1954 Pittsburgh Pirates

53-101 • .344 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates went 53-101 (.344) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 845, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (23 HR, 94 RBI) and Dick Littlefield (10-11, 3.60 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

53 Wins
101 Losses
.344 Win %
8th Rank
557 R 845 RA
Diff -288

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557 Runs Scored
845 Runs Allowed
-288 Run Diff
475K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 7% below the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .322 4% below the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .350 14% below the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.92 21% worse than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 557 21% below the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 475,154
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Avg per Game 6,170

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Sid Gordon 0.306 2 Jack Shepard 0.304 3 Frank Thomas 0.298 4 Toby Atwell 0.289 5 Bob Friend 0.275

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 23 2 Sid Gordon 12 3 Jerry Lynch 8 4 Bob Skinner 8 5 Preston Ward 7

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 94 2 Sid Gordon 49 3 Preston Ward 48 4 Bob Skinner 46 5 Dick Cole 40
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Thomas 153 577 81 172 32 7 23 94 51 74 3 0.298
Curtis Roberts 134 496 47 115 18 7 1 36 55 49 6 0.232
Dick Cole 138 486 40 131 22 5 1 40 41 48 0 0.270
Bob Skinner 132 470 67 117 15 9 8 46 47 59 4 0.249
Gair Allie 121 418 38 83 8 6 3 30 56 84 1 0.199
Sid Gordon 131 363 38 111 12 0 12 49 67 24 0 0.306
Preston Ward 117 360 37 97 16 2 7 48 39 61 0 0.269
Dick Hall 112 310 38 74 8 4 2 27 33 46 3 0.239
Toby Atwell 96 287 36 83 8 4 3 26 43 21 2 0.289
Jerry Lynch 98 284 27 68 4 5 8 36 20 43 2 0.239
Jack Shepard 82 227 24 69 8 2 3 22 26 33 0 0.304
Eddie Pellagrini 73 125 12 27 6 0 0 16 9 21 0 0.216
Hal Rice 28 81 10 14 4 1 1 9 14 24 0 0.173
Vic Janowicz 41 73 10 11 3 0 0 2 7 23 0 0.151
Max Surkont 33 60 3 10 1 0 0 5 6 19 0 0.167
Vern Law 50 52 10 12 5 0 1 13 5 8 0 0.231
Bob Friend 35 51 6 14 1 1 1 7 5 8 0 0.275
Dick Littlefield 23 49 4 8 2 1 0 2 2 13 0 0.163
Cal Abrams 17 42 6 6 1 1 0 2 10 9 0 0.143
Paul LaPalme 33 35 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Jake Thies 33 33 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 0.030
Dick Smith 12 31 2 3 1 1 0 0 6 5 0 0.097
Gail Henley 14 30 7 9 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0.300
Jim Mangan 14 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 0.192
Bob Purkey 36 26 2 2 1 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.077
George O'Donnell 21 23 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 10 0 0.087
Laurin Pepper 14 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.235
Walker Cooper 14 15 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Nick Koback 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Johnny Hetki 58 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222
Luis Márquez 14 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.111
Bill Hall 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal Hogue 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Len Yochim 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Sam Jethroe 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson King 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Page 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Dick Littlefield 3.60 2 Jake Thies 3.87 3 Max Surkont 4.41 4 George O'Donnell 4.53 5 Johnny Hetki 4.99

Wins

1 Dick Littlefield 10 2 Vern Law 9 3 Max Surkont 9 4 Bob Friend 7 5 Johnny Hetki 4

Strikeouts

1 Dick Littlefield 92 2 Max Surkont 78 3 Bob Friend 73 4 Paul LaPalme 57 5 Vern Law 57
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Surkont 9 18 4.41 33 29 0 208.1 216 102 78 78
Bob Friend 7 12 5.07 35 20 2 170.1 204 96 58 73
Vern Law 9 13 5.51 39 18 3 161.2 201 99 56 57
Dick Littlefield 10 11 3.60 23 21 0 155.0 140 62 85 92
Bob Purkey 3 8 5.07 36 11 0 131.1 145 74 62 38
Jake Thies 3 9 3.87 33 18 0 130.1 120 56 49 57
Paul LaPalme 4 10 5.52 33 15 0 120.2 147 74 54 57
George O'Donnell 3 9 4.53 21 10 1 87.1 105 44 21 8
Johnny Hetki 4 4 4.99 58 1 9 83.0 102 46 30 27
Laurin Pepper 1 5 7.99 14 8 0 50.2 63 45 43 17
Len Yochim 0 1 7.32 10 1 0 19.2 30 16 8 7
Cal Hogue 0 1 4.91 3 2 0 11.0 11 6 12 7
Joe Page 0 0 11.17 7 0 0 9.2 16 12 7 4
Nelson King 0 0 5.14 4 0 0 7.0 10 4 1 3

👥 Roster (37)

Cal Abrams Gair Allie Toby Atwell Dick Cole Walker Cooper Bob Friend Sid Gordon Bill Hall Dick Hall Gail Henley Johnny Hetki Cal Hogue +25 more

37 players

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The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 53 wins and 101 losses, good for 8th in the NL. With 557 runs scored and 845 given up, the 1954 differential was -288. Against a league average of .265, the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .247. Pitchers allowed 4.92 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.08. Measured against the 703-run league average, the offense was 21% behind.

Attendance at Forbes Field totaled 475,154 for the year. For power, Frank Thomas led the way with 23 homers. Dick Littlefield led the pitchers with 10 wins. In all, the roster shows 37 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1953 season and the 1955 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 53-101 (.344 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 home runs.
What was the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.92.
Did the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (23 HR, 94 RBI) and Dick Littlefield (10-11, 3.60 ERA).
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