1954 Eastern League

1954 > Class A > League History
Overall: 563 games, 8 teams, approx. 140 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1953 / 1955
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1953 / 1955

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1953 / 1955

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Wilkes-Barre Barons	DET	80	59	.576	--
Elmira Pioneers	LAD	77	63	.550	3.5
Albany Senators	BOS	75	64	.540	5
Reading Indians	CLE	71	69	.507	9.5
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	70	70	.500	10.5
Allentown Cardinals	STL	66	74	.471	14.5
Williamsport Grays	PIT	63	77	.450	17.5
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	57	83	.407	23.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
Albany Senators	BOS	23.9	4.35	139	5225	4500	604	1151	177	43	47	545	45	605	551	.256	.342	.346	.687	1555	88	32
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	24.0	4.34	140	5118	4482	607	1127	187	68	55	531	45	549	737	.251	.332	.360	.693	1615	74	13
Reading Indians	CLE	23.5	4.25	142	5275	4531	604	1122	169	60	54	536	78	602	671	.248	.334	.347	.681	1573	110	32
Williamsport Grays	PIT	24.2	3.97	143	5266	4551	568	1136	173	48	64	500	34	593	623	.250	.334	.351	.685	1597	95	27
Allentown Cardinals	STL	24.4	3.86	140	5094	4458	541	1044	165	53	52	464	101	547	805	.234	.317	.330	.647	1471	70	19
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	23.2	3.80	141	5110	4459	536	1108	177	52	52	485	49	536	677	.248	.327	.346	.674	1545	86	29
Wilkes-Barre Barons	DET	23.3	3.79	141	5045	4421	534	1091	148	43	54	463	45	495	630	.247	.321	.336	.657	1487	103	26
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	26.1	3.64	140	5092	4461	510	1023	149	39	75	459	33	543	719	.229	.311	.331	.641	1475	51	37
League Totals		24.1	4.00	1126	41225	35863	4504	8802	1345	406	453	3983	430	4470	5413	.245	.327	.343	.671	12318	677	215

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R
Wilkes-Barre Barons	DET	23.6	3.47	80	59	.576	141	141	489
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	22.8	3.79	70	70	.500	141	141	535
Reading Indians	CLE	23.6	3.93	71	69	.507	142	142	558
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	24.7	3.93	77	63	.550	140	140	550
Albany Senators	BOS	22.0	3.94	75	64	.540	139	139	548
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	22.6	4.18	57	83	.407	140	140	585
Williamsport Grays	PIT	25.9	4.36	63	77	.450	143	143	623
Allentown Cardinals	STL	24.3	4.40	66	74	.471	140	140	616
League Totals		23.7	4.00	559	559	.500	1126	1126	4504

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Allentown Cardinals	STL	140	3571	1520	169	145	.968	17	Harold Olt and Fred Dorman
Wilkes-Barre Barons	DET	141	3584	1472	165	123	.968	15	Danny Carnevale
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	141	3593	1590	176	132	.967	16	n/a
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	140	3592	1400	177	134	.966	24	Lew Krausse and Snuffy Stirnweiss
Reading Indians	CLE	142	3622	1444	194	134	.963	15	Pinky May
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	140	3609	1529	196	139	.963	7	Tommy Holmes
Williamsport Grays	PIT	143	3639	1430	213	107	.960	15	Larry Shepard
Albany Senators	BOS	139	3599	1454	211	136	.960	28	Jack Burns
League Totals		1126	28809	11839	1501	1050	.964	137

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