1954 Cleveland Indians season


The 1954 Cleveland Indians advanced to the World Series for the first time in six years. It was the team's third American League championship in franchise history. The Indians' 111-43 record is the all-time record for winning percentage by an American League team, as this was before 162 games were played in a season.
For more than 60 years, Cleveland had been the only team in Major League Baseball to have compiled two different 11-game winning streaks within the same season, until the Toronto Blue Jays were able to accomplish the rare feat during the 2015 regular season.
However, their great regular-season record would not be enough to win the World Series, as the Indians got swept in four games by the New York Giants, after which the Indians would not return to the Fall Classic until 1995.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C13942399.2341140
1B9429581.2751448
2B143555189.3411567
3B137466140.30024102
SS11236177.213637
LF131481135.2811150
CF153577157.27232126
RF133452102.2261260

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8524063.2631142
6518045.250224
11117143.251518
6816945.266119
5712134.281317
6010230.294413
4610124.238012
536017.28316
462.33311
661.16700
440.00000
321.50001
2111.00001
100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
40270.223112.73155
45258.21982.64129
36258.12372.72110
321881573.3568
191401333.0959

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
4233132.2252
406171.9455
267272.5125
170022.7212
140103.049
32000.873
10000.001
10005.400

1954 World Series

This was the first time that the Cleveland Indians were swept in a World Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out. It was also the only World Series from 1949 to 1958 which did not feature the Yankees.

Game 1

September 29, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York

Game 2

September 30, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York

Game 3

October 1, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 4

October 2, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Composite Box

1954 World Series : New York Giants over Cleveland Indians

Award winners

All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fargo-Moorhead
The 1954 Indianapolis Indians featured Herb Score and Rocky Colavito. Colavito hit 38 home runs and accumulated 116 RBIs.