1954 Baltimore Orioles

54-100 • .351 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1954 Baltimore Orioles went 54-100 (.351) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 483 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Vern Stephens (8 HR, 46 RBI) and Bob Turley (14-15, 3.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
100 Losses
.351 Win %
7th Rank
483 R 668 RA
Diff -185

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483 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
-185 Run Diff
1,060K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% below the 1954 league average (.256)
OBP .313 5% below the 1954 league average (.331)
SLG .337 10% below the 1954 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.88 4% worse than the 1954 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 483 26% below the 1954 league average (650 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,060,910
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Avg per Game 13,778

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Cal Abrams 0.293 2 Vern Stephens 0.285 3 Eddie Waitkus 0.283 4 Gil Coan 0.279 5 Clint Courtney 0.270

Home Runs

1 Vern Stephens 8 2 Cal Abrams 6 3 Bob Kennedy 6 4 Sam Mele 5 5 Clint Courtney 4

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 46 2 Bob Kennedy 45 3 Clint Courtney 37 4 Jim Fridley 36 5 Dick Kryhoski 34
1954 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Young 130 432 43 106 13 6 4 24 54 42 4 0.245
Cal Abrams 115 423 67 124 22 7 6 25 72 67 1 0.293
Chuck Diering 128 418 35 108 14 1 2 29 56 57 3 0.258
Billy Hunter 125 411 28 100 9 5 2 27 21 38 5 0.243
Clint Courtney 122 397 25 107 18 3 4 37 30 7 2 0.270
Vern Stephens 101 365 31 104 17 1 8 46 17 36 0 0.285
Bob Kennedy 106 323 37 81 13 2 6 45 28 43 2 0.251
Eddie Waitkus 95 311 35 88 17 4 2 33 28 25 0 0.283
Dick Kryhoski 100 300 32 78 13 2 1 34 19 24 0 0.260
Gil Coan 94 265 29 74 11 1 2 20 16 17 9 0.279
Jim Fridley 85 240 25 59 8 5 4 36 21 41 0 0.246
Sam Mele 72 230 17 55 9 4 5 32 18 26 1 0.239
Jim Brideweser 73 204 18 54 7 2 0 12 15 27 1 0.265
Les Moss 50 126 7 31 3 0 0 5 14 16 0 0.246
Vic Wertz 29 94 5 19 1 0 1 13 11 17 0 0.202
Don Larsen 44 88 6 22 5 3 1 4 5 15 0 0.250
Bob Turley 35 81 8 11 2 0 0 5 2 23 1 0.136
Joe Coleman 33 74 4 13 3 0 2 5 3 22 1 0.176
Chico Garcia 39 62 6 7 0 2 0 5 8 3 0 0.113
Ray Murray 22 61 4 15 4 1 0 2 2 5 0 0.246
Duane Pillette 25 53 5 7 1 0 0 3 5 18 0 0.132
Lou Kretlow 32 51 1 8 0 0 0 1 5 19 0 0.157
Joe Durham 10 40 4 9 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.225
Frank Kellert 10 34 3 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.206
Don Lenhardt 13 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.152
Bob Chakales 38 22 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.364
Howie Fox 38 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Blyzka 37 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Dick Kokos 11 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0.200
Neil Berry 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Bob Kuzava 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dave Koslo 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Billy O'Dell 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Marlin Stuart 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Vern Bickford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Littlefield 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryne Duren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jehosie Heard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Duane Pillette 3.12 2 Bob Turley 3.46 3 Joe Coleman 3.50 4 Howie Fox 3.67 5 Bob Chakales 3.73

Wins

1 Bob Turley 14 2 Joe Coleman 13 3 Duane Pillette 10 4 Lou Kretlow 6 5 Bob Chakales 3

Strikeouts

1 Bob Turley 185 2 Joe Coleman 103 3 Lou Kretlow 82 4 Don Larsen 80 5 Duane Pillette 66
1954 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Turley 14 15 3.46 35 35 0 247.1 178 95 181 185
Joe Coleman 13 17 3.50 33 32 0 221.1 184 86 96 103
Don Larsen 3 21 4.37 29 28 0 201.2 213 98 89 80
Duane Pillette 10 14 3.12 25 25 0 179.0 158 62 67 66
Lou Kretlow 6 11 4.37 32 20 0 166.2 169 81 82 82
Bob Chakales 3 7 3.73 38 6 3 89.1 81 37 43 44
Mike Blyzka 1 5 4.69 37 0 1 86.1 83 45 51 35
Howie Fox 1 2 3.67 38 0 2 73.2 80 30 34 27
Marlin Stuart 1 2 4.46 22 0 2 38.1 46 19 15 13
Bob Kuzava 1 3 4.18 4 4 0 23.2 30 11 11 15
Billy O'Dell 1 1 2.76 7 2 0 16.1 15 5 5 6
Dave Koslo 0 1 3.14 3 1 0 14.1 20 5 3 3
Dick Littlefield 0 0 10.50 3 0 0 6.0 8 7 6 5
Vern Bickford 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 5 4 1 0
Jehosie Heard 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 3.1 6 5 3 2
Ryne Duren 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 2

👥 Roster (38)

Cal Abrams Neil Berry Vern Bickford Mike Blyzka Jim Brideweser Bob Chakales Gil Coan Joe Coleman Clint Courtney Chuck Diering Ryne Duren Joe Durham +26 more

38 players

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The 1954 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1954 Baltimore Orioles finished 54-100, a .351 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 483 scored against 668 allowed (-185). At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .251, 2% worse than the league's .256. The staff ERA of 3.88 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.73. League clubs averaged 650 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 26% fewer.

The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 1,060,910 in attendance, about 13,778 a game. The home run leader was Vern Stephens, who hit 8. The hits leader was Cal Abrams with 124. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Turley (14). In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1954 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1954 Baltimore Orioles finished 54-100 (.351 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Vern Stephens led the 1954 Baltimore Orioles with 8 home runs.
What was the 1954 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1954 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1954 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1954 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1954 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vern Stephens (8 HR, 46 RBI) and Bob Turley (14-15, 3.46 ERA).
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