1954 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Chicago Cubs
season = 1954
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Wrigley Field
y4 = 1916
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1871
owners =Philip K. Wrigley
general manager = Wid Matthews
managers = Stan Hack
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
radio = WIND
(Bert Wilson, Bob Elson)|

Offseason

*December 7, 1953: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*April 30, 1954: Steve Bilko was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals for $12,500. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bilkost01.shtml]
*September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garagjo01.shtml Joe Garagiola Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* "Open" Classification: Los Angeles Angels (Pacific Coast League; Bill Sweeney, manager)
* Class AA: Beaumont Exporters (Texas League; Les Fleming and Mickey Livingston, managers)
* Class A: Macon Peaches (Sally League; Nick Cullop, manager)
* Class A: Des Moines Bruins (Western League; Les Peden, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class B: Cedar Rapids Indians (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Bill Prince, manager)
* Class C: Stockton Ports (California League; Gene Handley, manager)
* Class C: Magic Valley Cowboys (Pioneer League; Everett Robinson, manager)
* Class C: Blackwell Broncos (Western Association; Joe Consoli and Al Kubski, managers) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class D: Gainesville Owls (Sooner State League; Dick Rigazio, manager)
* Class D: Hickory Rebels (Tar Heel League; Charlie Teague, manager) -- League folded, June 21

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1954.shtml 1954 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]