1946 Chicago White Sox season
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1946 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Leslie O'Connor | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes and Ted Lyons | |
| Local radio | WJJD (Bob Elson) |
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The 1946 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 46th season in the major leagues, and their 47th season overall. They finished with a record 74-80, good enough for 5th place in the American League, 30 games behind the first place Boston Red Sox.
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Offseason
- December 8, 1945: Tony Cuccinello was released by the White Sox.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 |
Opening Day lineup
- Wally Moses, rf
- Floyd Baker, 3b
- Taffy Wright, lf
- Luke Appling, ss
- Hal Trosky, 1b
- Don Kolloway, 2b
- Thurman Tucker, cf
- Mike Tresh, c
- Bill Dietrich, p
Notable transactions
- July 4, 1946: Tom Jordan was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Frankie Hayes to the White Sox on July 15, 1946.[2]
- July 23, 1946: Wally Moses was purchased from the White Sox by the Boston Red Sox.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Wally Moses | 56 | 168 | 46 | .274 | 4 | 16 |
| Floyd Baker | 9 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Dietrich | 11 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 2.61 | 20 |
| Ted Lyons | 5 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 2.32 | 10 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Earl Caldwell | 39 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2.08 | 42 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Nick Cullop |
| AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Willis Hudlin |
| AA | Shreveport Sports | Texas League | Salty Parker and Hub Northen |
| A | Greenville Spinners | Sally League | Ivy Griffin |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Johnny Mostil |
| C | Texarkana Bears | East Texas League | Gabby Lusk and Joe Kracher |
| C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Fred Hensley and Red Treadwell |
| D | Brewton Millers | Alabama State League | Ben Catchings |
| D | New River Rebels | Appalachian League | Jack Crosswhite |
| D | Alexandria Aces | Evangeline League | Carl Kott |
| D | Cordele White Sox | Georgia-Florida League | Joe Holden |
| D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Frank Zubik |
| D | Lima Terriers | Ohio State League | Charles Moore |
| D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Charlie Engle |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New River[4]
Notes
- ^ Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Wally Moses page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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