| 1954 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium I | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 72–82 (.468) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Richard A. Meyer | |||
| Managers | Eddie Stanky | |||
| Television | WTVI | |||
| Radio | KXOK (Harry Caray,Jack Buck,Milo Hamilton) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1954 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 73rd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 63rd season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
In his first four major league games,first basemanJoe Cunningham became the first Cardinals player to hit at least two home runs. On April 6,2016,Jeremy Hazelbaker matched him for this feat.[4]
OutfielderWally Moon won theRookie 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.[5]
During the season,Tom Alston became the first black player in the history of the Cardinals.[6]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 53–23 | 44–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 5 | 45–32 | 47–30 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 23 | 41–36 | 33–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 25 | 33–44 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 | 31–46 | 22–55 |
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| Team | BRO | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6–16 | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 8–14 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | |||||
| 1954 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 | 13 | 58.0 | 0 | 4 | 3.72 | 17 |
| Memo Luna | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
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 |
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 |