1955 Chicago White Sox season
The 1955 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 55th season in the major leagues, and its 56th season overall. They finished with a record 91–63, good enough for third place in the American League, 5 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey |
General manager(s) | Frank Lane |
Manager(s) | Marty Marion |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd) |
Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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Offseason
- December 6, 1954: Leo Cristante, Ferris Fain, and Jack Phillips were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Walt Dropo, Ted Gray and Bob Nieman.[1]
- December 6, 1954: Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts, and Fred Marsh were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Chakales, Jim Brideweser and Clint Courtney.[2]
- February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the White Sox from the Cincinnati Redlegs.[3]
- Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown)
- Vito Valentinetti was acquired from the White Sox by the Charleston Senators.[4]
- Jim McAnany was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | — | 52–25 | 44–33 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 3 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 5 | 49–28 | 42–35 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 12 | 47–31 | 37–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 17 | 46–31 | 33–44 |
Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 33 | 33–43 | 30–48 |
Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | 0.370 | 39 | 30–47 | 27–50 |
Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 43 | 28–49 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 14–8 | |||||
Boston | 14–8 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
Detroit | 13–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Kansas City | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 19–3 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Chico Carrasquel, SS
- Nellie Fox, 2B
- Minnie Miñoso, LF
- George Kell, 3B
- Jim Rivera, CF
- Walt Dropo, 1B
- Willard Marshall, RF
- Sherm Lollar, C
- Virgil Trucks, P
Notable transactions
- April 16, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago White Sox.[3]
- June 7, 1955: Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Jim Busby.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Bobby Adams, 3B | 28 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .095 | 0 |
Earl Battey, C | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | 0 |
Jim Brideweser, SS | 34 | 58 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .207 | 0 |
Jim Busby, CF | 99 | 337 | 38 | 82 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 37 | .243 | 7 |
Chico Carrasquel, SS | 145 | 523 | 83 | 134 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 61 | 59 | .256 | 1 |
Phil Cavarretta, 1B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Gil Coan, RF | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .176 | 0 |
Clint Courtney, C | 19 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .378 | 0 |
Walt Dropo, 1B | 141 | 453 | 55 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 42 | 71 | .280 | 0 |
Sammy Esposito, 3B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Nellie Fox, 2B | 154 | 636 | 100 | 198 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 38 | 15 | .311 | 7 |
Johnny Groth, CF | 32 | 77 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | .338 | 1 |
Ron Jackson, 1B | 40 | 74 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | .203 | 1 |
Stan Jok, 3B | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
George Kell, 3B,1B | 128 | 429 | 44 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 51 | 36 | .312 | 2 |
Bob Kennedy, 3B,RF | 83 | 214 | 28 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 16 | .304 | 0 |
Sherm Lollar, C | 138 | 426 | 67 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 68 | 34 | .261 | 2 |
Willard Marshall, RF,LF | 22 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | .171 | 0 |
Ed McGhee, CF,LF | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .077 | 2 |
Lloyd Merriman, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Minnie Miñoso, LF,RF | 139 | 517 | 79 | 149 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 76 | 43 | .288 | 19 |
Les Moss, C | 32 | 59 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .254 | 0 |
Bob Nieman, RF,LF | 99 | 272 | 36 | 77 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 36 | 37 | .283 | 1 |
Ron Northey, RF | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .357 | 0 |
Buddy Peterson, SS | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .286 | 0 |
Bob Powell, PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jim Rivera, RF,CF | 147 | 454 | 71 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 59 | .264 | 25 |
Vern Stephens, 3B | 22 | 56 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .250 | 0 |
Ed White, RF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Harry Byrd, P | 25 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .067 | 0 |
Bob Chakales, P | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Sandy Consuegra, P | 44 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .103 | 0 |
Dick Donovan, P | 40 | 76 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 26 | .224 | 0 |
Fritz Dorish, P | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
Mike Fornieles, P | 28 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .103 | 0 |
Jack Harshman, P | 32 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | .183 | 0 |
Dixie Howell, P | 35 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .381 | 0 |
Connie Johnson, P | 19 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .152 | 0 |
Bob Keegan, P | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 |
Morrie Martin, P | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
Al Papai, P | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Billy Pierce, P | 34 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .171 | 1 |
Virgil Trucks, P | 32 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .125 | 0 |
155 | 5220 | 725 | 1401 | 204 | 36 | 116 | 677 | 568 | 595 | .268 | 69 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Harry Byrd | 4 | 6 | 4.65 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 91.0 | 85 | 49 | 47 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
Bob Chakales | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Sandy Consuegra | 6 | 5 | 2.64 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 126.1 | 120 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 25 | 35 |
Dick Donovan | 15 | 9 | 3.32 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 187.0 | 186 | 77 | 69 | 17 | 53 | 88 |
Fritz Dorish | 2 | 0 | 1.59 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
Mike Fornieles | 6 | 3 | 3.86 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 86.1 | 84 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 32 | 23 |
Ted Gray | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Jack Harshman | 11 | 7 | 3.36 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 179.1 | 144 | 74 | 67 | 16 | 100 | 116 |
Dixie Howell | 8 | 3 | 2.93 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 73.2 | 70 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 25 |
Connie Johnson | 7 | 4 | 3.45 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 99.0 | 95 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 52 | 72 |
Bob Keegan | 2 | 5 | 5.83 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 58.2 | 83 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 29 |
Morrie Martin | 2 | 3 | 3.63 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 52.0 | 50 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 22 |
Al Papai | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Billy Pierce | 15 | 10 | 1.97 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 205.2 | 162 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 69 | 157 |
Virgil Trucks | 13 | 8 | 3.96 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 175.0 | 176 | 78 | 77 | 19 | 66 | 91 |
91 | 63 | 3.37 | 155 | 155 | 23 | 1378.0 | 1301 | 557 | 516 | 111 | 541 | 720 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Jack Cassini and Ted Lyons |
A | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Western League | Jack Conway |
B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Dutch Dorman and Willard Marshall |
C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Walt Novick |
D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Bill Close |
D | Dubuque Packers | Mississippi–Ohio Valley League | Ira Hutchinson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dubuque
Madisonville club folded, July 7, 1955
Notes
References
- 1955 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.