1954 Chicago White Sox season
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1954 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Paul Richards, Marty Marion | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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The 1954 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 54th season in the major leagues, and its 55th season overall. They finished with a record 94-60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.
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Offseason
- November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.[1]
- November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | -- |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 |
Opening Day lineup
- Chico Carrasquel, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Bob Boyd, lf
- Minnie Miñoso, 3b
- Ferris Fain, 1b
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Jim Rivera, rf
- Johnny Groth, cf
- Billy Pierce, p
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson, and $20,000 was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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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| CF | Johnny Groth | 125 | 422 | 116 | .275 | 7 | 60 |
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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| Carl Sawatski | 43 | 109 | 20 | .183 | 1 | 12 |
| Don Nicholas | 7 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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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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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| Sandy Consuegra | 39 | 154 | 16 | 3 | 2.69 | 31 |
| Al Sima | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 1 |
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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| Harry Dorish | 37 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2.72 | 48 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Charleston Senators | American Association | Joe Becker |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Don Gutteridge |
| A | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Western League | Mickey Livingston, Bud Stewart and Al Jacinto |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Wally Millies |
| C | Topeka Owls | Western Association | Ira Hutchinson |
| D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Bob Latshaw and Bill Close |
| D | Dubuque Packers | Mississippi-Ohio Valley League | Jack Conway |
Notes
- ^ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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