1954 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 72-81. They scored 799 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Musial, who led the team with 35 home runs, 126 RBI, and 195 hits.
The team allowed 790 runs and had a team ERA of 4.50. Harvey Haddix led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 184 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Alston | 1B | 66 | 244 | 28 | 60 | 4 | 34 | 3 | .317 | .369 | .686 | .246 |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .143 | .437 | .143 |
| Pete Castiglione | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Cunningham | 1B | 85 | 310 | 40 | 88 | 11 | 50 | 1 | .375 | .445 | .820 | .284 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 142 | 401 | 57 | 106 | 2 | 29 | 6 | .335 | .342 | .677 | .264 |
| Solly Hemus | SS | 124 | 214 | 43 | 65 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .453 | .430 | .883 | .304 |
| Ray Jablonski | 3B | 152 | 611 | 80 | 181 | 12 | 104 | 9 | .345 | .419 | .764 | .296 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 148 | 610 | 98 | 192 | 5 | 79 | 4 | .366 | .428 | .794 | .315 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 43 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .429 | .572 | .143 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Burgess | OF | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .095 | .262 | .048 |
| Joe Frazier | OF | 81 | 88 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .388 | .500 | .888 | .295 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 74 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .222 | .197 | .419 | .115 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 151 | 635 | 106 | 193 | 12 | 76 | 18 | .371 | .435 | .806 | .304 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 153 | 591 | 120 | 195 | 35 | 126 | 1 | .428 | .607 | 1.035 | .330 |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 152 | 619 | 99 | 175 | 19 | 79 | 8 | .329 | .454 | .783 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Del Rice | C | 56 | 147 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .321 | .374 | .695 | .252 |
| Bill Sarni | C | 123 | 380 | 40 | 114 | 9 | 70 | 3 | .337 | .439 | .776 | .300 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 38 | 57 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .328 | .421 | .749 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5405 | 799 | 1518 | 119 | 748 | 63 | .348 | .421 | .769 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ralph Beard | 13 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 3.72 | 1.552 | |||
| Al Brazle | 58 | 0 | 84.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 4.16 | 1.388 | |||
| Cot Deal | 33 | 0 | 71.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 6.28 | 1.688 | |||
| Bill Greason | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 43 | 35 | 259.7 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 4 | 184 | 77 | 3.57 | 1.248 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 11 | 10 | 81 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 2.00 | 1.198 | |||
| Brooks Lawrence | 35 | 18 | 158.7 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 3.74 | 1.342 | |||
| Royce Lint | 30 | 4 | 70.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 4.86 | 1.494 | |||
| Memo Luna | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 5.714 | |||
| Stu Miller | 19 | 4 | 46.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 5.79 | 1.799 | |||
| Tom Poholsky | 25 | 13 | 106 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 55 | 20 | 3.06 | 1.142 | |||
| Joe Presko | 37 | 6 | 71.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 36 | 41 | 6.91 | 1.925 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 30 | 29 | 179 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 73 | 71 | 4.73 | 1.413 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11.57 | 2.340 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 48 | 20 | 155.7 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 2 | 50 | 47 | 5.26 | 1.574 | |||
| Ben Wade | 13 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 5.48 | 1.826 | |||
| Hal White | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19.80 | 3.000 | |||
| Mel Wright | 9 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1.45 | 2.621 | |||
| Team Totals | 415 | 153 | 1390.5 | 72 | 81 | .471 | 18 | 680 | 535 | 4.50 | 1.452 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Musial | 153 |
| At Bats | Wally Moon | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Wally Moon | 716 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .330 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .428 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .607 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | 1.035 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 120 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 195 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 359 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 41 |
| Triples | Wally Moon and Stan Musial | 9 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 35 |
| RBI | Stan Musial | 126 |
| Walks | Stan Musial | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Rip Repulski | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Wally Moon | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Wally Moon and Rip Repulski | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gerry Staley | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ray Jablonski | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Stan Musial | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harvey Haddix | 18 |
| Losses | Harvey Haddix and Gerry Staley | 13 |
| Saves | Al Brazle | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Brooks Lawrence | .714 |
| ERA | Harvey Haddix | 3.57 |
| WHIP | Harvey Haddix | 1.248 |
| Innings Pitched | Harvey Haddix | 259.7 |
| Games | Al Brazle | 58 |
| Games Started | Harvey Haddix | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Harvey Haddix | 184 |
| Complete Games | Harvey Haddix | 13 |
| Shutouts | Harvey Haddix | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Harvey Haddix | 1087 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 247 |
| Walks Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Vic Raschi | 26 |
| Triples Allowed | Gerry Staley | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Harvey Haddix | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Brooks Lawrence | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vic Raschi | 18 |
