1954 Philadelphia Phillies season

1954 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr., Roy Hamey
Manager(s)	Steve O'Neill, Terry Moore
Local television	WPTZ WCAU WFIL (George Walsh, Gene Kelly)
Local radio	WIBG WIP (George Walsh, Gene Kelly, Herb Carneal)
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The 1954 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses.

Offseason

December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft
- Lee Tate was drafted by the Phillies from the Lubbock Hubbers.^[1]
- Lee Tate was drafted from the Phillies by the New York Giants.^[1]
- John Anderson was drafted from the Phillies by the New York Giants.^[2]
Prior to 1954 season: John Anderson was returned to the Phillies by the Giants.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	97	57	0.630	—	53–23	44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	92	62	0.597	5	45–32	47–30
Milwaukee Braves	89	65	0.578	8	43–34	46–31
Philadelphia Phillies	75	79	0.487	22	39–39	36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	0.481	23	41–36	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	25	33–44	39–38
Chicago Cubs	64	90	0.416	33	40–37	24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	101	0.344	44	31–46	22–55

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	15–7	16–6	10–12	9–13	13–9	15–7	14–8
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16	7–15	7–15	15–7	14–8
Cincinnati	6–16	14–8	—	10–12	7–15	14–8	15–7	8–14
Milwaukee	12–10	16–6	12–10	—	10–12	13–9	14–8	12–10
New York	13–9	15–7	15–7	12–10	—	16–6	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	9–13	15–7	8–14	9–13	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15	7–15	7–15	8–14	8–14	6–16	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	14–8	10–12	10–12	10–12	12–10	—

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies win (via forfeit)
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1954 Game Log^[3]
Overall Record: 75–79

April (7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 13	@ Pirates	2–4	Vern Law (1–0)	Robin Roberts (0–1)	Johnny Hetki (1)	32,294	0–1
2	April 14	@ Pirates	6–0	Curt Simmons (1–0)	Paul LaPalme (0–1)	None	5,853	1–1
3	April 15	Giants	2–0 (7)	Murry Dickson (1–0)	Johnny Antonelli (0–1)	None	15,345	2–1
–	April 17	Pirates	Postponed (rain);^[4] Makeup: July 7 as a traditional double-header
4	April 18 (1)	Pirates	6–0	Robin Roberts (1–1)	Bob Friend (0–1)	None	see 2nd game	3–1
5	April 18 (2)	Pirates	7–1	Curt Simmons (2–0)	Vern Law (1–1)	None	9,975	4–1
6	April 19	Dodgers	7–9	Johnny Podres (1–0)	Jim Konstanty (0–1)	None	31,294	4–2
7	April 20	Dodgers	6–3	Murry Dickson (2–0)	Preacher Roe (0–1)	None	21,921	5–2
8	April 21	@ Dodgers	3–6	Billy Loes (1–0)	Steve Ridzik (0–1)	Jim Hughes (2)	27,724	5–3
–	April 23	@ Giants	Postponed (rain, wet grounds);^[5] Makeup: April 25 as a traditional double-header
9	April 24	@ Giants	0–1	Marv Grissom (1–0)	Robin Roberts (1–2)	None	6,865	5–4
10	April 25 (1)	@ Giants	0–3	Sal Maglie (3–0)	Curt Simmons (2–1)	None	see 2nd game	5–5
11	April 25 (2)	@ Giants	0–5	Johnny Antonelli (2–1)	Murry Dickson (2–1)	None	22,778	5–6
–	April 27	@ Cubs	Postponed (rain, wet grounds);^[6]^[7] Makeup: June 9 as a double-header
–	April 28	@ Cubs	Postponed (rain); Makeup:^[8] July 23 as a double-header
12	April 29	@ Braves	4–0	Robin Roberts (2–2)	Warren Spahn (2–1)	None	18,793	6–6
13	April 30	@ Braves	5–2	Murry Dickson (3–1)	Gene Conley (0–1)	Jim Konstanty (1)	20,433	7–6

May (15–13)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
14	May 1	@ Braves	4–3 (10)	Curt Simmons (3–1)	Dave Jolly (2–1)	None	20,784	8–6
15	May 2 (1)	@ Redlegs	4–3	Bob Miller (1–0)	Howie Judson (1–2)	None	17,663	9–6
–	May 2 (2)	@ Redlegs	Postponed (rain, wet grounds);^[9]^[10]^[11] Makeup: July 15 as a traditional double-header
16	May 4	@ Cardinals	14–10 (11)	Murry Dickson (4–1)	Cot Deal (0–2)	None	8,009	10–6
17	May 5	@ Cardinals	10–3	Robin Roberts (3–2)	Tom Poholsky (0–1)	None	8,422	11–6
–	May 6	@ Cardinals	Postponed (rain);^[12] Makeup: July 18 as a traditional double-header
18	May 7	Dodgers	1–3	Don Newcombe (3–1)	Curt Simmons (3–2)	None	14,743	11–7
19	May 8	Dodgers	0–3 (6)	Johnny Podres (3–0)	Murry Dickson (4–2)	None	12,364	11–8
20	May 9	Dodgers	1–2	Carl Erskine (3–2)	Robin Roberts (3–3)	Jim Hughes (4)	13,818	11–9
21	May 11	Cubs	8–7 (10)	Steve Ridzik (1–1)	Turk Lown (0–1)	None	4,329	12–9
22	May 12	Cubs	5–4	Curt Simmons (4–2)	Warren Hacker (1–2)	None	4,407	13–9
23	May 13	Redlegs	8–1	Robin Roberts (4–3)	Corky Valentine (3–3)	None	6,856	14–9
24	May 14	Redlegs	0–1	Art Fowler (2–0)	Murry Dickson (4–3)	None	7,114	14–10
25	May 15	Redlegs	5–4	Jim Konstanty (1–1)	Jackie Collum (1–1)	None	3,981	15–10
26	May 16 (1)	Cardinals	3–7	Harvey Haddix (5–3)	Jim Konstanty (1–2)	Al Brazle (4)	see 2nd game	15–11
27	May 16 (2)	Cardinals	8–4^{^[a]}	Paul Penson (1–0)	Carl Scheib (0–2)	Murry Dickson (1)	24,495	16–11
28	May 17	Cardinals	0–8	Joe Presko (3–0)	Robin Roberts (4–4)	None	13,776	16–12
29	May 18	Braves	2–6	Chet Nichols (3–3)	Curt Simmons (4–3)	Dave Jolly (1)	9,254	16–13
30	May 19	Braves	2–6	Warren Spahn (4–3)	Murry Dickson (4–4)	None	9,910	16–14
–	May 20	Giants	Postponed (rain);^[13] Makeup: September 7
31	May 21	Giants	8–1	Robin Roberts (5–4)	Johnny Antonelli (5–2)	None	7,021	17–14
32	May 22	Giants	0–5	Rubén Gómez (2–3)	Paul Penson (1–1)	None	12,183	17–15
33	May 23	Giants	4–6	Jim Hearn (1–3)	Curt Simmons (4–4)	Marv Grissom (3)	9,688	17–16
34	May 24	Giants	4–5	Hoyt Wilhelm (2–1)	Murry Dickson (4–5)	None	7,899	17–17
–	May 25	@ Dodgers	Postponed (rain, threatening weather);^[14]^[15] Makeup: August 16
35	May 26	@ Dodgers	8–6	Robin Roberts (6–4)	Johnny Podres (4–1)	None	17,097	18–17
36	May 27	@ Dodgers	11–5	Bob Miller (2–0)	Don Newcombe (3–3)	None	3,183	19–17
37	May 28	@ Pirates	4–0 (6)	Murry Dickson (5–5)	Max Surkont (4–5)	None	5,521	20–17
38	May 29	@ Pirates	2–3	George O'Donnell (2–4)	Steve Ridzik (1–2)	None	2,525	20–18
39	May 30 (1)	@ Pirates	8–0	Robin Roberts (7–4)	Dick Littlefield (0–1)	None	2,525	21–18
40	May 30 (2)	@ Pirates	10–7	Karl Drews (1–0)	Bob Friend (1–5)	Jim Konstanty (2)	9,651	22–18
41	May 31	Dodgers	4–5 (12)	Clem Labine (2–2)	Bob Miller (2–1)	None	22,386	22–19

June (15–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
42	June 2	@ Redlegs	23–19	Curt Simmons (5–4)	Art Fowler (4–1)	None	8,509	23–19
–	June 3	@ Redlegs	Postponed (rain, wet grounds);^[16]^[17] Makeup: July 16 as a traditional double-header
43	June 4	@ Cardinals	2–5	Harvey Haddix (8–3)	Robin Roberts (7–5)	None	11,789	23–20
44	June 5	@ Cardinals	9–4	Murry Dickson (6–5)	Vic Raschi (5–1)	None	14,519	24–20
45	June 6	@ Cardinals	11–8	Bob Miller (3–1)	Royce Lint (1–2)	None	18,547	25–20
46	June 8	@ Cubs	5–6	Howie Pollet (3–2)	Robin Roberts (7–6)	Johnny Klippstein (1)	6,775	25–21
47	June 9 (1)	@ Cubs	4–0	Murry Dickson (7–5)	Bob Rush (4–5)	None	34,268	26–21
48	June 9 (2)	@ Cubs	14–6	Bob Miller (4–1)	Jim Davis (1–2)	Jim Konstanty (3)	11,238	27–21
49	June 10	@ Cubs	6–0	Jim Konstanty (2–2)	Paul Minner (5–3)	None	4,926	28–21
50	June 11	@ Braves	0–1	Lew Burdette (6–5)	Curt Simmons (5–5)	None	35,047	28–22
51	June 12	@ Braves	0–2^[18]^[19]^[20]	Jim Wilson (2–0)	Robin Roberts (7–7)	None	28,218	28–23
52	June 13	@ Braves	5–9	Warren Spahn (7–5)	Murry Dickson (7–6)	None	39,859	28–24
53	June 15	Cardinals	1–3	Vic Raschi (6–2)	Bob Miller (4–2)	None	10,684	28–25
–	June 16	Cardinals	Postponed (wet grounds);^[21] Makeup: July 31 as a traditional double-header
54	June 17	Cardinals	3–2 (15)	Robin Roberts (8–7)	Joe Presko (3–6)	None	12,881	29–25
55	June 18	Redlegs	1–2	Corky Valentine (6–5)	Curt Simmons (5–6)	Frank Smith (9)	8,589	29–26
56	June 19	Redlegs	6–7	Jackie Collum (4–1)	Murry Dickson (7–7)	Frank Smith (10)	4,257	29–27
57	June 20 (1)	Redlegs	3–4	Fred Baczewski (5–3)	Bob Miller (4–3)	None	see 2nd game	29–28
58	June 20 (2)	Redlegs	6–15	Art Fowler (5–3)	Herm Wehmeier (0–4)	None	14,832	29–29
59	June 22	Cubs	4–1	Robin Roberts (9–7)	Paul Minner (5–4)	None	8,128	30–29
60	June 23	Cubs	5–3	Curt Simmons (6–6)	Howie Pollet (3–4)	None	6,927	31–29
61	June 24	Cubs	3–2 (11)	Herm Wehmeier (1–4)	Paul Minner (5–5)	None	6,060	32–29
62	June 25	Braves	0–7	Lew Burdette (7–7)	Bob Miller (4–4)	None	16,560	32–30
63	June 26	Braves	10–3	Robin Roberts (10–7)	Chet Nichols (4–6)	None	5,373	33–30
64	June 27 (1)	Braves	4–3	Curt Simmons (7–6)	Dave Jolly (4–3)	None	5,373	34–30
65	June 27 (2)	Braves	2–1	Steve Ridzik (2–2)	Warren Spahn (7–8)	None	19,073	35–30
66	June 29	@ Pirates	4–0	Herm Wehmeier (2–4)	Max Surkont (6–9)	None	5,088	36–30
67	June 30	@ Pirates	8–0	Robin Roberts (11–7)	Vern Law (6–9)	None	4,209	37–30

July (11–21)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
68	July 2	Dodgers	7–6	Steve Ridzik (3–2)	Clem Labine (4–4)	Robin Roberts (1)	21,929	38–30
69	July 3	Dodgers	3–4	Bob Milliken (5–0)	Bob Miller (4–5)	None	8,980	38–31
70	July 4	Dodgers	3–5 (10)	Carl Erskine (9–7)	Robin Roberts (11–8)	None	15,420	38–32
71	July 5 (1)	@ Giants	0–10	Johnny Antonelli (12–2)	Herm Wehmeier (2–5)	None	see 2nd game	38–33
72	July 5 (2)	@ Giants	3–4	Hoyt Wilhelm (8–2)	Murry Dickson (7–8)	None	36,547	38–34
73	July 6	Pirates	3–0	Curt Simmons (8–6)	Bob Friend (3–7)	None	3,967	39–34
–	July 7 (1)	Pirates	Postponed (rain);^[22] Makeup: August 13 as a double-header
–	July 7 (2)	Pirates	Postponed (rain);^[22] Makeup: September 21 as a double-header
74	July 9	@ Dodgers	5–7 (10)	Erv Palica (3–1)	Murry Dickson (7–9)	None	13,586	39–35
75	July 10	@ Dodgers	5–10	Billy Loes (4–3)	Bob Miller (4–6)	None	11,047	39–36
76	July 11 (1)	@ Dodgers	7–8	Carl Erskine (10–8)	Jim Konstanty (2–3)	Jim Hughes (15)	11,047	39–37
77	July 11 (2)	@ Dodgers	3–1	Herm Wehmeier (3–5)	Don Newcombe (5–5)	Robin Roberts (2)	23,973	40–37
–	July 13	1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland
78	July 15 (1)	@ Redlegs	1–2	Art Fowler (7–5)	Curt Simmons (8–7)	None	see 2nd game	40–38
79	July 15 (2)	@ Redlegs	3–4	Jackie Collum (6–1)	Bob Miller (4–7)	Howie Judson (2)	12,232	40–39
80	July 16 (1)	@ Redlegs	6–7 (10)	Frank Smith (4–1)	Steve Ridzik (3–3)	None	see 2nd game	40–40
81	July 16 (2)	@ Redlegs	4–9	Joe Nuxhall (4–2)	Herm Wehmeier (3–6)	None	28,878	40–41
82	July 17	@ Redlegs	5–3	Bob Miller (5–7)	Moe Savransky (0–1)	None	4,859	41–41
83	July 18 (1)	@ Cardinals	11–10 (10)	Robin Roberts (12–8)	Brooks Lawrence (4–3)	Curt Simmons (1)	18,958	42–41
84	July 18 (2)	@ Cardinals	0–0^{^[b]} (0)	None	None	None	see 1st game	43–41
85	July 19	@ Cardinals	1–5	Brooks Lawrence (5–3)	Bob Greenwood (0–1)	None	8,488	43–42
86	July 20	@ Cardinals	2–4	Harvey Haddix (14–6)	Curt Simmons (8–8)	Gerry Staley (3)	8,829	43–43
87	July 21	@ Braves	6–1	Robin Roberts (13–8)	Gene Conley (8–5)	None	36,799	44–43
88	July 22	@ Braves	2–3	Lew Burdette (8–11)	Murry Dickson (7–10)	None	23,146	44–44
89	July 23 (1)	@ Cubs	2–5	Howie Pollet (5–5)	Herm Wehmeier (3–7)	None	16,438	44–45
90	July 23 (2)	@ Cubs	5–3 (13)	Robin Roberts (14–8)	Bill Tremel (1–1)	None	8,563	45–45
91	July 24	@ Cubs	0–4	Dave Cole (1–2)	Curt Simmons (8–9)	None	10,246	45–46
92	July 25 (1)	@ Cubs	1–6	Paul Minner (9–6)	Steve Ridzik (3–4)	None	10,246	45–47
93	July 25 (2)	@ Cubs	1–2	Jim Davis (7–2)	Bob Greenwood (0–2)	None	23,353	45–48
94	July 27	Redlegs	8–2	Robin Roberts (15–8)	Bud Podbielan (6–5)	None	11,415	46–48
95	July 28	Redlegs	3–2	Herm Wehmeier (4–7)	Frank Smith (4–3)	None	6,463	47–48
96	July 29	Redlegs	0–3	Corky Valentine (8–9)	Murry Dickson (7–11)	None	5,408	47–49
97	July 30	Cardinals	3–12	Harvey Haddix (15–7)	Bob Miller (5–8)	None	12,194	47–50
98	July 31 (1)	Cardinals	2–3	Brooks Lawrence (8–3)	Robin Roberts (15–9)	Harvey Haddix (3)	see 2nd game	47–51
99	July 31 (2)	Cardinals	6–5	Bob Greenwood (1–2)	Royce Lint (2–3)	Murry Dickson (2)	27,204	48–51

August (12–18)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
100	August 1	Cardinals	8–3	Curt Simmons (9–9)	Ralph Beard (0–2)	None	5,707	49–51
101	August 3	Braves	1–3	Warren Spahn (11–10)	Murry Dickson (7–12)	None	13,899	49–52
102	August 4	Braves	2–1	Robin Roberts (16–9)	Chet Nichols (7–8)	None	16,093	50–52
–	August 5	Braves	Postponed (rain);^[23] Makeup: September 12 as a double-header
103	August 6	Cubs	7–4	Curt Simmons (10–9)	Howie Pollet (6–6)	None	7,060	51–52
104	August 7	Cubs	8–2	Bob Miller (6–8)	Dave Cole (2–4)	Murry Dickson (3)	3,807	52–52
105	August 8 (1)	Cubs	8–4	Robin Roberts (17–9)	Hal Jeffcoat (3–4)	None	3,807	53–52
106	August 8 (2)	Cubs	8–3	Herm Wehmeier (5–7)	Bob Rush (7–13)	None	10,400	54–52
107	August 10	Dodgers	6–3	Curt Simmons (11–9)	Johnny Podres (7–5)	Robin Roberts (3)	31,421	55–52
108	August 11	Dodgers	2–3	Billy Loes (7–3)	Murry Dickson (7–13)	None	24,536	55–53
109	August 13 (1)	Pirates	5–9	Bob Friend (5–10)	Robin Roberts (17–10)	None	24,536	55–54
110	August 13 (2)	Pirates	0–5	Jake Thies (2–3)	Herm Wehmeier (5–8)	None	8,804	55–55
111	August 14	Pirates	4–8	Vern Law (8–12)	Curt Simmons (11–10)	None	2,865	55–56
112	August 15 (1)	Pirates	6–9	Dick Littlefield (8–6)	Murry Dickson (7–14)	Johnny Hetki (8)	2,865	55–57
113	August 15 (2)	Pirates	7–6^{^[c]}	Robin Roberts (18–10)	Johnny Hetki (3–3)	None	4,773	56–57
114	August 16	@ Dodgers	9–6	Robin Roberts (19–10)	Clem Labine (5–5)	None	15,814	57–57
115	August 17	@ Giants	3–8	Johnny Antonelli (18–3)	Curt Simmons (11–11)	None	15,688	57–58
116	August 18	@ Giants	2–6	Sal Maglie (12–6)	Herm Wehmeier (5–9)	None	9,992	57–59
117	August 19	@ Giants	0–5	Rubén Gómez (11–8)	Murry Dickson (7–15)	None	6,530	57–60
118	August 20	@ Dodgers	4–6	Billy Loes (9–3)	Robin Roberts (19–11)	Clem Labine (3)	15,057	57–61
–	August 21	@ Dodgers	Postponed (rain);^[24] Makeup: August 22 as a double-header
119	August 22 (1)	@ Dodgers	6–2	Herm Wehmeier (6–9)	Carl Erskine (16–11)	None	15,057	58–61
120	August 22 (2)	@ Dodgers	6–0	Murry Dickson (8–15)	Russ Meyer (9–5)	None	26,349	59–61
121	August 24	@ Braves	1–5	Warren Spahn (15–10)	Robin Roberts (19–12)	None	37,749	59–62
122	August 25	@ Braves	3–4	Lew Burdette (12–11)	Curt Simmons (11–12)	Dave Jolly (9)	30,689	59–63
123	August 26	@ Braves	2–3	Ernie Johnson (3–1)	Herm Wehmeier (6–10)	None	24,863	59–64
124	August 27	@ Cubs	3–4 (12)	Jim Davis (8–5)	Murry Dickson (8–16)	None	5,790	59–65
125	August 28	@ Cubs	2–5	Dave Cole (3–5)	Steve Ridzik (3–5)	Warren Hacker (3)	9,350	59–66
126	August 29 (1)	@ Redlegs	2–3	Art Fowler (11–8)	Robin Roberts (19–13)	None	2,995	59–67
127	August 29 (2)	@ Redlegs	4–8	Fred Baczewski (6–6)	Bob Miller (6–9)	Frank Smith (19)	14,006	59–68
128	August 30	@ Redlegs	1–5	Jackie Collum (7–2)	Curt Simmons (11–13)	None	5,392	59–69
129	August 31	@ Redlegs	9–3	Herm Wehmeier (7–10)	Bud Podbielan (7–8)	None	2,636	60–69

September (15–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
130	September 1	@ Cardinals	5–2	Murry Dickson (9–16)	Brooks Lawrence (11–6)	None	7,287	61–69
131	September 2	@ Cardinals	5–4	Robin Roberts (20–13)	Harvey Haddix (15–11)	None	4,343	62–69
132	September 3 (1)	@ Pirates	7–1	Curt Simmons (12–13)	Bob Friend (5–11)	None	10,790	63–69
133	September 3 (2)	@ Pirates	10–2	Steve Ridzik (4–5)	Dick Littlefield (9–9)	None	5,302	64–69
134	September 5	@ Pirates	12–5	Herm Wehmeier (8–10)	Laurin Pepper (1–3)	None	4,645	65–69
135	September 6 (1)	Giants	4–8	Don Liddle (7–3)	Murry Dickson (9–17)	Marv Grissom (16)	see 2nd game	65–70
136	September 6 (2)	Giants	5–4 (11)	Robin Roberts (21–13)	Al Worthington (0–2)	None	35,272	66–70
137	September 7	Giants	1–3 (11)	Rubén Gómez (14–9)	Curt Simmons (12–14)	Hoyt Wilhelm (7)	13,535	66–71
138	September 8	Redlegs	3–9	Frank Smith (5–7)	Murry Dickson (9–18)	None	3,913	66–72
–	September 10	Cubs	Postponed (rain);^[25] Makeup: September 11 as a double-header
139	September 11 (1)	Cubs	3–0	Herm Wehmeier (9–10)	Jim Davis (10–7)	None	3,913	67–72
140	September 11 (2)	Cubs	8–2	Bob Miller (7–9)	Howie Pollet (8–9)	None	1,642	68–72
141	September 12 (1)	Braves	5–2	Murry Dickson (10–18)	Warren Spahn (19–11)	None	3,913	69–72
142	September 12 (2)	Braves	1–2	Lew Burdette (14–12)	Robin Roberts (21–14)	None	17,598	69–73
143	September 13	Braves	4–7	Dave Jolly (9–6)	Curt Simmons (12–15)	None	11,189	69–74
144	September 14	Cardinals	2–5	Brooks Lawrence (13–6)	Ron Mrozinski (0–1)	None	5,157	69–75
145	September 15	Cardinals	1–3	Tom Poholsky (4–6)	Herm Wehmeier (9–11)	None	1,997	69–76
146	September 17	@ Giants	4–3	Robin Roberts (22–14)	Johnny Antonelli (21–6)	None	11,540	70–76
147	September 18	@ Giants	1–9	Don Liddle (8–4)	Murry Dickson (10–19)	Marv Grissom (17)	7,988	70–77
–	September 19	@ Giants	Postponed (rain);^[26] Makeup: September 24 as a traditional double-header in Philadelphia
–	September 21 (1)	Pirates	Postponed (rain);^[27] Makeup: September 22 as a double-header
–	September 21 (2)	Pirates	Postponed (rain);^[27] Makeup: September 23
148	September 22 (1)	Pirates	12–1	Curt Simmons (13–15)	Laurin Pepper (1–5)	None	5,157	71–77
149	September 22 (2)	Pirates	5–1	Robin Roberts (23–14)	Dick Littlefield (10–11)	None	2,837	72–77
150	September 23	Pirates	4–2	Herm Wehmeier (10–11)	Paul LaPalme (4–10)	None	936	73–77
151	September 24 (1)	Giants	0–1	Don Liddle (9–4)	Murry Dickson (10–20)	None	see 2nd game	73–78
152	September 24 (2)	Giants	4–2	Ron Mrozinski (1–1)	Windy McCall (2–4)	Robin Roberts (4)	12,165	74–78
153	September 25	Giants	2–1 (11)	Curt Simmons (14–15)	Windy McCall (2–5)	None	6,310	75–78
154	September 26	Giants	2–3 (11)	George Spencer (1–0)	Robin Roberts (23–15)	None	7,992	75–79

^{^[a]}The second game on May 16 was suspended (Sunday curfew)^[28]^[29] at the end of the sixth inning with the score 6–3 and was completed May 17, 1954.^[30]^[31]

^{^[b]}The second game on July 18, 1954, was forfeited in favor of the Phillies.^[32]^[33] Contemporary newspaper accounts indicate a 9–0 final score as a result of the forfeiture,^[34]^[35]^[36] but Baseball Reference indicates a 0–0 score and Phillies victory.^[37]

^{^[c]}The second game on August 15 was suspended (Sunday curfew^[38]) at the end of the eighth inning with the score 6–6 and was ultimately completed September 23, 1954 (after being attempted on September 21^[39]^[40] and 22^[41]).^[42]^[43]

Roster

1954 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

20 Murry Dickson

22 Karl Drews

26 Bob Greenwood

34 Thornton Kipper

35 Jim Konstanty

19 Bob Miller

27 Ron Mrozinski

44 Paul Penson

37 Steve Ridzik

36 Robin Roberts

28 Curt Simmons

22 Herm Wehmeier

Catchers

21 Smoky Burgess

29 Stan Lopata

25 Gus Niarhos

Infielders

38 Floyd Baker

5 Jim Command

2 Granny Hamner

6 Willie Jones

7 Ted Kazanski

5 Mickey Micelotta

4 Bobby Morgan

9 Earl Torgeson

Outfielders

1 Richie Ashburn

16 Mel Clark

14 Del Ennis

15 Stan Palys

10 Danny Schell

17 Johnny Wyrostek

Other batters

12 Stan Jok

18 Johnny Lindell

Manager

8 Terry Moore

24 Steve O'Neill

Coaches

11 Benny Bengough

31 Earle Combs

32 Eddie Mayo

40 Maje McDonnell

30 Cy Perkins

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Jones, WillieWillie Jones	142	535	145	.271	12	56

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dickson, MurryMurry Dickson	40	226.1	10	20	3.78	64

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Miller, BobBob Miller	30	150	7	9	4.56	42
Mrozinski, RonRon Mrozinski	15	48	1	1	4.50	26
Greenwood, BobBob Greenwood	11	36.2	1	2	3.19	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Drews, KarlKarl Drews	8	1	0	0	5.63	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Skeeter Newsome
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Snuffy Stirnweiss and Lew Krausse, Sr.
A	Spokane Indians	Western International League	Don Osborn
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Hub Kittle
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Charlie Gassaway
C	Trois-Rivières Phillies	Provincial League	Al Barillari and Snuffy Stirnweiss
D	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	George Triandos
D	Mattoon Phillies	Mississippi–Ohio Valley League	Carl Bush and Don Osborn
D	Bradford Phillies	PONY League	Jim Deery

References

1 2 Lee Tate at Baseball Reference
1 2 John Anderson at Baseball Reference
↑ "1954 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
↑ "The Majors". Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press. April 17, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 24, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. April 28, 1954. p. 31. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 28, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. April 29, 1954. p. 34. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
↑ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 3, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. May 3, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
↑ "Phils Edge Reds, 4-3; Vault Into 1st Place". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). May 3, 1954. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved August 14, 2016. The second game was called off because of wet grounds. The [first] game was delayed for one hour and 32 minutes because of rain. The crowd let loose with a terrific protest when the second game was called off by the umpires. They had declared the field playable for the final inning and a half of the first game.
↑ "Baseball". Pittsburgh, PA: The Windsor Daily Star. May 7, 1954. p. 36. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
↑ "The Majors". Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press. May 21, 1954. p. 26. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
↑ "The Majors". Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press. May 25, 1954. p. 30. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 26, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. June 4, 1954. p. 32. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
↑ "Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. June 4, 1954. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
↑ Levy, Sam (June 13, 1954). "Jones' Foul in Ninth Caused Jim Wilson Most Anxious Moment in His No-Hit Effort". Milwaukee, WI: Milwukee Journal. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ Wolf, Bob (June 13, 1954). "Wilson Pitches No-Hitter, Braves Beat Phils, 2 to 0: Two Walks Mar Victory: Logan and Crandall Hit Homers to Hand Roberts Setback". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal. pp. 1, 2, part 3. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ Wolf, Bob (September 11, 1986). "Do You Remember?: Wilson's gem was the first". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal. pp. 1C, 11C. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "With the Majors". Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press. June 16, 1954. p. 35. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
1 2 Biederman, Lester J. (July 8, 1954). "Pirates Rest For Giant Series: Phils' Twin-Finale Postponed by Rain". Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press. p. 32. Retrieved August 9, 2016. Certainly it rained in Philadelphia yesterday, but it rained only lightly and stopped at noon. But as the skies began to clear the Phils decided it would be in the best interest of the gate to call the whole thing off.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. August 6, 1954. p. 22. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
↑ "Today's Results". Milwuakee, WI: Milwaukee Journal. August 21, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 11, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 1954. p. 23. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
1 2 Jack, Hernon (September 22, 1954). "Rained-Out Bucs Clinch Last Place". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 17, 1954. p. 22. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
↑ "Cardinal Slugging Beats Phils, 7-3". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). May 17, 1954. p. 22. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
↑ "May 16, 1954, Cardinals at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 16, 1954. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (2)". retrosheet.org. May 16, 1954. Retrieved August 18, 2016. [G]ame suspended due to Pennsylvania curfew and resumed the next day[.]
↑ "Stanky Protests Pinelli's Forfeit: Cardinal's Manager Accused of Stalling After Brawl with Phils". Pittsburgh, PH: The Pittsburgh Press. United Press (UP). July 19, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2016. [Umpire Babe] Pinelli announced the forfeit in the top half of the fifth inning of the second game of yesterday's doubleheader between [the] Cardinals and the Phillies. With the Phillies leading 8-1, and darkness closing in, Pinelli ruled that [Eddie] Stanky was deliberately stalling. Only moments before, the diamond had erupted in one of the biggest brawls seen here in years. The dispute, which started between Earl Torgeson of the Phils and Sal Yvars of the Cards, saw Stanky at one time clamp a headlock on Manager Terry Moore of the Phillies.
↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 10 (1)". retrosheet.org. July 18, 1954. Retrieved August 20, 2016. [T]he second game of the double header was forfeited by the Cardinals in the top of the fifth with two out; they had been delaying while behind hoping for the game to be canceled due to rain; shortly before the forfeiture, both benches cleared and a brawl ensued; Sal Yvars and Earl Torgeson ejected by HP umpire Babe Pinelli for fighting; manager Terry Moore and Eddie Stanky tangled during the altercation[.]
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 19, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
↑ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. July 19, 1954. p. 22. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
↑ "No Box Score". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 19, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved August 20, 2016. None of the plays in the incomplete Cardinals-Phillies game, forfeited to the Phillies, will go into the records. Under National League rules, a forfeited game is scored 9-0 with no other records effective. No box score is tabulated.
↑ "Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, July 18th, 1954". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. July 18, 1954. Retrieved August 20, 2016. With darkness approaching and the game not yet official, Eddie Stanky brought in three new pitchers in the inning. ... New York Times; 07/19/1954, p 22 (Phillies).
↑ "Dodgers Sweep Giant Series; Indians Beat Baltimore Twice: Champs Trail by Half Game: Loes Beat New York Despite Homers, 9-4; Cards Outslug Reds". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal. August 16, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Hernon, Jack (August 16, 1954). "Pirates Win 4th in Row, 9-6; Play 6-6 Tie: Nightcap Halted In 8th by Curfew: Opening Win Nets Sweep of Phils; Thomas' 17th, 4 Triples Feature". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 16, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "Baseball". Windsor, ON: The Windsor Daily Star. September 21, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "Aug 15, 1954, Pirates at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 15, 1954. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (2)". retrosheet.org. August 15, 1954. Retrieved August 10, 2016. Game suspended for curfew and resumed on 9/23 with new umpires[.]
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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