1954 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1954 Pacific Coast League season was the 52ndseason in the league's history. It ended with the Oakland Oaks winning their first league championship since 1950.

San Diego and Hollywood finished tied for first, so there was a one-game playoff for the PCL pennant played on September 13th in San Diego, CA. The Padres won 7-2, and this result is reflected in the standings below.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
San Diego Padres 102 67 .604 -- Lefty O'Doul None
Hollywood Stars 101 68 .598 1 Bobby Bragan Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland Oaks 85 82 .509 16 Chuck Dressen None
San Francisco Seals 84 84 .500 17½ Tom Heath None
Seattle Rainiers 77 85 .475 21½ Jerry Priddy None
Los Angeles Angels 73 92 .442 27 Bill Sweeney Chicago Cubs
Sacramento Solons 73 94 .437 28 Gene Desautels/Tony Freitas None
Portland Beavers 71 94 .430 29 Clay Hopper None

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  San Diego Padres 0  
3  Oakland Oaks 2  
    3  Oakland Oaks 3
  4  San Francisco Seals 0
2  Hollywood Stars 1
4  San Francisco Seals 2  

First Round[edit]

San Diego vs. Oakland
Date Away Home
September 14 Oakland 4 San Diego 1
September 15 Oakland 7 San Diego 3
11 innings
Oakland wins series 2-0
Hollywood vs. San Francisco
Date Away Home
September 14 San Francisco 3 Hollywood 5
September 15 San Francisco 7 Hollywood 0
September 16 San Francisco 4 Hollywood 3
San Francisco wins series 2-1

Championship Finals[edit]

Oakland vs. San Francisco
Date Away Home
September 17 San Francisco 3 Oakland 4
Game 2 San Francisco 7 Oakland 8
September 19 Oakland 2 San Francisco 0
Oakland wins series 3-0

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