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1953 Chicago White Sox

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954

89-65, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Paul Richards (89-65)
Scored 716 runs, Allowed 592 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-64

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · 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 - 103

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1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Luis Aloma 30 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 19, 1923 4 24 0 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gene Bearden 32 L L 6' 3" 198 Sep 5, 1920 7 31 3 31 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.6
Neil Berry 31 R R 5' 10" 168 Jan 11, 1922 6 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0
Bob Boyd 33 L L 5' 10" 170 Oct 1, 1919 2 55 41 55 45 0 0 29 0 0 0 14 1 1 16 10 4 0.4
Tommy Byrne 33 L L 6' 1" 182 Dec 31, 1919 9 18 6 18 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 -1.0
Chico Carrasquel 27 R R 6' 0" 170 Jan 23, 1926 4 149 148 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 All-Star
Allie Clark 30 R R 6' 0" 185 Jun 16, 1923 7 9 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 -0.4
Sandy Consuegra 32 R R 5' 11" 165 Sep 3, 1920 4 29 13 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sam Dente 31 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 26, 1922 7 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joe Dobson 36 R R 6' 2" 197 Jan 20, 1917 13 23 15 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Fritz Dorish 31 R R 5' 11" 204 Jul 13, 1921 7 55 6 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4
Bob Elliott 36 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 26, 1916 15 67 58 67 60 0 0 0 0 58 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 0.9
Ferris Fain 32 L L 5' 11" 180 Mar 29, 1921 7 128 124 128 127 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.6 All-Star
Mike Fornieles 21 R R 5' 11" 155 Jan 18, 1932 2 39 16 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7
Nellie Fox HOF 25 L R 5' 10" 160 Dec 25, 1927 7 154 151 154 154 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.5 All-Star
Earl Harrist 34 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 20, 1919 5 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Hal Hudson 26 L L 5' 10" 175 May 4, 1927 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Connie Johnson 30 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 27, 1922 1st 15 10 15 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.6
Bob Keegan 32 R R 6' 2" 207 Aug 4, 1920 1st 22 11 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6
Lou Kretlow 32 R R 6' 2" 185 Jun 27, 1921 7 9 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Rocky Krsnich 25 R R 6' 1" 174 Aug 5, 1927 3 64 39 64 57 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 -0.3
Sherm Lollar 28 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 23, 1924 8 113 97 113 107 0 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2.7
Fred Marsh 29 R R 5' 10" 180 Jan 5, 1924 4 67 21 67 53 0 0 5 2 32 17 0 0 0 0 12 13 -0.1
Sam Mele 31 R R 6' 1" 183 Jan 21, 1922 7 140 120 140 139 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 138 138 9 0 1.9
Minnie Minoso 27 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 29, 1925 4 151 148 151 150 0 0 0 0 10 0 143 1 11 147 1 1 5.1 All-Star
Billy Pierce 26 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 7 42 33 42 40 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.0 All-Star
Jim Rivera 31 L L 6' 0" 196 Jul 22, 1921 2 156 152 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 3 156 0 1 1.8
Saul Rogovin 29 R R 6' 2" 205 Oct 10, 1923 5 22 19 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6
Connie Ryan 33 R R 5' 11" 175 Feb 27, 1920 11 17 16 17 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.1
Bud Sheely 32 L R 6' 1" 200 Nov 26, 1920 3 31 11 31 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.1
Vern Stephens 32 R R 5' 10" 185 Oct 23, 1920 13 44 33 44 41 0 0 0 0 38 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 -0.3
Bud Stewart 37 L R 5' 11" 160 Jun 15, 1916 8 53 10 53 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 6 16 41 0 0.2
Virgil Trucks 36 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 12 24 21 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.7
Bill Wilson 24 R R 6' 2" 200 Nov 6, 1928 2 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1 -0.4
Red Wilson 24 R R 5' 10" 160 Mar 7, 1929 3 71 48 71 63 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0.2
Tom Wright 29 L R 5' 11" 180 Sep 22, 1923 6 77 24 77 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 24 33 48 1 -0.2
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Nellie Fox

Connie Ryan
Vern Stephens

Sam Mele

Rocky Krsnich

Jim Rivera

Ferris Fain

Minnie Minoso

Sherm Lollar

Luis Aloma

Fritz Dorish

Saul Rogovin

Bob Keegan

Mike Fornieles

Chico Carrasquel

Allie Clark
Connie Johnson

Billy Pierce

Sandy Consuegra
Sam Dente

Bud Stewart

Bob Elliott
Lou Kretlow
Virgil Trucks

Connie Johnson

Fred Marsh

Red Wilson

Tommy Byrne
Bob Elliott
Virgil Trucks

Joe Dobson

Bud Sheely

Bob Boyd

Tom Wright

Neil Berry
Hal Hudson

Earl Harrist
Saul Rogovin

Gene Bearden

Bill Wilson

Connie Johnson

1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers