1954 Philadelphia Athletics

51-103 • .331 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics went 51-103 (.331) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 542 runs, allowed 875, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Bill Wilson (15 HR, 33 RBI) and Arnie Portocarrero (9-18, 4.06 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

51 Wins
103 Losses
.331 Win %
8th Rank
542 R 875 RA
Diff -333

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542 Runs Scored
875 Runs Allowed
-333 Run Diff
305K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 AL Average

Batting Avg .235 8% below the 1954 league average (.256)
OBP .305 8% below the 1954 league average (.331)
SLG .342 8% below the 1954 league average (.373)
Team ERA 5.18 39% worse than the 1954 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 542 17% below the 1954 league average (650 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 305,526
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Avg per Game 3,967

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Jim Finigan 0.302 2 Spook Jacobs 0.258 3 Billy Shantz 0.256 4 Vic Power 0.255 5 Gus Zernial 0.250

Home Runs

1 Bill Wilson 15 2 Lou Limmer 14 3 Gus Zernial 14 4 Bill Renna 13 5 Joe DeMaestri 8

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 62 2 Bill Renna 53 3 Jim Finigan 51 4 Joe DeMaestri 40 5 Vic Power 38
1954 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe DeMaestri 146 539 49 124 16 3 8 40 20 63 1 0.230
Spook Jacobs 132 508 63 131 11 1 0 26 60 22 17 0.258
Jim Finigan 136 487 57 147 25 6 7 51 64 66 2 0.302
Vic Power 127 462 36 118 17 5 8 38 19 19 2 0.255
Bill Renna 123 422 52 98 15 4 13 53 41 60 1 0.232
Gus Zernial 97 336 42 84 8 2 14 62 30 60 0 0.250
Bill Wilson 94 323 43 77 10 1 15 33 39 59 1 0.238
Lou Limmer 115 316 41 73 10 3 14 32 35 37 2 0.231
Don Bollweg 103 268 35 60 15 3 5 24 35 33 1 0.224
Joe Astroth 77 226 22 50 8 1 1 23 21 19 0 0.221
Elmer Valo 95 224 28 48 11 6 1 33 51 18 2 0.214
Pete Suder 69 205 8 41 11 1 0 16 7 16 0 0.200
Billy Shantz 51 164 13 42 9 3 1 17 17 23 0 0.256
Jim Robertson 63 147 9 27 8 0 0 8 23 25 0 0.184
Arnie Portocarrero 34 75 3 8 0 1 1 2 5 30 0 0.107
Joe Taylor 18 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 2 9 0 0.224
Alex Kellner 27 55 2 10 2 0 0 6 2 8 0 0.182
Ed McGhee 21 53 5 11 2 0 2 9 4 8 0 0.208
Eddie Joost 19 47 7 17 3 0 1 9 10 10 0 0.362
Bob Trice 20 42 6 12 3 0 1 5 3 10 0 0.286
Marion Fricano 42 41 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.098
Johnny Gray 19 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.029
Charlie Bishop 22 33 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.121
Jack Littrell 9 30 7 9 2 0 1 3 6 3 1 0.300
Sonny Dixon 38 28 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.250
Al Sima 29 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.050
Moe Burtschy 46 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.118
Morrie Martin 13 17 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.235
Art Ditmar 14 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.125
Lee Wheat 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Ozzie Van Brabant 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.200
Bill Oster 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bobby Shantz 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Dutch Romberger 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Hal Raether 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Rozek 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Scheib 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Upton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Moe Burtschy 3.80 2 Arnie Portocarrero 4.06 3 Charlie Bishop 4.41 4 Sonny Dixon 4.86 5 Marion Fricano 5.16

Wins

1 Arnie Portocarrero 9 2 Bob Trice 7 3 Alex Kellner 6 4 Moe Burtschy 5 5 Sonny Dixon 5

Strikeouts

1 Arnie Portocarrero 132 2 Alex Kellner 69 3 Moe Burtschy 54 4 Johnny Gray 51 5 Marion Fricano 43
1954 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Arnie Portocarrero 9 18 4.06 34 33 0 248.0 233 112 114 132
Alex Kellner 6 17 5.39 27 27 0 173.2 204 104 88 69
Marion Fricano 5 11 5.16 37 20 1 151.2 163 87 64 43
Bob Trice 7 8 5.60 19 18 0 119.0 146 74 48 22
Sonny Dixon 5 7 4.86 38 6 4 107.1 136 58 27 42
Johnny Gray 3 12 6.51 18 16 0 105.0 111 76 91 51
Charlie Bishop 4 6 4.41 20 12 1 96.0 98 47 50 34
Moe Burtschy 5 4 3.80 46 0 4 94.2 80 40 53 54
Al Sima 2 5 5.22 29 7 2 79.1 101 46 32 36
Morrie Martin 2 4 5.47 13 6 0 52.2 57 32 19 24
Art Ditmar 1 4 6.41 14 5 0 39.1 50 28 36 14
Lee Wheat 0 2 5.72 8 1 0 28.1 38 18 9 7
Ozzie Van Brabant 0 2 7.09 9 2 0 26.2 35 21 18 10
Bill Oster 0 1 6.32 8 1 0 15.2 19 11 12 5
Dutch Romberger 1 1 11.49 10 0 0 15.2 28 20 12 6
Bobby Shantz 1 0 7.88 2 1 0 8.0 12 7 3 3
Bill Upton 0 0 1.80 2 0 1 5.0 6 1 1 2
Hal Raether 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 4 0
Carl Scheib 0 1 22.50 1 1 0 2.0 5 5 1 1
Dick Rozek 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 0 1 3 0

👥 Roster (38)

Joe Astroth Charlie Bishop Don Bollweg Moe Burtschy Joe DeMaestri Art Ditmar Sonny Dixon Jim Finigan Marion Fricano Johnny Gray Spook Jacobs Eddie Joost +26 more

38 players

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The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics finished 51-103, a .331 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. With 542 runs scored and 875 given up, the 1954 differential was -333. Against a league average of .256, the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics batted .235. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 5.18 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. Measured against the 650-run league average, the offense was 17% behind.

The home park, Connie Mack Stadium, recorded 305,526 in attendance, about 3,967 a game. The home run leader was Bill Wilson, who hit 15. Gus Zernial led in RBI with 62. The hits leader was Jim Finigan with 147. The pitching staff's wins leader was Arnie Portocarrero (9). The 1954 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics finished 51-103 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bill Wilson led the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics with 15 home runs.
What was the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.18.
Did the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Wilson (15 HR, 33 RBI) and Arnie Portocarrero (9-18, 4.06 ERA).
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