1953 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 716 runs and belted 74 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Minnie Minoso, who led the team with 15 home runs and 104 RBI. Nellie Fox led the team with 178 hits for a .285 average.
The team allowed 592 runs and had a team ERA of 3.41. Billy Pierce led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 186 strikeouts. Fritz Dorish was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Neil Berry | 2B | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Bob Boyd | 1B | 55 | 165 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .352 | .412 | .764 | .297 |
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 149 | 552 | 72 | 154 | 2 | 47 | 5 | .330 | .359 | .689 | .279 |
| Sam Dente | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 67 | 208 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .358 | .380 | .738 | .260 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 128 | 446 | 73 | 114 | 6 | 52 | 3 | .405 | .345 | .750 | .256 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 154 | 624 | 92 | 178 | 3 | 72 | 4 | .344 | .375 | .719 | .285 |
| Rocky Krsnich | 3B | 64 | 129 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .270 | .287 | .557 | .202 |
| Fred Marsh | 3B | 67 | 95 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .303 | .274 | .577 | .200 |
| Connie Ryan | 3B | 17 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .241 | .574 | .222 |
| Vern Stephens | 3B | 44 | 129 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .261 | .256 | .517 | .186 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | OF | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .134 | .067 |
| Sam Mele | OF | 140 | 481 | 64 | 132 | 12 | 82 | 3 | .353 | .437 | .790 | .274 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 151 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 15 | 104 | 25 | .410 | .466 | .876 | .313 |
| Jim Rivera | OF | 156 | 567 | 79 | 147 | 11 | 78 | 22 | .329 | .420 | .749 | .259 |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 53 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .411 | .407 | .818 | .271 |
| Bill Wilson | OF | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .059 | .170 | .059 |
| Tom Wright | OF | 77 | 132 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .322 | .379 | .701 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sherm Lollar | C | 113 | 334 | 46 | 96 | 8 | 54 | 1 | .388 | .416 | .804 | .287 |
| Bud Sheely | C | 31 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .345 | .239 | .584 | .217 |
| Red Wilson | C | 71 | 164 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .353 | .299 | .652 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5212 | 716 | 1345 | 74 | 669 | 73 | .334 | .364 | .698 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Aloma | 24 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 4.70 | 1.671 | |||
| Gene Bearden | 25 | 3 | 58.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 2.93 | 1.389 | |||
| Tommy Byrne | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1.12 | 2.750 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 29 | 13 | 124 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 2.54 | 1.210 | |||
| Joe Dobson | 23 | 15 | 100.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 3.67 | 1.321 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 55 | 6 | 145.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 18 | 69 | 52 | 3.40 | 1.318 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 39 | 16 | 153 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | 72 | 61 | 3.59 | 1.444 | |||
| Earl Harrist | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.56 | 1.687 | |||
| Hal Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 14 | 10 | 60.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 3.56 | 1.532 | |||
| Bob Keegan | 22 | 11 | 98.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 2.74 | 1.145 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 9 | 3 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 3.48 | 2.029 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 40 | 33 | 271.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3 | 186 | 102 | 2.72 | 1.172 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 22 | 19 | 131 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 62 | 48 | 5.22 | 1.519 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 24 | 21 | 176.3 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 102 | 67 | 2.86 | 1.237 | |||
| Team Totals | 340 | 156 | 1403.7 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 33 | 714 | 583 | 3.41 | 1.341 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Rivera | 156 |
| At Bats | Nellie Fox | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Nellie Fox | 692 |
| Batting Average | Minnie Minoso | .313 |
| On-Base % | Minnie Minoso | .410 |
| Slugging % | Minnie Minoso | .466 |
| OPS | Minnie Minoso | .876 |
| Runs | Minnie Minoso | 104 |
| Hits | Nellie Fox | 178 |
| Total Bases | Minnie Minoso | 259 |
| Doubles | Nellie Fox | 31 |
| Triples | Jim Rivera | 16 |
| Home Runs | Minnie Minoso | 15 |
| RBI | Minnie Minoso | 104 |
| Walks | Ferris Fain | 108 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Rivera | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Minnie Minoso | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Minnie Minoso | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Rivera | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Minnie Minoso | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Pierce | 18 |
| Losses | Billy Pierce and Saul Rogovin | 12 |
| Saves | Fritz Dorish | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Virgil Trucks | .714 |
| ERA | Billy Pierce | 2.72 |
| WHIP | Billy Pierce | 1.172 |
| Innings Pitched | Billy Pierce | 271.3 |
| Games | Fritz Dorish | 55 |
| Games Started | Billy Pierce | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 186 |
| Complete Games | Billy Pierce | 19 |
| Shutouts | Billy Pierce | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Billy Pierce | 1113 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Billy Pierce | 82 |
| Hits Allowed | Billy Pierce | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Billy Pierce | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Billy Pierce | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Fritz Dorish, Billy Pierce, and Saul Rogovin | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Fritz Dorish | 6 |
