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1953 Chicago White Sox Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
89-65, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 716 runs, Allowed 592 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-64
Manager: Paul Richards (89-65)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,191,353 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 104
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1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Billy Pierce* 26 18 12 .600 2.72 40 33 6 19 7 3 271.1 216 94 82 20 102 186 3 0 5 1113 148 1.172 7.2 0.7 3.4 6.2 1.82
2 SP Virgil Trucks 36 15 6 .714 2.86 24 21 1 13 3 1 176.1 151 60 56 14 67 102 3 1 4 727 141 1.236 7.7 0.7 3.4 5.2 1.52
3 SP Saul Rogovin 29 7 12 .368 5.22 22 19 1 4 1 1 131.0 151 82 76 17 48 62 2 1 5 583 77 1.519 10.4 1.2 3.3 4.3 1.29
4 SP Joe Dobson 36 5 5 .500 3.67 23 15 6 3 1 1 100.2 96 46 41 10 37 50 0 0 3 425 110 1.321 8.6 0.9 3.3 4.5 1.35
5 SP Connie Johnson 30 4 4 .500 3.56 14 10 3 2 1 0 60.2 55 27 24 4 38 44 2 0 4 272 113 1.533 8.2 0.6 5.6 6.5 1.16
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 CL Harry Dorish 31 10 6 .625 3.40 55 6 37 2 0 18 145.2 140 59 55 9 52 69 6 1 5 622 119 1.318 8.6 0.6 3.2 4.3 1.33
7 RP Mike Fornieles 21 8 7 .533 3.59 39 16 7 5 0 3 153.0 160 68 61 8 61 72 2 1 2 664 112 1.444 9.4 0.5 3.6 4.2 1.18
8 RP Sandy Consuegra 32 7 5 .583 2.54 29 13 8 5 1 3 124.0 122 39 35 9 28 30 2 0 1 508 159 1.210 8.9 0.7 2.0 2.2 1.07
9 RP Gene Bearden* 32 3 3 .500 2.93 25 3 9 0 0 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 0 0 3 250 138 1.389 7.4 1.2 5.1 3.7 0.73
10 RP Luis Aloma 29 2 0 1.000 4.70 24 0 8 0 0 2 38.1 41 20 20 7 23 23 0 1 2 173 86 1.670 9.6 1.6 5.4 5.4 1.00
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
11 Bob Keegan 32 7 5 .583 2.74 22 11 6 4 2 1 98.2 80 34 30 4 33 32 2 0 0 398 147 1.145 7.3 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.97
12 Lou Kretlow 32 0 0 3.48 9 3 3 0 0 0 20.2 12 11 8 2 30 15 1 0 2 102 116 2.032 5.2 0.9 13.1 6.5 0.50
13 Tommy Byrne* 33 2 0 1.000 10.12 6 6 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 0 0 0 89 40 2.750 10.1 0.0 14.6 2.3 0.15
14 Earl Harrist 33 1 0 1.000 7.56 7 0 3 0 0 0 8.1 9 7 7 1 5 1 0 0 1 36 53 1.680 9.7 1.1 5.4 1.1 0.20
15 Hal Hudson* 26 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 29.9 89 65 .578 3.41 156 156 99 57 16 33 1403.2 1299 592 532 113 583 714 23 5 37 5963 118 1.341 8.3 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 6 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 6 4 4912
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Luis Aloma 29 2 2 .500 4.74 38.0 43 22 20 7 24 23 0 1.763 10.2 5.7 5.4 0.96 1.7 24 24
*Gene Bearden 32 4 2 .667 3.05 59.0 50 22 20 8 34 24 0 1.424 7.6 5.2 3.7 0.71 1.2 25 25
*Tommy Byrne 33 1 4 .200 6.61 49.0 56 40 36 3 51 26 1 2.184 10.3 9.4 4.8 0.51 0.6 12 12
Sandy Consuegra 32 9 5 .643 2.93 129.0 136 47 42 9 33 30 2 1.310 9.5 2.3 2.1 0.91 0.6 33 33
Joe Dobson 36 6 5 .545 3.71 102.0 100 47 42 10 39 51 0 1.363 8.8 3.4 4.5 1.31 0.9 23 23
Harry Dorish 31 9 7 .563 3.47 148.0 145 63 57 9 54 70 6 1.345 8.8 3.3 4.3 1.30 0.5 55 55
Mike Fornieles 21 9 8 .529 3.66 155.0 165 70 63 8 63 73 2 1.471 9.6 3.7 4.2 1.16 0.5 39 39
Earl Harrist 33 1 2 .333 8.33 27.0 35 28 25 3 21 8 0 2.074 11.7 7.0 2.7 0.38 1.0 15 15
*Hal Hudson 26 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Connie Johnson 30 3 3 .500 3.69 61.0 58 28 25 4 40 44 2 1.607 8.6 5.9 6.5 1.10 0.6 14 14
Bob Keegan 32 7 4 .636 2.82 99.0 83 34 31 4 34 32 2 1.182 7.5 3.1 2.9 0.94 0.4 22 22
Lou Kretlow 32 5 6 .455 4.67 104.0 107 60 54 7 84 53 1 1.837 9.3 7.3 4.6 0.63 0.6 31 31
*Billy Pierce 26 20 10 .667 2.74 276.0 225 93 84 21 106 189 3 1.199 7.3 3.5 6.2 1.78 0.7 40 40
Saul Rogovin 29 5 9 .357 5.28 133.0 157 87 78 18 50 63 2 1.556 10.6 3.4 4.3 1.26 1.2 22 22
Virgil Trucks 36 19 10 .655 2.93 267.0 240 97 87 18 102 151 7 1.281 8.1 3.4 5.1 1.48 0.6 40 40
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Luis Aloma 29 4 18 3 .857 3.44 116 1 55 1 1 15 235.1 212 98 90 21 111 115 4 2 5 1001 120 1.373 8.1 0.8 4.2 4.4 1.04 120
*Gene Bearden 32 7 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60 103
*Tommy Byrne 33 9 55 53 .509 4.39 182 131 34 50 8 2 967.2 787 515 472 68 799 557 69 4 22 4447 93 1.639 7.3 0.6 7.4 5.2 0.70 93
Sandy Consuegra 32 4 27 21 .563 3.65 124 45 43 18 3 13 473.1 483 217 192 27 179 118 3 2 3 2035 112 1.399 9.2 0.5 3.4 2.2 0.66 112
Joe Dobson 36 13 137 103 .571 3.62 412 273 83 112 22 18 2167.1 2043 979 872 137 850 991 10 10 55 9145 112 1.335 8.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.17 112
Harry Dorish 31 7 34 34 .500 4.17 210 33 109 11 1 31 600.1 643 322 278 40 222 241 17 5 20 2619 99 1.441 9.6 0.6 3.3 3.6 1.09 99
Mike Fornieles 21 2 10 9 .526 3.26 43 18 9 7 1 3 179.1 173 72 65 9 72 84 2 1 2 768 122 1.366 8.7 0.5 3.6 4.2 1.17 122
Earl Harrist 33 5 12 28 .300 4.34 132 24 50 2 0 10 383.1 391 217 185 20 193 162 20 0 9 1705 90 1.523 9.2 0.5 4.5 3.8 0.84 90
*Hal Hudson 26 2 0 0 7.84 6 0 4 0 0 0 10.1 16 10 9 0 7 4 0 0 1 52 49 2.226 13.9 0.0 6.1 3.5 0.57 49
Connie Johnson 30 1 4 4 .500 3.56 14 10 3 2 1 0 60.2 55 27 24 4 38 44 2 0 4 272 113 1.533 8.2 0.6 5.6 6.5 1.16 113
Bob Keegan 32 1 7 5 .583 2.74 22 11 6 4 2 1 98.2 80 34 30 4 33 32 2 0 0 398 147 1.145 7.3 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.97 147
Lou Kretlow 32 7 17 23 .425 4.66 127 59 33 14 3 1 461.2 441 282 239 30 339 281 8 0 16 2122 87 1.690 8.6 0.6 6.6 5.5 0.83 87
*Billy Pierce 26 7 70 69 .504 3.30 202 153 33 74 13 7 1223.1 1054 506 448 74 564 702 11 2 19 5205 123 1.323 7.8 0.5 4.1 5.2 1.24 123
Saul Rogovin 29 5 35 31 .530 3.90 98 80 10 34 7 2 625.0 616 295 271 52 234 278 8 4 8 2669 101 1.360 8.9 0.7 3.4 4.0 1.19 101
Virgil Trucks 36 12 128 101 .559 3.40 334 246 53 98 24 15 1945.0 1748 827 735 126 768 1152 34 6 46 8239 117 1.294 8.1 0.6 3.6 5.3 1.50 117
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics