1 Pee Wee Reese SS4 Duke Snider CF42 Jackie Robinson LF39 Roy CampanellaC14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF3 Billy Cox 3B17 Carl Erskine P 1954 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Notable transactions May 4, 1954: Art Ceccarelli was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Yankees.Art Ceccarelli page at Baseball Reference May 11, 1954: Rocky Nelson was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians. June 9, 1954: Wayne Belardi was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ernie Nevel, Johnny Bucha, Chuck Kress and cash.Wayne Belardi page at Baseball Reference Roster 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 49 Joe Black 38 Bob Darnell 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 41 Clem Labine 27,29 Tommy Lasorda 30 Billy Loes 34 Russ Meyer 25 Bob Milliken 36 Don Newcombe 12 Erv Palica 45 Johnny Podres 28 Preacher Roe 48 Karl Spooner 46 Ben Wade 27,35 Pete Wojey Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 21 Tim Thompson 10 Rube Walker Infielders  5 Wayne Belardi  3 Billy Cox 19 Jim Gilliam 43 Don Hoak 14 Gil Hodges  5 Chuck Kress  1 Pee Wee Reese 23 Don Zimmer Outfielders 15 Sandy Amorós  6 Carl Furillo 40 Walt Moryn 42 Jackie Robinson  8 George Shuba  4 Duke Snider 29 Don Thompson 38 Dick Williams Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 22 Billy Herman 33 Ted Lyons 31 Jake Pitler 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 Roy Campanella 111 397 82 .207 19 51 1B Gil Hodges 154 579 176 .304 42 130 2B Jim Gilliam 146 607 171 .282 13 52 SS Pee Wee Reese 141 554 171 .309 10 69 3B Don Hoak 88 261 64 .245 7 26 LF Sandy Amorós 79 263 72 .274 9 34 CF Duke Snider 149 584 199 .341 40 130 RF Carl Furillo 150 547 161 .294 19 96 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 Jackie Robinson 124 386 120 .311 15 59 Billy Cox Billy Cox (baseball) 77 226 53 .235 2 17 Rube Walker 50 155 28 .181 5 23 Walt Moryn 48 91 25 .275 2 14 George Shuba 45 65 10 .154 2 10 Dick Williams 16 34 5 .147 1 2 Don Zimmer 24 33 6 .182 0 0 Don Thompson Don Thompson (baseball) 34 25 1 .040 0 1 Tim Thompson 10 13 2 .154 0 1 Chuck Kress 13 12 1 .083 0 2 Wayne Belardi 11 9 2 .222 0 1 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 Carl Erskine 38 260.1 18 15 4.15 166 Russ Meyer Russ Meyer (baseball) 36 180.1 11 6 3.99 70 Johnny Podres 29 151.2 11 7 4.27 79 Billy Loes 28 147.2 13 5 4.14 97 Don Newcombe 29 144.1 9 8 4.55 82 Karl Spooner 2 18.0 2 0 0.00 27 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 Erv Palica 25 67.2 3 3 5.32 25 Preacher Roe 15 63.0 3 4 5.00 31 Bob Milliken 24 62.2 5 2 4.02 25 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 Jim Hughes Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher) 60 8 4 24 3.22 58 Clem Labine 47 7 6 4 4.15 43 Ben Wade 23 1 1 3 8.20 25 Pete Wojey 14 1 1 1 3.25 21 Bob Darnell 6 0 0 0 3.14 5 Joe Black 5 0 0 0 11.57 3 Tommy Lasorda 4 0 0 0 5.00 5 Awards and honors 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella starter Jackie Robinson starter Duke Snider starter Carl Erskine reserve Gil Hodges reserve Pee Wee Reese reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Duke Snider Farm system AAA Montreal Royals International League Max Macon AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Bryant AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Al Vincent AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Stan WasiakGreg Mulleavy A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Tommy Holmes A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Goldie Holt B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Ray Hathaway B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Doc Alexson B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League George Scherger C Bakersfield Indians California League Ray Perry C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League John AngeloneDoc Alexson D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Jack Banta D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Boyd BartleyJohn Angelone D Union City Dodgers Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Earl Naylor LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newport News, Great Falls Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Category:1954 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn