1954 Baltimore Orioles season

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1954 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
Location
1954 Information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
General Manager(s) Arthur Ehlers
Manager(s) Jimmy Dykes
Local television WMAR-TV/WAAM
Local radio WCBM
(Ernie Harwell, Howard Williams, Bailey Goss)

The 1954 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's 54th season but the first season as the Baltimore Orioles. The season involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses, 57 games behind the AL champion Cleveland Indians in their first season in Baltimore. The team was managed by Jimmy Dykes, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.

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[edit] Offseason

  • February 2, 1954: Satchel Paige was released by the Baltimore Orioles.

[edit] Regular Season

  • On April 15, 1954, thousands of Baltimoreans jammed city streets as the new Orioles paraded from downtown to their new home at Memorial Stadium. During the 90-minute parade, the new birds signed autographs, handed out pictures and threw styrofoam balls to crowd as the throng marched down 33rd Street West. Inside, more than 46,000 watched the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, to win their home opener and move into first place in the American League.[1] Ironically, the Orioles lost their last home game of the season, 11-0, to the same White Sox, finishing with 100 losses and 57½ games out of first place. [2]

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 111 43 .721 --
New York Yankees 103 51 .669 8
Chicago White Sox 94 60 .610 17
Boston Red Sox 69 85 .448 42
Detroit Tigers 68 86 .442 43
Washington Senators 66 88 .429 45
Baltimore Orioles 54 100 .351 57
Philadelphia Athletics 51 103 .331 60

[edit] Roster

1954 Baltimore Orioles roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Awards and Records

1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Bob Turley

[edit] References

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