| 1954 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | Earle Mack,Roy Mack |
| Managers | Eddie Joost |
| Television | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL (By Saam, Claude Haring) |
| Radio | WIBG/WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring,Herb Carneal) |
The1954Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in theAmerican League with a record of 51 wins and 103 losses, 60 games behind AL ChampionCleveland in their 54th and final season in Philadelphia, before moving toKansas City, Missouri for thefollowing season.
The Athletics played the Philadelphia Phillies for the last time in their PhiladelphiaCity Series on June 28, 1954 in the seventh annual Junior Baseball Federation of Philadelphia benefit exhibition game.[2] The Phillies beat the Athletics 3 to 2 in 7 innings in front of 15,993 fans.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | — | 59–18 | 52–25 |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 | 54–23 | 49–28 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 | 45–32 | 49–28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 | 38–39 | 31–46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 | 35–42 | 33–44 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 | 37–41 | 29–47 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 | 32–45 | 22–55 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 | 29–47 | 22–56 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Boston | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 2–20–2 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–5 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 19–3 | 20–2–2 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 18–4 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 18–4–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 4–18–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
| 1954 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Joe Astroth | 77 | 226 | 50 | .221 | 1 | 23 |
| 1B | Lou Limmer | 115 | 316 | 73 | .231 | 14 | 32 |
| 2B | Spook Jacobs | 132 | 508 | 131 | .258 | 0 | 26 |
| SS | Joe DeMaestri | 146 | 539 | 124 | .230 | 8 | 40 |
| 3B | Jim Finigan | 136 | 487 | 147 | .302 | 7 | 51 |
| LF | Gus Zernial | 97 | 336 | 84 | .250 | 14 | 62 |
| CF | Bill Wilson | 94 | 323 | 77 | .238 | 15 | 33 |
| RF | Bill Renna | 123 | 422 | 98 | .232 | 13 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Power | 127 | 462 | 118 | .255 | 8 | 38 |
| Don Bollweg | 103 | 268 | 60 | .224 | 5 | 24 |
| Elmer Valo | 95 | 224 | 48 | .214 | 1 | 33 |
| Pete Suder | 69 | 205 | 41 | .200 | 0 | 16 |
| Billy Shantz | 51 | 164 | 42 | .256 | 1 | 17 |
| Jim Robertson | 63 | 147 | 27 | .184 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Taylor | 18 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 1 | 8 |
| Ed McGhee | 21 | 53 | 11 | .208 | 2 | 9 |
| Eddie Joost | 19 | 47 | 17 | .362 | 1 | 9 |
| Jack Littrell | 9 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Portocarrero | 34 | 248.0 | 9 | 18 | 4.06 | 132 |
| Alex Kellner | 27 | 173.2 | 6 | 17 | 5.39 | 69 |
| Bob Trice | 19 | 119.0 | 7 | 8 | 5.60 | 22 |
| Johnny Gray | 18 | 105.0 | 3 | 12 | 6.51 | 51 |
| Carl Scheib | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Fricano | 37 | 151.2 | 5 | 11 | 5.16 | 43 |
| Charlie Bishop | 20 | 96.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.41 | 34 |
| Al Sima | 29 | 79.1 | 2 | 5 | 5.22 | 36 |
| Morrie Martin | 13 | 52.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.47 | 24 |
| Art Ditmar | 14 | 39.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.41 | 14 |
| Lee Wheat | 8 | 28.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.72 | 7 |
| Ozzie Van Brabant | 9 | 26.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.09 | 10 |
| Bill Oster | 8 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.32 | 5 |
| Bobby Shantz | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Burtschy | 46 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.80 | 54 |
| Sonny Dixon | 38 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4.86 | 42 |
| Dutch Romberger | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.49 | 6 |
| Bill Upton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
| Dick Rozek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| Hal Raether | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
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