| Chicago White Sox | |
| Season: | 1945 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Comiskey Park |
| City: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Owners: | Grace Comiskey |
| General Managers: | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers: | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio: | WJJD/WIND (AM) (Jack Brickhouse) |
The 1945 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 45th season in the major leagues, and their 46th season overall. They finished with a record of 71–78, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 15 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers.
| 1945 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 18 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | .368 | 1 |
| Floyd Baker, 3B,2B | 82 | 208 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 12 | .250 | 3 |
| Vince Castino, C | 26 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .222 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello, 3B | 118 | 402 | 50 | 124 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 19 | .308 | 6 |
| Guy Curtright, OF | 98 | 324 | 51 | 91 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 29 | .281 | 3 |
| Johnny Dickshot, LF | 130 | 486 | 74 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 41 | .302 | 18 |
| Kerby Farrell, 1B | 103 | 396 | 44 | 102 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 18 | .258 | 4 |
| Oris Hockett, CF | 106 | 417 | 46 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 30 | .293 | 10 |
| Cass Michaels, SS | 129 | 445 | 47 | 109 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 37 | 28 | .245 | 8 |
| Wally Moses, RF | 140 | 569 | 79 | 168 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 69 | 33 | .295 | 11 |
| Bill Mueller, CF | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 1 |
| Bill Nagel, 1B | 67 | 220 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 41 | .209 | 3 |
| Joe Orengo, 3B | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .067 | 0 |
| Danny Reynolds, SS,2B | 29 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .167 | 1 |
| Roy Schalk, 2B | 133 | 513 | 50 | 127 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 32 | 41 | .248 | 3 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 150 | 458 | 50 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 65 | 37 | .249 | 6 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Caldwell, P | 27 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .216 | 0 | |
| Bill Dietrich, P | 18 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .167 | 0 | |
| Orval Grove, P | 33 | 71 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | .099 | 0 | |
| Joe Haynes, P | 15 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .175 | 0 | |
| Johnny Humphries, P | 22 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .148 | 0 | |
| Johnny Johnson, P | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .286 | 0 | |
| Thornton Lee, P | 29 | 78 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .179 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lopat, P | 32 | 82 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | .293 | 0 | |
| Frank Papish, P | 19 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .231 | 0 | |
| Buck Ross, P | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | 0 | |
| Clay Touchstone, P | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 150 | 5077 | 596 | 1330 | 204 | 55 | 22 | 544 | 470 | 467 | .262 | 78 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Caldwell | 6 | 7 | 3.59 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 105.1 | 108 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 37 | 45 | |
| Bill Dietrich | 7 | 10 | 4.19 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 122.1 | 136 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 36 | 43 | |
| Orval Grove | 14 | 12 | 3.44 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 217.0 | 233 | 100 | 83 | 12 | 68 | 54 | |
| Joe Haynes | 5 | 5 | 3.55 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 104.0 | 92 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | |
| Johnny Humphries | 6 | 14 | 4.24 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 153.0 | 172 | 83 | 72 | 11 | 48 | 33 | |
| Johnny Johnson | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 69.2 | 85 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 35 | 38 | |
| Thornton Lee | 15 | 12 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 228.1 | 208 | 81 | 62 | 7 | 76 | 108 | |
| Eddie Lopat | 10 | 13 | 4.11 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 199.1 | 226 | 101 | 91 | 8 | 56 | 74 | |
| Frank Papish | 4 | 4 | 3.74 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 84.1 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 40 | 45 | |
| Buck Ross | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 8 | |
| Clay Touchstone | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 71 | 78 | 3.69 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 1330.2 | 1400 | 633 | 546 | 63 | 448 | 486 |