The following are the baseball events of the year 1954 throughout the world.   A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0)
• All-Star Game, July 13 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 11-9

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Other champions

• Caribbean World Series: Caguas Creoles [Criollos de Caguas] (Puerto Rico)
• College World Series: Missouri
• Japan Series: Chunichi Dragons over Nishitetsu Lions (4-3)
• Little League World Series: National, Schenectady, New York
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Kalamazoo Lassies

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Awards and honors

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
  • Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
• MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  • Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P
  • Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Willie Mays New York Giants
• The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians
  • Johnny Antonelli New York Giants
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Leo Durocher New York Giants

In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ... Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Template:Infobox baseball player/alive and well Willie Howard Mays Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT... In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ... Robert Anton Bob Grim (March 8, 1930-October 23, 1996) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Wallace Wade Moon (born April 3, 1930 in Bay, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. ... Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 45, 85 Name St. ... The Sporting News Player of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News (TSN). ... Template:Infobox baseball player/alive and well Willie Howard Mays Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT... Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher of the Year Award, established by The Sporting News in 1944, though no awards were given in 1946 or 1947. ... Robert Granville Lemon (September 22, 1920 - January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present) Cleveland Stadium (1932-1993)* a. ... John August Johnny Antonelli (born April 12, 1930 in Rochester, New York) is a former left-handed starting pitcher who played for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, New York and San Francisco Giants, and Cleveland Indians. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT... The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. ... Leo Ernest Durocher (July 27, 1905 - October 7, 1991), nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT...

Statistical Leaders

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Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

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National League final standings

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Events

January-March

• January 14 - Former New York Yankees great Joe Dimaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe in San Francisco.

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, singer, model and pop icon. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

April-June

• April 13
  • The brand new Baltimore Orioles open in Detroit and lose to the Detroit Tigers, 3-0. Don Larsen takes the loss against Steve Gromek. The Tigers start fast and will 12 of their first 18 games.
    
  • First baseman Tom Alston becomes the first black player in St. Louis Cardinals history.
  • Second baseman Curt Roberts becomes the first black player in Pittsburgh Pirates history.

• April 15 - The Orioles Clint Courtney hits the first home run in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Following a 90-minute parade, they draw an opening day record of 46,354 in a 3-1 afternoon win over the Chicago White Sox. Bob Turley strikes out nine in besting Virgil Trucks. Vern Stephens and Clint Courtney homer for the O's.

• April 17 - OF/1B Nino Escalera becomes the first black player in Cincinnati Reds history.

• June 12 - Jim Wilson of the Milwaukee Braves pitches the only no-hitter thrown in the major leagues in 1954, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

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July-September

• July 13 - The American League makes an 8th inning comeback to win the All-Star game, 11-9. Washington Senators rookie left-hander Dean Stone is the winning pitcher without officially facing a batter, as he throws out Red Schoendienst trying to steal home in the top of the 8th, ending that half of the inning.

• July 31 - Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves hits four home runs successfully in a game, one of only 15 times this has been done in major league history. The Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 15-7.

• September 6 - Outfielder Carlos Paula becomes the first black player in Washington Senators history.

• September 29 - In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays of the New York Giants makes one of the greatest catches in history when he races back to deep center field in the Polo Grounds to make an over-the-head catch of Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz's 462-foot drive in the 8th inning with the score tied 2-2. Wertz drove in the 2 runs in the first inning with a triple. Dusty Rhodes hits a pinch-hit, 3-run, 260-foot Home run off Bob Lemon to give the Giants a 5-2 victory.

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October-December

• October 2 - In Game 4 of the 1954 World Series, The New York Giants sweep the Cleveland Indians with the best record in history, as they score 4 runs in the 5th to take a 7-0 lead. The final is 7-4 as Don Liddle defeats Bob Lemon.

• October 28 - The Major League owners vote down ths sale of the Athletics to a Philadelphia syndicate. A week later, Arnold Johnson buys a controlling interest in the Athletics from the Connie Mack family for 3.5 million dollars and moves the team to Kansas City.

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Movies

• Roogie's Bump

Births

• April 8 - Gary Carter
• July 6 - Willie Randolph
• July 10 - Andre Dawson
• August 14 - Mark Fidrych
• October 3 - Dennis Eckersley
• November 10 - Bob Stanley
• December 6 - Mike Parrott
• December 26 - Ozzie Smith

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Deaths

• January 5 - Rabbit Maranville, 62, rambunctious shortstop who set a career record with 2,153 games at the position and was MVP runner-up on the 1914 "Miracle Braves"
• February 16 - Red Parnell, 48, All-Star left fielder in the Negro Leagues, most notably with the Philadelphia Stars
• March 12 -