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1955 Chicago White Sox

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 / 1956

91-63, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Marty Marion (91-63)
Scored 725 runs, Allowed 557 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-59

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · 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 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 Salary
Bobby Adams 33 R R 5' 10" 160 Dec 14, 1921 10 28 5 28 10 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 -0.2 $
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 0.1 $
Jim Brideweser 28 R R 6' 0" 165 Feb 13, 1927 5 34 15 34 31 0 0 0 2 3 26 0 0 0 0 2 4 -0.2 $
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 -0.1 $
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 -0.5 $
Chico Carrasquel 29 R R 6' 0" 170 Jan 23, 1926 6 145 135 145 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.2 $ All-Star
Phil Cavarretta 38 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 19, 1916 22 6 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -0.1 $
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 0.2 $
Gil Coan 33 L R 6' 0" 180 May 18, 1922 10 17 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 11 4 -0.3 $
Sandy Consuegra 34 R R 5' 11" 165 Sep 3, 1920 6 44 7 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $
Clint Courtney 28 L R 5' 8" 180 Mar 16, 1927 5 19 10 19 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.7 $
Dick Donovan 27 L R 6' 3" 190 Dec 7, 1927 5 40 24 40 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3.2 $ All-Star
Fritz Dorish 33 R R 5' 11" 204 Jul 13, 1921 9 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Walt Dropo 32 R R 6' 5" 220 Jan 30, 1923 7 141 120 141 140 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.1 $
Sammy Esposito 23 R R 5' 9" 165 Dec 15, 1931 2 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -0.1 $
Mike Fornieles 23 R R 5' 11" 155 Jan 18, 1932 4 28 9 28 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.6 $
Nellie Fox HOF 27 L R 5' 10" 160 Dec 25, 1927 9 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 $ 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 -0.4 $
Johnny Groth 28 R R 6' 0" 182 Jul 23, 1926 10 32 21 32 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 1 6 0.7 $
Jack Harshman 27 L L 6' 2" 178 Jul 12, 1927 5 32 23 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 $
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 1.5 $
Ron Jackson 21 R R 6' 7" 225 Oct 22, 1933 2 40 21 40 29 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 -0.3 $
Connie Johnson 32 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 27, 1922 2 19 16 19 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.8 $
Stan Jok 29 R R 6' 0" 190 May 3, 1926 2 6 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.0 $
Bob Keegan 34 R R 6' 2" 207 Aug 4, 1920 3 18 11 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
George Kell HOF 32 R R 5' 9" 175 Aug 23, 1922 13 128 116 128 119 0 0 24 0 105 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 2.8 $
Bob Kennedy 34 R R 6' 2" 193 Aug 18, 1920 14 83 48 83 67 0 0 3 0 55 0 4 0 16 20 16 9 0.7 $
Sherm Lollar 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 23, 1924 10 138 130 138 136 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2.7 $ All-Star
Willard Marshall 34 L R 6' 1" 205 Feb 8, 1921 11 22 10 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 12 12 0 -0.1 $
Morrie Martin 32 L L 6' 0" 173 Sep 3, 1922 6 37 0 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Ed McGhee 30 R R 5' 11" 170 Sep 29, 1924 4 26 3 26 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 17 2 13 -0.1 $
Lloyd Merriman 30 L L 6' 0" 190 Aug 2, 1924 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 $
Minnie Minoso 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 29, 1925 6 139 137 139 139 0 0 0 0 2 0 134 2 9 138 1 0 3.6 $32,500
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 0.1 $
Bob Nieman 28 R R 5' 11" 195 Jan 26, 1927 5 99 72 99 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 54 78 26 1 0.8 $
Ron Northey 35 L R 5' 10" 195 Apr 26, 1920 10 14 1 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.4 $
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 0.0 $
Buddy Peterson 30 R R 5' 9" 170 Apr 23, 1925 1st 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 $
Billy Pierce 28 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 9 34 26 34 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.7 $ All-Star
Bob Powell 21 R R 6' 1" 190 Oct 17, 1933 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $
Jim Rivera 33 L L 6' 0" 196 Jul 22, 1921 4 147 115 147 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 51 116 143 10 6 2.2 $
Vern Stephens 34 R R 5' 10" 185 Oct 23, 1920 15 22 14 22 18 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.5 $
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 1.2 $
Ed White 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Apr 6, 1926 1st 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.1 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

George Kell
Nellie Fox
Jim Brideweser
Jim Busby
Johnny Groth
Ed McGhee
Ron Northey
Jim Rivera
Walt Dropo
Minnie Minoso

Sherm Lollar
Clint Courtney
Buddy Peterson
Fritz Dorish
Les Moss
Bob Keegan
Sammy Esposito
Mike Fornieles
Chico Carrasquel
Bob Nieman
Billy Pierce

Sandy Consuegra
Sammy Esposito
Stan Jok
Bob Powell
Dick Donovan
Virgil Trucks
Harry Byrd
Bob Kennedy
Al Papai
Bobby Adams
Ted Gray
Bob Chakales
Willard Marshall
Ed White

Bob Chakales
Dixie Howell
Jack Harshman
Bob Kennedy
Lloyd Merriman
Dick Donovan
Harry Byrd
Earl Battey
Gil Coan
Ed McGhee
Vern Stephens
Morrie Martin
Ron Jackson

Phil Cavarretta
Connie Johnson
Earl Battey

1954 / 1956 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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