1954 Major League Baseball season

The 1954 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 2, 1954. For the second consecutive season, an MLB franchise relocated, as the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles, who played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Rule changes
The 1954 season saw the following rule changes:
 * During half innings where a team was batting, all players of that team must remove their gloves from the field. In addition, any equipment not on a player was to be removed from the field.
 * Rules regarding a defensive interference offense expanded to include all fielders on the field, not just changed from a catcher.
 * Fielders who were in the batter's vision could no longer deliberately distract the batter.
 * The sacrifice fly rule was brought back, having been previously used in . This time, the rule was considered when a player scored after the catch only. Sacrifice bunts and flies were listed separately in official averages.

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Awards and honors

 * MLB Most Valuable Player Award
 * Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
 * Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
 * MLB Rookie of the Year Award
 * Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P
 * Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Willie Mays New York Giants
 * The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
 * Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians
 * Johnny Antonelli New York Giants
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Leo Durocher New York Giants

Records

 * Umpire Bill McGowan set a Major League record by officiating in his 2,541st consecutive game.

Television coverage
ABC aired the Saturday Game of the Week for the second consecutive year. The All-Star Game and World Series aired exclusively on NBC.