1954 St. Louis Cardinals

72-82 • .468 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals went 72-82 (.468) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 799 runs, allowed 790, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (35 HR, 126 RBI) and Harvey Haddix (18-13, 3.57 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

72 Wins
82 Losses
.468 Win %
6th Rank
799 R 790 RA
Diff +9

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⚡ Quick Stats

799 Runs Scored
790 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
1,035K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .280 6% above the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .350 4% above the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .421 3% above the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.50 10% worse than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 799 14% above the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,035,858
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Avg per Game 13,452

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.330 2 Red Schoendienst 0.315 3 Wally Moon 0.304 4 Solly Hemus 0.304 5 Bill Sarni 0.300

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 35 2 Rip Repulski 19 3 Ray Jablonski 12 4 Wally Moon 12 5 Joe Cunningham 11

RBI

1 Stan Musial 126 2 Ray Jablonski 104 3 Rip Repulski 79 4 Red Schoendienst 79 5 Wally Moon 76
1954 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Moon 151 635 106 193 29 9 12 76 71 73 18 0.304
Rip Repulski 152 619 99 175 39 5 19 79 43 75 8 0.283
Ray Jablonski 152 611 80 181 33 3 12 104 49 42 9 0.296
Red Schoendienst 148 610 98 192 38 8 5 79 54 22 4 0.315
Stan Musial 153 591 120 195 41 9 35 126 103 39 1 0.330
Alex Grammas 142 401 57 106 17 4 2 29 40 29 6 0.264
Bill Sarni 123 380 40 114 18 4 9 70 25 42 3 0.300
Joe Cunningham 85 310 40 88 11 3 11 50 43 40 1 0.284
Tom Alston 66 244 28 60 14 2 4 34 24 41 3 0.246
Solly Hemus 124 214 43 65 15 3 2 27 55 27 5 0.304
Del Rice 56 147 13 37 10 1 2 16 16 21 0 0.252
Harvey Haddix 61 93 16 18 4 2 0 4 5 11 2 0.194
Joe Frazier 81 88 8 26 5 2 3 18 13 17 0 0.295
Vic Raschi 30 64 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 18 0 0.141
Peanuts Lowrey 74 61 6 7 1 2 0 5 9 9 0 0.115
Sal Yvars 38 57 8 14 4 0 2 8 6 5 1 0.246
Brooks Lawrence 35 53 2 10 0 0 0 4 3 15 0 0.189
Gerry Staley 48 36 3 5 1 0 0 1 4 8 0 0.139
Tom Poholsky 25 27 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.148
Gordon Jones 11 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.125
Tom Burgess 17 21 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.048
Cot Deal 33 20 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0.100
Ralph Beard 13 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.059
Joe Presko 38 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Steve Bilko 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.143
Al Brazle 58 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Stu Miller 20 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.308
Royce Lint 31 10 1 1 1 0 0 2 6 3 1 0.100
Dick Schofield 43 7 17 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0.143
Ben Wade 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carl Scheib 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Greason 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal White 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mel Wright 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Castiglione 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Memo Luna 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Gordon Jones 2.00 2 Tom Poholsky 3.06 3 Harvey Haddix 3.57 4 Ralph Beard 3.72 5 Brooks Lawrence 3.74

Wins

1 Harvey Haddix 18 2 Brooks Lawrence 15 3 Vic Raschi 8 4 Gerry Staley 7 5 Al Brazle 5

Strikeouts

1 Harvey Haddix 184 2 Vic Raschi 73 3 Brooks Lawrence 72 4 Tom Poholsky 55 5 Gerry Staley 50
1954 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harvey Haddix 18 13 3.57 43 35 4 259.2 247 103 77 184
Vic Raschi 8 9 4.73 30 29 0 179.0 182 94 71 73
Brooks Lawrence 15 6 3.74 35 18 1 158.2 141 66 72 72
Gerry Staley 7 13 5.26 48 20 2 155.2 198 91 47 50
Tom Poholsky 5 7 3.06 25 13 0 106.0 101 36 20 55
Al Brazle 5 4 4.16 58 0 8 84.1 93 39 24 30
Gordon Jones 4 4 2.00 11 10 0 81.0 78 18 19 48
Cot Deal 2 3 6.28 33 0 1 71.2 85 50 36 25
Joe Presko 4 9 6.91 37 6 0 71.2 97 55 41 36
Royce Lint 2 3 4.86 30 4 0 70.1 75 38 30 36
Ralph Beard 0 4 3.72 13 10 0 58.0 62 24 28 17
Stu Miller 2 3 5.79 19 4 2 46.2 55 30 29 22
Ben Wade 0 0 5.48 13 0 0 23.0 27 14 15 19
Mel Wright 0 0 10.45 9 0 0 10.1 16 12 11 4
Hal White 0 0 19.80 4 0 0 5.0 11 11 4 2
Carl Scheib 0 1 11.57 3 1 0 4.2 6 6 5 5
Bill Greason 0 1 13.50 3 2 0 4.0 8 6 4 2
Memo Luna 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 2 2 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Tom Alston Ralph Beard Steve Bilko Al Brazle Tom Burgess Pete Castiglione Joe Cunningham Cot Deal Joe Frazier Alex Grammas Bill Greason Harvey Haddix +24 more

36 players

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The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals finished 72-82, a .468 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. With 799 runs scored and 790 given up, the 1954 differential was +9. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .280, 6% better than the league's .265. Pitchers allowed 4.50 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.08. The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 14% (799 against 703).

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,035,858 for the year. For power, Stan Musial led the way with 35 homers. Harvey Haddix led the pitchers with 18 wins. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club. The 1953 season and the 1955 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals with 35 home runs.
What was the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1954 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (35 HR, 126 RBI) and Harvey Haddix (18-13, 3.57 ERA).
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