1954 St. Louis Cardinals season

1954 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	72–82 (.468)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Richard A. Meyer
Manager(s)	Eddie Stanky
Local television	WTVI
Local radio	KXOK (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Milo Hamilton)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 73rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 63rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished 6th in the National League.

Offseason

December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft
- Brooks Lawrence was drafted by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
December 1, 1953: Sonny Senerchia was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
January 26, 1954: Dick Sisler, Eddie Erautt and $100,000 were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Tom Alston.^[3]

Regular season

In his first four major league games, first baseman Joe Cunningham became the first Cardinals player to hit at least two home runs. On April 6, 2016, Jeremy Hazelbaker matched him for this feat.^[4]

Outfielder Wally Moon won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .304, with 12 home runs and 76 RBIs. Along the way, on April 13 Moon hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.^[5]

During the season, Tom Alston became the first black player in the history of the Cardinals.^[6]

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	15–7	16–6	10–12	9–13	13–9	15–7	14–8
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16	7–15	7–15	15–7	14–8
Cincinnati	6–16	14–8	—	10–12	7–15	14–8	15–7	8–14
Milwaukee	12–10	16–6	12–10	—	10–12	13–9	14–8	12–10
New York	13–9	15–7	15–7	12–10	—	16–6	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	9–13	15–7	8–14	9–13	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15	7–15	7–15	8–14	8–14	6–16	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	14–8	10–12	10–12	10–12	12–10	—

Notable transactions

April 11, 1954: Enos Slaughter was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Bill Virdon, Mel Wright, and Emil Tellinger (minors).^[7]
April 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs for $12,500.^[8]

Roster

1954 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

39 Ralph Beard

27 Al Brazle

22 Cot Deal

34 Bill Greason

42 Harvey Haddix

45 Gordon Jones

31 Brooks Lawrence

25 Royce Lint

40 Memo Luna

36 Stu Miller

23 Tom Poholsky

32 Joe Presko

17 Vic Raschi

31 Carl Scheib

14 Gerry Staley

10 Ben Wade

26 Hal White

39 Mel Wright

Catchers

18 Del Rice

15 Bill Sarni

21 Sal Yvars

Infielders

10 Tom Alston

5 Steve Bilko

1 Pete Castiglione

28 Joe Cunningham

4 Alex Grammas

7 Solly Hemus

11 Ray Jablonski

2 Red Schoendienst

19 Dick Schofield

Outfielders

28 Tom Burgess

24 Joe Frazier

37 Peanuts Lowrey

20 Wally Moon

6 Stan Musial

8 Rip Repulski

Manager

12 Eddie Stanky

Coaches

-- Lou Kahn

33 Bill Posedel

29 Johnny Riddle

35 Mike Ryba

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
CF	Moon, WallyWally Moon	151	635	193	.304	12	76

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Beard, RalphRalph Beard	13	58	0	4	3.72	17

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lawrence, BrooksBrooks Lawrence	35	158.2	15	6	3.74	72

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Notes

↑ Brooks Lawrence at Baseball-Reference
↑ Sonny Senerchia at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dick Sisler at Baseball-Reference
↑ "Diaz's pinch-hit HR blasts Cards over Braves". MLB.com. April 9, 2016.
↑ Home Run During First At-Bat by Baseball Almanac
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Enos Slaughter at Baseball-Reference
↑ Steve Bilko at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1954 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1954 All-Star Game 1954 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

American Association	1885 1886 1887 1888

National League	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013

Division titles

National League East: 1982; 1985; 1987
National League Central: 1996; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2013; 2014; 2015

Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

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