1948 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox Jack Brickhouse in the press box getting ready to announce a Chicago White Sox game for WGN TV at Comiskey Park, in 1948 Announcer Jack Brickhouse at a White Sox Game in 1948 Jack_Brickhouse_WGN_TV_1948.JPG 1948 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Leslie O'Connor Ted Lyons WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WJJD/WEFM(Bob Elson) The 1948 Major League Baseball season was the Chicago White Sox' 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth (last) in the American League with a 51–101 record, 44.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. In 114 seasons, the White Sox have only once (in 1932) had a worse winning percentage. This was the first year of many for White Sox television broadcasts on WGN-TV channel 9. Offseason November 19, 1947: Pete Wojey was drafted from the White Sox by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference January 27, 1948: Thurman Tucker was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Weigel.Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference February 24, 1948: Ed Lopat was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Wight, Fred Bradley, and Aaron Robinson.Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1948 season: Ed McGhee was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference 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.Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, 978-1-4165-8928-0 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 The White Sox won, 12–11. Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS 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 1948 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 39 Fred Bradley 46 Earl Caldwell 28 Al Gettel 36 Bob Gillespie 37 Jim Goodwin 45 Orval Grove 46 Randy Gumpert 49 Earl Harrist 35 Joe Haynes 48 Howie Judson 38 Glen Moulder 17 Frank Papish 19,38 Ike Pearson 49,15,14 Marino Pieretti 37,40 Marv Rotblatt 29 Bill Wight Catchers 18 Aaron Robinson 15 Mike Tresh 26 Ralph Weigel Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker 47 Don Kolloway  3 Tony Lupien  7 Cass Michaels 12 Jack Wallaesa -- Frank Whitman Outfielders  2 Herb Adams  2 Jim Delsing 25 Ralph Hodgin  5 Bob Kennedy  9 Dave Philley 14 Jerry Scala  5 Pat Seerey  6 Taffy Wright Manager 16 Ted Lyons Coaches 23 Red Faber 33 Bing Miller 22 Buster Mills 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 Herb Adams, RF, CF 5 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 Luke Appling, 3B, SS 139 497 63 156 16 2 0 47 94 35 .314 10 Floyd Baker, 3B, 2B 104 335 47 72 8 3 0 18 73 26 .215 4 Jim Delsing, CF 20 63 5 12 0 0 0 5 5 12 .190 0 Ralph Hodgin, OF 114 331 28 88 11 5 1 34 21 11 .266 0 Bob Kennedy, LF, RF 30 113 4 28 8 1 0 14 4 17 .248 0 Don Kolloway, 2B, 3B 119 417 60 114 14 4 6 38 18 18 .273 2 Tony Lupien, 1B 154 617 69 152 19 3 6 54 74 38 .246 11 Cass Michaels, SS, 2B 145 484 47 120 12 6 5 56 69 42 .248 8 Dave Philley, CF, LF 137 488 51 140 28 3 5 42 50 33 .287 8 Aaron Robinson, C 98 326 47 82 14 2 8 39 46 30 .252 0 Jerry Scala, CF 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Pat Seerey, LF, CF 95 340 44 78 11 0 18 64 61 94 .229 0 Mike Tresh, C 39 108 10 27 1 0 1 11 9 9 .250 0 Jack Wallaesa, SS 33 48 2 9 0 0 1 3 1 12 .188 0 Ralph Weigel, C, LF 66 163 8 38 7 3 0 26 13 18 .233 1 Frank Whitman, SS 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Taffy Wright, RF, LF 134 455 50 127 15 6 4 61 38 18 .279 2 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Fred Bradley, P 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Earl Caldwell, P 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 Al Gettel, P 24 54 4 13 2 0 0 3 0 6 .241 0 Bob Gillespie, P 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .000 0 Jim Goodwin, P 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 Orval Grove, P 32 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 0 Randy Gumpert, P 16 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 .138 0 Earl Harrist, P 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Joe Haynes, P 27 50 5 8 2 0 0 1 3 8 .160 0 Howie Judson, P 41 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 13 .103 0 Glen Moulder, P 33 20 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 Frank Papish, P 32 27 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 6 .185 0 Ike Pearson, P 23 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 Marino Pieretti, P 32 39 5 7 0 0 0 3 4 6 .179 0 Marv Rotblatt, P 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Bill Wight, P 34 73 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 31 .082 0 Team totals 154 5192 558 1303 172 39 55 532 594 528 .251 46 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 Fred Bradley 0 0 4.60 8 0 0 15.2 11 12 8 2 4 2 Earl Caldwell 1 5 5.31 25 1 3 39.0 53 25 23 3 22 10 Al Gettel 8 10 4.01 22 19 1 148.0 154 76 66 7 60 49 Bob Gillespie 0 4 5.13 25 6 0 72.0 81 45 41 3 33 19 Jim Goodwin 0 0 8.71 8 1 1 10.1 9 11 10 0 12 3 Orval Grove 2 10 6.16 32 11 1 87.2 110 64 60 6 42 18 Randy Gumpert 2 6 3.79 16 11 0 97.1 103 43 41 6 13 31 Earl Harrist 1 3 5.87 11 1 0 23.0 23 17 15 4 13 14 Joe Haynes 9 10 3.97 27 22 0 149.2 167 79 66 13 52 40 Howie Judson 4 5 4.78 40 5 8 107.1 102 60 57 7 56 38 Glen Moulder 3 6 6.41 33 9 2 85.2 108 67 61 8 54 26 Frank Papish 2 8 5.00 32 14 4 95.1 97 65 53 7 75 41 Ike Pearson 2 3 4.92 23 2 1 53.0 62 32 29 8 27 12 Marino Pieretti 8 10 4.95 21 18 1 120.0 117 70 66 6 52 28 Marv Rotblatt 0 1 7.85 7 2 0 18.1 19 16 16 0 23 4 Bill Wight 9 20 4.80 34 32 1 223.1 238 132 119 9 135 68 Team totals 51 101 4.89 154 154 23 1345.2 1454 814 731 89 673 403 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 Chips 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 KerrLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, SeminoleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1948 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White