1956 Chicago White Sox season
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1956 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey, Dorothy Comiskey Rigney | |
| General manager(s) | Johnny Rigney, Chuck Comiskey | |
| Manager(s) | Marty Marion | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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The 1956 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 56th season in the major leagues, and its 57th season overall. They finished with a record 85-69, good enough for third place in the American League, 12 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- October 25, 1955: Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Larry Doby.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 9 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28 |
| Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 45 |
Opening Day lineup
- Jim Rivera, rf
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Larry Doby, cf
- Bob Kennedy, 3b
- Minnie Miñoso, lf
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Walt Dropo, 1b
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Billy Pierce, p
Notable transactions
- April 16, 1956: Carl Sawatski was purchased from the White Sox by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
- May 15, 1956: Jim Brideweser, Harry Byrd and Bob Kennedy were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Delsing and Fred Hatfield.[3]
- May 21, 1956: Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, George Kell and Bob Nieman were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave Philley and Jim Wilson.[4]
- May 28, 1956: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the New York Yankees.[5]
- July 13, 1956: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Larry Doby | 140 | 504 | 135 | .268 | 24 | 102 |
| RF | Jim Rivera | 139 | 491 | 125 | .255 | 12 | 66 |
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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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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| Harry Byrd | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.38 | 0 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Jack Cassini and Don Griffin |
| A | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Western League | Jack Conway |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ira Hutchinson |
| C | Duluth-Superior White Sox | Northern League | Joe Hauser |
| D | Dubuque Packers | Midwest League | George Noga |
| D | Holdrege White Sox | Nebraska State League | Skeeter Scalzi |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Duluth-Superior[7]
Notes
- ^ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gerry Staley 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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