1948 Chicago White Sox | ||
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Announcer Jack Brickhouse at a White Sox Game in 1948 | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Grace Comiskey | |
General managers | Leslie O'Connor | |
Managers | Ted Lyons | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |
Radio | WJJD/WEFM (Bob Elson) | |
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The 1948 Major League Baseball season was the Chicago White Sox' 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth (last) in the American League with a 51–101 record, 44.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. In 114 seasons, the White Sox have only once (in 1932) had a worse winning percentage. This was the first year of many for White Sox television broadcasts on WGN-TV channel 9.
Offseason
[edit]- November 19, 1947: Pete Wojey was drafted from the White Sox by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.[1]
- January 27, 1948: Thurman Tucker was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Weigel.[2]
- February 24, 1948: Ed Lopat was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Wight, Fred Bradley, and Aaron Robinson.[3]
- Prior to 1948 season: Ed McGhee was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[4]
Regular season
[edit]Frank Lane was in his first season as White Sox general manager. Over the next seven years with the White Sox, Lane would make 241 trades.[5] He would gain the nicknames "Trader" Lane and "Frantic Frank".
On July 18, Pat Seerey hit four home runs in an eleven inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics.[6] The White Sox won, 12–11.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | — | 48–30 | 49–28 |
Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | 55–23 | 41–36 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2½ | 50–27 | 44–33 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18½ | 39–38 | 39–38 |
St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 | 34–42 | 25–52 |
Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 | 29–48 | 27–49 |
Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44½ | 27–48 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8 | 11–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 8–13–1 | 9–12–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 12–11 | 16–6 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 8–14 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–12 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 18–4 | 14–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 13–8–1 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 12–9–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]- Don Kolloway, 2B
- Luke Appling, 3B
- Tony Lupien, 1B
- Bob Kennedy, RF
- Taffy Wright, LF
- Jack Wallaesa, SS
- Dave Philley, CF
- Mike Tresh, C
- Joe Haynes, P
Roster
[edit]1948 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Herb Adams, RF,CF | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | 0 |
Luke Appling, 3B,SS | 139 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 94 | 35 | .314 | 10 |
Floyd Baker, 3B,2B | 104 | 335 | 47 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 26 | .215 | 4 |
Jim Delsing, CF | 20 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .190 | 0 |
Ralph Hodgin, OF | 114 | 331 | 28 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 11 | .266 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy, LF,RF | 30 | 113 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 17 | .248 | 0 |
Don Kolloway, 2B,3B | 119 | 417 | 60 | 114 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 18 | .273 | 2 |
Tony Lupien, 1B | 154 | 617 | 69 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 74 | 38 | .246 | 11 |
Cass Michaels, SS,2B | 145 | 484 | 47 | 120 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 69 | 42 | .248 | 8 |
Dave Philley, CF,LF | 137 | 488 | 51 | 140 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 33 | .287 | 8 |
Aaron Robinson, C | 98 | 326 | 47 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 46 | 30 | .252 | 0 |
Jerry Scala, CF | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Pat Seerey, LF,CF | 95 | 340 | 44 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 64 | 61 | 94 | .229 | 0 |
Mike Tresh, C | 39 | 108 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .250 | 0 |
Jack Wallaesa, SS | 33 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .188 | 0 |
Ralph Weigel, C,LF | 66 | 163 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 18 | .233 | 1 |
Frank Whitman, SS | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Taffy Wright, RF,LF | 134 | 455 | 50 | 127 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 18 | .279 | 2 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Fred Bradley, P | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Earl Caldwell, P | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Al Gettel, P | 24 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .241 | 0 |
Bob Gillespie, P | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .000 | 0 |
Jim Goodwin, P | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
Orval Grove, P | 32 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .095 | 0 |
Randy Gumpert, P | 16 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .138 | 0 |
Earl Harrist, P | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Joe Haynes, P | 27 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .160 | 0 |
Howie Judson, P | 41 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .103 | 0 |
Glen Moulder, P | 33 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
Frank Papish, P | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .185 | 0 |
Ike Pearson, P | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 0 |
Marino Pieretti, P | 32 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .179 | 0 |
Marv Rotblatt, P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Bill Wight, P | 34 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | .082 | 0 |
Team Totals
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154 | 5192 | 558 | 1303 | 172 | 39 | 55 | 532 | 594 | 528 | .251 | 46 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Fred Bradley | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Earl Caldwell | 1 | 5 | 5.31 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 39.0 | 53 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
Al Gettel | 8 | 10 | 4.01 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 148.0 | 154 | 76 | 66 | 7 | 60 | 49 |
Bob Gillespie | 0 | 4 | 5.13 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 72.0 | 81 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 33 | 19 |
Jim Goodwin | 0 | 0 | 8.71 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Orval Grove | 2 | 10 | 6.16 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 87.2 | 110 | 64 | 60 | 6 | 42 | 18 |
Randy Gumpert | 2 | 6 | 3.79 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 97.1 | 103 | 43 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
Earl Harrist | 1 | 3 | 5.87 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
Joe Haynes | 9 | 10 | 3.97 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 149.2 | 167 | 79 | 66 | 13 | 52 | 40 |
Howie Judson | 4 | 5 | 4.78 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 107.1 | 102 | 60 | 57 | 7 | 56 | 38 |
Glen Moulder | 3 | 6 | 6.41 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 85.2 | 108 | 67 | 61 | 8 | 54 | 26 |
Frank Papish | 2 | 8 | 5.00 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 95.1 | 97 | 65 | 53 | 7 | 75 | 41 |
Ike Pearson | 2 | 3 | 4.92 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 53.0 | 62 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 12 |
Marino Pieretti | 8 | 10 | 4.95 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 120.0 | 117 | 70 | 66 | 6 | 52 | 28 |
Marv Rotblatt | 0 | 1 | 7.85 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
Bill Wight | 9 | 20 | 4.80 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 223.1 | 238 | 132 | 119 | 9 | 135 | 68 |
Team Totals
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51 | 101 | 4.89 | 154 | 154 | 23 | 1345.2 | 1454 | 814 | 731 | 89 | 673 | 403 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, Seminole[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997