# 1954 Milwaukee Braves season

The 1954 Milwaukee Braves season was the second in Milwaukee and the 84th overall season of the franchise.

## Offseason

* October 6, 1953: Art Fowler was acquired from the Braves by the Cincinnati Redlegs as part of a conditional deal.
* December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Braves from the Chicago Cubs.

## Regular season

* July 31, 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs in one game. The four home runs were hit off four different Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game. Additionally, Adcock hit a double, setting a major league record of 18 total bases.
* August 1, 1954: Eddie Mathews hit the 100th home run of his career.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 53‍–‍23 | 44‍–‍34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 5 | 45‍–‍32 | 47‍–‍30 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 43‍–‍34 | 46‍–‍31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 39‍–‍39 | 36‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 23 | 41‍–‍36 | 33‍–‍44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 25 | 33‍–‍44 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 40‍–‍37 | 24‍–‍53 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 | 31‍–‍46 | 22‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1954 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BKN | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHP | 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 1954: Lee Maye was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.
* June 14, 1954: Sibby Sisti was released by the Braves.

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | Del Crandall | 138 | 463 | 112 | .242 | 21 | 64 |
| 1B | Joe Adcock | 133 | 500 | 154 | .308 | 23 | 87 |
| 2B | Danny O'Connell | 146 | 541 | 151 | .279 | 2 | 37 |
| SS | Johnny Logan | 154 | 560 | 154 | .275 | 8 | 66 |
| 3B | Eddie Mathews | 138 | 476 | 138 | .290 | 40 | 103 |
| LF | Hank Aaron | 122 | 468 | 131 | .280 | 13 | 69 |
| CF | Bill Bruton | 142 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 4 | 30 |
| RF | Andy Pafko | 138 | 510 | 146 | .286 | 14 | 69 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Dittmer | 66 | 192 | 47 | .245 | 6 | 20 |
| Jim Pendleton | 71 | 173 | 38 | .220 | 1 | 16 |
| Catfish Metkovich | 68 | 123 | 34 | .276 | 1 | 15 |
| Bobby Thomson | 43 | 99 | 23 | .232 | 2 | 15 |
| Charlie White | 50 | 93 | 22 | .237 | 1 | 8 |
| Roy Smalley Jr. | 25 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 1 | 7 |
| Sam Calderone | 22 | 29 | 11 | .379 | 0 | 5 |
| Mel Roach | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Queen | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sibby Sisti | 9 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Warren Spahn | 39 | 283.1 | 21 | 12 | 3.14 | 136 |
| Lew Burdette | 38 | 238.0 | 15 | 14 | 2.76 | 79 |
| Gene Conley | 28 | 194.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.96 | 113 |
| Jim Wilson | 27 | 127.2 | 8 | 2 | 3.52 | 52 |

#### 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 |
| Chet Nichols Jr. | 35 | 122.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.41 | 55 |
| Bob Buhl | 31 | 110.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.00 | 57 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Jolly | 47 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2.43 | 62 |
| Ernie Johnson | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.81 | 68 |
| Ray Crone | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.02 | 33 |
| Joey Jay | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 13 |
| Dave Koslo | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 7 |
| Phil Paine | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 11 |
| Charlie Gorin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | 12 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Sox | American Association | George Selkirk |
| AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Whit Wyatt |
| A | Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Ben Geraghty |
| A | Lincoln Chiefs | Western League | Whitey Wietelmann and Glenn McQuillen |
| B | Corpus Christi Clippers | Big State League | Billy Capps |
| B | Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos | Florida International League | Pepper Martin |
| B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
| C | Eau Claire Braves | Northern League | Charlie Root |
| C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
| D | Wellsville Braves | PONY League | Ted Sepkowski |
| D | Lawton Braves | Sooner State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Quebec, Lawton Miami Beach franchise transferred to Miami, May 20, 1954; Florida International League folded, July 27