1947 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1947 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Leslie O'Connor Ted Lyons WJJD/WIND (AM)(Bob Elson) The 1947 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 47th season in the major leagues, and their 48th season overall. They finished with a record of 70–84, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 27 games behind the first place New York Yankees. Offseason February 13, 1947: Frankie Hayes was released by the White Sox.Frankie Hayes page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1947 season: Tod Davis was acquired by the White Sox from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.Tod Davis page at Baseball-Reference Regular season July 5: In a game against the White Sox, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians became the first black player to appear in an American League game.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 184, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 Doby appeared in the seventh inning and struck out. Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup PlayerPosition Floyd Baker 3B Luke Appling SS Dave Philley CF Bob Kennedy RF Ralph Hodgin LF Don Kolloway 1B Cass Michaels 2B Mike Tresh C Ed Lopat P Notable transactions April 23, 1947: Gus Zernial was purchased by the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.Gus Zernial page at Baseball-Reference July 1947: Pete Wojey was acquired by the White Sox from the Hot Springs Bathers.Pete Wojey page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1947 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers -- Hi Bithorn 46 Earl Caldwell 28 Pete Gebrian 36 Bob Gillespie 45 Orval Grove 25,49 Earl Harrist 35 Joe Haynes 27 Thornton Lee 48 Ed Lopat 37 Gordon Maltzberger 17 Frank Papish 29 Johnny Rigney 34 Red Ruffing 49,18 Eddie Smith Catchers 19 George Dickey 26 Joe Stephenson 15 Mike Tresh Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker  3 Jake Jones 47 Don Kolloway 28,7 Cass Michaels 7,12 Jack Wallaesa  3 Rudy York Outfielders 5,24 Loyd Christopher 24,25 Ralph Hodgin 5,36 Bob Kennedy 38,9 Dave Philley  2 Thurman Tucker  6 Taffy Wright Other batters 14 Joe Kuhel 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 Luke Appling, SS 139 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 64 28 .306 8 Floyd Baker, 3B 105 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 66 28 .264 9 Loyd Christopher, LF 7 23 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 0 George Dickey, C 83 211 15 47 6 0 1 27 34 25 .223 4 Ralph Hodgin, LF 59 180 26 53 10 3 1 24 13 4 .294 1 Bob Kennedy, RF, LF 115 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 18 38 .262 3 Don Kolloway, 2B, 1B, 3B 124 485 49 135 25 4 2 35 17 34 .278 11 Jake Jones, 1B 45 171 15 41 7 1 3 20 13 25 .240 1 Joe Kuhel, PH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Cass Michaels, 2B, 3B 110 355 31 97 15 4 3 34 39 28 .273 10 Dave Philley, CF, LF, 3B 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 35 39 .258 21 Joe Stephenson, C 16 35 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 7 .143 0 Mike Tresh, C 90 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 26 26 .241 2 Thurman Tucker, CF 89 254 28 60 9 4 1 17 38 25 .236 10 Jack Wallaesa, SS, LF 81 205 25 40 9 1 7 32 23 51 .195 2 Taffy Wright, RF, LF 124 401 48 130 13 0 4 54 48 17 .324 8 Rudy York, 1B 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 36 55 .243 1 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Earl Caldwell, P 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Pete Gebrian, P 27 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 Bob Gillespie, P 25 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 .061 0 Orval Grove, P 25 48 2 7 2 0 0 1 5 16 .146 0 Earl Harrist, P 33 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 .208 0 Joe Haynes, P 29 65 7 17 2 0 0 6 0 7 .262 0 Thornton Lee, P 21 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 11 .207 0 Eddie Lopat, P 35 96 5 19 3 0 0 11 4 6 .198 0 Gordon Maltzberger, P 33 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 .143 0 Frank Papish, P 38 58 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 15 .086 0 Johnny Rigney, P 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Red Ruffing, P 14 24 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 .208 0 Eddie Smith, P 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 Team totals 155 5274 553 1350 211 41 53 519 491 528 .256 91 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 Hi Bithorn 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Caldwell 1 4 3.64 40 0 8 54.1 53 23 22 4 30 22 Pete Gebrian 2 3 4.48 27 4 5 66.1 61 40 33 7 33 17 Bob Gillespie 5 8 4.73 25 17 0 118.0 133 71 62 4 53 36 Orval Grove 6 8 4.44 25 19 0 135.2 158 78 67 10 70 33 Earl Harrist 3 8 3.56 33 4 5 93.2 85 48 37 3 49 55 Joe Haynes 14 6 2.42 29 22 0 182.0 174 65 49 5 61 50 Gordon Maltzberger 1 4 3.39 33 0 5 63.2 61 26 24 4 25 22 Thornton Lee 3 7 4.47 21 11 1 86.2 86 50 43 5 56 57 Eddie Lopat 16 13 2.81 31 31 0 252.2 241 88 79 17 73 109 Frank Papish 12 12 3.26 38 26 3 199.0 185 82 72 6 98 79 Johnny Rigney 2 3 1.95 11 7 0 50.2 42 15 11 3 15 19 Red Ruffing 3 5 6.11 9 9 0 53.0 63 39 36 7 16 11 Eddie Smith 1 3 7.29 15 5 0 33.1 40 36 27 1 24 12 Team totals 70 84 3.64 155 155 27 1391.0 1384 661 562 76 603 522 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League Jimmy Dykes B Fall River Indians New England League Joe Holden B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Johnny Mostil and Jack Onslow C Oil City Refiners Middle Atlantic League Charlie Engle C Superior Blues Northern League George Treadwell D Madisonville Miners KITTY League Frank Zubik D Lima Terriers Ohio State League Merle Settlemire D Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Wisconsin State League Tony Parisse LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WaterlooJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1947 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White