1948 Chicago White Sox season explained

Chicago White Sox
Alt:Jack Brickhouse in the press box getting ready to announce a Chicago White Sox game for WGN TV at Comiskey Park, in 1948
Caption:Announcer Jack Brickhouse at a White Sox Game in 1948
Season: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)

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

Regular season

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.

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1948 Chicago White Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Herb Adams, RF,CF51113100011.2730
Luke Appling, 3B,SS139497631561620479435.31410
Floyd Baker, 3B,2B1043354772830187326.2154
Jim Delsing, CF20635120005512.1900
Ralph Hodgin, OF11433128881151342111.2660
Bob Kennedy, LF,RF3011342881014417.2480
Don Kolloway, 2B,3B119417601141446381818.2732
Tony Lupien, 1B154617691521936547438.24611
Cass Michaels, SS,2B145484471201265566942.2488
Dave Philley, CF,LF137488511402835425033.2878
Aaron Robinson, C9832647821428394630.2520
Jerry Scala, CF3610000003.0000
Pat Seerey, LF,CF95340447811018646194.2290
Mike Tresh, C3910810271011199.2500
Jack Wallaesa, SS3348290013112.1880
Ralph Weigel, C,LF66163838730261318.2331
Frank Whitman, SS3600000003.0000
Taffy Wright, RF,LF134455501271564613818.2792
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Fred Bradley, P8100000000.0000
Earl Caldwell, P25500000123.0000
Al Gettel, P2454413200306.2410
Bob Gillespie, P2516000001110.0000
Jim Goodwin, P8201000000.5000
Orval Grove, P322102000019.0950
Randy Gumpert, P1629040001010.1380
Earl Harrist, P11400000000.0000
Joe Haynes, P275058200138.1600
Howie Judson, P4129131002113.1030
Glen Moulder, P332036010111.3000
Frank Papish, P322715200406.1850
Ike Pearson, P231002000003.2000
Marino Pieretti, P323957000346.1790
Marv Rotblatt, P7400000012.0000
Bill Wight, P3473260003331.0820
154519255813031723955532594528.25146

Pitching

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Fred Bradley004.6080015.211128242
Earl Caldwell155.31251339.053252332210
Al Gettel8104.0122191148.0154766676049
Bob Gillespie045.13256072.081454133319
Jim Goodwin008.7181110.1911100123
Orval Grove2106.163211187.2110646064218
Randy Gumpert263.791611097.1103434161331
Earl Harrist135.87111023.023171541314
Joe Haynes9103.9727220149.21677966135240
Howie Judson454.784058107.1102605775638
Glen Moulder366.41339285.2108676185426
Frank Papish285.003214495.197655377541
Ike Pearson234.92232153.062322982712
Marino Pieretti8104.9521181120.0117706665228
Marv Rotblatt017.8572018.11916160234
Bill Wight9204.8034321223.1238132119913568
511014.89154154231345.2145481473189673403

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, Seminole[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wojeype01.shtml Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tucketh01.shtml Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lopated01.shtml Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgheed01.shtml Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference
  5. Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010,
  6. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
  7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997