The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 65th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. It was the first season for new manager Walter Alston, who replaced Chuck Dressen, who had been fired during a contract dispute. Alston led the team to a 92–62 record, finishing five games behind the league champion New York Giants.
In addition to Alston, the 1954 Dodgers had two other future Hall of Fame managers on their roster in pitcher Tommy Lasorda and outfielder Dick Williams. First baseman Gil Hodges and reserve infielder Don Zimmer would also go on to successful managerial careers.
Offseason October 1, 1954: Rocky Nelson was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Abernathie and cash.Rocky Nelson page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1954: Bobby Morgan was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Young and cash.Bobby Morgan page at Baseball Reference
Regular season On July 31, 1954, Joe Adcock hit four home runs off four different Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game. Additionally, Adcock hit a double, setting a major league record of 18 total bases.100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die: Revised and Updated, Jack Wilkinson, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.168 September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record. J. R. Richard would tie the record in 1971.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position19 Jim Gilliam 2B1 Pee Wee Reese SS4 Duke Snider CF42 Jackie Robinson LF39 Roy CampanellaC14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF3 Billy Cox 3B17 Carl Erskine P 1954 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
Notable transactions May 4, 1954: Art Ceccarelli was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Yankees.Art Ceccarelli page at Baseball Reference May 11, 1954: Rocky Nelson was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians. June 9, 1954: Wayne Belardi was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ernie Nevel, Johnny Bucha, Chuck Kress and cash.Wayne Belardi page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 111 397 82 .207 19 51 1B 154 579 176 .304 42 130 2B 146 607 171 .282 13 52 SS 141 554 171 .309 10 69 3B 88 261 64 .245 7 26 LF 79 263 72 .274 9 34 CF 149 584 199 .341 40 130 RF 150 547 161 .294 19 96
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 124 386 120 .311 15 59 77 226 53 .235 2 17 50 155 28 .181 5 23 48 91 25 .275 2 14 45 65 10 .154 2 10 16 34 5 .147 1 2 24 33 6 .182 0 0 34 25 1 .040 0 1 10 13 2 .154 0 1 13 12 1 .083 0 2 11 9 2 .222 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 38 260.1 18 15 4.15 166 36 180.1 11 6 3.99 70 29 151.2 11 7 4.27 79 28 147.2 13 5 4.14 97 29 144.1 9 8 4.55 82 2 18.0 2 0 0.00 27
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 25 67.2 3 3 5.32 25 15 63.0 3 4 5.00 31 24 62.2 5 2 4.02 25
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 60 8 4 24 3.22 58 47 7 6 4 4.15 43 23 1 1 3 8.20 25 14 1 1 1 3.25 21 6 0 0 0 3.14 5 5 0 0 0 11.57 3 4 0 0 0 5.00 5
Awards and honors 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella starter Jackie Robinson starter Duke Snider starter Carl Erskine reserve Gil Hodges reserve Pee Wee Reese reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Duke Snider
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newport News, Great Falls
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet