| 1954 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 103–51 (.669) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | Dan Topping andDel Webb |
| General managers | George Weiss |
| Managers | Casey Stengel |
| Television | WPIX |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen,Jim Woods,Red Barber) |
The 1954New York Yankees season was the team's 52nd season. Having won an unprecedented fifth consecutiveWorld 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 theAmerican League. New York finished eight games behind theCleveland Indians, who broke theYankees' 1927 AL record by winning 111 games. New York was managed byCasey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium.
Bob Grim became the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings in the same season.[2]
| 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 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | 25 | 132.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.99 | 52 |
| Tommy Byrne | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.70 | 24 |
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 | 37 | 199.0 | 20 | 6 | 3.26 | 108 |
| Allie Reynolds | 36 | 157.1 | 13 | 4 | 3.32 | 100 |
| Tom Morgan | 32 | 143.0 | 11 | 5 | 3.34 | 34 |
| Jim McDonald | 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 | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.35 | 6 |
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 | 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Modesto[5]