1953 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1953 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Paul Richards WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WCFL(Bob Elson, Don Wells) The 1953 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 53rd season in the major leagues, and its 54th season overall. They finished with a record of 89–65, good enough for third place in the American League, 11.5 games behind the first place New York Yankees. Offseason October 16, 1952: Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Joe DeMaestri and Tommy Byrne.Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference January 27, 1953: Joe DeMaestri, Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ferris Fain and Bob Wilson (minors). Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Nellie Fox, 2B Ferris Fain, 1B Minnie Miñoso, LF Vern Stephens, 3B Jim Rivera, CF Sam Mele, RF Chico Carrasquel, SS Red Wilson, C Saul Rogovin, P Notable transactions September 1, 1953: Neil Berry was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.Neil Berry at Baseball-Reference Roster 1953 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 11 Luis Aloma 36 Gene Bearden 27 Tommy Byrne 30,20 Sandy Consuegra 29 Joe Dobson 12 Harry Dorish 16 Mike Fornieles 35 Earl Harrist 34 Hal Hudson 24,45 Connie Johnson 15 Bob Keegan 23 Lou Kretlow 19 Billy Pierce 35,14 Saul Rogovin 23 Virgil Trucks Catchers 10 Sherm Lollar 30 Bud Sheely 26 Red Wilson Infielders 34 Neil Berry 31 Bob Boyd 17 Chico Carrasquel 18 Allie Clark 20 Sam Dente 27 Bob Elliott  8 Ferris Fain  2 Nellie Fox  6 Rocky Krsnich 25 Fred Marsh  3 Connie Ryan  3 Vern Stephens Outfielders  5 Sam Mele  9 Minnie Miñoso  7 Jim Rivera 21 Bud Stewart 38 Bill Wilson 32 Tom Wright Manager 22 Paul Richards Coaches 44 Ray Berres 28 Doc Cramer 40 Luman Harris Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Neil Berry, 2B 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 Bob Boyd, 1B, OF 55 165 20 49 6 2 3 23 13 11 .279 1 Chico Carrasquel, SS 149 552 72 154 30 4 2 47 38 47 .279 5 Allie Clark, 1B, LF 9 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .067 0 Sam Dente, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Bob Elliott, 3B 67 208 24 54 11 1 4 32 31 21 .260 1 Ferris Fain, 1B 128 446 73 114 18 2 6 52108 28 .256 3 Nellie Fox, 2B 154624 92 17831 8 3 72 49 18 .285 4 Rocky Krsnich, 3B 64 129 9 26 8 0 1 14 12 11 .202 0 Sherm Lollar, C 113 334 46 96 19 0 8 54 47 29 .287 1 Fred Marsh, 3B, SS, 1B, 2B 67 95 22 19 1 0 2 2 13 26 .200 0 Sam Mele, RF 140 481 64 132 26 8 12 82 58 47 .274 3 Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF, 3B 151 556 104 174 24 815104 74 43.313 25 Jim Rivera, CF156 567 79 147 26 16 11 78 5370 .259 22 Connie Ryan, 3B 17 54 6 12 1 0 0 6 9 12 .222 2 Bud Sheely, C 31 46 4 10 1 0 0 2 9 8 .217 0 Vern Stephens, 3B 44 129 14 24 6 0 1 14 13 18 .186 2 Bud Stewart, LF, RF 53 59 16 16 2 0 2 13 14 3 .271 1 Bill Wilson, CF 9 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 .059 0 Red Wilson, C 71 164 21 41 6 1 0 10 26 12 .250 2 Tom Wright, RF, LF 77 132 14 33 5 3 2 25 12 21 .250 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aloma, P 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 Gene Bearden, P 31 21 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 .190 0 Tommy Byrne, P 18 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 2 6 .167 0 Sandy Consuegra, P 29 35 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 .057 0 Joe Dobson, P 23 29 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 11 .069 0 Fritz Dorish, P 55 41 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 .171 0 Mike Fornieles, P 39 41 2 4 1 0 0 5 1 5 .098 0 Earl Harrist, P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Connie Johnson, P 15 20 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 .050 0 Bob Keegan, P 22 28 4 9 0 0 0 5 1 5 .321 0 Lou Kretlow, P 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 42 87 4 11 0 0 0 4 4 16 .126 0 Saul Rogovin, P 22 37 5 5 0 0 0 3 7 9 .135 1 Virgil Trucks, P 24 63 6 15 3 0 1 6 0 10 .238 0 Team totals 156 5212 716 1345 226 53 74 669 600 529 .258 73 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 Luis Aloma 2 0 4.70 24 0 2 38.1 41 20 20 7 23 23 Gene Bearden 3 3 2.93 25 3 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 Tommy Byrne 2 0 10.13 6 6 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 Sandy Consuegra 7 5 2.54 29 13 3 124.0 122 39 35 9 28 30 Joe Dobson 5 5 3.67 23 15 1 100.2 96 46 41 10 37 50 Fritz Dorish 10 6 3.40 55 6 18 145.2 140 59 55 9 52 69 Mike Fornieles 8 7 3.59 39 16 3 153.0 160 68 61 8 61 72 Earl Harrist 1 0 7.56 7 0 0 8.1 9 7 7 1 5 1 Hal Hudson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connie Johnson 4 4 3.56 14 10 0 60.2 55 27 24 4 38 44 Bob Keegan 7 5 2.74 22 11 1 98.2 80 34 30 4 33 32 Lou Kretlow 0 0 3.48 9 3 0 20.2 12 11 8 2 30 15 Billy Pierce 18 12 2.72 40 33 3 271.1 216 94 82 20 102 186 Saul Rogovin 7 12 5.22 22 19 1 131.0 151 82 76 17 48 62 Virgil Trucks 15 6 2.86 24 21 1 176.1 151 60 56 14 67 102 Team totals 89 65 3.41 156 156 33 1403.2 1299 592 532 113 583 714 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Senators American Association Joe Becker AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Luke Appling A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Don Gutteridge B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Zack Taylor C Topeka Owls Western Association Ira Hutchinson D Madisonville Miners KITTY League Franklin Robinson D Danville Dans Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Virl Minnis D Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Wisconsin State League Wally Millies Notes 2 References 1953 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1953 in Chicago