| 1954 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 64–90 (.416) | |||
| League place | 7th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | Wid Matthews | |||
| Managers | Stan Hack | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |||
| Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson,Bob Elson) | |||
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The1954 Chicago Cubs season was the 83rd season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 79th in theNational League and the 39th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90.
| 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 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | 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 Garagiola | 63 | 153 | 43 | .281 | 5 | 21 |
| 1B | Dee Fondy | 141 | 568 | 162 | .285 | 9 | 49 |
| 2B | Gene Baker | 135 | 541 | 149 | .275 | 13 | 61 |
| SS | Ernie Banks | 154 | 593 | 163 | .275 | 19 | 79 |
| 3B | Randy Jackson | 126 | 484 | 132 | .273 | 19 | 67 |
| LF | Ralph Kiner | 147 | 557 | 159 | .285 | 22 | 73 |
| CF | Bob Talbot | 114 | 403 | 97 | .241 | 1 | 19 |
| RF | Hank Sauer | 142 | 520 | 150 | .288 | 41 | 103 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | 90 | 303 | 90 | .297 | 4 | 28 |
| Walker Cooper | 57 | 158 | 49 | .310 | 7 | 32 |
| El Tappe | 46 | 119 | 22 | .185 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Miksis | 38 | 99 | 20 | .202 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Bilko | 47 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 4 | 12 |
| Clyde McCullough | 31 | 81 | 21 | .259 | 3 | 17 |
| Hal Rice | 51 | 72 | 11 | .153 | 0 | 5 |
| Vern Morgan | 24 | 64 | 15 | .234 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Serena | 41 | 63 | 10 | .159 | 4 | 13 |
| Jim Fanning | 11 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Márquez | 17 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Robertson | 14 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Edwards | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kitsos | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 33 | 236.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.77 | 124 |
| Paul Minner | 32 | 218.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.96 | 79 |
| Howie Pollet | 20 | 128.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.58 | 58 |
| Dave Cole | 18 | 84.0 | 3 | 8 | 5.36 | 37 |
| Al Lary | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
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 Hacker | 39 | 158.2 | 6 | 13 | 4.25 | 80 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 36 | 148.0 | 4 | 11 | 5.29 | 69 |
| Jim Davis | 46 | 127.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.52 | 58 |
| Bubba Church | 7 | 14.2 | 1 | 3 | 9.82 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | 43 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5.19 | 35 |
| Bill Tremel | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 21 |
| Jim Brosnan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 17 |
| Turk Lown | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 16 |
| Jim Willis | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 | 5 |
| Bob Zick | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.27 | 9 |
| John Pyecha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines, Blackwell
Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954