1954 Milwaukee Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkMilwaukee County Stadium
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Record89–65 (.578)
League place3rd
OwnersLouis R. Perini
General managersJohn J. Quinn
ManagersCharlie Grimm
RadioWEMP
WTMJ
(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

The 1954 Milwaukee Braves season was the second in Milwaukee and the 84th overall season of the franchise.

Offseason

Regular season

  • July 31, 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs in one game.[3] The four home runs were hit 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.[4]
  • August 1, 1954: Eddie Mathews hit the 100th home run of his career.[5]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9757 0.630 — 53–23 44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 9262 0.597 5 45–32 47–30
Milwaukee Braves 8965 0.578 8 43–34 46–31
Philadelphia Phillies 7579 0.487 22 39–39 36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs 7480 0.481 23 41–36 33–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7282 0.468 25 33–44 39–38
Chicago Cubs 6490 0.416 33 40–37 24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates 53101 0.344 44 31–46 22–55

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League record

Sources:
Team BKN CHC CIN MIL NYG PHP PIT STL
Brooklyn —15–716–610–129–1313–915–714–8
Chicago 7–15—8–146–167–157–1515–714–8
Cincinnati 6–1614–8—10–127–1514–815–78–14
Milwaukee 12–1016–612–10—10–1213–914–812–10
New York 13–915–715–712–10—16–614–812–10
Philadelphia 9–1315–78–149–136–16—16–612–10
Pittsburgh 7–157–157–158–148–146–16—10–12
St. Louis 8–148–1414–810–1210–1210–1212–10—

Notable transactions

  • June 1954: Lee Maye was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.[6]
  • June 14, 1954: Sibby Sisti was released by the Braves.[7]

Roster

1954 Milwaukee Braves
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
CDel Crandall138463112.2422164
1BJoe Adcock133500154.3082387
2BDanny O'Connell146541151.279237
SSJohnny Logan154560154.275866
3BEddie Mathews138476138.29040103
LFHank Aaron122468131.2801369
CFBill Bruton142567161.284430
RFAndy Pafko138510146.2861469

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
Jack Dittmer6619247.245620
Jim Pendleton7117338.220116
Catfish Metkovich6812334.276115
Bobby Thomson439923.232215
Charlie White509322.23718
Roy Smalley Jr.25368.22217
Sam Calderone222911.37905
Mel Roach340.00000
Billy Queen320.00000
Sibby Sisti900----00

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
Warren Spahn39283.121123.14136
Lew Burdette38238.015142.7679
Gene Conley28194.11492.96113
Jim Wilson27127.2823.5252

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
Chet Nichols Jr.35122.19114.4155
Bob Buhl31110.1274.0057

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
Dave Jolly47116102.4362
Ernie Johnson405222.8168
Ray Crone191012.0233
Joey Jay151006.5013
Dave Koslo121113.127
Phil Paine111003.8611
Charlie Gorin50101.8612

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Sox American Association George Selkirk
AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Whit Wyatt
A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Ben Geraghty
A Lincoln Chiefs Western League Whitey Wietelmann and Glenn McQuillen
B Corpus Christi Clippers Big State League Billy Capps
B Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos Florida International League Pepper Martin
B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman
C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Charlie Root
C Quebec Braves Provincial League George McQuinn
D Wellsville Braves PONY League Ted Sepkowski
D Lawton Braves Sooner State League Travis Jackson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Quebec, Lawton
Miami Beach franchise transferred to Miami, May 20, 1954; Florida International League folded, July 27

Notes

  1. ↑ Art Fowler page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Eddie Mathews | The Baseball Page
  6. ↑ Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Sibby Sisti page at Baseball Reference

References

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