1954 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1954 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 54-100. They scored 483 runs and belted 52 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Vern Stephens, who led the team with 8 home runs and 46 RBI. Cal Abrams led the team with 124 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.88. Bob Turley led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 185 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Neil Berry | SS | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 73 | 204 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .317 | .319 | .636 | .265 |
| Chico Garcia | 2B | 39 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .211 | .177 | .388 | .113 |
| Billy Hunter | SS | 125 | 411 | 28 | 100 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .281 | .304 | .585 | .243 |
| Frank Kellert | 1B | 10 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .265 | .573 | .206 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 106 | 323 | 37 | 81 | 6 | 45 | 2 | .306 | .359 | .665 | .251 |
| Dick Kryhoski | 1B | 100 | 300 | 32 | 78 | 1 | 34 | 0 | .305 | .327 | .632 | .260 |
| Vern Stephens | 3B | 101 | 365 | 31 | 104 | 8 | 46 | 0 | .311 | .403 | .714 | .285 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 95 | 311 | 35 | 88 | 2 | 33 | 0 | .341 | .383 | .724 | .283 |
| Bobby Young | 2B | 130 | 432 | 43 | 106 | 4 | 24 | 4 | .329 | .331 | .660 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 115 | 423 | 67 | 124 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .400 | .421 | .821 | .293 |
| Gil Coan | OF | 94 | 265 | 29 | 74 | 2 | 20 | 9 | .320 | .351 | .671 | .279 |
| Chuck Diering | OF | 128 | 418 | 35 | 108 | 2 | 29 | 3 | .349 | .311 | .660 | .258 |
| Joe Durham | OF | 10 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .295 | .300 | .595 | .225 |
| Jim Fridley | OF | 85 | 240 | 25 | 59 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .311 | .371 | .682 | .246 |
| Dick Kokos | OF | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .929 | .200 |
| Don Lenhardt | OF | 13 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .182 | .404 | .152 |
| Sam Mele | OF | 72 | 230 | 17 | 55 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .290 | .378 | .668 | .239 |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 29 | 94 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .283 | .245 | .528 | .202 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clint Courtney | C | 122 | 397 | 25 | 107 | 4 | 37 | 2 | .323 | .360 | .683 | .270 |
| Les Moss | C | 50 | 126 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .321 | .270 | .591 | .246 |
| Ray Murray | C | 22 | 61 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .344 | .614 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5206 | 483 | 1309 | 52 | 451 | 30 | .308 | .338 | .646 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vern Bickford | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Mike Blyzka | 37 | 0 | 86.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 35 | 51 | 4.69 | 1.553 | |||
| Bob Chakales | 38 | 6 | 89.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 3.73 | 1.389 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 33 | 32 | 221.3 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 | 103 | 96 | 3.50 | 1.265 | |||
| Ryne Duren | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Howie Fox | 38 | 0 | 73.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 27 | 34 | 3.67 | 1.547 | |||
| Jay Heard | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.727 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 3 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.14 | 1.608 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 32 | 20 | 166.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 4.37 | 1.506 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 4 | 4 | 23.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4.18 | 1.730 | |||
| Don Larsen | 29 | 28 | 201.7 | 3 | 21 | .125 | 0 | 80 | 89 | 4.37 | 1.497 | |||
| Dick Littlefield | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Billy O'Dell | 7 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2.76 | 1.227 | |||
| Duane Pillette | 25 | 25 | 179 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 66 | 67 | 3.12 | 1.257 | |||
| Marlin Stuart | 22 | 0 | 38.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.593 | |||
| Bob Turley | 35 | 35 | 247.3 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 185 | 181 | 3.46 | 1.452 | |||
| Team Totals | 310 | 154 | 1373.2 | 54 | 100 | .351 | 8 | 668 | 688 | 3.88 | 1.432 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Young | 130 |
| At Bats | Bobby Young | 432 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cal Abrams | 506 |
| Batting Average | Cal Abrams | .293 |
| On-Base % | Cal Abrams | .400 |
| Slugging % | Cal Abrams | .421 |
| OPS | Cal Abrams | .821 |
| Runs | Cal Abrams | 67 |
| Hits | Cal Abrams | 124 |
| Total Bases | Cal Abrams | 178 |
| Doubles | Cal Abrams | 22 |
| Triples | Cal Abrams | 7 |
| Home Runs | Vern Stephens | 8 |
| RBI | Vern Stephens | 46 |
| Walks | Cal Abrams | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Cal Abrams | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Gil Coan | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Diering | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Hunter | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vern Stephens | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Kennedy | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Turley | 14 |
| Losses | Don Larsen | 21 |
| Saves | Bob Chakales | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Turley | .483 |
| ERA | Duane Pillette | 3.12 |
| WHIP | Duane Pillette | 1.257 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Turley | 247.3 |
| Games | Bob Chakales and Howie Fox | 38 |
| Games Started | Bob Turley | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Turley | 185 |
| Complete Games | Joe Coleman | 15 |
| Shutouts | Joe Coleman | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Turley | 1092 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Larsen | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Larsen | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Turley | 181 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Larsen | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Turley | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Turley | 7 |
