1954 Chicago Cubs season

1954 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	Wid Matthews
Manager(s)	Stan Hack
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radio	WIND (Bert Wilson, Bob Elson)
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The 1954 Chicago Cubs season was the 83rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 79th in the National League and the 39th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90.

Offseason

November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the Chicago White Sox.^[1]
December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased from the Cubs by the Milwaukee Braves.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	97	57	0.630	—	53–23	44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	92	62	0.597	5	45–32	47–30
Milwaukee Braves	89	65	0.578	8	43–34	46–31
Philadelphia Phillies	75	79	0.487	22	39–39	36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	0.481	23	41–36	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	25	33–44	39–38
Chicago Cubs	64	90	0.416	33	40–37	24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	101	0.344	44	31–46	22–55

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 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500.^[3]
June 8, 1954: Billy Muffett was purchased by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.^[4]
June 14, 1954: Luis Márquez was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hal Rice.^[5]
September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the New York Giants.^[6]

Roster

1954 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

27 Jim Brosnan

23 Bubba Church

23,39 Dave Cole

22 Jim Davis

18 Warren Hacker

19 Hal Jeffcoat

36 Johnny Klippstein

31 Al Lary

35 Turk Lown

24 Paul Minner

16 Howie Pollet

34 John Pyecha

17 Bob Rush

33 Bill Tremel

28 Jim Willis

38 Bob Zick

Catchers

25 Walker Cooper

48 Jim Fanning

11 Joe Garagiola

8 Clyde McCullough

55 El Tappe

Infielders

37 Gene Baker

14 Ernie Banks

39,49 Steve Bilko

40 Dee Fondy

2 Randy Jackson

12 Chris Kitsos

21 Eddie Miksis

30 Vern Morgan

1 Bill Serena

Outfielders

7 Frank Baumholtz

4 Ralph Kiner

48 Luis Márquez

28 Hal Rice

52 Don Robertson

9 Hank Sauer

10 Bob Talbot

Other batters

5 Bruce Edwards

Manager

6 Stan Hack

Coaches

41 Ray Blades

20 Dutch Leonard

46 Bob Scheffing

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
C	Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola	63	153	43	.281	5	21
3B	Jackson, RandyRandy Jackson	126	484	132	.273	19	67

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
Bilko, SteveSteve Bilko	47	92	22	.239	4	12
Rice, HalHal Rice	51	72	11	.153	0	5
Márquez, LuisLuis Márquez	17	12	1	.083	0	0
Edwards, BruceBruce Edwards	4	3	0	.000	0	1

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
Rush, BobBob Rush	33	236.1	13	15	3.77	124
Cole, DaveDave Cole	18	84	3	8	5.36	37

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
Hacker, WarrenWarren Hacker	39	158.2	6	13	4.25	80
Klippstein, JohnnyJohnny Klippstein	36	148	4	11	5.29	69
Davis, JimJim Davis	46	127.2	11	7	3.52	58
Church, BubbaBubba Church	7	14.2	1	3	9.82	8

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
Jeffcoat, HalHal Jeffcoat	43	5	6	7	5.19	35
Brosnan, JimJim Brosnan	18	1	0	0	9.45	17

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bill Sweeney
AA	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Nick Cullop
A	Des Moines Bruins	Western League	Les Peden
B	Cedar Rapids Indians	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bill Prince
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Gene Handley
C	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Everett Robinson
C	Blackwell Broncos	Western Association	Joe Consoli and Al Kubski
D	Gainesville Owls	Sooner State League	Dick Rigazio
D	Hickory Rebels	Tar Heel League	Charles Teague

Notes

↑ Carl Sawatski at Baseball Reference
↑ Catfish Metkovich at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Bilko at Baseball Reference
↑ Billy Muffett at Baseball Reference
↑ Hal Rice at Baseball Reference
↑ Joe Garagiola at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1954 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

1954 MLB season by team

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1954 All-Star Game 1954 World Series

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Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans
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