1954 Cincinnati Redlegs

74-80 • .481 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs went 74-80 (.481) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 763, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ted Kluszewski (49 HR, 141 RBI) and Art Fowler (12-10, 3.83 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

74 Wins
80 Losses
.481 Win %
5th Rank
729 R 763 RA
Diff -34

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729 Runs Scored
763 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
713K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% below the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .332 1% below the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .405 equal to the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.50 10% worse than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 729 4% above the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 713,296
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Avg per Game 9,263

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Ted Kluszewski 0.326 2 Johnny Temple 0.307 3 Gus Bell 0.299 4 Jim Greengrass 0.280 5 Bobby Adams 0.269

Home Runs

1 Ted Kluszewski 49 2 Jim Greengrass 27 3 Wally Post 18 4 Gus Bell 17 5 Ed Bailey 9

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 141 2 Gus Bell 101 3 Jim Greengrass 95 4 Wally Post 83 5 Johnny Temple 44
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gus Bell 153 619 104 185 38 7 17 101 48 58 5 0.299
Roy McMillan 154 588 86 147 21 2 4 42 47 54 4 0.250
Ted Kluszewski 149 573 104 187 28 3 49 141 78 35 0 0.326
Jim Greengrass 139 542 79 152 27 4 27 95 41 81 0 0.280
Johnny Temple 146 505 60 155 14 8 0 44 62 24 21 0.307
Wally Post 130 451 46 115 21 3 18 83 26 70 2 0.255
Bobby Adams 110 390 69 105 25 6 3 23 55 46 2 0.269
Chuck Harmon 94 286 39 68 7 3 2 25 17 27 7 0.238
Andy Seminick 86 247 25 58 9 4 7 30 48 39 0 0.235
Ed Bailey 73 183 21 36 2 3 9 20 35 34 1 0.197
Bob Borkowski 73 162 13 43 12 1 1 19 8 18 0 0.265
Lloyd Merriman 73 112 12 30 8 1 0 16 23 10 3 0.268
Hobie Landrith 48 81 12 16 0 0 5 14 18 9 1 0.198
Nino Escalera 73 69 15 11 1 1 0 3 7 11 1 0.159
Corky Valentine 36 65 6 9 3 0 0 3 1 25 0 0.138
Art Fowler 40 60 3 6 0 0 0 2 9 19 0 0.100
Rocky Bridges 53 52 4 12 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 0.231
Joe Nuxhall 36 52 13 9 0 0 3 7 8 12 0 0.173
Fred Baczewski 29 42 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0.071
Bud Podbielan 27 42 2 6 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 0.143
Harry Perkowski 28 25 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 7 0 0.160
Howie Judson 37 24 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.083
Jackie Collum 36 13 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0.231
Karl Drews 22 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.167
Frank Smith 50 10 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.100
Herm Wehmeier 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jerry Lane 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jim Bolger 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jim Pearce 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Raffensberger 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Moe Savransky 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
George Zuverink 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Grady Hatton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Lipon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Murphy 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mario Picone 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Cliff Ross 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Connie Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Frank Smith 2.67 2 Jackie Collum 3.76 3 Art Fowler 3.83 4 Joe Nuxhall 3.89 5 Howie Judson 3.95

Wins

1 Art Fowler 12 2 Joe Nuxhall 12 3 Corky Valentine 12 4 Jackie Collum 7 5 Bud Podbielan 7

Strikeouts

1 Art Fowler 93 2 Joe Nuxhall 85 3 Corky Valentine 73 4 Frank Smith 51 5 Fred Baczewski 43
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Fowler 12 10 3.83 40 29 0 227.2 256 97 85 93
Corky Valentine 12 11 4.45 36 28 1 194.1 211 96 60 73
Joe Nuxhall 12 5 3.89 35 14 0 166.2 188 72 59 85
Bud Podbielan 7 10 5.36 27 24 0 131.0 157 78 58 42
Fred Baczewski 6 6 5.26 29 22 0 130.0 159 76 53 43
Harry Perkowski 2 8 6.11 28 12 0 95.2 100 65 62 32
Howie Judson 5 7 3.95 37 8 3 93.1 86 41 42 27
Frank Smith 5 8 2.67 50 0 20 81.0 60 24 29 51
Jackie Collum 7 3 3.76 36 2 0 79.0 86 33 32 28
Karl Drews 4 4 6.00 22 9 0 60.0 79 40 19 29
Herm Wehmeier 0 3 6.68 12 3 2 33.2 36 25 21 13
Moe Savransky 0 2 4.88 16 0 0 24.0 23 13 8 7
Jim Pearce 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 11.0 7 0 5 3
Jerry Lane 1 0 1.69 3 0 0 10.2 9 2 3 2
Mario Picone 0 1 6.10 4 1 0 10.1 9 7 7 1
Ken Raffensberger 0 2 7.84 6 1 0 10.1 15 9 3 5
George Zuverink 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 6.0 10 6 1 2
Cliff Ross 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 2.2 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (38)

Bobby Adams Fred Baczewski Ed Bailey Gus Bell Jim Bolger Bob Borkowski Rocky Bridges Jackie Collum Karl Drews Nino Escalera Art Fowler Jim Greengrass +26 more

38 players

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The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs in brief

A 74-80 record (.481) put the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 729 scored against 763 allowed (-34). At the plate the Cincinnati Redlegs hit .261, 1% worse than the league's .265. The Cincinnati Redlegs staff finished with a 4.50 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. Measured against the 703-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 713,296 in attendance, about 9,263 a game. The home run leader was Ted Kluszewski, who hit 49. Joe Nuxhall was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Art Fowler with 93. The saves leader was Frank Smith with 20. The 1954 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
Ted Kluszewski led the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs with 49 home runs.
What was the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs play?
The 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Kluszewski (49 HR, 141 RBI) and Art Fowler (12-10, 3.83 ERA).
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