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The 1954 Washington Senators won 66 games, lost 88, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
1954 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Television | WTOP | |
Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.[3]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 | CHW | 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 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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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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C | Ed Fitz Gerald | 115 | 360 | 104 | .289 | 4 | 40 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 151 | 597 | 173 | .290 | 20 | 97 |
2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 106 | 337 | 70 | .208 | 3 | 24 |
SS | Pete Runnels | 139 | 488 | 131 | .268 | 3 | 56 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 155 | 539 | 138 | .256 | 11 | 47 |
LF | Roy Sievers | 145 | 514 | 119 | .232 | 24 | 102 |
CF | Jim Busby | 155 | 628 | 187 | .298 | 7 | 80 |
RF | Tom Umphlett | 114 | 342 | 75 | .219 | 1 | 33 |
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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Tom Wright | 76 | 171 | 42 | .246 | 1 | 17 |
Johnny Pesky | 49 | 158 | 40 | .253 | 0 | 9 |
Joe Tipton | 54 | 157 | 35 | .223 | 1 | 10 |
Jerry Snyder | 64 | 154 | 36 | .234 | 0 | 17 |
Jim Lemon | 37 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 2 | 13 |
Clyde Vollmer | 62 | 117 | 30 | .256 | 2 | 15 |
Mel Hoderlein | 14 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Oldis | 11 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Paula | 9 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Dietzel | 9 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
Harmon Killebrew | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
Jesse Levan | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Korcheck | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 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 |
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Bob Porterfield | 32 | 244.0 | 13 | 15 | 3.32 | 82 |
Mickey McDermott | 30 | 196.1 | 7 | 15 | 3.44 | 95 |
Johnny Schmitz | 29 | 185.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 56 |
Chuck Stobbs | 31 | 182.0 | 11 | 11 | 4.10 | 67 |
Dean Stone | 31 | 178.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.22 | 87 |
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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Spec Shea | 23 | 71.1 | 2 | 9 | 6.18 | 22 |
Connie Marrero | 22 | 66.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.75 | 26 |
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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Camilo Pascual | 48 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4.22 | 60 |
Bunky Stewart | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.64 | 27 |
Gus Keriazakos | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 33 |
Sonny Dixon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.03 | 7 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Cal Ermer |
A | Charlotte Hornets | Sally League | Pete Appleton and Ellis Clary |
B | Hagerstown Packets | Piedmont League | Paul Campbell and Zeke Bonura |
B | Rock Hill Chiefs | Tri-State League | Sam Lamitina, Mel Kerestes and Jake Early |
C | Wichita Falls/ Sweetwater Spudders |
Longhorn League | Red McCarty |
D | Orlando C.B.s | Florida State League | Tommy O'Brien |
D | Fulton Lookouts | KITTY League | Red Mincy |
D | Erie Senators | PONY League | Tom O'Connell, Nap Reyes, Tom Milich and Joe Consoli |
Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954
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