1948 Chicago White Sox season
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1948 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Ted Lyons | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
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| Local radio | WJJD/WEFM (Bob Elson) |
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The 1948 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth (last) in the American League with a record 51-101, 44.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.
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Offseason
- November 19, 1947: Pete Wojey was drafted from the White Sox by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.[1]
- January 27, 1948: Thurman Tucker was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Weigel.[2]
- February 24, 1948: Ed Lopat was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Wight, Fred Bradley, and Aaron Robinson.[3]
- Prior to 1948 season: Ed McGhee was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[4]
Regular season
Frank Lane was in his first season as White Sox general manager. Over the next seven years with the White Sox, Lane would make 241 trades.[5] He would gain the nicknames "Trader" Lane and "Frantic Frank".
On July 18, Pat Seerey hit four home runs in an eleven inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics.[6] The White Sox won, 12-11.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44.5 |
Opening Day lineup
- Don Kolloway, 2b
- Luke Appling, 3b
- Tony Lupien, 1b
- Bob Kennedy, rf
- Taffy Wright, lf
- Jack Wallaesa, ss
- Dave Philley, cf
- Mike Tresh, c
- Joe Haynes, p
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Aaron Robinson | 98 | 326 | 82 | .252 | 8 | 39 |
| 2B | Don Kolloway | 119 | 417 | 114 | .273 | 6 | 38 |
| OF | Pat Seerey | 95 | 340 | 78 | .229 | 18 | 64 |
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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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 Wight | 34 | 223.1 | 9 | 20 | 4.80 | 68 |
| Al Gettel | 22 | 148 | 8 | 10 | 4.01 | 49 |
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 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5.31 | 10 |
| Fred Bradley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 2 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Hollywood Stars | Pacific Coast League | Jimmy Dykes, Lou Stringer and Mule Haas |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Jack Onslow |
| A | Muskegon Clippers | Central League | Bennie Huffman |
| B | Fall River Indians | New England League | Frank Zubik and Luke Urban |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Pete Fox |
| C | Hot Springs Bathers | Cotton States League | Joe Holden and George Sobek |
| C | Oil City Refiners | Middle Atlantic League | Ray Dahlstrom and Otto Denning |
| C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Johnny Mostil |
| D | Kingsport Cherokees | Appalachian League | Red Mincy, Joe DiMasi and John Russ |
| D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | George Mathauser, Conrad Juelke and Bob Balance |
| D | Lima Terriers | Ohio-Indiana League | Charlie Engle |
| D | Seminole Oilers | Sooner State League | Hugh Willingham |
| D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Frank Parenti, Frank Demaree and John Kerr |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, Seminole[7]
Notes
- ^ Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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