1954 Chicago Cubs season
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1954 Chicago Cubs season
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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley | |
| General manager(s) | Wid Matthews | |
| Manager(s) | Stan Hack | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
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| Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bob Elson) |
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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 | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
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
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Joe Garagiola | 63 | 153 | 43 | .281 | 5 | 21 |
| 3B | Randy 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 |
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| Steve Bilko | 47 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 4 | 12 |
| Hal Rice | 51 | 72 | 11 | .153 | 0 | 5 |
| Luis Márquez | 17 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce 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 |
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| Bob Rush | 33 | 236.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.77 | 124 |
| Dave 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 |
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| Warren Hacker | 39 | 158.2 | 6 | 13 | 4.25 | 80 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 36 | 148 | 4 | 11 | 5.29 | 69 |
| Jim Davis | 46 | 127.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.52 | 58 |
| Bubba 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 |
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| Hal Jeffcoat | 43 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5.19 | 35 |
| Jim Brosnan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 17 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines, Blackwell
Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1954 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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