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The following are the baseball events of the year 1954 throughout the world.  


Champions[]

Major League Baseball[]

Other champions[]

  • Caribbean World Series: Caguas Creoles [Criollos de Caguas] (Puerto Rico)
  • College World Series: Missouri
  • Japan Series: Chunichi Dragons over Nishitetsu Lions (4-3)
  • Little League World Series: National, Schenectady, New York
  • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Kalamazoo Lassies

Awards and honors[]

Statistical Leaders[]

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Bobby Avila CLE .341 Willie Mays NYG .345
HR Larry Doby CLE 432 Ted Kluszewski CIN 49
RBI Larry Doby CLE 126 Ted Kluszewski CIN 141
Wins Bob Lemon CLE &
Early Wynn CLE
23 Robin Roberts PHI 23
ERA Mike Garcia CLE 2.64 Johnny Antonelli SFG 2.30

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League final standings[]

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
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

National League final standings[]

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Giants 97 57 .630 --
Brooklyn Dodgers 92 62 .597 5
Milwaukee Braves 89 65 .578 8
Philadelphia Phillies 75 79 .487 22
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 .481 23
St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 .468 25
Chicago Cubs 64 90 .416 33
Pittsburgh Pirates 53 101 .344 44

Events[]

January-March[]

April-June[]

  • April 15 - The Oriloes Clint Courtney hits the first home run in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Following a 90-minute parade, they draw an opening day record of 46,354 in a 3-1 afternoon win over the Chicago White Sox. Bob Turley strikes out nine in besting Virgil Trucks. Vern Stephens and Clint Courtney homer for the O's.

July-September[]

  • September 29 - In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays of the New York Giants makes one of the greatest catches in history when he races back to deep centerfield in the Polo Grounds to make an over-the-head catch of Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz's 462-foot drive in the 8th inning with the score tied 2-2. Wertz drove in the 2 runs in the first inning with a triple. Dusty Rhodes hits a pinch-hit, 3-run, 260-foot Home run off Bob Lemon to give the Giants a 5-2 victory.

October-December[]

  • October 2 - In Game 4 of the 1954 World Series, The New York Giants sweep the Cleveland Indians with the best record in history, as they score 4 runs in the 5th to take a 7-0 lead. The final is 7-4 as Don Liddle defeats Bob Lemon.
  • October 28 - The Major League owners vote down ths sale of the Athletics to a Philadelphia syndicate. A week later, Arnold Johnson buys a controlling interest in the Athletics from the Connie Mack family for 3.5 million dollars and moves the team to Kansas City.

Movies[]

  • Roogie's Bump

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • January 5 - Rabbit Maranville, 62, rambunctious shortstop who set a career record with 2,153 games at the position and was MVP runner-up on the 1914 "Miracle Braves"
  • February 16 - Red Parnell, 48, All-Star left fielder in the Negro Leagues, most notably with the Philadelphia Stars
  • March 12 - Bob Quinn, 84, executive who owned the Boston Red Sox from 1923 to 1933 and also ran three other franchises
  • May 22 - Chief Bender, 70, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 212 games, starring for 3 Philadelphia Athletics world champion teams
  • July 13 - Grantland Rice, 73, sportswriter
  • October 5 - Oscar Charleston, 57, star center fielder of the Negro Leagues
  • October 19 - Hugh Duffy, 87, Hall of Fame center fielder who batted a record .438 in 1894
  • October 22 - Earl Whitehill, 54, 200-game winning pitcher
  • December 9 - Bill McGowan, 58, American League umpire since 1925 who worked in 8 World Series, and who did not miss a single inning from 1925 until 1942
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