1954 Cleveland Indians season
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| 1954 Cleveland Indians 1954 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Myron H. Wilson |
| General Manager(s) | Hank Greenberg |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez |
| Local television | WXEL (Jim Britt, Ken Coleman) |
| Local radio | WERE (Ed Edwards, Jimmy Dudley) |
In 1954, Cleveland Indians advanced to the World Series for the first time in six years. It was their third American League championship in franchise history. The Indians lost the World Series in four games to the New York Giants, after which, the Indians would not return to the Fall Classic until 1995.
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[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Most Starts by Position
| Position | Name | # of Starts |
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| C | Jim Hegan | 137 |
| 1B | Bill Glynn | 96 |
| 2B | Bobby Avila | 141 |
| 3B | Al Rosen | 87 |
| SS | George Strickland | 112 |
| LF | Al Smith | 98 |
| CF | Larry Doby | 153 |
| RF | Dave Philley | 129 |
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
[edit] Roster
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1954 Cleveland Indians roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Satchel Paige | 21 | 72.7 | 6 | 1 | 2.48 | 43 |
[edit] World Series
This was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from 1949 to 1958 which did not feature the Yankees.
[edit] Game 1
September 29, 1954 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| W: Marv Grissom (1-0) L: Bob Lemon (0-1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYG – Dusty Rhodes (1) | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
September 30, 1954 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cleveland (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Johnny Antonelli (1-0) L: Early Wynn (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Al Smith (1) NYG – Dusty Rhodes (2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 1, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (N) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Cleveland (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| W: Ruben Gomez (1-0) L: Mike Garcia (0-1) S: Hoyt Wilhelm (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Vic Wertz (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 2, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (N) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Cleveland (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| W: Don Liddle (1-0) L: Bob Lemon (0-2) S: Johnny Antonelli (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CLE – Hank Majeski (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1954 World Series (4-0): New York Giants (N.L.) over Cleveland Indians (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
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| New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 7 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total Attendance: 251,507 Average Attendance: 62,877 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $11,118 Losing Player’s Share – $6,713 | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Award Winners
All-Star Game
- Al Rosen, First Baseman, Starter
- Bobby Avila, Second Baseman, Starter
- Larry Doby, Outfield, Reserve
- Mike Garcia, Pitcher, Reserve
- Bob Lemon, Pitcher, Reserve
[edit] References
- 1954 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1954 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1954 World Series page at Baseball Reference
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| Preceded by New York Yankees 1953 |
American League Champions 1954 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1955 |
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| Buffalo Bisons | Akron Aeros |
Kinston Indians Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
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