1954 Washington Senators season explained

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.^[1]
• Prior to 1954 season: José Valdivielso was acquired by the Senators from the Lubbock Hubbers.^[2]

Regular season

During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.^[3]

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.^[4]
• June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Senators.^[5]
• August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs.^[6]

Roster

1954 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		115	360	104	.289	4	40
1B		151	597	173	.290	20	97
2B		106	337	70	.208	3	24
SS		139	488	131	.268	3	56
3B		155	539	138	.256	11	47
LF		145	514	119	.232	24	102
CF		155	628	187	.298	7	80
RF		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
	76	171	42	.246	1	17
	49	158	40	.253	0	9
	54	157	35	.223	1	10
	64	154	36	.234	0	17
	37	128	30	.234	2	13
	62	117	30	.256	2	15
	14	25	4	.160	0	1
	11	24	8	.333	0	0
	9	24	4	.167	0	2
	9	21	5	.238	0	1
	9	13	4	.308	0	3
	7	10	3	.300	0	0
	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
	32	244.0	13	15	3.32	82
	30	196.1	7	15	3.44	95
	29	185.1	11	8	2.91	56
	31	182.0	11	11	4.10	67
	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
	23	71.1	2	9	6.18	22
	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
	48	4	7	3	4.22	60
	29	0	2	1	7.64	27
	22	2	3	0	3.77	33
	16	1	2	1	3.03	7

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

Wichita Falls club moved to Sweetwater, May 6, 1954

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simaal01.shtml Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdijo01.shtml José Valdivielso page at Baseball Reference
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dixonso01.shtml Sonny Dixon page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/killeha01.shtml Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pearcji01.shtml Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference