1955 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1955 American League Comiskey Park Chicago 91 63 y 3rd Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Marty Marion WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WCFL(Bob Elson, Don Wells) The 1955 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 55th season in the major leagues, and its 56th season overall. The White Sox started the season with a plus 40 run-differential in their first eight games, good for second best in the modern era.https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-hit-3-home-runs-to-blow-out-a-s-and-start-8-0?partnerId=zh-20230409-875346-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&bt_ee=k1vRAFs8GkueGuRrZ%2BQEF06Sk%2FcPDFt1bi7ip85%2Fkutr6y74iCl4pFNzgClWUglP&bt_ts=1681045951078 Rays (8-0!) chasing mark not seen in 84 years MLB.com They finished with a record of 91–63, good enough for third place in the American League, five games behind the first place New York Yankees. Offseason December 6, 1954: Leo Cristante, Ferris Fain, and Jack Phillips were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Walt Dropo, Ted Gray and Bob Nieman.Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1954: Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts, and Fred Marsh were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Chakales, Jim Brideweser and Clint Courtney.Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the White Sox from the Cincinnati Redlegs.Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown) Vito Valentinetti was acquired from the White Sox by the Charleston Senators.Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference Jim McAnany was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Chico Carrasquel, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF George Kell, 3B Jim Rivera, CF Walt Dropo, 1B Willard Marshall, RF Sherm Lollar, C Virgil Trucks, P Notable transactions April 16, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago White Sox. June 7, 1955: Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Jim Busby. Roster 1955 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 32 Harry Byrd 28 Bob Chakales 20 Sandy Consuegra 22,31 Dick Donovan 12 Harry Dorish 16 Mike Fornieles 25 Ted Gray 29 Jack Harshman 28 Dixie Howell 44 Connie Johnson 15 Bob Keegan 36 Morrie Martin 24 Al Papai 19 Billy Pierce 23 Virgil Trucks Catchers 35,26 Earl Battey 11 Clint Courtney 10 Sherm Lollar 12 Les Moss Infielders 25 Bobby Adams  3 Jim Brideweser 17 Chico Carrasquel 44 Phil Cavarretta  8 Walt Dropo 16 Sammy Esposito  2 Nellie Fox 42 Ron Jackson 21,31 Stan Jok  1 George Kell 30 Bob Kennedy 11 Buddy Peterson 35 Vern Stephens Outfielders  5 Jim Busby 35 Gil Coan  5 Johnny Groth 27 Willard Marshall 6,35 Ed McGhee  9 Minnie Miñoso 18 Bob Nieman  6 Ron Northey  7 Jim Rivera 27 Ed White Other batters 30 Lloyd Merriman 21 Bob Powell Manager  4 Marty Marion Coaches 37 Ray Berres 39 Don Gutteridge 34 George Myatt 33 Del Wilber 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 Bobby Adams, 3B 28 21 8 2 0 1 0 3 4 4 .095 0 Earl Battey, C 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 Jim Brideweser, SS 34 58 6 12 3 2 0 4 3 7 .207 0 Jim Busby, CF 99 337 38 82 13 4 1 27 25 37 .243 7 Chico Carrasquel, SS 145 523 83 134 11 2 11 52 61 59 .256 1 Phil Cavarretta, 1B 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Gil Coan, RF 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .176 0 Clint Courtney, C 19 37 7 14 3 0 1 10 7 0 .378 0 Walt Dropo, 1B 141 453 55 127 15 2 19 79 42 71 .280 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Nellie Fox, 2B 154 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 38 15 .311 7 Johnny Groth, CF 32 77 13 26 7 0 2 11 6 13 .338 1 Ron Jackson, 1B 40 74 10 15 1 1 2 7 8 22 .203 1 Stan Jok, 3B 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .250 0 George Kell, 3B, 1B 128 429 44 134 24 1 8 81 51 36 .312 2 Bob Kennedy, 3B, RF 83 214 28 65 10 2 9 43 16 16 .304 0 Sherm Lollar, C 138 426 67 111 13 1 16 61 68 34 .261 2 Willard Marshall, RF, LF 22 41 6 7 0 0 0 6 13 1 .171 0 Ed McGhee, CF, LF 26 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 .077 2 Lloyd Merriman, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF 139 517 79 149 26 7 10 70 76 43 .288 19 Les Moss, C 32 59 5 15 2 0 2 7 6 10 .254 0 Bob Nieman, RF, LF 99 272 36 77 11 2 11 53 36 37 .283 1 Ron Northey, RF 14 14 1 5 2 0 1 4 3 3 .357 0 Buddy Peterson, SS 6 21 7 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 .286 0 Bob Powell, PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim Rivera, RF, CF 147 454 71 120 24 4 10 52 62 59 .264 25 Vern Stephens, 3B 22 56 10 14 3 0 3 7 7 11 .250 0 Ed White, RF 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Harry Byrd, P 25 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 .067 0 Bob Chakales, P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Sandy Consuegra, P 44 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 .103 0 Dick Donovan, P 40 76 10 17 0 0 1 5 9 26 .224 0 Fritz Dorish, P 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 Mike Fornieles, P 28 29 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .103 0 Jack Harshman, P 32 60 6 11 1 0 2 8 9 17 .183 0 Dixie Howell, P 35 21 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 8 .381 0 Connie Johnson, P 19 33 4 5 2 0 0 5 0 7 .152 0 Bob Keegan, P 18 18 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 .333 0 Morrie Martin, P 37 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 Al Papai, P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 34 70 5 12 2 0 0 7 3 10 .171 1 Virgil Trucks, P 32 64 2 8 1 0 0 6 0 12 .125 0 Team totals 155 5220 725 1401 204 36 116 677 568 595 .268 69 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 Harry Byrd 4 6 4.65 25 12 1 91.0 85 49 47 10 34 44 Bob Chakales 0 0 1.46 7 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 7 6 Sandy Consuegra 6 5 2.64 44 7 7 126.1 120 42 37 4 25 35 Dick Donovan 15 9 3.32 29 24 0 187.0 186 77 69 17 53 88 Fritz Dorish 2 0 1.59 13 0 1 17.0 16 4 3 0 10 6 Mike Fornieles 6 3 3.86 26 9 2 86.1 84 37 37 12 32 23 Ted Gray 0 0 18.00 2 1 0 3.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 Jack Harshman 11 7 3.36 32 23 0 179.1 144 74 67 16 100 116 Dixie Howell 8 3 2.93 35 0 9 73.2 70 27 24 1 30 25 Connie Johnson 7 4 3.45 17 16 0 99.0 95 40 38 5 52 72 Bob Keegan 2 5 5.83 18 11 0 58.2 83 39 38 4 29 29 Morrie Martin 2 3 3.63 37 0 2 52.0 50 27 21 4 22 22 Al Papai 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 11.2 10 5 5 1 10 5 Billy Pierce 15 10 1.97 33 26 1 205.2 162 50 45 16 69 157 Virgil Trucks 13 8 3.96 32 26 0 175.0 176 78 77 19 66 91 Team totals 91 63 3.37 155 155 23 1378.0 1301 557 516 111 541 720 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Jack Cassini and Ted Lyons A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Jack Conway B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Dutch Dorman and Willard Marshall C Superior Blues Northern League Walt Novick D Madisonville Miners KITTY League Bill Close D Dubuque Packers Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Ira Hutchinson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dubuque Madisonville club folded, July 7, 1955 Notes 2 References 1955 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:1955 in Chicago