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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 / 1955
94-60, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Paul Richards (91-54) and Marty Marion (3-6)
Scored 711 runs, Allowed 521 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-56
Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 1,231,629 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 99
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Batts | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Oct 16, 1921 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Bob Boyd | 34 | L | L | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 1, 1919 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | -0.1 | |
| Bob Cain | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 165 | Oct 16, 1924 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Chico Carrasquel | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jan 23, 1926 | 5 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | All-Star |
| Phil Cavarretta | 37 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Jul 19, 1916 | 21 | 71 | 40 | 71 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Sandy Consuegra | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 3, 1920 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | All-Star |
| Fritz Dorish | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 204 | Jul 13, 1921 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Ferris Fain | 33 | L | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 29, 1921 | 8 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | All-Star |
| Tom Flanigan | 19 | R | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Sep 6, 1934 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Fornieles | 22 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Jan 18, 1932 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.6 | |
| Nellie Fox HOF | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Dec 25, 1927 | 8 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | All-Star |
| Johnny Groth | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Jul 23, 1926 | 9 | 125 | 121 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 2 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Jack Harshman | 26 | L | L | 6' 2" | 178 | Jul 12, 1927 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Grady Hatton | 31 | L | R | 5' 8" | 170 | Oct 7, 1922 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Ron Jackson | 20 | R | R | 6' 7" | 225 | Oct 22, 1933 | 1st | 40 | 24 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Don Johnson | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Nov 12, 1926 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Stan Jok | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | May 3, 1926 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Bob Keegan | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 207 | Aug 4, 1920 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | All-Star |
| George Kell HOF | 31 | R | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Aug 23, 1922 | 12 | 71 | 61 | 71 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | All-Star |
| Joe Kirrene | 22 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Oct 4, 1931 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Sherm Lollar | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Aug 23, 1924 | 9 | 107 | 84 | 107 | 94 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.9 | All-Star |
| Fred Marsh | 30 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Jan 5, 1924 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 62 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1.0 | |
| Willard Marshall | 33 | L | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Feb 8, 1921 | 10 | 47 | 13 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Morrie Martin | 31 | L | L | 6' 0" | 173 | Sep 3, 1922 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Ed McGhee | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Sep 29, 1924 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Cass Michaels | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Mar 4, 1926 | 12 | 101 | 80 | 101 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| Minnie Minoso | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 29, 1925 | 5 | 153 | 151 | 153 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 123 | 13 | 14 | 146 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | All-Star |
| Don Nicholas | 23 | L | R | 5' 7" | 150 | Oct 30, 1930 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.1 | |
| Billy Pierce | 27 | L | L | 5' 10" | 160 | Apr 2, 1927 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Jim Rivera | 32 | L | L | 6' 0" | 196 | Jul 22, 1921 | 3 | 145 | 131 | 145 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 124 | 143 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | |
| Carl Sawatski | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 210 | Nov 4, 1927 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Al Sima | 32 | R | L | 6' 0" | 187 | Oct 7, 1921 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Bud Stewart | 38 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Jun 15, 1916 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | -0.3 | |
| Dick Strahs | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 192 | Dec 4, 1923 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Virgil Trucks | 37 | R | R | 5' 11" | 198 | Apr 26, 1917 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | All-Star |
| Vito Valentinetti | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Sep 16, 1928 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Bill Wilson | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Nov 6, 1928 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Red Wilson | 25 | R | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Mar 7, 1929 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 |