1954 Philadelphia Athletics season
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Owner(s) | Earle Mack, Roy Mack |
Manager(s) | Eddie Joost |
Local television | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL (By Saam, Claude Haring) |
Local radio | WIBG/WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Herb Carneal) |
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The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 51 wins and 103 losses, 60 games behind AL Champion Cleveland in their 54th and final season in Philadelphia, before moving to Kansas City, Missouri for the following season.
Offseason
- February 19, 1954: Dave Philley was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Upton and Lee Wheat.[1]
Regular season
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 |
Record vs. opponents
1954 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Boston | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 2–20–2 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–5 | 15–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 20–2–2 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 18–4 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 18–4–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 4–18–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1954: Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee were traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson, and $20,000.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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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CF | Bill Wilson | 94 | 323 | 77 | .238 | 15 | 33 |
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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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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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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Marion Fricano | 37 | 151.2 | 5 | 11 | 5.16 | 43 |
Charlie Bishop | 20 | 96 | 4 | 6 | 4.41 | 34 |
Morrie Martin | 13 | 52.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.47 | 24 |
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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Moe Burtschy | 46 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.80 | 54 |
Lee Wheat | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.72 | 7 |
Bill Upton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
Farm system
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References
- ↑ Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1954 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Reference
- 1954 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Almanac
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