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90-72, Finished 3rd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Lemon (90-72)
Scored 844 runs, Allowed 771 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 1,657,135 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
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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 | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
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| Larry Anderson | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Dec 3, 1952 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Alan Bannister | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Sep 3, 1951 | 4 | 139 | 136 | 139 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.6 | $35,000 | |
| Francisco Barrios | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Jun 10, 1953 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | $ | |
| Kevin Bell | 21 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jul 13, 1955 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Ken Brett | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 190 | Sep 18, 1948 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $70,000 | |
| Jack Brohamer | 27 | L | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Feb 26, 1950 | 6 | 59 | 42 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Clay Carroll | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 178 | May 2, 1941 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Bob Coluccio | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 183 | Oct 2, 1951 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Henry Cruz | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Feb 27, 1952 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Tommy Cruz | 26 | L | L | 5' 9" | 165 | Feb 15, 1951 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 36 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jun 15, 1941 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Brian Downing | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 9, 1950 | 5 | 69 | 55 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.4 | $50,000 | |
| Jim Essian | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jan 2, 1951 | 5 | 114 | 104 | 114 | 113 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | $ | |
| John Flannery | 20 | R | R | 6' 3" | 173 | Jan 25, 1957 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Dave Frost | 24 | R | R | 6' 6" | 235 | Nov 17, 1952 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Oscar Gamble | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Dec 20, 1949 | 9 | 137 | 113 | 137 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 51 | 79 | 21 | 1 | 3.3 | $100,000 | |
| Ralph Garr | 31 | L | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 12, 1945 | 10 | 134 | 124 | 134 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 | $160,000 | |
| Jerry Hairston | 25 | B | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Feb 16, 1952 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Dave Hamilton | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 13, 1947 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Bart Johnson | 27 | R | R | 6' 5" | 190 | Jan 3, 1950 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Lamar Johnson | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Sep 2, 1950 | 4 | 118 | 81 | 118 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 0.9 | $35,000 | |
| Don Kessinger | 34 | B | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Jul 17, 1942 | 14 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Don Kirkwood | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Sep 24, 1949 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Chris Knapp | 23 | R | R | 6' 5" | 195 | Sep 16, 1953 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Ken Kravec | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 29, 1951 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Jack Kucek | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Jun 8, 1953 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 28 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Jul 8, 1948 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | $ | |
| Chet Lemon | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Feb 12, 1955 | 3 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | $35,000 | |
| Silvio Martinez | 21 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Aug 19, 1955 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bob Molinaro | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 190 | May 21, 1950 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bill Nahorodny | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Aug 31, 1953 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Tim Nordbrook | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jul 7, 1949 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jul 4, 1948 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Nyls Nyman | 23 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Mar 7, 1954 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jorge Orta | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Nov 26, 1950 | 6 | 144 | 136 | 144 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.4 | $60,000 | |
| Steve Renko | 32 | R | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Dec 10, 1944 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Eric Soderholm | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 187 | Sep 24, 1948 | 6 | 130 | 126 | 130 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | $55,000 | |
| Jim Spencer | 30 | L | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 30, 1946 | 10 | 128 | 123 | 128 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.5 | $70,000 | |
| Mike Squires | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Mar 5, 1952 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Royle Stillman | 26 | L | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Jan 2, 1951 | 3 | 56 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 0 | -0.2 | $25,000 | |
| Steve Stone | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Jul 14, 1947 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $55,000 | |
| John Verhoeven | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 200 | Jul 3, 1952 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Randy Wiles | 25 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 10, 1951 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Wilbur Wood | 35 | R | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Oct 22, 1941 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Richie Zisk | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Feb 6, 1949 | 7 | 141 | 137 | 141 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 110 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | $64,000 | All-Star |
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