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1955 Chicago White Sox
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Record: 91-63, Finished 3rd in American League (1955 AL)
Managed by Marty Marion
Coaches: Ray Berres, Don Gutteridge, George Myatt, Del Wilber
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[edit] History, Comments, Contributions
On April 23, the White Sox scored a club record 29 runs against the Kansas City Athletics. Sherm Lollar hit two homers and drove in five runs, and Bob Nieman and Walt Dropo each had seven RBI as the Sox won 29 to 6.
The Sox began September in first place, but a four game losing streak dropped the team to third.
[edit] Standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 |
| Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 |
[edit] 1955 Opening Day Lineup
Chico Carrasquel, ss
Nellie Fox, 2b
Minnie Minoso, lf
George Kell, 3b
Jim Rivera, cf
Walt Dropo, 1b
Willard Marshall, rf
Sherm Lollar, c
[edit] Awards and Honors
- All-Stars Nellie Fox, Billy Pierce, Chico Carrasquel, Sherm Lollar, Dick Donovan
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