The Giants swept the Indians in four games, capturing their fifth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1933.
The previous American League relocation involved the same franchise, when the Milwaukee Brewers moved to St. Louis as the Browns, 53 seasons earlier.
On Opening Day, April 13, the Pittsburgh Pirates[a] and St. Louis Cardinals became the ninth and tenth teams in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded Curt Roberts and Tom Alston, respectively; the Cincinnati Redlegs became the 11th team just four days later when they fielded future Nino Escalera and Chuck Harmon, while the Washington Senators became the 12th team on September 6 when they fielded Carlos Paula.
Opening Day took place on April 13, featuring all sixteen teams, the first time since 1950.
The 1954 season saw the following rule changes:[3] ABC aired the Saturday Game of the Week for the second consecutive year.