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baseball">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_baseball" title="1952 in baseball">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_baseball" title="1953 in baseball">1953</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1954</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_baseball" title="1955 in baseball">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_baseball" title="1956 in baseball">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/1954_in_sports" title="1954 in sports">1954 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a 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title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a> CLE</td> <td>126</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kluszewski" title="Ted Kluszewski">Ted Kluszewski</a> CIN</td> <td>141 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> CLE & <br /> <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> CLE</td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Robin Roberts</a> PHP</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(AL_pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Garcia (AL pitcher)">Mike Garcia</a> CLE</td> <td>2.64</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Antonelli" title="Johnny Antonelli">Johnny Antonelli</a> NYG</td> <td>2.30 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_baseball_final_standings">Major league baseball final 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<th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1954 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td>111</td> <td>43 </td> <td>.721 </td> <td>— </td> <td>59‍–‍18 </td> <td>52‍–‍25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1954 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td>103</td> <td>51 </td> <td>.669 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>54‍–‍23 </td> <td>49‍–‍28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1954 Chicago White Sox 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League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>W-L%</th> <th>GB </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Daisies" title="Fort Wayne Daisies">Fort Wayne Daisies</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>40</td> <td>.574</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>44</td> <td>.522</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids_Chicks" title="Grand Rapids Chicks">Grand Rapids Chicks</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>45</td> <td>.505</td> <td>6½ </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Lassies" title="Kalamazoo Lassies">Kalamazoo Lassies</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>48</td> <td>.500</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>55</td> <td>.402</td> <td>16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nippon_Professional_Baseball_final_standings">Nippon Professional Baseball final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Nippon Professional Baseball final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Central_League_final_standings">Central League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Central League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="35%"><a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">G</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>86</td> <td>40</td> <td>4</td> <td>.683</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>82</td> <td>47</td> <td>1</td> <td>.636</td> <td>5.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka Tigers">Osaka Tigers</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>71</td> <td>57</td> <td>2</td> <td>.555</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Carp" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima Carp">Hiroshima Carp</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>56</td> <td>69</td> <td>5</td> <td>.448</td> <td>29.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kokutetsu_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokutetsu Swallows">Kokutetsu Swallows</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>55</td> <td>73</td> <td>2</td> <td>.430</td> <td>32.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yosho Robins</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>32</td> <td>96</td> <td>2</td> <td>.250</td> <td>55.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pacific_League_final_standings">Pacific League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pacific League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="35%"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">G</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>90</td> <td>47</td> <td>3</td> <td>.657</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>91</td> <td>49</td> <td>0</td> <td>.650</td> <td>0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainichi Orions">Mainichi Orions</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>79</td> <td>57</td> <td>4</td> <td>.581</td> <td>10.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Pearls" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Pearls">Kintetsu Pearls</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>74</td> <td>63</td> <td>3</td> <td>.540</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>66</td> <td>70</td> <td>4</td> <td>.485</td> <td>23.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Takahashi_Unions" title="Takahashi Unions">Takahashi Unions</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>53</td> <td>84</td> <td>3</td> <td>.387</td> <td>37.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Toei_Flyers" class="mw-redirect" title="Toei Flyers">Toei Flyers</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>52</td> <td>86</td> <td>2</td> <td>.377</td> <td>38.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Daiei_Stars" title="Daiei Stars">Daiei Stars</a> </th> <td>140</td> <td>43</td> <td>92</td> <td>5</td> <td>.319</td> <td>46.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 12 – The <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> makes two franchise shifts, as the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(minor_league)" title="Baltimore Orioles (minor league)">Baltimore Orioles</a> team is transferred 150 miles (240 km) south to become the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Virginians" title="Richmond Virginians">Richmond Virginians</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cubs" title="Springfield Cubs">Springfield Cubs</a> move to <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Cuba's capital</a>, becoming the <a href="/wiki/Havana_Sugar_Kings" title="Havana Sugar Kings">Havana Sugar Kings</a>. The Springfield/Havana franchise is the successor of the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears_(International_League)" title="Newark Bears (International League)">Newark Bears</a>, who played from 1912–1919 and 1921–1949 in the International circuit.</li> <li>January 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> acquire veteran right-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Murry_Dickson" title="Murry Dickson">Murry Dickson</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Andy_Hansen" title="Andy Hansen">Andy Hansen</a>, infielder <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lohrke" title="Jack Lohrke">Jack Lohrke</a> and $70,000.</li> <li>January 14 – Former <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> great <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> marries actress <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe" title="Marilyn Monroe">Marilyn Monroe</a> in San Francisco.</li> <li>January 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> trade veteran catchers, with <a href="/wiki/Joe_Tipton" title="Joe Tipton">Joe Tipton</a> going to Washington in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Grasso" title="Mickey Grasso">Mickey Grasso</a>.</li> <li>January 26 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> acquire first baseman <a href="/wiki/Tom_Alston" title="Tom Alston">Tom Alston</a> from <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_(PCL)" title="San Diego Padres (PCL)">San Diego</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">Open-Classification</a> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Erautt" title="Eddie Erautt">Eddie Erautt</a>, first baseman/outfielder <a href="/wiki/Dick_Sisler" title="Dick Sisler">Dick Sisler</a> and $100,000. Alston, 27, will break the Cardinals' <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">color line</a> by becoming the club's first black player on April 13, 1954.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 1 – A major trade shakes up the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> obtain southpaw pitchers <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Antonelli" title="Johnny Antonelli">Johnny Antonelli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Liddle" title="Don Liddle">Don Liddle</a>, backup catcher <a href="/wiki/Ebba_St._Claire" title="Ebba St. Claire">Ebba St. Claire</a>, infielder <a href="/wiki/Billy_Klaus" title="Billy Klaus">Billy Klaus</a> and $50,000 from the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Bobby Thomson</a>—a <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> hero famous for authoring the Giants' <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a>-winning three-run home run in <a href="/wiki/1951_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1951 National League tie-breaker series">1951</a>, known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Shot_Heard_%27Round_the_World_(baseball)" title="Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)">Shot Heard 'Round the World</a></i>—and backup catcher <a href="/wiki/Sam_Calderone" title="Sam Calderone">Sam Calderone</a>. The deal has a massive, immediate impact when Antonelli goes 21–7 and tops the NL in <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (2.30) to help lead the 1954 Giants to the NL championship, then he and Liddle start and win games in New York's four-game sweep of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954 World Series</a>.</li> <li>February 2 – The newly relocated <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> unconditionally release all-time great hurler <a href="/wiki/Satchel_Paige" title="Satchel Paige">Satchel Paige</a>, who went 3–9 (3.53 ERA) with 11 <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">saves</a> in 57 games at age 47 for the <a href="/wiki/1953_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1953 St. Louis Browns season">1953 St. Louis Browns</a>. The release does not end Paige's remarkable career, however: in <a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a>, at 59, he will return to the majors for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> and throw three shutout innings against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.</li> <li>February 5 – The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Orioles</a> continue to shed members of the <a href="/wiki/1953_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1953 St. Louis Browns season">1953 Browns</a>, sending infielder <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lipon" title="Johnny Lipon">Johnny Lipon</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Groth" title="Johnny Groth">Johnny Groth</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for infielder <a href="/wiki/Neil_Berry_(baseball)" title="Neil Berry (baseball)">Neil Berry</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mele" title="Sam Mele">Sam Mele</a>.</li> <li>February 10 – The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> trade former All-Star and no-hit pitcher <a href="/wiki/Vern_Bickford" title="Vern Bickford">Vern Bickford</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for rookie catcher <a href="/wiki/Charlie_White_(baseball)" title="Charlie White (baseball)">Charlie White</a> and $10,000.</li> <li>February 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> trade left-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Gene_Bearden" title="Gene Bearden">Gene Bearden</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Rainiers" title="Seattle Rainiers">Seattle Rainiers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> for shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alex_Garbowski" title="Alex Garbowski">Alex Garbowski</a> and minor-league hurler Art DelDuca. The trade signals the end of Bearden's MLB career; as a rookie, he had pitched the <a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1948 Cleveland Indians season">1948 Cleveland Indians</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> and <a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">World Series</a> championship.</li> <li>February 18 – The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> obtain future <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> first baseman <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Roy Sievers</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in exchange for left fielder <a href="/wiki/Gil_Coan" title="Gil Coan">Gil Coan</a>.</li> <li>February 19 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> sign 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Ricans" title="Puerto Ricans">Puerto Rican</a> amateur free agent <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Roberto Clemente</a> to a contract worth $5,000, plus a $10,000 signing bonus. In so doing, they beat out a number of other clubs in the Clemente sweepstakes, outspending their cross-river rivals <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Giants_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Atlanta_Braves" title="History of the Atlanta Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a>. The Dodgers assign Clemente immediately to the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a>. There, the future Hall of Fame right fielder will put up decent numbers in 1954, posting a .257/.286/.372 <a href="/wiki/Slash_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Slash line">batting line</a> with ten <a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">extra base hits</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen base</a> in 155 <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">plate appearances</a>. But, unfortunately for the Dodgers, Clemente will never play a game for their big-league team: Brooklyn leaves him exposed to the 1954 <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 draft</a>, where he will be selected by the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_org_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr_org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> obtain veteran outfielder <a href="/wiki/Dave_Philley" title="Dave Philley">Dave Philley</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> for two rookie pitchers, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Wheat" title="Lee Wheat">Lee Wheat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Upton" title="Bill Upton">Bill Upton</a>, and $15,000.</li></ul></li> <li>February 23 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> part company with "The Springfield Rifle," right-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Vic_Raschi" title="Vic Raschi">Vic Raschi</a>, selling his contract to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for $85,000. Raschi, almost 35, spent all or part of eight seasons with the Bombers, going 120–50 (a <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a> of .706) with a 3.47 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> in 218 <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> games; he won 20 or more games for three straight seasons (1949–1951), made four <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> teams, and led AL hurlers in <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> (1951). A six-time <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion, Raschi went 5–3 (2.24 ERA) in 11 Fall Classic games, eight of them starting assignments.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Bobby Thomson</a> breaks his ankle while sliding into a base during a spring training game. Thomson will be out of the Braves' lineup until July 14. In between, he is immediately replaced by a promising prospect named <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 16 – The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> sell the contract of veteran first baseman <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Waitkus" title="Eddie Waitkus">Eddie Waitkus</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for $40,000. Waitkus, 34, will essentially split first-base duties with <a href="/wiki/Dick_Kryhoski" title="Dick Kryhoski">Dick Kryhoski</a> during the "modern" Orioles' maiden season in Baltimore.</li> <li>March 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> obtain shortstop <a href="/wiki/Roy_Smalley_Jr." title="Roy Smalley Jr.">Roy Smalley</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cole_(baseball)" title="Dave Cole (baseball)">Dave Cole</a>.</li> <li>March 28 – The <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> trade infielder and formerly highly touted prospect <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Morgan_(baseball)" title="Bobby Morgan (baseball)">Bobby Morgan</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dick_Young_(baseball)" title="Dick Young (baseball)">Dick Young</a>—not the <a href="/wiki/Dick_Young_(sportswriter)" title="Dick Young (sportswriter)">influential New York sportswriter</a>, but a 26-year-old second baseman.</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/1954_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1954 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> <a href="/wiki/Player%E2%80%93manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Player–manager">player–manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Cavarretta" title="Phil Cavarretta">Phil Cavarretta</a> gives team owner <a href="/wiki/Philip_K._Wrigley" title="Philip K. Wrigley">Philip K. Wrigley</a> an honest (and negative) assessment of the Cubs' chances for the upcoming season, then is dismissed for his defeatist attitude. He becomes the first manager ever to be given the gate during <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stan_Hack" title="Stan Hack">Stan Hack</a> replaces him, even though Cavarretta is right: the Cubs will finish in seventh place this year. He spends 1954 with the crosstown <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and bats .316 in 77 appearances as a pinch-hitter and part-time outfielder/first baseman.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 11 – To make room for promising rookie outfielder <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Wally Moon</a>, the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> trade longtime great <a href="/wiki/Enos_Slaughter" title="Enos Slaughter">Enos Slaughter</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in exchange for four minor leaguers, including future <a href="/wiki/National_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National League Rookie of the Year Award">National League Rookie of the Year</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Bill Virdon</a>.</li> <li>April 12 – The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> sign future <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall-of-Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a>, 32, who had been released by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> on July 22, 1953. The four-time 20-game-winner will become the 1954 Tribe's lefthanded <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief</a> ace, going 7–2 (2.51 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>) with seven <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">saves</a>.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Willie_Mays_1954.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photograph of Willie Mays in a Giants uniform cradles six bats over his right shoulder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Willie_Mays_1954.png/180px-Willie_Mays_1954.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Willie_Mays_1954.png/270px-Willie_Mays_1954.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Willie_Mays_1954.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="416" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> in 1954</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>April 13 <ul><li>After performing military service, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a>, 22, appears in his first MLB game since May 28, 1952. Since coming to the Giants in late May of 1951, Mays' team has gone 107–48 with him on the roster, and 153–157 with him in a <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> uniform.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the bottom of the sixth inning of Opening Day at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>, Mays hits a solo home run off <a href="/wiki/Carl_Erskine" title="Carl Erskine">Carl Erskine</a> to break a three-all tie and secure a 4–3 victory over the arch-rival <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>—a harbinger of Mays' and the Giants' remarkable 1954 season to come.</li> <li>The brand-new <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> (formerly the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>) open in Detroit and lose to the host <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a>, 3–0. <a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen" title="Don Larsen">Don Larsen</a> takes the loss against <a href="/wiki/Steve_Gromek" title="Steve Gromek">Steve Gromek</a>. The Tigers start fast and will win 12 of their first 18 games.</li> <li>First baseman <a href="/wiki/Tom_Alston" title="Tom Alston">Tom Alston</a> becomes the first black player in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> history.</li> <li>Second baseman <a href="/wiki/Curt_Roberts" title="Curt Roberts">Curt Roberts</a> becomes the first black player in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> history.</li> <li>At <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> 8–2 behind a <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a> from <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> and home runs from <a href="/wiki/Wally_Westlake" title="Wally Westlake">Wally Westlake</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Strickland_(baseball)" title="George Strickland (baseball)">George Strickland</a>. It's the first of 111 victories for the 1954 Indians, an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> record that will last for 44 years.</li></ul></li> <li>April 15 – <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> hosts its first AL home opener since <a href="/wiki/1902_in_baseball" title="1902 in baseball">1902</a>. Following a 90-minute parade, the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Orioles</a> draw an opening-day record of 46,354 in a 3–1 afternoon win over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. The Orioles' <a href="/wiki/Clint_Courtney" title="Clint Courtney">Clint Courtney</a> hits the first MLB home run in Baltimore's <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a> strikes out nine in besting <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Virgil Trucks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Vern Stephens</a> also homers for Baltimore.</li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hamey" title="Roy Hamey">Roy Hamey</a>, 51, formerly <a href="/wiki/George_Weiss_(baseball)" title="George Weiss (baseball)">George Weiss'</a> top lieutenant in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' front office, succeeds owner <a href="/wiki/R._R._M._Carpenter_Jr." title="R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.">R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.</a> as general manager of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.</li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">Pinch hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/Nino_Escalera" title="Nino Escalera">Nino Escalera</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> becomes the first black player in the venerable franchise's history. Hitting for veteran catcher <a href="/wiki/Andy_Seminick" title="Andy Seminick">Andy Seminick</a> in the seventh inning, Escalera <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singles</a> off <a href="/wiki/Lew_Burdette" title="Lew Burdette">Lew Burdette</a>. Cincinnati falls to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a>, 5–1 at <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_County_Stadium" title="Milwaukee County Stadium">County Stadium</a>.</li> <li>April 23 – At <a href="/wiki/Sportsman%27s_Park" title="Sportsman's Park">Sportsman's Park</a>, now called "Busch Stadium," <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> hits his first major league home run, off <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Vic_Raschi" title="Vic Raschi">Vic Raschi</a>. His first major league hit, a double, had also been hit off Raschi, eight days earlier. Aaron will go on to break <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>'s record of 714 career home runs in <a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a> and retire with 755, a record that will stand until <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> breaks it in <a href="/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">2007</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 2 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> slams five home runs in a doubleheader against the visiting <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>. He hits three in the first game, won by the Cardinals 10–6, and adds two in the nightcap, won by the Giants 9–7. <a href="/wiki/Nate_Colbert" title="Nate Colbert">Nate Colbert</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> will tie Musial's record by hitting five home runs in a <a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a> doubleheader; coincidentally, an eight-year-old Colbert is in attendance today to watch Musial's feat.</li> <li>Right-hander <a href="/wiki/Don_Johnson_(pitcher)" title="Don Johnson (pitcher)">Don Johnson</a> blanks the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> on two hits, 4–0, at <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Connie Mack Stadium">Connie Mack Stadium</a> in the first game of a doubleheader. It's the third straight shutout for Johnson's <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. The scoreless skein is broken in the nightcap, with Philadelphia's <a href="/wiki/Marion_Fricano" title="Marion Fricano">Marion Fricano</a> getting a 2–1 victory. The doubleheader split gives Chicago (11–6) a half-game lead over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> (9–5) in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>May 9 – Two ties are recorded in the American League, both caused by Sunday darkness curfews in the second games of doubleheaders. At <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>, left-handers <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Billy Pierce</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">White Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hoeft" title="Billy Hoeft">Billy Hoeft</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> battle to a ten-inning, scoreless tie. In <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">The Bronx</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> play to a nine-inning, 1–1 deadlock. Per AL rules, individual statistics will count but each game will be replayed in full later in the season.</li> <li>May 16 <ul><li>Playing in only his third game of 1954 after breaking his <a href="/wiki/Collarbone" class="mw-redirect" title="Collarbone">collarbone</a> in <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> goes five-for-five, with two home runs, a double, and five RBI. But his <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> drop the nightcap of a doubleheader to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, 9–8, in 14 innings at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Briggs Stadium</a>. The Red Sox are now 6–15 and last in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>.</li> <li>In the midst of an 11-game winning streak, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> sweep the visiting <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, 12–7 and 6–0, and move into a first-place tie with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>May 23 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">White Sox</a> obtain future Hall-of-Famer <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> for fellow third baseman <a href="/wiki/Grady_Hatton" title="Grady Hatton">Grady Hatton</a> and $100,000.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 1 – The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> acquire outfielder/first baseman <a href="/wiki/Vic_Wertz" title="Vic Wertz">Vic Wertz</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Chakales" title="Bob Chakales">Bob Chakales</a>. In the upcoming <a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954 World Series</a>, Wertz will make one of the most famous <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a> in Series history.</li> <li>June 3 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> slug five home runs—three from third baseman <a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a> and two from centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>—and defeat the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> 13–8 at <a href="/wiki/Sportsman%27s_Park" title="Sportsman's Park">Busch Stadium</a>. Thompson, with eight, and Mays (five) account for all of New York's 13 runs batted in. The win allows the Giants to move within one game of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> in a tight <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> pennant race.</li> <li>June 9 – Recently acquired <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Antonelli" title="Johnny Antonelli">Johnny Antonelli</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> fires his second straight <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a> <a href="/wiki/Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">shutout</a> and improves his season mark to 8–2 (2.41 ERA) to humble his former team, the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a>, 4–0. Giants shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Alvin Dark</a> goes four-for-four and scores two runs. The win lifts New York into a first-place tie with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>.</li> <li>June 11 – With his <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> holding a slim 1½-game lead in the Junior Circuit, general manager <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lane" title="Frank Lane">Frank "Trader" Lane</a> swings into action, making two deals. In the first, he acquires pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Dixon" title="Sonny Dixon">Sonny Dixon</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> for fellow hurler <a href="/wiki/Gus_Keriazakos" title="Gus Keriazakos">Gus Keriazakos</a>; then Lane deals Dixon, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Al_Sima" title="Al Sima">Al Sima</a>, outfielder <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wilson_(outfielder)" title="Bill Wilson (outfielder)">Bill Wilson</a> and $15,000 to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Morrie_Martin" title="Morrie Martin">Morrie Martin</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Ed_McGhee" title="Ed McGhee">Ed McGhee</a>.</li> <li>June 12 <ul><li>At <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_County_Stadium" title="Milwaukee County Stadium">Milwaukee County Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wilson_(pitcher)" title="Jim Wilson (pitcher)">Jim Wilson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hits</a> the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> 2-0, besting <a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Robin Roberts</a> in the one-hour, 43-minute contest. The Braves score both runs on solo home runs: in the first inning by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Logan_(baseball)" title="Johnny Logan (baseball)">Johnny Logan</a> and the fifth by Wilson's catcher, <a href="/wiki/Del_Crandall" title="Del Crandall">Del Crandall</a>. The no-hitter is the first in the Braves' <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a> history; the franchise had moved from <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> after the <a href="/wiki/1952_in_baseball" title="1952 in baseball">1952</a> season.</li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> take a half-game lead in the pennant race, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> 4–3 behind <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Bob Feller</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Mossi" title="Don Mossi">Don Mossi</a>. It's the Tribe's second victory in what will be a five-game sweep of the stumbling Bosox at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, and the second in a nine-game winning streak overall. By June 20, Cleveland's AL lead will be four full games over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>June 14 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> deal veteran infielder <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pesky" title="Johnny Pesky">Johnny Pesky</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> for infielder <a href="/wiki/Mel_Hoderlein" title="Mel Hoderlein">Mel Hoderlein</a>.</li> <li>June 17 – In a 17-inning marathon between the two worst teams in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, the last-place <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> defeat the seventh-place <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>.</li> <li>June 29 – At the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> go 13 innings to defeat their hated rivals, the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, 4–3. <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">Pinch hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_(outfielder)" title="Dusty Rhodes (outfielder)">Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes'</a> <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> drives home the tying and winning runs to erase a 3–2 Brooklyn lead. The Giants and Dodgers have been going head-to-head in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> race since early June; after sweeping the Dodgers in this three-game series, the Giants will hold a four-game lead in the Senior Circuit on July 1.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 4 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Narleski" title="Ray Narleski">Ray Narleski</a> throws 5<small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span></small> innings of hitless relief, <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> gets the save, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a> homers and drives in two runs as the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> win their seventh straight game by beating the visiting <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, 2–1. At the season's traditional halfway point, Cleveland (52–22) leads the second-place <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (49–28) by 4<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> games in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>.</li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> (50–25) split a double-header with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, enabling the second-place <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> (46–28) to shave a half-game off their lead; it now stands at 3<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> lengths.</li></ul></li> <li>July 13 – The <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> makes an eighth-inning comeback at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/1954_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 MLB All-Star Game">All–Star Game</a>, 11–9. <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> <a href="/wiki/Rookie" title="Rookie">rookie</a> left-hander <a href="/wiki/Dean_Stone" title="Dean Stone">Dean Stone</a> is the winning pitcher without officially facing a batter, as he throws out <a href="/wiki/Red_Schoendienst" title="Red Schoendienst">Red Schoendienst</a> trying to <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">steal home</a> in the top of the 8th, ending that half of the inning.</li> <li>July 15 – When the All-Star break ends, the 40–37 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> have a new manager in their dugout: former <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> standout centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Terry_Moore_(baseball)" title="Terry Moore (baseball)">Terry Moore</a>, 42, who takes over for 63-year-old veteran <a href="/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill" title="Steve O'Neill">Steve O'Neill</a>. Moore has never managed before, while O'Neill has reached the end of a 14-year career as a pilot of four MLB teams, highlighted by his leadership of the <a href="/wiki/1945_World_Series" title="1945 World Series">1945 World Series</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. The change doesn't light a fire under the Phils, however: they will go only 35–42 under Moore in his half-season as their skipper.</li> <li>July 19 <ul><li>At <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Perkowski" title="Harry Perkowski">Harry Perkowski</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> throws an 11-inning, three-hit, complete-game shutout against the league-leading <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a>. His battery mate, catcher <a href="/wiki/Hobie_Landrith" title="Hobie Landrith">Hobie Landrith</a>, smacks a solo, <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> in the home half of the 11th to secure the victory. The setback leaves the 60–30 Giants six games ahead of second-place <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn</a>.</li> <li>Meanwhile, in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, both the first-place <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (61–28) and the runner-up <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (61–29) win. The two teams have kept in lockstep, with Cleveland a half-game in front of the Bombers, for nine straight days—since before the All-Star break.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Owen" title="Mickey Owen">Mickey Owen</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> bashes a two-out, <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off grand slam</a> off <a href="/wiki/Mike_Blyzka" title="Mike Blyzka">Mike Blyzka</a> to cap a five-run ninth inning and beat the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, 9–7, in the first game of a doubleheader at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>. The Red Sox also win the night game 8–5.</li></ul></li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harshman" title="Jack Harshman">Jack Harshman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> sets a team record by striking out 16 in a 5–2 complete game victory over the Boston Red Sox. The previous White Sox mark (15) was shared by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Eddie Cicotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Ed Walsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Scott_(pitcher)" title="Jim Scott (pitcher)">Jim Scott</a>. Harshman's 16 Ks are the most strikeouts in <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> history and the record would stand for 32 years until <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> strikes out 20 <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> in 1986 and becomes the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 20 players in a game.</li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Adcock" title="Joe Adcock">Joe Adcock</a> of the Milwaukee Braves hits <a href="/wiki/MLB_hitters_with_four_home_runs_in_one_game" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB hitters with four home runs in one game">four home runs</a> successfully in a game, becoming the seventh player to do so in Major League history. The Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 15–7.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 4 – <a href="/wiki/Earle_Mack" title="Earle Mack">Earle Mack</a>, one of three co-owners of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, reveals that Chicago-based businessman <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Johnson_(industrialist)" title="Arnold Johnson (industrialist)">Arnold Johnson</a>'s reported $4.5 million bid for the team is the only offer the nearly destitute franchise has received. If his bid succeeds, Johnson plans to move the Athletics to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>, where voters have approved a $2 million bond issue for renovation and expansion of <a href="/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)">Blues Stadium</a>, which Johnson owns and operates. Says Mack: "There isn't a chance at keeping the team in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> as far as finances are concerned."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 13 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harshman" title="Jack Harshman">Jack Harshman</a> throws a 16-inning, nine-hit, complete-game shutout and <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Minnie Miñoso</a>'s RBI <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triple</a> scores <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Nellie Fox</a> with the game's only run, as the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> down the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> 1–0 at <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>. Detroit's <a href="/wiki/Al_Aber" title="Al Aber">Al Aber</a>, who goes 15<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span></small> innings, is the hard-luck loser. The win allows the third-place ChiSox to stay 7<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> games behind the first-place <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>.</li> <li>August 15 – At <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>, the visiting <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> out-homer the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, four to two, but all four blasts come with the bases empty and the Dodgers claim a 9–4 victory. <a href="/wiki/Billy_Loes" title="Billy Loes">Billy Loes</a> (8–3) is the winning pitcher, as Brooklyn creeps to within a half-game of the league-leading Giants.</li> <li>August 22 – Sitting 4<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> games out of first, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> acquire veteran relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jim_Konstanty" title="Jim Konstanty">Jim Konstanty</a> on <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waivers (baseball)">waivers</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. Konstanty, 37, was the <a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a> <a href="/wiki/National_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National League Most Valuable Player Award">NL Most Valuable Player</a> as the relief ace of the <a href="/wiki/Whiz_Kids_(baseball)" title="Whiz Kids (baseball)">"Whiz Kids" Phillies</a>. Although he's extremely effective as a Yankee (0.98 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a>, one win and two saves) in nine games down the stretch, it's not enough to enable New York to catch the front-running <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1 – The last full month of the major-league season begins with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> (82–47) holding a 3<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small>-game lead over the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> (79–51) in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (95–36) in front of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (89–41) by 5<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> contests in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>.</li> <li>September 5 – During what turns out to be the <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a>'s final game, <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Lassies" title="Kalamazoo Lassies">Kalamazoo Lassies</a>' <a href="/wiki/June_Peppas" title="June Peppas">June Peppas</a> pitches a complete game and drives in four runs in an 8–5 victory against the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Daisies" title="Fort Wayne Daisies">Fort Wayne Daisies</a>, to clinch the championship title. The league folds after twelve years of uninterrupted activities.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 6 – Cuban outfielder <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Paula" title="Carlos Paula">Carlos Paula</a> becomes the first black player in <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> history.</li> <li>September 8 – The first-place <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> beef up their catching corps for the stretch drive by claiming <a href="/wiki/Joe_Garagiola" title="Joe Garagiola">Joe Garagiola</a> on <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waivers (baseball)">waivers</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>. Garagiola, 28, is wrapping up a nine-year MLB playing career before moving to the broadcast booth, where he will become a <a href="/wiki/Ford_C._Frick_Award" title="Ford C. Frick Award">Ford C. Frick Award</a> winner.</li> <li>September 12 – Behind future <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Famers</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> (22–6) and <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> (21–11), the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> sweep a doubleheader from the visiting <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> to increase their American League lead to 8<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span></small> games.</li> <li>September 14 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a> resigns as skipper of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> to become both <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">field manager</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. As their pilot, Richards, 45, has led the ChiSox' renaissance on the field, going 342–265 (<a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">.607</a>) since the opening of the <a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a> season. In Baltimore, he will be entrusted with building the lowly Orioles into a winner. Although his front office duties begin immediately, Richards allows incumbent Orioles' skipper <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a> to finish the 1954 season before he will take over in the O's dugout. Meanwhile, in Chicago, coach and former <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> star shortstop <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> becomes the White Sox' new manager.</li> <li>September 18 – The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> clinch the 1954 <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> 3–2 in a rain-soaked contest at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Briggs Stadium</a>. <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> wins his 23rd game. It's Cleveland's third AL flag overall, and their first since <a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1948 Cleveland Indians season">1948</a>.</li> <li>September 19 – Only 1,915 fans are on hand at <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Connie Mack Stadium">Connie Mack Stadium</a> to witness the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> in what proves to be the last home game played in the franchise's 54-year tenure in Philadelphia.</li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Sal Maglie</a> allows only five <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a> drives in the deciding run, leading the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> to a pennant-clinching 7–1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>. It's the Giants' 17th <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> championship dating to <a href="/wiki/1888_in_baseball" title="1888 in baseball">1888</a>—and it will be their last representing <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.</li> <li>September 25 – In their penultimate regular-season game, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Indians</a> thrash the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> 11–1 at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Stadium</a> to set a new <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> record of 111 victories in a 154-game season. The previous AL mark of 110 wins was set by the <a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927 "Murderers' Row" New York Yankees</a>, often ranked as one of the greatest all-time teams.</li> <li>September 26 – The end of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>'s regular season schedule reveals a stark imbalance between the top three teams—<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland</a> (111–43), <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York</a> (103–51) and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago</a> (94–60)—and the rest of the loop. Fourth-place <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston</a> (69–85), though nominally in the "<a href="/wiki/First_division_(baseball)" title="First division (baseball)">first division</a>," finishes 42 games out of first place, which is the weakest record of any fourth-place club since the modern era began in 1901. The AL's lopsided standings spur an unprecedented turnover in its managerial ranks, in which six of the eight league clubs change field leaders between September 14 and the start of the 1955 campaign. Only <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a> of Cleveland and <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a> of New York survive.</li></ul> <ul><li>September 29 – In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954 World Series</a>, with the score tied 2–2 and two base runners in the eighth inning, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> makes one of the greatest catches in history when he races back in the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> to make an over-the-head catch of <a href="/wiki/Vic_Wertz" title="Vic Wertz">Vic Wertz</a>' 462-foot drive. Wertz, who had <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">driven in</a> the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>' two runs in the first inning, will finish the day 4-for-5, including a double and a triple. The Giants go on to win the game in extra innings, 5–2, thanks to a <a href="/wiki/Pinch-hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinch-hitter">pinch-hit</a> three-run <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> by <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_(outfielder)" title="Dusty Rhodes (outfielder)">Dusty Rhodes</a> off <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> in the bottom of the 11th inning. Since then, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(baseball)" title="The Catch (baseball)">The Catch</a></i> is a term used to refer to the memorable defensive play executed by Mays.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 – The <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> trade pitcher <a href="/wiki/Harry_Perkowski" title="Harry Perkowski">Harry Perkowski</a> and outfielders <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger_(baseball)" title="Jim Bolger (baseball)">Jim Bolger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Tappe" title="Ted Tappe">Ted Tappe</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for pitchers <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Klippstein" title="Johnny Klippstein">Johnny Klippstein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Willis_(1950s_pitcher)" title="Jim Willis (1950s pitcher)">Jim Willis</a>.</li> <li>October 2 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, 7–4, in Game 4 of the 1954 World Series to win their fifth <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship, four games to none. After finishing the regular schedule with an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>-record 111 wins, Cleveland fails to win a Series game. This is the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a>' fifth Fall Classic title, and their first in <a href="/wiki/1933_World_Series" title="1933 World Series">21 years</a>. They will not win another <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> until 2010, more than 50 years after they moved to San Francisco.</li> <li>October 12 – After a daylong meeting in Chicago, <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> magnates unanimously—but provisionally—approve the transfer of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>. The provision demands that <a href="/wiki/Roy_Mack" title="Roy Mack">Roy Mack</a>, one of the club's three co-owners, convince his legendary father, <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie</a>, and his brother <a href="/wiki/Earle_Mack" title="Earle Mack">Earle</a> to approve the team's sale to <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Johnson_(industrialist)" title="Arnold Johnson (industrialist)">Arnold Johnson</a> and its shift to Missouri. Meanwhile, four other bids for the club, including two local groups who want to keep the Athletics in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, emerge. However, according to AL president <a href="/wiki/Will_Harridge" title="Will Harridge">Will Harridge</a>, only the Johnson offer is considered "really sound."</li> <li>October 14–15 – Teams from Philadelphia and Kansas City remain in the news—but neither are the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Athletics</a>—when the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> hire <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Smith" title="Mayo Smith">Mayo Smith</a>, 39, as their manager for 1955. The Phils then purchase the contracts of first baseman <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Herrera" title="Pancho Herrera">Pancho Herrera</a> and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Hank_Mason" title="Hank Mason">Hank Mason</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a>.</li> <li>October 28 – Defying reports that three <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> owners—<a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Clark Griffith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Yawkey" title="Tom Yawkey">Tom Yawkey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spike_Briggs" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike Briggs">Spike Briggs</a>—have formed a bloc devoted to keeping the moribund <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Athletics</a> franchise in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> under new ownership, AL moguls vote down the club's possible sale to a group of businessmen based in that city. It's known that owners <a href="/wiki/Dan_Topping" title="Dan Topping">Dan Topping</a> and <a href="/wiki/Del_Webb" title="Del Webb">Del Webb</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> strongly favor <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Johnson_(industrialist)" title="Arnold Johnson (industrialist)">Arnold Johnson</a>'s bid to buy the team and move it to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>. The following day, on October 29, patriarch and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a> charges that the American League is forcing a move to Kansas City and publicly reprimands his eldest son, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Mack" title="Roy Mack">Roy</a>, for supporting the sale to Johnson.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 5 – The fate of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> is finally sealed when, after a bitter family squabble, <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a> and son <a href="/wiki/Earle_Mack" title="Earle Mack">Earle</a> capitulate to Earle's brother <a href="/wiki/Roy_Mack" title="Roy Mack">Roy</a>'s desire to sell the team to Chicago businessman <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Johnson_(industrialist)" title="Arnold Johnson (industrialist)">Arnold Johnson</a> for $3.5 million. Connie Mack, 91, signs the sale agreement from his sickbed. The club will immediately abandon Philadelphia and move to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a> for 1955.</li> <li>November 8 – <a href="/wiki/R._R._M._Carpenter_Jr." title="R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.">R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.</a>, owner of <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>'s lone surviving MLB team, the <a href="/wiki/Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillies">Phillies</a>, tells the press he will reluctantly purchase <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Connie Mack Stadium">Connie Mack Stadium</a> from Arnold Johnson, new owner of the soon-to-be-called <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a>. The Phillies have shared the ballpark, built in 1909, as tenants of the Athletics since 1938, and have no other suitable place to play until a modern stadium can be built.</li> <li>November 16 – Future Hall-of-Fame slugger <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a> becomes a "<a href="/wiki/Player_to_be_named_later" title="Player to be named later">player to be named later</a>" in an earlier (September 30) transaction when the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> ship him to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> as part-payment for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Sam Jones (baseball)">Sam "Toothpick" Jones</a>. The trade will conclude on November 30 when the Cubs receive outfielder <a href="/wiki/Gale_Wade" title="Gale Wade">Gale Wade</a> (also a "<a href="/wiki/Player_to_be_named_later" title="Player to be named later">PTBNL</a>") and $60,000 from Cleveland.</li> <li>November 18 – The newly relocated <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> hire <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a>, 37, as their manager for 1955. Boudreau is a future <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> shortstop who, as <a href="/wiki/Player%E2%80%93manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Player–manager">player–manager</a>, led the <a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1948 Cleveland Indians season">1948 Cleveland Indians</a> to the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship. His hiring highlights the managerial turmoil in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> that sees six of the eight AL teams change pilots beginning on September 14. On that day, <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> became skipper of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> when <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a> quit the third-place club to join the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> as both <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> and field manager. Since the end of the 1954 season: <ul><li>Fourth-place <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston</a> fires <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a> and replaces him with <a href="/wiki/Pinky_Higgins" title="Pinky Higgins">Pinky Higgins</a>, skipper of <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Junior_World_Series" title="Junior World Series">Junior World Series</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels_(minor_league_baseball)" title="Louisville Colonels (minor league baseball)">Louisville</a>.</li> <li>Fifth-place <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit</a> refuses <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Fred Hutchinson</a>'s request for a multi-year contract and replaces him with veteran <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a>.</li> <li>Sixth-place <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington</a> hires <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Dressen" title="Chuck Dressen">Chuck Dressen</a> as its manager to fill <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Harris's</a> slot when Bucky joins the Tigers.</li> <li>Seventh-place <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore</a> allows incumbent skipper <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a> to finish the regular season before <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Richards</a> takes on his field management role in spring training of 1955.</li> <li>The eighth-place <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Athletics</a>, in transition from <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> to their new home in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, hire <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a> to replace player–manager <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Joost" title="Eddie Joost">Eddie Joost</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>November 22 – In the <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 draft</a>, the Pittsburgh Pirates select 19-year-old outfielder <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Roberto Clemente</a> from the roster of the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a>, Triple-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. Although Clemente hit only .257 for the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a>, he will become a Hall of Fame member with the Pirates, for whom he will play all of his brilliant, 18-year MLB career and never again appear in a minor-league game .<sup id="cite_ref-sabr_org_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr_org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Larry_Doby_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Larry_Doby_1953.jpg/185px-Larry_Doby_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Larry_Doby_1953.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption>1954 AL MVP runner-up <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>December 1 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> complete a 17-player trade, the largest trade in major league history. The first phase of the transaction began November 18 and will conclude today after the major league draft. Baltimore send pitchers <a href="/wiki/Mike_Blyzka" title="Mike Blyzka">Mike Blyzka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen" title="Don Larsen">Don Larsen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a>; catcher <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Johnson" title="Darrell Johnson">Darrell Johnson</a>; infielders <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hunter_(baseball)" title="Billy Hunter (baseball)">Billy Hunter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Kryhoski" title="Dick Kryhoski">Dick Kryhoski</a>; and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fridley" title="Jim Fridley">Jim Fridley</a> to the Yankees, in exchange for pitchers <a href="/wiki/Harry_Byrd_(baseball)" title="Harry Byrd (baseball)">Harry Byrd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_McDonald_(pitcher)" title="Jim McDonald (pitcher)">Jim McDonald</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Miller_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher)">Bill Miller</a>; catchers <a href="/wiki/Hal_Smith_(MLB_utility_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal Smith (MLB utility player)">Hal Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gus_Triandos" title="Gus Triandos">Gus Triandos</a>; infielders <a href="/wiki/Don_Leppert" title="Don Leppert">Don Leppert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willy_Miranda" title="Willy Miranda">Willy Miranda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kal_Segrist" title="Kal Segrist">Kal Segrist</a>; and outfielders <a href="/wiki/Gene_Woodling" title="Gene Woodling">Gene Woodling</a> and Ted Del Guercio.</li> <li>December 6 – The wheeler-dealer <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lane" title="Frank Lane">"Frantic Frank" Lane</a>, makes three trades involving 13 players: <ul><li>He begins by purchasing the contract of diminutive southpaw <a href="/wiki/Don_Ferrarese" title="Don Ferrarese">Don Ferrarese</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Oaks_(PCL)" title="Oakland Oaks (PCL)">Oakland Oaks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>.</li> <li>Lane then trades pitchers Ferrarese and <a href="/wiki/Don_Johnson_(pitcher)" title="Don Johnson (pitcher)">Don Johnson</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/Matt_Batts" title="Matt Batts">Matt Batts</a> and infielder <a href="/wiki/Fred_Marsh" title="Fred Marsh">Fred Marsh</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Chakales" title="Bob Chakales">Bob Chakales</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/Clint_Courtney" title="Clint Courtney">Clint Courtney</a> and infielder <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brideweser" title="Jim Brideweser">Jim Brideweser</a>.</li> <li>Finally, Lane's White Sox deal pitcher <a href="/wiki/Leo_Cristante" title="Leo Cristante">Leo Cristante</a> and two first basemen, two-time former batting champion <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Ferris Fain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Phillips_(first_baseman)" title="Jack Phillips (first baseman)">Jack Phillips</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> for left-hander <a href="/wiki/Ted_Gray" title="Ted Gray">Ted Gray</a>, first baseman <a href="/wiki/Walt_Dropo" title="Walt Dropo">Walt Dropo</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Bob_Nieman" title="Bob Nieman">Bob Nieman</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>December 8 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> deal veteran starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Staley" title="Gerry Staley">Gerry Staley</a> and third baseman and <a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1954 All-Star</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Jablonski" title="Ray Jablonski">Ray Jablonski</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> for relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Frank_Smith_(1950s_pitcher)" title="Frank Smith (1950s pitcher)">Frank Smith</a>, who finished second in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> with 20 <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">saves</a> during 1954.</li> <li>December 9 – <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a>, Hall-of-Fame catcher of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, wins the 1954 <a href="/wiki/American_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American League Most Valuable Player Award">American League Most Valuable Player Award</a>, the second MVP trophy of his career. <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a>, centerfielder for the AL champion <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, is the runner-up.</li> <li>December 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> acquire two aging stars of the 1950s <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, left-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Preacher_Roe" title="Preacher Roe">Preacher Roe</a> and third baseman <a href="/wiki/Billy_Cox_(baseball)" title="Billy Cox (baseball)">Billy Cox</a>, for two minor-leaguers and $50,000. Roe, 38, retires rather than report to Baltimore, while an injured Cox, 35, appears in 53 games until he's traded in June 1955, then also retires.</li> <li>December 14 – The <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> sign 18-year-old left-hander <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a> to a $30,000 "<a href="/wiki/Bonus_baby" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonus baby">bonus baby</a>" contract. Koufax, then a sophomore at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">University of Cincinnati</a>, is a Brooklyn native who has electrified Dodger scouts during an earlier tryout at <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>.</li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>, brilliant 23-year-old centerfielder of the world champion <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a>, wins the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National League Most Valuable Player Award">National League Most Valuable Player Award</a>. In 1954, Mays led the NL in <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting</a> (.345), <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> (.667) and <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">OPS</a> (1.078), and finished third in <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a> (41). His <a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(baseball)" title="The Catch (baseball)">iconic defensive play in Game 1 of the World Series</a> came after the MVP voting period had ended.</li> <li>December 19 – <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Wally Moon</a>, 24, wins the 1954 <a href="/wiki/National_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National League Rookie of the Year Award">National League Rookie of the Year Award</a>. Two days later, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> 20-game-winner <a href="/wiki/Bob_Grim_(baseball)" title="Bob Grim (baseball)">Bob Grim</a>, also 24, takes home "ROTY" honors in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American League Rookie of the Year Award">American League</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/John_Littlefield" title="John Littlefield">John Littlefield</a></li> <li>January 8 – <a href="/wiki/Yasushi_Tao" title="Yasushi Tao">Yasushi Tao</a></li> <li>January 13 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Comer_(baseball)" title="Steve Comer (baseball)">Steve Comer</a></li> <li>January 14 – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Boone" title="Danny Boone">Danny Boone</a></li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/George_Cappuzzello" title="George Cappuzzello">George Cappuzzello</a></li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stapleton_(infielder)" title="Dave Stapleton (infielder)">Dave Stapleton</a></li> <li>January 17 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Turner_(baseball)" title="Jerry Turner (baseball)">Jerry Turner</a></li> <li>January 18 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_McGregor_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher)">Scott McGregor</a></li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gale" title="Rich Gale">Rich Gale</a></li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Garry_Hancock" title="Garry Hancock">Garry Hancock</a></li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Jones_(pitcher)" title="Tim Jones (pitcher)">Timothy Jones</a></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Blake_Doyle" title="Blake Doyle">Blake Doyle</a></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Doyle_(baseball)" title="Brian Doyle (baseball)">Brian Doyle</a></li> <li>January 30 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kerrigan" title="Joe Kerrigan">Joe Kerrigan</a></li> <li>January 30 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stegman" title="Dave Stegman">Dave Stegman</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   1 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Souza" title="Mark Souza">Mark Souza</a></li> <li>February   2 – <a href="/wiki/Puchy_Delgado" title="Puchy Delgado">Puchy Delgado</a></li> <li>February   2 – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Dressler" title="Rob Dressler">Rob Dressler</a></li> <li>February   2 – <a href="/wiki/John_Tudor_(baseball)" title="John Tudor (baseball)">John Tudor</a></li> <li>February   4 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Javier" title="Al Javier">Al Javier</a></li> <li>February   8 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Joe Maddon</a></li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_McWilliams" title="Larry McWilliams">Larry McWilliams</a></li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Moore" title="Donnie Moore">Donnie Moore</a></li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Macha" title="Mike Macha">Mike Macha</a></li> <li>February 24 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Edwards_(baseball)" title="Dave Edwards (baseball)">Dave Edwards</a></li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Brenly" title="Bob Brenly">Bob Brenly</a></li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Yurak" title="Jeff Yurak">Jeff Yurak</a></li> <li>February 28 – <a href="/wiki/John_Poloni" title="John Poloni">John Poloni</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   4 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wagner_(shortstop)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Wagner (shortstop)">Mark Wagner</a></li> <li>March   7 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Armstrong_(baseball)" title="Mike Armstrong (baseball)">Mike Armstrong</a></li> <li>March   7 – <a href="/wiki/Nyls_Nyman" title="Nyls Nyman">Nyls Nyman</a></li> <li>March   8 – <a href="/wiki/Win_Remmerswaal" title="Win Remmerswaal">Win Remmerswaal</a></li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Rothschild" title="Larry Rothschild">Larry Rothschild</a></li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bass" title="Randy Bass">Randy Bass</a></li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Leach" title="Terry Leach">Terry Leach</a></li> <li>March 16 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Duran_(baseball)" title="Dan Duran (baseball)">Dan Duran</a></li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_McCatty" title="Steve McCatty">Steve McCatty</a></li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mirabella" title="Paul Mirabella">Paul Mirabella</a></li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ramsey_(infielder)" title="Mike Ramsey (infielder)">Mike Ramsey</a></li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tellmann" title="Tom Tellmann">Tom Tellmann</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April   3 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Littleton" title="Larry Littleton">Larry Littleton</a></li> <li>April   6 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Clay" title="Ken Clay">Ken Clay</a></li> <li>April   8 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Gary Carter</a></li> <li>April 11 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Royster" title="Willie Royster">Willie Royster</a></li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Craig Mitchell (baseball)">Craig Mitchell</a></li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Casey_Parsons" title="Casey Parsons">Casey Parsons</a></li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Bruce Robinson (baseball)">Bruce Robinson</a></li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Denny_Walling" title="Denny Walling">Denny Walling</a></li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Clarey" title="Doug Clarey">Doug Clarey</a></li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_O%27Berry" title="Mike O'Berry">Mike O'Berry</a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_O%27Brien_(pitcher)" title="Dan O'Brien (pitcher)">Dan O'Brien</a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Paschall" title="Bill Paschall">Bill Paschall</a></li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Minetto" title="Craig Minetto">Craig Minetto</a></li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Wells_(baseball)" title="Greg Wells (baseball)">Greg Wells</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Garcia_(outfielder)" title="Danny Garcia (outfielder)">Danny Garcia</a></li> <li>April 30 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Strain" title="Joe Strain">Joe Strain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   1 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Lee_Jackson" title="Roy Lee Jackson">Roy Lee Jackson</a></li> <li>May   2 – <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a></li> <li>May   2 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Rippley" title="Steve Rippley">Steve Rippley</a></li> <li>May   6 – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Williams_(baseball)" title="Albert Williams (baseball)">Albert Williams</a></li> <li>May   9 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Chism" title="Tom Chism">Tom Chism</a></li> <li>May   9 – <a href="/wiki/George_Enright" title="George Enright">George Enright</a></li> <li>May 19 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></li> <li>May 22 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mercer" title="Mark Mercer">Mark Mercer</a></li> <li>May 24 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Bobby Brown</a></li> <li>May 25 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Bob Knepper</a></li> <li>May 26 – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kennedy_(baseball)" title="Kevin Kennedy (baseball)">Kevin Kennedy</a></li> <li>May 31 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Erardi" title="Greg Erardi">Greg Erardi</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June   5 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Blair_(baseball)" title="Dennis Blair (baseball)">Dennis Blair</a></li> <li>June   8 – <a href="/wiki/Lenn_Sakata" title="Lenn Sakata">Lenn Sakata</a></li> <li>June 19 – <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_LeMaster" title="Johnnie LeMaster">Johnnie LeMaster</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Ch%C3%A9vez" title="Tony Chévez">Tony Chévez</a></li> <li>June 25 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Shirley" title="Bob Shirley">Bob Shirley</a></li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Honeycutt" title="Rick Honeycutt">Rick Honeycutt</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July   4 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beattie_(baseball)" title="Jim Beattie (baseball)">Jim Beattie</a></li> <li>July   4 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Larson" title="Dan Larson">Dan Larson</a></li> <li>July   6 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a></li> <li>July   6 – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Thompson_(first_baseman,_born_1954)" title="Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954)">Jason Thompson</a></li> <li>July 10 – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Andre Dawson</a></li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Rainey_(baseball)" title="Chuck Rainey (baseball)">Chuck Rainey</a></li> <li>July 16 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lentine" title="Jim Lentine">Jim Lentine</a></li> <li>July 18 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Spilman" title="Harry Spilman">Harry Spilman</a></li> <li>July 19 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Graham_(baseball)" title="Dan Graham (baseball)">Dan Graham</a></li> <li>July 20 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Woods" title="Gary Woods">Gary Woods</a></li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kingman" title="Brian Kingman">Brian Kingman</a></li> <li>July 30 – <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Valentine" title="Ellis Valentine">Ellis Valentine</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August   1 – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller_(baseball)" title="Roger Miller (baseball)">Roger Miller</a></li> <li>August   6 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Phelps" title="Ken Phelps">Ken Phelps</a></li> <li>August   7 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kemp" title="Steve Kemp">Steve Kemp</a></li> <li>August   7 – <a href="/wiki/Yasuyuki_Nakai" title="Yasuyuki Nakai">Yasuyuki Nakai</a></li> <li>August   8 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ross" title="Mark Ross">Mark Ross</a></li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holle" title="Gary Holle">Gary Holle</a></li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Mark Fidrych</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Baldwin" title="Reggie Baldwin">Reggie Baldwin</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Ned_Yost" title="Ned Yost">Ned Yost</a></li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Berenyi" title="Bruce Berenyi">Bruce Berenyi</a></li> <li>August 24 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Batton" title="Chris Batton">Chris Batton</a></li> <li>August 25 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Redfern" title="Pete Redfern">Pete Redfern</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Perconte" title="Jack Perconte">Jack Perconte</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   2 – <a href="/wiki/John_Flinn" title="John Flinn">John Flinn</a></li> <li>September   2 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Manning" title="Rick Manning">Rick Manning</a></li> <li>September   6 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Macko" title="Steve Macko">Steve Macko</a></li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Eaton" title="Craig Eaton">Craig Eaton</a></li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/John_Hirschbeck" title="John Hirschbeck">John Hirschbeck</a></li> <li>September   8 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Aase" title="Don Aase">Don Aase</a></li> <li>September   8 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(shortstop)" title="Jim Smith (shortstop)">Jim Smith</a></li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Cacek" title="Craig Cacek">Craig Cacek</a></li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Preston_Hanna" title="Preston Hanna">Preston Hanna</a></li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/John_Harris_(first_baseman)" title="John Harris (first baseman)">John Harris</a></li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Smith_(1980s_pitcher)" title="Billy Smith (1980s pitcher)">Billy Smith</a></li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Koza" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Koza">Dave Koza</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Krenchicki" title="Wayne Krenchicki">Wayne Krenchicki</a></li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Detherage" title="Bob Detherage">Bob Detherage</a></li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Klutts" title="Mickey Klutts">Mickey Klutts</a></li> <li>September 21 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_MacCormack" title="Frank MacCormack">Frank MacCormack</a></li> <li>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Dues" title="Hal Dues">Hal Dues</a></li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Len_Matuszek" title="Len Matuszek">Len Matuszek</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October   3 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a></li> <li>October   3 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gates" title="Joe Gates">Joe Gates</a></li> <li>October   3 – <a href="/wiki/Bert_Roberge" title="Bert Roberge">Bert Roberge</a></li> <li>October   4 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Atkinson_(baseball)" title="Bill Atkinson (baseball)">Bill Atkinson</a></li> <li>October   4 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Littlejohn" title="Dennis Littlejohn">Dennis Littlejohn</a></li> <li>October   6 – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Weaver" title="Roger Weaver">Roger Weaver</a></li> <li>October   9 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Lerch" title="Randy Lerch">Randy Lerch</a></li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Garth_Iorg" title="Garth Iorg">Garth Iorg</a></li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Gil_Kubski" title="Gil Kubski">Gil Kubski</a></li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a></li> <li>October 14 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Aikens" title="Willie Aikens">Willie Aikens</a></li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Gulliver" title="Glenn Gulliver">Glenn Gulliver</a></li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bourjos" title="Chris Bourjos">Chris Bourjos</a></li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dimmel" title="Mike Dimmel">Mike Dimmel</a></li> <li>October 21 – <a href="/wiki/Keith_Drumright" title="Keith Drumright">Keith Drumright</a></li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Quirk" title="Jamie Quirk">Jamie Quirk</a></li> <li>October 23 – <a href="/wiki/John_Castino" title="John Castino">John Castino</a></li> <li>October 25 – <a href="/wiki/Tito_Landrum" title="Tito Landrum">Tito Landrum</a></li> <li>October 28 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Rajsich" title="Gary Rajsich">Gary Rajsich</a></li> <li>October 28 – <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Stewart" title="Sammy Stewart">Sammy Stewart</a></li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Kip_Young" title="Kip Young">Kip Young</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November   1 – <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Dilon%C3%A9" title="Miguel Diloné">Miguel Diloné</a></li> <li>November   8 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Lucas_(baseball)" title="Gary Lucas (baseball)">Gary Lucas</a></li> <li>November   9 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Greene_(baseball)" title="Al Greene (baseball)">Al Greene</a></li> <li>November 10 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a></li> <li>November 11 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Long_(baseball)" title="Bob Long (baseball)">Bob Long</a></li> <li>November 11 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Musselman" title="Ron Musselman">Ron Musselman</a></li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Willie Hernández</a></li> <li>November 18 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Stimac" title="Craig Stimac">Craig Stimac</a></li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hargesheimer" title="Alan Hargesheimer">Alan Hargesheimer</a></li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Wilson_(1970s_pitcher)" title="Gary Wilson (1970s pitcher)">Gary Wilson</a></li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Brummer" title="Glenn Brummer">Glenn Brummer</a></li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Broderick_Perkins" title="Broderick Perkins">Broderick Perkins</a></li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrom" title="Ken Schrom">Ken Schrom</a></li> <li>November 30 – <a href="/wiki/Juan_Berenguer" title="Juan Berenguer">Juan Berenguer</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December   1 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Schatzeder" title="Dan Schatzeder">Dan Schatzeder</a></li> <li>December   2 – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Julio Cruz (baseball)">Julio Cruz</a></li> <li>December   4 – <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Ashford" title="Tucker Ashford">Tucker Ashford</a></li> <li>December   5 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Roenicke" title="Gary Roenicke">Gary Roenicke</a></li> <li>December   6 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Parrott" title="Mike Parrott">Mike Parrott</a></li> <li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Sykes_(baseball)" title="Bob Sykes (baseball)">Bob Sykes</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Burnside" title="Sheldon Burnside">Sheldon Burnside</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Ken Landreaux</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Little" title="Jeff Little">Jeff Little</a></li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Smith" title="Ozzie Smith">Ozzie Smith</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_3">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January   5 – <a href="/wiki/Rabbit_Maranville" title="Rabbit Maranville">Rabbit Maranville</a>, 62, Hall of Fame shortstop and second baseman for five National League clubs over 23 years between 1912 and 1935, a diminutive and rambunctious character who had the range to top middle infielders in <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">putouts</a> (six times), <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> (four), <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a> (five), and <a href="/wiki/Fielding_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Fielding average">fielding average</a> (three), as well as the <a href="/wiki/Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">cleanup hitter</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/1914_Boston_Braves_season#Regular_season" title="1914 Boston Braves season">1914 Boston Braves Miracle Team</a></i>, who after being in last place on the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_of_July" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth of July">Fourth of July</a>, rallied and posted a 68–19 record to win the National League pennant and then, as heavy underdogs, swept the <a href="/wiki/1914_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1914 Philadelphia Athletics season">heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics</a> in four straight games to clinch the <a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914 World Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January   7 – <a href="/wiki/C._Joseph_Maney" title="C. Joseph Maney">C. Joseph Maney</a>, 69, construction executive who in 1944 became co-owner of Boston Braves as one of the "Three Little Steam Shovels" before selling his share to partner <a href="/wiki/Louis_R._Perini" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis R. Perini">Louis R. Perini</a> in 1952.</li> <li>January   7 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Schillings" title="Red Schillings">Red Schillings</a>, 53, relief pitcher in four games for the 1922 Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>January   9 – <a href="/wiki/Skeeter_Shelton" title="Skeeter Shelton">Skeeter Shelton</a>, 65, outfielder who played the New York Yankees in the 1915 season, and later served as a baseball coach in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> from 1918 to 1920 and at <a href="/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a> from 1922 to 1923.</li> <li>January 11 – <a href="/wiki/Sumner_Bowman" title="Sumner Bowman">Sumner Bowman</a>, 86, pitcher who played from 1890 to 1891 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/Clay_Perry_(baseball)" title="Clay Perry (baseball)">Clay Perry</a>, 72, third baseman for the Detroit Tigers in their 1908 season.</li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Payne_(baseball)" title="Fred Payne (baseball)">Fred Payne</a>, 73, catcher who played from 1906 through 1911 for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>January 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bunny_Madden" title="Bunny Madden">Bunny Madden</a>, 71, catcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1909 and 1911.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_3">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   1 – <a href="/wiki/Norman_Plitt" title="Norman Plitt">Norman Plitt</a>, 60, pitcher who played with the Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants in part of two seasons spanning 1918–1927.</li> <li>February   4 – <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Ollie Smith (baseball)">Ollie Smith</a>, 88, outfielder who played for the Louisville Colonels in the 1894 season.</li> <li>February   5 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Warner" title="Ed Warner">Ed Warner</a>, 64, pitcher for the 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Berger" title="Heinie Berger">Heinie Berger</a>, 72, one of the many German baseball players in the early part of the 20th century, who pitched from 1905 through 1910 for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians#1894–1935:_Beginning_to_middle" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Naps</a> of the American League.</li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Ancker" title="Walter Ancker">Walter Ancker</a>, 60, pitcher who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1915 season.</li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/John_Callahan_(pitcher)" title="John Callahan (pitcher)">John Callahan</a>, 79, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns of the National League in the 1898 season.</li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/John_Gillespie_(baseball)" title="John Gillespie (baseball)">John Gillespie</a>, 53, pitcher who appeared in 31 games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1922 season.</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Parnell" title="Red Parnell">Red Parnell</a>, 48, All-Star left fielder and manager in the Negro leagues, most notably for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Stars_(baseball)" title="Philadelphia Stars (baseball)">Philadelphia Stars</a> club from 1936 to 1943.</li> <li>February 20 – <a href="/wiki/Sadie_McMahon" title="Sadie McMahon">Sadie McMahon</a>, 86, 19th century pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Bridegrooms in a span of nine seasons from 1889 through 1897, sporting a 173-127 record and a 3.51 ERA in 351 games, while leading the American Association in wins (36), strikeouts (291), games pitched (60) and innings (509) during the 1890 season.</li> <li>February 22 – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Wilson" title="Chief Wilson">Chief Wilson</a>, 70, outfielder best known for setting the single-season record for triples in 1912 with 36, <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)#Season" title="Triple (baseball)">a record that still stands</a>, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals during nine seasons from 1908 to 1916, and was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/1909_World_Series" title="1909 World Series">1909 World Series Champion Pirates</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_3">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   1 – <a href="/wiki/Marv_Gudat" title="Marv Gudat">Marv Gudat</a>, 50, utility first baseman and outfielder in 69 games for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1929 season and the Chicago Cubs in 1932.</li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/George_Textor" title="George Textor">George Textor</a>, 67, catcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Peppers" title="Newark Peppers">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newark_Peppers" title="Newark Peppers">Newark Peppers</a> of the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a> over parts of two seasons from 1914 to 1915.</li> <li>March 11 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley_(baseball)" title="Bill Bradley (baseball)">Bill Bradley</a>, 76, third baseman for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Bluebirds" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Bluebirds">Cleveland Bluebirds</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1901_Cleveland_Bluebirds_season#Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 Cleveland Bluebirds season">inaugural game of the American League in 1901</a>, who was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">Jimmy Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pie_Traynor" title="Pie Traynor">Pie Traynor</a>, while leading during the first seven years of the league in <a href="/wiki/Fielding_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Fielding average">fielding average</a> four times, three times in <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a>, twice in <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">putouts</a>, and once in <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a>, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909, also batting .300 or better three consecutive years and becoming the first player to hit <a href="/wiki/1902_in_baseball#May" title="1902 in baseball">one home run in four straight games</a> in 1902, a record not matched until <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> did it in the 1918 season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Quinn_(baseball,_born_1870)" title="Bob Quinn (baseball, born 1870)">J. A. Robert Quinn</a>, 84, executive; principal owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1923 to 1933 and the Boston Braves from 1936 to 1945; also served as business manager of St. Louis Browns and general manager of Brooklyn Dodgers; patriarch of a four-generation baseball family.</li> <li>March 16 – <a href="/wiki/George_Grantham_(baseball)" title="George Grantham (baseball)">George Grantham</a>, 53, second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants in a span of 13 seasons from 1922 to 1934, who hit over .300 every season from 1924 to 1931, and also was a member of the Pirates teams that won the <a href="/wiki/1925_World_Series" title="1925 World Series">World Series in 1925</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1927_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season">National League pennant in 1927</a>.</li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Babb_(baseball)" title="Charlie Babb (baseball)">Charlie Babb</a>, 81, shortstop who played from 1903 through 1905 for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Superbas, managing later in the Minor Leagues from 1906 to 1913.</li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Fahey_(baseball)" title="Frank Fahey (baseball)">Frank Fahey</a>, 58, left fielder and pitcher for the 1918 Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>March 22 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_LaRoss" title="Harry LaRoss">Harry LaRoss</a>, 66, outfielder who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1914.</li> <li>March 24 – <a href="/wiki/Chubby_Snyder" title="Chubby Snyder">Chubby Snyder</a>, 63, Danish and German American catcher who appeared in just one game in 1914 with the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Buffeds" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffalo Buffeds">Buffalo Buffeds</a> of the Federal League.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_3">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 15 – <a href="/wiki/Chick_Holmes" title="Chick Holmes">Chick Holmes</a>, 58, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1918 season.</li> <li>April 19 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Gunkel" title="Red Gunkel">Red Gunkel</a>, 60, pitcher who played in 1916 for the Cleveland Indians.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_3">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   4 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_McIvor" title="Otto McIvor">Otto McIvor</a>, 69, outfielder for the 1911 St. Louis Cardinals.</li> <li>May   7 – <a href="/wiki/Les_Channell" title="Les Channell">Les Channell</a>, 68, backup outfielder who played with the New York Highlanders in the 1910 season and for the New York Yankees in 1914.</li> <li>May 10 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Files" title="Eddie Files">Eddie Files</a>, 70, pitcher who played with the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1908 season.</li> <li>May 11 – <a href="/wiki/Dorsey_Riddlemoser" title="Dorsey Riddlemoser">Dorsey Riddlemoser</a>, 78, pitcher for the 1899 Washington Senators.</li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Parker_(baseball,_born_1896)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Parker (baseball, born 1896)">Roy Parker</a>, 58, pitcher who played briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1919 season, just after serving in the United States Navy during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.</li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Tyree" title="Earl Tyree">Earl Tyree</a>, 64, catcher for the 1914 Chicago Cubs.</li> <li>May 22 – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Bender" title="Chief Bender">Chief Bender</a>, 70, Hall of Fame Native American pitcher who won 212 games and hurled a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a>, while starring for three Philadelphia Athletics World Series Champion teams, being also the first pitcher in a <a href="/wiki/1911_World_Series" title="1911 World Series">World Series of six games to throw three complete games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(baseball)" title="Bill Davidson (baseball)">Bill Davidson</a>, 70, outfielder who played with the Chicago Cubs in 1909, and for the Brooklyn Superbas and Dodgers teams from 1910 to 1911.</li> <li>May 24 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Biggs" title="Charlie Biggs">Charlie Biggs</a>, 47, pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1932.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_3">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June   1 – <a href="/wiki/George_Caithamer" title="George Caithamer">George Caithamer</a>, 43, catcher for the 1934 Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>June   1 – <a href="/wiki/Vern_Duncan" title="Vern Duncan">Vern Duncan</a>, 64, center fielder who played with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1913 and for the Baltimore Terrapins from 1914 to 1915.</li> <li>June   3 – <a href="/wiki/Zaza_Harvey" title="Zaza Harvey">Zaza Harvey</a>, 75, outfielder who played from 1900 through 1902 for the Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Bronchos.</li> <li>June   8 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Hara_(baseball)" title="Tom O'Hara (baseball)">Tom O'Hara</a>, 73, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1906 and 1907 seasons.</li> <li>June 15 – <a href="/wiki/Lew_Carr" title="Lew Carr">Lew Carr</a>, 81, utility infielder for the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates.</li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Massey" title="Red Massey">Red Massey</a>, 63, outfielder who played with the Boston Braves in the 1918 season.</li> <li>June 26 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Pick" title="Charlie Pick">Charlie Pick</a>, 66, infielder who played with four different teams in part of six seasons spanning 1914–1920, most notably for the 1918 National League champion Chicago Cubs.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_3">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July   8 – <a href="/wiki/Wiley_Taylor" title="Wiley Taylor">Wiley Taylor</a>, 66, pitcher who played from 1911 through 1914 for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns.</li> <li>July 13 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Porray" title="Ed Porray">Ed Porray</a>, 65, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1914_in_baseball" title="1914 in baseball">1914</a> <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Buffeds/Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffalo Buffeds/Blues">Buffalo Buffeds</a>, who is best known as being the only Major League player born at sea.</li> <li>July 13 – <a href="/wiki/Grantland_Rice" title="Grantland Rice">Grantland Rice</a>, 73, "The Dean of American Sportswriters"; though famed for his football reportage, his baseball coverage made him a posthumous recipient of the 1966 <a href="/wiki/J._G._Taylor_Spink_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="J. G. Taylor Spink Award">J. G. Taylor Spink Award</a>.</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Mahoney_(baseball)" title="Chris Mahoney (baseball)">Chris Mahoney</a>, 69, pitcher and outfielder for the 1910 Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>July 16 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bracken" title="Jack Bracken">Jack Bracken</a>, 73, pitcher who played for the Cleveland Blues in 1901.</li> <li>July 28 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bagby_Sr." title="Jim Bagby Sr.">Jim Bagby</a>, 64, Cleveland Indians star pitcher who led the American League with 31 victories in 1920, defeating the Detroit Tigers, 10–1, in a clinching game for the pennant, then defeating the Brooklyn Robins in the <a href="/wiki/1920_World_Series" title="1920 World Series">1920 World Series</a>, 8–1, while hitting the first home run by a pitcher in World Series history, en route to a world championship for the Indians.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 29 – <a href="/wiki/Babe_Borton" title="Babe Borton">Babe Borton</a>, 65, first baseman who played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Terriers and St. Louis Browns in part of four seasons between 1912 and 1916.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_3">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August   3 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Hoelskoetter" title="Art Hoelskoetter">Art Hoelskoetter</a>, 71, utility man who played all nine positions in his four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1905 to 1908, though he played at least 15 games at all the positions, except only one game in left field.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Fabian_Kowalik" title="Fabian Kowalik">Fabian Kowalik</a>, 46, who pitched with four teams in a span of three seasons from 1932 to 1936, notably as a member of the <a href="/wiki/1935_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1935 Chicago Cubs season">1935 NL Champion Chicago Cubs</a>.</li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ferry" title="Jack Ferry">Jack Ferry</a>, 67, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1910 to 1913.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_3">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   1 – <a href="/wiki/Wimpy_Quinn" title="Wimpy Quinn">Wimpy Quinn</a>, 36, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1941, who later played and managed in the Minor Leagues with the <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakersfield Indians">Bakersfield Indians</a>.</li> <li>September   2 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Osborn" title="Fred Osborn">Fred Osborn</a>, 70, center fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies over parts of three seasons from 1907 to 1909.</li> <li>September   5 – <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Archdeacon" title="Maurice Archdeacon">Maurice Archdeacon</a>, 55, center fielder who played from 1923 through 1925 for the Chicago White Sox; as a minor-leaguer, scored 166, 151 and 162 runs in successive International League seasons (1921–1923).</li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Grimes" title="Roy Grimes">Roy Grimes</a>, 61, infielder who played briefly for the New York Giants in 1920; twin brother of first baseman <a href="/wiki/Ray_Grimes" title="Ray Grimes">Ray Grimes</a></li> <li>September 21 – <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Moran" title="Herbie Moran">Herbie Moran</a>, 70, right fielder who played with four clubs in a span of seven seasons from 1908 to 1915, most prominently for the <i><a href="/wiki/1914_Boston_Braves_season#Regular_season" title="1914 Boston Braves season">1914 Boston Braves Miracle Team</a></i>, who, as heavy underdogs, won the National League pennant and later swept the <a href="/wiki/1914_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1914 Philadelphia Athletics season">heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics</a> in four straight games to clinch the <a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914 World Series</a>.</li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/John_Wilson_(1910s_pitcher)" title="John Wilson (1910s pitcher)">John Wilson</a>, 64, who pitched in three games for the Washington Senators during its 1913 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_3">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October   5 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Charleston" title="Oscar Charleston">Oscar Charleston</a>, 57, Hall of Fame Negro leagues outfielder and manager, a powerful hitter who could hit to all fields and bunt, steal a hundred bases a year, hit over .300 consistently, and cover center field as well as anyone.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October   6 – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Devore" title="Josh Devore">Josh Devore</a>, 66, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants and Boston Braves during seven season from 1908 to 1914, who arrived in time for the <i><a href="/wiki/1914_Boston_Braves_season#Regular_season" title="1914 Boston Braves season">Miracle Braves</a></i> stretch run which saw them win the National League pennant and the <a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914 World Series</a>.</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Holke" title="Walter Holke">Walter Holke</a>, 61, first baseman for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in part of 11 seasons spanning 1914–1925, who holds the record for the <a href="/wiki/Total_chances" title="Total chances">most fielding chances</a> by a player in a game with 43, 42 <a href="/wiki/Put-out" class="mw-redirect" title="Put-out">put-outs</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assist</a> during a 26-inning, 1–1 tie game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins on May 1, 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Swanson_(baseball)" title="Bill Swanson (baseball)">Bill Swanson</a>, 66, backup infielder for the 1914 Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>October 19 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Davenport" title="Dave Davenport">Dave Davenport</a>, 64, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers and St. Louis Browns from 1914 through 1919, who posted a 22-18 record and 2.20 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> while playing for the Terriers of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a> in 1915, leading also the league in games (55), <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starts</a> (46), <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete games</a> (30), <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutouts</a> (10), <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> (229) and <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">innings</a> (392<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 19 – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Hugh Duffy</a>, 87, Hall of Fame center fielder who posted an all-time record .438 batting average in 1894, one of the top hitters of the 1890s that recorded more hits, home runs and runs batted in than any other player in the game, while also teaming with fellow Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Tommy_McCarthy_(baseball)" title="Tommy McCarthy (baseball)">Tommy McCarthy</a> to form the called <i>Heavenly Twins</i> outfield tandem for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Boston Beaneaters</a>, which captured two National League pennants and a pre-modern World Series Championship <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves#Early_history" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">in 1892 and 1893</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 21 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Gardiner" title="Art Gardiner">Art Gardiner</a>, 54, pitcher who appeared in just one game with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1923 season.</li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Whitehill" title="Earl Whitehill">Earl Whitehill</a>, 55, dominant left-handed pitcher with four teams from 1923 to 1939, while helping the Washington Senators win the American League pennant in 1933, whose 218 career wins ranks him <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_wins_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders">79th in Major League history</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_3">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November   7 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Bues" title="Art Bues">Art Bues</a>, 66, third baseman who played with the Boston Braves in the 1913 season and for the Chicago Cubs in 1914.</li> <li>November   7 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Frisbee" title="Charlie Frisbee">Charlie Frisbee</a>, 80, backup outfielder for the Boston Beaneaters and New York Giants between 1899 and 1900.</li> <li>November 20 – <a href="/wiki/Hod_Fenner" title="Hod Fenner">Hod Fenner</a>, 57, pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in the 1921 season.</li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Uel_Eubanks" title="Uel Eubanks">Uel Eubanks</a>, 51, pitcher for the 1922 Chicago Cubs.</li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gibson_(1900s_catcher)" title="Charlie Gibson (1900s catcher)">Charlie Gibson</a>, 75, catcher who played in 1905 for the Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>November 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doak" title="Bill Doak">Bill Doak</a>, 63, pitcher for three different clubs in a span of sixteen seasons from 1912 to 1929, eleven of them with the St. Louis Cardinals, who won 20 games in 1920 and twice led the National League in <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> in 1914 and 1921.</li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Maddox" title="Nick Maddox">Nick Maddox</a>, 68, pitcher who posted a 43-20 record and 2.29 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> from 1907 to 1910 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who threw a two-hit, 14-<a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a> 4–0 <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutout</a> in his debut against the St. Louis Cardinals, and later in the season hurled a 2–1 <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> against the Brooklyn Superbas, becoming the youngest pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter in Major League history at the age of 20 years and ten months, which was also the first no-hit game ever thrown by a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lawson" title="Alfred Lawson">Al Lawson</a>, 85, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and Pittsburgh Alleghenys during the 1890 season, who later went on to play a pioneering role in the U.S. aircraft industry.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_3">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_baseball&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December   1 – <a href="/wiki/Kid_O%27Hara" title="Kid O'Hara">Kid O'Hara</a>, 78, outfielder for the Boston Beaneaters in the 1904 season.</li> <li>December   4 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Madigan_(baseball)" title="Tony Madigan (baseball)">Tony Madigan</a>, 86, pitcher for the 1886 Washington Nationals of the National League.</li> <li>December   5 – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Christopher" title="Russ Christopher">Russ Christopher</a>, 37, pitcher who played from 1942 through 1948 with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians, including the <a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948 World Champion Indians</a>.</li> <li>December   9 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGowan" title="Bill McGowan">Bill McGowan</a>, 58, Hall of Fame American League <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> who officiated in 4,425 league games (April 14, 1925 to July 27, 1954), and worked in eight World Series and four All-Star games; did not miss a single inning over 2,541 consecutive games umpired between 1925 and 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Courtney" title="Harry Courtney">Harry Courtney</a>, 56, who pitched from 1919 to 1922 for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>December 17 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Proctor" title="Red Proctor">Red Proctor</a>, 54, pitcher who saw action in two games with the Chicago White Sox in 1923.</li> <li>December 19 – <a href="/wiki/Big_Jeff_Pfeffer" title="Big Jeff Pfeffer">Big Jeff Pfeffer</a>, 72, National League pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Beaneaters/Doves/Rustlers teams, who pitched his way into baseball history by throwing a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> against the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters#Regulation_no-hitters" title="List of Major League Baseball no-hitters">Cincinnati Reds on May 8, 1907</a>.</li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Raftery_(baseball)" title="Tom Raftery (baseball)">Tom Raftery</a>, 73, outfielder who appeared in eight games for the Cleveland Naps in the 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Retrieved on March 14, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSaccoman" class="citation web cs1">Saccoman, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-13-1954-willie-mays-returns-to-giants-after-service-in-army/">"April 13, 1954: Willie Mays Returns to the Giants After Service in the Army"</a>. <i>sabr.org</i>. <a href="/wiki/The_Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="The Society for American Baseball Research">The Society for American Baseball Research</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 17,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=sabr.org&rft.atitle=April+13%2C+1954%3A+Willie+Mays+Returns+to+the+Giants+After+Service+in+the+Army&rft.aulast=Saccoman&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsabr.org%2Fgamesproj%2Fgame%2Fapril-13-1954-willie-mays-returns-to-giants-after-service-in-army%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+in+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnited_Press1954" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/United_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="United Press">United Press</a> (August 5, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/08/05/83772318.html?pageNumber=26">"Earle Mack Hints That $4,500,000 Bid Will Result in Sale of Athletics"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>timesmachine.nytimes.com</i>. <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 30,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=timesmachine.nytimes.com&rft.atitle=Earle+Mack+Hints+That+%244%2C500%2C000+Bid+Will+Result+in+Sale+of+Athletics%22&rft.date=1954-08-05&rft.au=United+Press&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesmachine.nytimes.com%2Ftimesmachine%2F1954%2F08%2F05%2F83772318.html%3FpageNumber%3D26&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+in+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book</i> <a href="/wiki/W._C._Madden" title="W. C. Madden">W. C. Madden</a>. McFarland, 2000. Softcover, 294pp. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-3747-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-3747-4">978-0-7864-3747-4</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/maranville-rabbit">Rabbit Maranville article</a>. <i>Baseball Hall of Fame website</i>. Retrieved on February 28, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/63d05f1b">Bill Bradley article</a>. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on March 1, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/bender-chief">Chief Bender article</a>. <i>Baseball Hall of Fame website</i>. Retrieved on February 28, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b26d67a5">Jim Bagby Sr. article</a>. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on March 1, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phoela101.htm">Art Hoelskoetter – Batting, pitching and fielding statistics</a>. <i>Retrosheet</i>. 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Retrieved on March 2, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davenda01.shtml">Dave Davenport statistics and history</a>. <i>Baseball Reference.</i> Retrieved on March 2, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d208fb41">Hugh Duffy article</a>. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on March 2, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1ee85e7c">Nick Maddox article</a>. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. 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