1954 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1954 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 74-80. They scored 729 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Kluszewski, who led the team with 49 home runs, 141 RBI, and 187 hits.
The team allowed 763 runs and had a team ERA of 4.50. Art Fowler, Joe Nuxhall, and Corky Valentine were tied for the team lead in wins with 12. Art Fowler racked up 93 strkeouts to lead the team. Frank Smith led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 110 | 390 | 69 | 105 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .362 | .387 | .749 | .269 |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 53 | 52 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .322 | .250 | .572 | .231 |
| Chuck Harmon | 3B | 94 | 286 | 39 | 68 | 2 | 25 | 7 | .277 | .304 | .581 | .238 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 149 | 573 | 104 | 187 | 49 | 141 | 0 | .407 | .642 | 1.049 | .326 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 154 | 588 | 86 | 147 | 4 | 42 | 4 | .308 | .313 | .621 | .250 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 146 | 505 | 60 | 155 | 0 | 44 | 21 | .384 | .366 | .750 | .307 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Bell | OF | 153 | 619 | 104 | 185 | 17 | 101 | 5 | .349 | .465 | .814 | .299 |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 73 | 162 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .299 | .370 | .669 | .265 |
| Nino Escalera | OF | 73 | 69 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .234 | .203 | .437 | .159 |
| Jim Greengrass | OF | 139 | 542 | 79 | 152 | 27 | 95 | 0 | .329 | .494 | .823 | .280 |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 73 | 112 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .397 | .357 | .754 | .268 |
| Wally Post | OF | 130 | 451 | 46 | 115 | 18 | 83 | 2 | .297 | .435 | .732 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Bailey | C | 73 | 183 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 1 | .324 | .388 | .712 | .197 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 48 | 81 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .340 | .383 | .723 | .198 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 86 | 247 | 25 | 58 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .362 | .389 | .751 | .235 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Grady Hatton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Johnny Lipon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Dick Murphy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Connie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5234 | 729 | 1369 | 147 | 685 | 47 | .327 | .406 | .733 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Baczewski | 29 | 22 | 130 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 5.26 | 1.631 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 36 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 3.76 | 1.494 | |||
| Karl Drews | 22 | 9 | 60 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 6.00 | 1.633 | |||
| Art Fowler | 40 | 29 | 227.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 93 | 85 | 3.83 | 1.498 | |||
| Howie Judson | 37 | 8 | 93.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 27 | 42 | 3.95 | 1.372 | |||
| Jerry Lane | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.69 | 1.121 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 35 | 14 | 166.7 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 85 | 59 | 3.89 | 1.482 | |||
| Jim Pearce | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .00 | 1.091 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 28 | 12 | 95.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 32 | 62 | 6.11 | 1.693 | |||
| Mario Picone | 4 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.10 | 1.553 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 27 | 24 | 131 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 42 | 58 | 5.36 | 1.641 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 6 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7.84 | 1.748 | |||
| Cliff Ross | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Moe Savransky | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4.88 | 1.292 | |||
| Frank Smith | 50 | 0 | 81 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 20 | 51 | 29 | 2.67 | 1.099 | |||
| Corky Valentine | 36 | 28 | 194.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 | 73 | 60 | 4.45 | 1.395 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 12 | 3 | 33.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 6.68 | 1.691 | |||
| George Zuverink | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Team Totals | 389 | 154 | 1367.4 | 74 | 80 | .481 | 27 | 537 | 547 | 4.50 | 1.490 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy McMillan | 154 |
| At Bats | Gus Bell | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gus Bell | 684 |
| Batting Average | Ted Kluszewski | .326 |
| On-Base % | Ted Kluszewski | .407 |
| Slugging % | Ted Kluszewski | .642 |
| OPS | Ted Kluszewski | 1.049 |
| Runs | Gus Bell and Ted Kluszewski | 104 |
| Hits | Ted Kluszewski | 187 |
| Total Bases | Ted Kluszewski | 368 |
| Doubles | Gus Bell | 38 |
| Triples | Johnny Temple | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ted Kluszewski | 49 |
| RBI | Ted Kluszewski | 141 |
| Walks | Ted Kluszewski | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Greengrass | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Temple | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Temple | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy McMillan | 31 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gus Bell | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Greengrass | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Art Fowler, Joe Nuxhall, and Corky Valentine | 12 |
| Losses | Corky Valentine | 11 |
| Saves | Frank Smith | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Nuxhall | .706 |
| ERA | Art Fowler | 3.83 |
| WHIP | Corky Valentine | 1.395 |
| Innings Pitched | Art Fowler | 227.7 |
| Games | Frank Smith | 50 |
| Games Started | Art Fowler | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Art Fowler | 93 |
| Complete Games | Art Fowler | 8 |
| Shutouts | Corky Valentine | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Art Fowler | 998 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Art Fowler | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Art Fowler | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Art Fowler | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Corky Valentine | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bud Podbielan | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Art Fowler | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Nuxhall | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Nuxhall | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Corky Valentine | 23 |
