1954 Chicago Cubs

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1954 Chicago Cubs went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 700 runs, allowed 766, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hank Sauer (41 HR, 103 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-15, 3.77 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
7th Rank
700 R 766 RA
Diff -66

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700 Runs Scored
766 Runs Allowed
-66 Run Diff
746K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% below the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .325 3% below the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .412 1% above the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.51 11% worse than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 700 equal to the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 746,071
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Avg per Game 9,689

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Walker Cooper 0.310 2 Frank Baumholtz 0.297 3 Hank Sauer 0.288 4 Ralph Kiner 0.285 5 Dee Fondy 0.285

Home Runs

1 Hank Sauer 41 2 Ralph Kiner 22 3 Ernie Banks 19 4 Randy Jackson 19 5 Gene Baker 13

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 103 2 Ernie Banks 79 3 Ralph Kiner 73 4 Randy Jackson 67 5 Gene Baker 61
1954 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernie Banks 154 593 70 163 19 7 19 79 40 50 6 0.275
Dee Fondy 141 568 77 162 30 4 9 49 35 84 20 0.285
Ralph Kiner 147 557 88 159 36 5 22 73 76 90 2 0.285
Gene Baker 135 541 68 149 32 5 13 61 47 55 4 0.275
Hank Sauer 142 520 98 150 18 1 41 103 70 68 2 0.288
Randy Jackson 126 484 77 132 17 6 19 67 44 55 2 0.273
Bob Talbot 114 403 45 97 15 4 1 19 16 25 3 0.241
Frank Baumholtz 90 303 38 90 12 6 4 28 20 15 1 0.297
Walker Cooper 57 158 21 49 10 2 7 32 21 23 0 0.310
Joe Garagiola 63 153 16 43 5 0 5 21 28 12 0 0.281
El Tappe 46 119 5 22 3 0 0 4 10 9 0 0.185
Eddie Miksis 38 99 9 20 3 0 2 3 3 9 1 0.202
Steve Bilko 47 92 11 22 8 1 4 12 11 24 0 0.239
Bob Rush 33 83 6 23 4 1 2 9 3 23 0 0.277
Clyde McCullough 31 81 9 21 7 0 3 17 5 5 0 0.259
Paul Minner 33 76 7 13 3 0 2 14 8 19 0 0.171
Hal Rice 51 72 5 11 0 0 0 5 8 15 0 0.153
Vern Morgan 24 64 3 15 2 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.234
Bill Serena 41 63 8 10 0 1 4 13 14 18 0 0.159
Warren Hacker 43 55 4 13 0 1 0 6 1 8 0 0.236
Howie Pollet 20 47 6 13 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.277
Johnny Klippstein 36 45 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 14 0 0.133
Jim Fanning 11 38 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.184
Jim Davis 46 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 22 0 0.062
Hal Jeffcoat 56 31 13 8 2 1 1 6 1 7 2 0.258
Dave Cole 19 28 1 6 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0.214
Luis Márquez 17 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0.083
Jim Brosnan 18 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.125
Bill Tremel 33 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.250
Don Robertson 14 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bubba Church 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Willis 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Zick 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bruce Edwards 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.000
Al Lary 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
John Pyecha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Kitsos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Turk Lown 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Jim Davis 3.52 2 Howie Pollet 3.58 3 Bob Rush 3.77 4 Paul Minner 3.96 5 Bill Tremel 4.21

Wins

1 Bob Rush 13 2 Jim Davis 11 3 Paul Minner 11 4 Howie Pollet 8 5 Warren Hacker 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Rush 124 2 Warren Hacker 80 3 Paul Minner 79 4 Johnny Klippstein 69 5 Jim Davis 58
1954 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Rush 13 15 3.77 33 32 0 236.1 213 99 103 124
Paul Minner 11 11 3.96 32 29 1 218.0 236 96 50 79
Warren Hacker 6 13 4.25 39 18 2 158.2 157 75 37 80
Johnny Klippstein 4 11 5.29 36 21 1 148.0 155 87 96 69
Howie Pollet 8 10 3.58 20 20 0 128.1 131 51 54 58
Jim Davis 11 7 3.52 46 12 4 127.2 114 50 51 58
Hal Jeffcoat 5 6 5.19 43 3 7 104.0 110 60 58 35
Dave Cole 3 8 5.36 18 14 0 84.0 74 50 62 37
Bill Tremel 1 2 4.21 33 0 4 51.1 45 24 28 21
Jim Brosnan 1 0 9.45 18 0 0 33.1 44 35 18 17
Jim Willis 0 1 3.91 14 1 0 23.0 22 10 18 5
Turk Lown 0 2 6.14 15 0 0 22.0 23 15 15 16
Bob Zick 0 0 8.27 8 0 0 16.1 23 15 7 9
Bubba Church 1 3 9.82 7 3 0 14.2 21 16 13 8
Al Lary 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 3 2 7 4
John Pyecha 0 1 10.13 1 0 0 2.2 4 3 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Gene Baker Ernie Banks Frank Baumholtz Steve Bilko Jim Brosnan Bubba Church Dave Cole Walker Cooper Jim Davis Bruce Edwards Jim Fanning Dee Fondy +26 more

38 players

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The 1954 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1954 the Chicago Cubs posted a 64-90 mark (.416) and finished 7th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 700 runs and allowed 766, a run differential of -66. Against a league average of .265, the 1954 Chicago Cubs batted .263. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. Wrigley Field was home in 1954, drawing a total attendance of 746,071.

Hank Sauer led the club in home runs with 41. The hits leader was Ernie Banks with 163. Bob Rush led the pitchers with 13 wins. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club. The 1953 season and the 1955 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1954 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1954 Chicago Cubs finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hank Sauer led the 1954 Chicago Cubs with 41 home runs.
What was the 1954 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1954 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 1954 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1954 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1954 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Sauer (41 HR, 103 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-15, 3.77 ERA).
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