1954 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1954 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Paul Richards, Marty Marion WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WCFL(Bob Elson, Don Wells) The 1954 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 54th season in the major leagues, and its 55th season overall. They finished with a record of 94–60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. The 1954 Pale Hose were managed for their first 145 games by fourth-year skipper Paul Richards. But on September 13, 1954, Richards turned in his resignation to join the seventh-place Baltimore Orioles as both field manager and general manager. He departed with Chicago in third place at 91–54, 131 2 games behind Cleveland. Coach Marty Marion took the reins and directed the White Sox to a 3–6 record through season's end. Offseason November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.Al Sima page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Chico Carrasquel, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Bob Boyd, LF Minnie Miñoso, 3B Ferris Fain, 1B Sherm Lollar, C Jim Rivera, RF Johnny Groth, CF Billy Pierce, P Notable transactions June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson, and $20,000 was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee.Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference Roster 1954 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 20 Sandy Consuegra 12 Harry Dorish 39 Tom Flanigan 16 Mike Fornieles 29 Jack Harshman 26 Don Johnson 15 Bob Keegan 36 Morrie Martin 19 Billy Pierce 36 Al Sima 35 Dick Strahs 23 Virgil Trucks 33 Vito Valentinetti Catchers 18 Matt Batts 10 Sherm Lollar 14 Carl Sawatski 18 Red Wilson Infielders 17 Chico Carrasquel 44 Phil Cavarretta  8 Ferris Fain  2 Nellie Fox  3 Grady Hatton 42 Ron Jackson 21 Stan Jok  1 George Kell 33 Joe Kirrene 25 Fred Marsh  6 Cass Michaels Outfielders 31 Bob Boyd  5 Johnny Groth 27 Willard Marshall  3 Ed McGhee  9 Minnie Miñoso  7 Jim Rivera 21 Bud Stewart 38 Bill Wilson Other batters 56 Bob Cain 37 Don Nicholas Manager 28 Marty Marion 22 Paul Richards Coaches 37 Ray Berres 40 Luman Harris 28 Marty Marion 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 Matt Batts, C 55 158 16 36 7 1 3 19 17 15 .228 0 Bob Boyd, LF, 1B 29 56 10 10 3 0 0 5 4 3 .179 2 Bob Cain, PR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Chico Carrasquel, SS155 620 106 158 28 3 12 6285 67 .255 7 Phil Cavarretta, 1B, RF, LF 71 158 21 50 6 0 3 24 26 12 .316 4 Ferris Fain, 1B 65 235 30 71 10 1 5 51 40 14 .302 5 Nellie Fox, 2B 155631 111201 24 8 2 47 51 12 .319 16 Johnny Groth, CF, LF 125 422 41 116 20 0 7 60 42 37 .275 3 Grady Hatton, 3B 13 30 3 5 1 0 0 3 5 3 .167 1 Ron Jackson, 1B 40 93 10 26 4 0 4 10 6 20 .280 2 Stan Jok, 3B 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .167 0 George Kell, 1B, 3B 71 233 25 66 10 0 5 48 18 12 .283 1 Joe Kirrene, 3B 9 23 4 7 1 0 0 4 5 2 .304 1 Sherm Lollar, C 107 316 31 77 13 0 7 34 37 28 .244 0 Fred Marsh, 3B 62 98 21 30 5 2 0 4 9 16 .306 4 Willard Marshall, RF, LF 47 71 7 18 2 0 1 7 11 9 .254 0 Ed McGhee, OF 42 75 12 17 1 0 0 5 12 8 .227 5 Cass Michaels, 3B 101 282 35 74 13 2 7 44 56 31 .262 10 Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF, CF, 3B 153 568119 18229 18 19116 77 46.32018 Don Nicholas, PR, PH 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Jim Rivera, RF, CF 145 490 62 140 16 8 13 61 49 68 .28618 Carl Sawatski, C 43 109 6 20 3 3 1 12 15 20 .183 0 Bud Stewart, RF 18 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 .077 0 Bill Wilson, LF, RF 20 35 4 6 1 0 2 5 7 5 .171 0 Red Wilson, C 8 20 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .200 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Sandy Consuegra, P 39 48 4 11 0 0 0 3 3 11 .229 0 Fritz Dorish, P 37 27 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 0 Mike Fornieles, P 16 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 Jack Harshman, P 36 56 6 8 1 0 2 5 12 21 .143 0 Don Johnson, P 46 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 12 .029 0 Bob Keegan, P 32 75 5 9 2 1 0 7 4 11 .120 0 Morrie Martin, P 35 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 .133 0 Billy Pierce, P 38 57 4 11 0 0 0 5 4 12 .193 0 Al Sima, P 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Dick Strahs, P 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Virgil Trucks, P 40 93 5 17 2 0 0 8 1 21 .183 0 Team totals 155 5168 711 1382 203 47 94 655 604 536 .267 98 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 Sandy Consuegra 16 3 2.69 39 17 3 154.0 142 52 46 9 35 31 Fritz Dorish 6 4 2.72 37 6 6 109.0 88 35 33 9 29 48 Tom Flanigan 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Mike Fornieles 1 2 4.29 15 6 1 42.0 41 24 20 4 14 18 Jack Harshman 14 8 2.95 35 21 1 177.0 157 61 58 7 96 134 Don Johnson 8 7 3.13 46 16 7 144.0 129 53 50 14 43 68 Bob Keegan 16 9 3.09 31 27 2 209.2 211 84 72 16 82 61 Morrie Martin 5 4 2.06 35 2 5 70.0 52 18 16 5 24 31 Billy Pierce 9 10 3.48 36 26 3 188.2 179 86 73 15 86 148 Al Sima 0 1 5.14 5 1 1 7.0 11 5 4 1 2 1 Dick Strahs 0 0 5.65 9 0 1 14.1 16 10 9 0 8 8 Virgil Trucks 19 12 2.79 40 33 3 264.2 224 87 82 13 95 152 Vito Valentinetti 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 6 6 1 2 1 Team totals 94 60 3.05 155 155 33 1383.0 1255 521 469 94 517 701 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Senators American Association Joe Becker AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Don Gutteridge A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Mickey Livingston, Bud Stewart and Al Jacinto B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Wally Millies C Topeka Owls Western Association Ira Hutchinson D Madisonville Miners KITTY League Bob Latshaw and Bill Close D Dubuque Packers Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Jack ConwayJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 35em References 1954 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1954 in Chicago