1954 Chicago White Sox season

1954 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (since 1910)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Grace Comiskey
General manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Paul Richards, Marty Marion
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radio	WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells)
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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 94–60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

• November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.^[2]
• February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	111	43	.721	--
New York Yankees	103	51	.669	8
Chicago White Sox	94	60	.610	17
Boston Red Sox	69	85	.448	42
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	43
Washington Senators	66	88	.429	45
Baltimore Orioles	54	100	.351	57
Philadelphia Athletics	51	103	.331	60

Record vs. opponents

1954 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	WSH
Baltimore	—	11–11	7–15	3–19	8–14	5–17	10–12	10–12
Boston	11–11	—	5–17	2–20–2	14–8	9–13	15–7	13–9
Chicago	15–7	17–5	—	11–11	12–10–1	7–15	17–5	15–7
Cleveland	19–3	20–2–2	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4	18–4
Detroit	14–8	8–14	10–12–1	8–14	—	6–16	13–9	9–13
New York	17–5	13–9	15–7	11–11	16–6	—	18–4–1	13–9
Philadelphia	12–10	7–15	5–17	4–18	9–13	4–18–1	—	10–12–1
Washington	12–10	9–13	7–15	4–18	13–9	9–13	12–10–1	—

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.^[4]

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

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, SS	155	620	106	158	28	3	12	62	85	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	155	631	111	201	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	568	119	182	29	18	19	116	77	46	.320	18
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	.286	18
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 Level Team League Manager 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 Conway [5] Notes Al Sima page at Baseball Reference Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1954 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference