1954 Washington Senators season
The 1954 Washington Senators won 66 games, lost 88, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted from the Senators by the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
- Prior to 1954 season: José Valdivielso was acquired by the Senators from the Lubbock Hubbers.
Regular season
During the season, Carlos Paula became the first black player in the history of the Senators.Notable transactions
- June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.
- June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.
- August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs.
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 | Ed Fitz Gerald | 115 | 360 | 104 | .289 | 4 | 40 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 151 | 597 | 173 | .290 | 20 | 97 |
| 2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 106 | 337 | 70 | .208 | 3 | 24 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 139 | 488 | 131 | .268 | 3 | 56 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 155 | 539 | 138 | .256 | 11 | 47 |
| LF | Roy Sievers | 145 | 514 | 119 | .232 | 24 | 102 |
| CF | Jim Busby | 155 | 628 | 187 | .298 | 7 | 80 |
| RF | Tom Umphlett | 114 | 342 | 75 | .219 | 1 | 33 |
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 |
| Tom Wright | 76 | 171 | 42 | .246 | 1 | 17 |
| Johnny Pesky | 49 | 158 | 40 | .253 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Tipton | 54 | 157 | 35 | .223 | 1 | 10 |
| Jerry Snyder | 64 | 154 | 36 | .234 | 0 | 17 |
| Jim Lemon | 37 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 2 | 13 |
| Clyde Vollmer | 62 | 117 | 30 | .256 | 2 | 15 |
| Mel Hoderlein | 14 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oldis | 11 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Dietzel | 9 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jesse Levan | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Korcheck | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 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 |
| Bob Porterfield | 32 | 244.0 | 13 | 15 | 3.32 | 82 |
| Mickey McDermott | 30 | 196.1 | 7 | 15 | 3.44 | 95 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 29 | 185.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 56 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 31 | 182.0 | 11 | 11 | 4.10 | 67 |
| Dean Stone | 31 | 178.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.22 | 87 |
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 |
| Spec Shea | 23 | 71.1 | 2 | 9 | 6.18 | 22 |
| Connie Marrero | 22 | 66.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.75 | 26 |
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 |
| Camilo Pascual | 48 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4.22 | 60 |
| Bunky Stewart | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.64 | 27 |
| Gus Keriazakos | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 33 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.03 | 7 |