1954 Washington Senators

66-88 • .429 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1954 Washington Senators went 66-88 (.429) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (24 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (13-15, 3.32 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
6th Rank
632 R 680 RA
Diff -48

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632 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-48 Run Diff
504K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 4% below the 1954 league average (.256)
OBP .325 2% below the 1954 league average (.331)
SLG .354 5% below the 1954 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.84 3% worse than the 1954 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 632 3% below the 1954 league average (650 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 504,714
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Avg per Game 6,470

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Jim Busby 0.298 2 Mickey Vernon 0.290 3 Ed FitzGerald 0.289 4 Pete Runnels 0.268 5 Clyde Vollmer 0.256

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 24 2 Mickey Vernon 20 3 Eddie Yost 11 4 Jim Busby 7 5 Ed FitzGerald 4

RBI

1 Roy Sievers 102 2 Mickey Vernon 97 3 Jim Busby 80 4 Pete Runnels 56 5 Eddie Yost 47
1954 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Busby 155 628 83 187 22 7 7 80 43 56 17 0.298
Mickey Vernon 151 597 90 173 33 14 20 97 61 61 1 0.290
Eddie Yost 155 539 101 138 26 4 11 47 131 71 7 0.256
Roy Sievers 145 514 75 119 26 6 24 102 80 77 2 0.232
Pete Runnels 139 488 75 131 17 15 3 56 78 60 2 0.268
Ed FitzGerald 115 360 33 104 13 5 4 40 33 22 0 0.289
Tom Umphlett 114 342 21 75 8 3 1 33 17 42 1 0.219
Wayne Terwilliger 106 337 42 70 10 1 3 24 32 40 3 0.208
Tom Wright 76 171 13 42 4 4 1 17 18 38 0 0.246
Johnny Pesky 49 158 17 40 4 3 0 9 10 7 1 0.253
Joe Tipton 54 157 9 35 6 1 1 10 30 30 0 0.223
Jerry Snyder 64 154 17 36 3 1 0 17 15 18 3 0.234
Jim Lemon 37 128 12 30 2 3 2 13 9 34 0 0.234
Clyde Vollmer 62 117 8 30 4 0 2 15 12 28 0 0.256
Mickey McDermott 54 95 7 19 3 0 0 4 7 12 0 0.200
Bob Porterfield 32 88 3 9 0 0 1 5 4 24 0 0.102
Johnny Schmitz 29 60 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.117
Dean Stone 31 52 5 5 1 1 1 9 5 30 0 0.096
Chuck Stobbs 31 51 4 7 1 0 0 3 6 8 0 0.137
Camilo Pascual 48 30 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0.133
Mel Hoderlein 14 25 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.160
Bob Oldis 11 24 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.333
Carlos Paula 9 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.167
Roy Dietzel 9 21 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.238
Spec Shea 23 20 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.050
Gus Keriazakos 22 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.067
Connie Marrero 22 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Harmon Killebrew 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.308
Jesse Levan 7 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300
Steve Korcheck 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Sonny Dixon 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bunky Stewart 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Johnny Schmitz 2.91 2 Dean Stone 3.22 3 Bob Porterfield 3.32 4 Mickey McDermott 3.44 5 Gus Keriazakos 3.77

Wins

1 Bob Porterfield 13 2 Dean Stone 12 3 Johnny Schmitz 11 4 Chuck Stobbs 11 5 Mickey McDermott 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey McDermott 95 2 Dean Stone 87 3 Bob Porterfield 82 4 Chuck Stobbs 67 5 Camilo Pascual 60
1954 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Porterfield 13 15 3.32 32 31 0 244.0 249 90 77 82
Mickey McDermott 7 15 3.44 30 26 1 196.1 172 75 110 95
Johnny Schmitz 11 8 2.91 29 23 1 185.1 176 60 64 56
Chuck Stobbs 11 11 4.10 31 24 0 182.0 189 83 67 67
Dean Stone 12 10 3.22 31 23 0 178.2 161 64 69 87
Camilo Pascual 4 7 4.22 48 4 3 119.1 126 56 61 60
Spec Shea 2 9 6.18 23 11 0 71.1 97 49 34 22
Connie Marrero 3 6 4.75 22 8 0 66.1 74 35 22 26
Gus Keriazakos 2 3 3.77 22 3 0 59.2 59 25 30 33
Bunky Stewart 0 2 7.64 29 2 1 50.2 67 43 27 27
Sonny Dixon 1 2 3.03 16 0 1 29.2 26 10 12 7

👥 Roster (32)

Jim Busby Roy Dietzel Sonny Dixon Ed FitzGerald Mel Hoderlein Gus Keriazakos Harmon Killebrew Steve Korcheck Jim Lemon Jesse Levan Connie Marrero Mickey McDermott +20 more

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The 1954 Washington Senators in brief

A 66-88 record (.429) put the 1954 Washington Senators 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 632 scored against 680 allowed (-48). The team batting average of .246 was 4% below the 1954 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. The 1954 Washington Senators scored 3% fewer runs than the average club (632 against 650).

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 504,714 fans came through the gates. Roy Sievers topped the Washington Senators with 24 home runs. The hits leader was Jim Busby with 187. On the mound, Bob Porterfield won 13 games to lead the staff. Mickey McDermott struck out 95, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Washington Senators

What was the 1954 Washington Senators record?
The 1954 Washington Senators finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Washington Senators in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1954 Washington Senators with 24 home runs.
What was the 1954 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1954 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1954 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Washington Senators play?
The 1954 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1954 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (24 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (13-15, 3.32 ERA).
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