The 1954 Washington Senators won 66 games, lost 88, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted from the Senators by the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 rule 5 draft.Al Sima page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1954 season: José Valdivielso was acquired by the Senators from the Lubbock Hubbers.José Valdivielso page at Baseball Reference

Regular season During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.Sonny Dixon page at Baseball Reference June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Senators.Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs.Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1954 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Ed Fitz Gerald 115 360 104 .289 4 40 1B Mickey Vernon 151 597 173 .290 20 97 2B Wayne Terwilliger 106 337 70 .208 3 24 SS Pete Runnels 139 488 131 .268 3 56 3B Eddie Yost 155 539 138 .256 11 47 LF Roy Sievers 145 514 119 .232 24 102 CF Jim Busby 155 628 187 .298 7 80 RF Tom Umphlett 114 342 75 .219 1 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 Tom Wright 76 171 42 .246 1 17 Johnny Pesky 49 158 40 .253 0 9 Joe Tipton 54 157 35 .223 1 10 Jerry Snyder 64 154 36 .234 0 17 Jim Lemon 37 128 30 .234 2 13 Clyde Vollmer 62 117 30 .256 2 15 Mel Hoderlein 14 25 4 .160 0 1 Bob Oldis 11 24 8 .333 0 0 9 24 4 .167 0 2 Roy Dietzel 9 21 5 .238 0 1 9 13 4 .308 0 3 Jesse Levan 7 10 3 .300 0 0 Steve Korcheck 2 7 1 .143 0 0

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 Bob Porterfield 32 244.0 13 15 3.32 82 Mickey McDermott 30 196.1 7 15 3.44 95 Johnny Schmitz 29 185.1 11 8 2.91 56 Chuck Stobbs 31 182.0 11 11 4.10 67 Dean Stone 31 178.2 12 10 3.22 87

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 Spec Shea 23 71.1 2 9 6.18 22 Connie Marrero 22 66.1 3 6 4.75 26

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 Camilo Pascual 48 4 7 3 4.22 60 Bunky Stewart 29 0 2 1 7.64 27 Gus Keriazakos 22 2 3 0 3.77 33 16 1 2 1 3.03 7

Farm system

Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954

References

External links 1954 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1954 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com