The 1954 Chicago Cubs season was the 83rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 79th in the National League and the 39th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90.
Offseason November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the Chicago White Sox.Carl Sawatski at Baseball Reference December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased from the Cubs by the Milwaukee Braves.Catfish Metkovich at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500.Steve Bilko at Baseball Reference June 8, 1954: Billy Muffett was purchased by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.Billy Muffett at Baseball Reference June 14, 1954: Luis Márquez was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hal Rice.Hal Rice at Baseball Reference September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the New York Giants.Joe Garagiola at Baseball Reference
Roster 1954 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 Joe Garagiola 63 153 43 .281 5 21 1B Dee Fondy 141 568 162 .285 9 49 2B Gene Baker 135 541 149 .275 13 61 SS Ernie Banks 154 593 163 .275 19 79 3B Randy Jackson 126 484 132 .273 19 67 LF Ralph Kiner 147 557 159 .285 22 73 CF Bob Talbot 114 403 97 .241 1 19 RF Hank Sauer 142 520 150 .288 41 103
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 Frank Baumholtz 90 303 90 .297 4 28 Walker Cooper 57 158 49 .310 7 32 El Tappe 46 119 22 .185 0 4 Eddie Miksis 38 99 20 .202 2 3 47 92 22 .239 4 12 Clyde McCullough 31 81 21 .259 3 17 51 72 11 .153 0 5 Vern Morgan 24 64 15 .234 0 2 Bill Serena 41 63 10 .159 4 13 Jim Fanning 11 38 7 .184 0 1 17 12 1 .083 0 0 Don Robertson 14 6 0 .000 0 0 4 3 0 .000 0 1 Chris Kitsos 1 0 0 ---- 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 33 236.1 13 15 3.77 124 Paul Minner 32 218.0 11 11 3.96 79 Howie Pollet 20 128.1 8 10 3.58 58 18 84.0 3 8 5.36 37 Al Lary 1 6.0 0 0 3.00 4
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 39 158.2 6 13 4.25 80 36 148.0 4 11 5.29 69 46 127.2 11 7 3.52 58 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 43 5 6 7 5.19 35 Bill Tremel 33 1 2 4 4.21 21 18 1 0 0 9.45 17 Turk Lown 15 0 2 0 6.14 16 Jim Willis 14 0 1 0 3.91 5 Bob Zick 8 0 0 0 8.27 9 John Pyecha 1 0 1 0 10.13 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines, BlackwellTar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954
Notes
References
1954 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference