1946 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1946 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Leslie O'Connor Jimmy Dykes and Ted Lyons WJJD/WIND (AM)(Bob Elson) 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 of 74–80, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 30 games behind the first place Boston Red Sox. Offseason December 8, 1945: Tony Cuccinello was released by the White Sox.Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS 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.Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference July 23, 1946: Wally Moses was purchased from the White Sox by the Boston Red Sox.Wally Moses page at Baseball Reference Roster 1946 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 46 Earl Caldwell 18 Bill Dietrich 45 Orval Grove 8,26 Ralph Hamner 35 Joe Haynes 59 Al Hollingsworth 27 Thornton Lee 48 Ed Lopat 16 Ted Lyons 38 Gordon Maltzberger 38 Emmett O'Neill 17 Frank Papish 34 Len Perme 29 Johnny Rigney 49 Eddie Smith Catchers 19 George Dickey 25 Ed Fernandes 26 Frankie Hayes 26 Tom Jordan 15 Mike Tresh Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker  3 Jake Jones 47 Don Kolloway 14 Joe Kuhel 39 Dario Lodigiani 28 Cass Michaels  7 Hal Trosky 37 Leo Wells 34 Frank Whitman Outfielders 12 Guy Curtright 24 Ralph Hodgin 36 Bob Kennedy  9 Wally Moses 38 Dave Philley 23,5 Whitey Platt -- Joe Smaza  2 Thurman Tucker  6 Taffy Wright Manager  5 Jimmy Dykes 16 Ted Lyons Coaches 23 Red Faber 22 Mule Haas 33 Bing Miller 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 Luke Appling, SS 149 582 59 180 27 5 1 55 71 41 .309 6 Floyd Baker, 3B 9 24 2 6 1 0 0 3 2 3 .250 0 Guy Curtright, OF 23 55 7 11 2 0 0 5 11 14 .200 0 George Dickey, C 37 78 8 15 1 0 0 1 12 13 .192 0 Ed Fernandes, C 14 32 4 8 2 0 0 4 8 7 .250 0 Frankie Hayes, C 53 179 15 38 6 0 2 16 29 33 .212 1 Ralph Hodgin, LF, RF 87 258 32 65 10 1 0 25 19 6 .252 0 Bob Kennedy, LF, 3B, RF, CF 113 411 43 106 13 5 5 34 24 42 .258 6 Don Kolloway, 2B, 3B 123 482 45 135 23 4 3 53 9 29 .280 14 Jake Jones, 1B 24 79 10 21 5 1 3 13 2 13 .266 0 Tom Jordan, C 10 15 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 Joe Kuhel, 1B 64 238 24 65 9 3 4 20 21 24 .273 4 Dario Lodigiani, 3B 44 155 12 38 8 0 0 13 16 14 .245 4 Cass Michaels, 2B, 3B, SS 91 291 37 75 8 0 1 22 29 36 .258 9 Wally Moses, RF, CF 56 168 20 46 9 1 4 16 17 20 .274 2 Dave Philley, LF 17 68 10 24 2 3 0 17 4 4 .353 5 Whitey Platt, OF 84 247 28 62 8 5 3 32 17 34 .251 1 Joe Smaza, RF 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 Mike Tresh, C 80 217 28 47 5 2 0 21 36 24 .217 0 Hal Trosky, 1B 88 299 22 76 12 3 2 31 34 37 .254 4 Thurman Tucker, CF 121 438 62 126 20 3 1 36 54 45 .288 9 Leo Wells, 3B 45 127 11 24 4 1 1 11 12 34 .189 3 Frank Whitman, SS, 1B, 2B 17 16 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 .063 0 Taffy Wright, RF, LF 115 422 46 116 19 4 7 52 42 17 .275 10 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Earl Caldwell, P 39 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 4 .167 0 Bill Dietrich, P 11 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 .053 0 Orval Grove, P 33 65 2 7 0 1 0 2 5 27 .108 0 Ralph Hamner, P 25 18 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 .167 0 Joe Haynes, P 32 57 4 14 4 0 0 6 1 10 .246 0 Al Hollingsworth, P 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 Thornton Lee, P 7 15 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 .267 0 Eddie Lopat, P 30 87 10 22 2 1 0 10 8 7 .253 0 Ted Lyons, P 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 Gordon Maltzberger, P 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 Emmett O'Neill, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Frank Papish, P 31 43 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 7 .186 0 Johnny Rigney, P 15 26 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 7 .154 0 Eddie Smith, P 24 45 2 8 1 0 0 3 3 9 .178 0 Team totals 155 5312 562 1364 206 44 37 515 499 602 .257 78 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 Earl Caldwell 13 4 2.08 39 0 8 90.2 60 28 21 2 29 42 Bill Dietrich 3 3 2.61 11 9 1 62.0 63 21 18 4 24 20 Orval Grove 8 13 3.02 33 26 0 205.1 213 96 69 10 78 60 Ralph Hamner 2 7 4.42 25 7 1 71.1 80 47 35 2 39 29 Joe Haynes 7 9 3.76 32 23 2 177.1 203 80 74 14 60 60 Al Hollingsworth 3 2 4.58 21 2 1 55.0 63 29 28 2 22 22 Gordon Maltzberger 2 0 1.59 19 0 2 39.2 30 7 7 3 6 17 Thornton Lee 2 4 3.53 7 7 0 43.1 39 24 17 1 23 23 Eddie Lopat 13 13 2.73 29 29 0 231.0 216 80 70 18 48 89 Ted Lyons 1 4 2.32 5 5 0 42.2 38 17 11 2 9 10 Emmett O'Neill 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.2 4 2 0 0 5 0 Frank Papish 7 5 2.74 31 15 0 138.0 122 52 42 7 63 66 Len Perme 0 0 8.31 4 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 0 7 2 Johnny Rigney 5 5 4.03 15 11 0 82.2 76 37 37 6 35 51 Eddie Smith 8 11 2.85 24 21 1 145.1 135 71 46 9 60 59 Team totals 74 80 3.10 155 155 16 1392.1 1348 595 479 80 508 550 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 George 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 EngleLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New RiverJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1946 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White