1954 Brooklyn Dodgers

92-62 • .597 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers went 92-62 (.597) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 778 runs, allowed 740, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Gil Hodges (42 HR, 130 RBI) and Carl Erskine (18-15, 4.15 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
2nd Rank
778 R 740 RA
Diff +38

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778 Runs Scored
740 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
1,019K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .349 4% above the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .444 9% above the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.31 6% worse than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 778 11% above the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,019,780
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Avg per Game 13,243

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Duke Snider 0.341 2 Jackie Robinson 0.311 3 Pee Wee Reese 0.309 4 Gil Hodges 0.304 5 Carl Furillo 0.294

Home Runs

1 Gil Hodges 42 2 Duke Snider 40 3 Roy Campanella 19 4 Carl Furillo 19 5 Jackie Robinson 15

RBI

1 Gil Hodges 130 2 Duke Snider 130 3 Carl Furillo 96 4 Pee Wee Reese 69 5 Jackie Robinson 59
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Gilliam 146 607 107 171 28 8 13 52 76 30 8 0.282
Duke Snider 149 584 120 199 39 10 40 130 84 96 6 0.341
Gil Hodges 154 579 106 176 23 5 42 130 74 84 3 0.304
Pee Wee Reese 141 554 98 171 35 8 10 69 90 62 8 0.309
Carl Furillo 150 547 56 161 23 1 19 96 49 35 2 0.294
Roy Campanella 111 397 43 82 14 3 19 51 42 49 1 0.207
Jackie Robinson 124 386 62 120 22 4 15 59 63 20 7 0.311
Sandy Amoros 79 263 44 72 18 6 9 34 31 24 1 0.274
Don Hoak 88 261 41 64 9 5 7 26 25 39 8 0.245
Billy Cox 77 226 26 53 9 2 2 17 21 13 0 0.235
Rube Walker 50 155 12 28 7 0 5 23 24 17 0 0.181
Walt Moryn 48 91 16 25 4 2 2 14 7 11 0 0.275
Carl Erskine 39 88 4 14 2 0 0 4 4 23 0 0.159
George Shuba 45 65 3 10 5 0 2 10 7 10 0 0.154
Johnny Podres 38 60 7 17 3 1 0 4 5 5 0 0.283
Billy Loes 28 51 1 6 0 0 0 5 2 20 0 0.118
Russ Meyer 36 47 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 20 0 0.043
Don Newcombe 31 47 6 15 1 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.319
Dick Williams 16 34 5 5 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 0.147
Don Zimmer 24 33 3 6 0 1 0 0 3 8 2 0.182
Clem Labine 47 30 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0.033
Don Thompson 34 25 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0.040
Preacher Roe 15 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.143
Bob Milliken 24 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.176
Jim Hughes 60 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.188
Erv Palica 28 16 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Tim Thompson 10 13 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.154
Chuck Kress 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.083
Wayne Belardi 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.222
Karl Spooner 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Ben Wade 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Wojey 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Darnell 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Lasorda 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Black 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Jim Hughes 3.22 2 Russ Meyer 3.99 3 Bob Milliken 4.02 4 Billy Loes 4.14 5 Carl Erskine 4.15

Wins

1 Carl Erskine 18 2 Billy Loes 13 3 Russ Meyer 11 4 Johnny Podres 11 5 Don Newcombe 9

Strikeouts

1 Carl Erskine 166 2 Billy Loes 97 3 Don Newcombe 82 4 Johnny Podres 79 5 Russ Meyer 70
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Erskine 18 15 4.15 38 37 1 260.1 239 120 92 166
Russ Meyer 11 6 3.99 36 28 0 180.1 193 80 49 70
Johnny Podres 11 7 4.27 29 21 0 151.2 147 72 53 79
Billy Loes 13 5 4.14 28 21 0 147.2 154 68 60 97
Don Newcombe 9 8 4.55 29 25 0 144.1 158 73 49 82
Clem Labine 7 6 4.15 47 2 5 108.1 101 50 56 43
Jim Hughes 8 4 3.22 60 0 24 86.2 76 31 44 58
Erv Palica 3 3 5.32 25 3 0 67.2 77 40 31 25
Preacher Roe 3 4 5.00 15 10 0 63.0 69 35 23 31
Bob Milliken 5 2 4.02 24 3 2 62.2 58 28 18 25
Ben Wade 1 1 8.20 23 0 3 45.0 62 41 21 25
Pete Wojey 1 1 3.25 14 1 1 27.2 24 10 14 21
Karl Spooner 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 18.0 7 0 6 27
Bob Darnell 0 0 3.14 6 1 0 14.1 15 5 7 5
Tom Lasorda 0 0 5.00 4 0 0 9.0 8 5 5 5
Joe Black 0 0 11.57 5 0 0 7.0 11 9 5 3

👥 Roster (35)

Sandy Amoros Wayne Belardi Joe Black Roy Campanella Billy Cox Bob Darnell Carl Erskine Carl Furillo Jim Gilliam Don Hoak Gil Hodges Jim Hughes +23 more

35 players

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The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

A 92-62 record (.597) put the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 2nd in the NL. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 778 runs and allowed 740, a run differential of +38. Against a league average of .265, the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .270. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 4.31 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. Measured against the 703-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Ebbets Field was home in 1954, drawing a total attendance of 1,019,780. Gil Hodges led the club in home runs with 42. Duke Snider collected the most hits, 199. On the mound, Carl Erskine won 18 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Jim Hughes with 24. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Gil Hodges led the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers with 42 home runs.
What was the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gil Hodges (42 HR, 130 RBI) and Carl Erskine (18-15, 4.15 ERA).
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