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1955 Chicago White Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 / 1956)
91-63, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 725 runs, Allowed 557 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-59
Manager: Marty Marion (91-63)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,175,684 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 98
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1954 / 1956 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Bobby Adams 33 R R 5' 10" 170 Dec 14, 1921 10 28 5 28 28 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 16
Earl Battey 20 R R 6' 1" 205 Jan 5, 1935 1st 5 2 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Brideweser 28 R R 6' 0" 165 Feb 13, 1927 5 34 15 34 34 0 0 0 2 3 26 0 0 0 0 2 4
Jim Busby 28 R R 6' 1" 175 Jan 8, 1927 6 99 89 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 99 0 4
Harry Byrd 30 R R 6' 1" 188 Feb 3, 1925 5 25 12 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chico Carrasquel 27 R R 6' 0" 170 Jan 23, 1928 6 145 135 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 4 0 All-Star
Phil Cavarretta 38 L L 175 Jul 19, 1916 22 6 0 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Bob Chakales 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 10, 1927 5 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gil Coan 33 L R 6' 0" 180 May 18, 1922 10 17 1 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 11 4
Sandy Consuegra 34 R R 5' 10" 165 Sep 3, 1920 6 44 7 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Courtney 28 L R 5' 8" 180 Mar 16, 1927 5 19 10 19 19 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dick Donovan 27 L R 6' 3" 205 Dec 7, 1927 5 40 24 40 40 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 All-Star
Harry Dorish 33 R R 5' 11" 206 Jul 13, 1921 9 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walt Dropo 32 R R 6' 5" 220 Jan 30, 1923 7 141 120 141 141 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sammy Esposito 23 R R 5' 9" 165 Dec 15, 1931 2 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mike Fornieles 23 R R 5' 11" 172 Jan 18, 1932 4 28 9 28 28 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nellie Fox HOF 27 L R 5' 9" 150 Dec 25, 1927 9 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ted Gray 30 B L 5' 11" 175 Dec 31, 1924 9 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Groth 28 R R 6' 0" 182 Jul 23, 1926 10 32 21 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 1 6
Jack Harshman 27 L L 6' 2" 185 Jul 12, 1927 5 32 23 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dixie Howell 35 L R 6' 2" 210 Jan 7, 1920 3 35 0 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Jackson 21 R R 6' 7" 225 Oct 22, 1933 2 40 21 40 40 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
Connie Johnson 32 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 27, 1922 2 19 16 19 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Stan Jok 29 R R 6' 0" 190 May 3, 1926 2 6 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Bob Keegan 34 R R 207 Aug 4, 1920 3 18 11 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Kell HOF 32 R R 5' 9" 175 Aug 23, 1922 13 128 116 128 128 0 0 24 0 105 0 1 0 0 1 11 0
Bob Kennedy 34 R R 6' 2" 193 Aug 18, 1920 14 83 48 83 83 0 0 3 0 55 0 4 0 16 20 16 9
Sherm Lollar 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 23, 1924 10 138 130 138 138 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 All-Star
Willard Marshall 34 L R 6' 1" 205 Feb 8, 1921 11 22 10 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 12 12 0
Morrie Martin 32 L L 6' 0" 180 Sep 3, 1922 6 37 0 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed McGhee 30 R R 5' 11" 170 Sep 29, 1924 4 26 3 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 17 2 13
Lloyd Merriman 30 L L 6' 0" 195 Aug 2, 1924 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Minnie Minoso 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 29, 1925 6 139 137 139 139 0 0 0 0 2 0 135 2 7 138 1 0
Les Moss 30 R R 5' 11" 205 May 14, 1925 10 32 13 32 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bob Nieman 28 R R 5' 11" 195 Jan 26, 1927 5 99 72 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 52 78 26 1
Ron Northey 35 L R 5' 10" 195 Apr 26, 1920 10 14 1 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 0
Al Papai 38 R R 6' 3" 185 May 7, 1917 4 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buddy Peterson 30 R R 170 Apr 23, 1925 1st 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
Billy Pierce 28 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 9 34 26 34 34 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 All-Star
Leroy Powell 21 R R 6' 1" 190 Oct 17, 1933 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jim Rivera 32 L L 6' 0" 196 Jul 22, 1922 4 147 115 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 115 143 10 6
Vern Stephens 34 R R 5' 10" 185 Oct 23, 1920 15 22 14 22 22 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Virgil Trucks 38 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 14 32 26 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed White 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Apr 6, 1926 1st 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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