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Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
General manager(s) | George Weiss |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local television | WPIX |
Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |
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The 1954 New York Yankees season was the team's 52nd season in New York, and its 54th overall. The team finished in second place in the American League with a record of 103–51, finishing 8 games behind the Cleveland Indians, who broke the Yankees' 1927 AL record by winning 111 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
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Offseason[edit]
- November 19, 1953: Ralph Terry was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees.[1]
Regular season[edit]
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]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | -- |
New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 |
Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1954 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | 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 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 11, 1954: Bill Virdon, Mel Wright, and Emil Tellinger (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Enos Slaughter.[3]
- May 11, 1954: Jim Brideweser was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Neil Berry, Dick Kokos and Jim Post (minors).[4]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter | 69 | 125 | 31 | .248 | 1 | 19 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Grim, BobBob Grim | 37 | 199 | 20 | 6 | 3.26 | 108 |
Branca, RalphRalph Branca | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 7 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors[edit]
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Modesto[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 347, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Neil Berry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References[edit]
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