1954 Milwaukee Braves

89-65 • .578 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1954 Milwaukee Braves went 89-65 (.578) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 670 runs, allowed 556, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Mathews (40 HR, 103 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-12, 3.14 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
3rd Rank
670 R 556 RA
Diff +114

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670 Runs Scored
556 Runs Allowed
+114 Run Diff
2,126K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 equal to the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .327 2% below the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .401 1% below the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.19 22% better than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 670 5% below the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,126,698
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Avg per Game 27,619

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Joe Adcock 0.308 2 Eddie Mathews 0.290 3 Andy Pafko 0.286 4 Bill Bruton 0.284 5 Hank Aaron 0.280

Home Runs

1 Eddie Mathews 40 2 Joe Adcock 23 3 Del Crandall 21 4 Andy Pafko 14 5 Hank Aaron 13

RBI

1 Eddie Mathews 103 2 Joe Adcock 87 3 Hank Aaron 69 4 Andy Pafko 69 5 Johnny Logan 66
1954 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Bruton 142 567 89 161 20 7 4 30 40 78 34 0.284
Johnny Logan 154 560 66 154 17 7 8 66 51 51 2 0.275
Danny O'Connell 146 541 61 151 28 4 2 37 38 46 2 0.279
Andy Pafko 138 510 61 146 22 4 14 69 37 36 1 0.286
Joe Adcock 133 500 73 154 27 5 23 87 44 58 1 0.308
Eddie Mathews 138 476 96 138 21 4 40 103 113 61 10 0.290
Hank Aaron 122 468 58 131 27 6 13 69 28 39 2 0.280
Del Crandall 138 463 60 112 18 2 21 64 40 56 0 0.242
Jack Dittmer 66 192 22 47 8 0 6 20 19 17 0 0.245
Jim Pendleton 71 173 20 38 3 1 1 16 4 21 2 0.220
George Metkovich 68 123 7 34 5 1 1 15 15 15 0 0.276
Warren Spahn 41 101 4 21 6 0 1 10 7 17 0 0.208
Bobby Thomson 43 99 7 23 3 0 2 15 12 29 0 0.232
Charlie White 50 93 14 22 4 0 1 8 9 8 0 0.237
Lew Burdette 39 79 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.089
Gene Conley 28 77 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 13 0 0.156
Jim Wilson 27 44 5 7 3 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.159
Roy Smalley 25 36 5 8 0 0 1 7 4 9 0 0.222
Chet Nichols 35 35 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.086
Bob Buhl 31 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.032
Dave Jolly 48 31 6 9 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0.290
Sam Calderone 22 29 3 11 2 0 0 5 4 4 0 0.379
Ernie Johnson 40 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.231
Ray Crone 19 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Mel Roach 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Gorin 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Queen 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Koslo 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey Jay 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Paine 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sibby Sisti 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Ray Crone 2.02 2 Dave Jolly 2.43 3 Lew Burdette 2.76 4 Ernie Johnson 2.81 5 Gene Conley 2.96

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 21 2 Lew Burdette 15 3 Gene Conley 14 4 Dave Jolly 11 5 Chet Nichols 9

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 136 2 Gene Conley 113 3 Lew Burdette 79 4 Ernie Johnson 68 5 Dave Jolly 62
1954 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 21 12 3.14 39 34 3 283.1 262 99 86 136
Lew Burdette 15 14 2.76 38 32 0 238.0 224 73 62 79
Gene Conley 14 9 2.96 28 27 0 194.1 171 64 79 113
Jim Wilson 8 2 3.52 27 19 0 127.2 129 50 36 52
Chet Nichols 9 11 4.41 35 20 1 122.1 132 60 65 55
Dave Jolly 11 6 2.43 47 1 10 111.1 87 30 64 62
Bob Buhl 2 7 4.00 31 14 3 110.1 117 49 65 57
Ernie Johnson 5 2 2.81 40 4 2 99.1 77 31 34 68
Ray Crone 1 0 2.02 19 2 1 49.0 44 11 19 33
Joey Jay 1 0 6.50 15 1 0 18.0 21 13 16 13
Dave Koslo 1 1 3.12 12 0 1 17.1 13 6 9 7
Phil Paine 1 0 3.86 11 0 0 14.0 14 6 12 11
Charlie Gorin 0 1 1.86 5 0 0 9.2 5 2 6 12

👥 Roster (31)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Sam Calderone Gene Conley Del Crandall Ray Crone Jack Dittmer Charlie Gorin Joey Jay +19 more

31 players

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The 1954 Milwaukee Braves in brief

A 89-65 record (.578) put the 1954 Milwaukee Braves 3rd in the NL. The Milwaukee Braves scored 670 runs and allowed 556, a run differential of +114. The staff ERA of 3.19 was 22% better than the league average of 4.08. The 1954 Milwaukee Braves scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (670 against 703). Attendance at County Stadium totaled 2,126,698 for the year.

The home run leader was Eddie Mathews, who hit 40. The hits leader was Bill Bruton with 161. Warren Spahn led the pitchers with 21 wins. Dave Jolly saved 10 games. The 1954 roster runs to 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1953 season and the 1955 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1954 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1954 Milwaukee Braves finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Eddie Mathews led the 1954 Milwaukee Braves with 40 home runs.
What was the 1954 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1954 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 1954 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1954 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1954 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Mathews (40 HR, 103 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-12, 3.14 ERA).
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