1954 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1954 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 94-60. They scored 711 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Minnie Minoso, who led the team with 19 home runs and 116 RBI. Nellie Fox led the team with 201 hits for a .319 average.
The team allowed 521 runs and had a team ERA of 3.05. Virgil Trucks led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 152 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 155 | 620 | 106 | 158 | 12 | 62 | 7 | .348 | .368 | .716 | .255 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 71 | 158 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 24 | 4 | .417 | .411 | .828 | .316 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 65 | 235 | 30 | 71 | 5 | 51 | 5 | .399 | .417 | .816 | .302 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 155 | 631 | 111 | 201 | 2 | 47 | 16 | .372 | .391 | .763 | .319 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 13 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .278 | .200 | .478 | .167 |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 40 | 93 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .333 | .452 | .785 | .280 |
| Stan Jok | 3B | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .167 | .398 | .167 |
| George Kell | 1B | 71 | 233 | 25 | 66 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .323 | .391 | .714 | .283 |
| Joe Kirrene | 3B | 9 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .448 | .348 | .796 | .304 |
| Fred Marsh | 3B | 62 | 98 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .364 | .398 | .762 | .306 |
| Cass Michaels | 3B | 101 | 282 | 35 | 74 | 7 | 44 | 10 | .392 | .397 | .789 | .262 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boyd | OF | 29 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .233 | .232 | .465 | .179 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 125 | 422 | 41 | 116 | 7 | 60 | 3 | .341 | .372 | .713 | .275 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 47 | 71 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .349 | .324 | .673 | .254 |
| Ed McGhee | OF | 42 | 75 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .333 | .240 | .573 | .227 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 153 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 19 | 116 | 18 | .411 | .535 | .946 | .320 |
| Jim Rivera | OF | 145 | 490 | 62 | 140 | 13 | 61 | 18 | .356 | .431 | .787 | .286 |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .077 | .327 | .077 |
| Bill Wilson | OF | 20 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .310 | .371 | .681 | .171 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Matt Batts | C | 55 | 158 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .299 | .342 | .641 | .228 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 107 | 316 | 31 | 77 | 7 | 34 | 0 | .334 | .351 | .685 | .244 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 43 | 109 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .276 | .294 | .570 | .183 |
| Red Wilson | C | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .350 | .588 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Don Nicholas | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5168 | 711 | 1382 | 94 | 655 | 98 | .341 | .379 | .721 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Sandy Consuegra | 39 | 17 | 154 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 3 | 31 | 35 | 2.69 | 1.149 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 37 | 6 | 109 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 2.72 | 1.073 | |||
| Tom Flanigan | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.176 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 15 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4.29 | 1.310 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 35 | 21 | 177 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1 | 134 | 96 | 2.95 | 1.429 | |||
| Don Johnson | 46 | 16 | 144 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 7 | 68 | 43 | 3.12 | 1.194 | |||
| Bob Keegan | 31 | 27 | 209.7 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2 | 61 | 82 | 3.09 | 1.397 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 35 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 2.06 | 1.086 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 36 | 26 | 188.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 148 | 86 | 3.48 | 1.404 | |||
| Al Sima | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.857 | |||
| Dick Strahs | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5.65 | 1.678 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 40 | 33 | 264.7 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3 | 152 | 95 | 2.79 | 1.205 | |||
| Vito Valentinetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 331 | 155 | 1383.1 | 94 | 60 | .610 | 33 | 701 | 517 | 3.05 | 1.281 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chico Carrasquel and Nellie Fox | 155 |
| At Bats | Nellie Fox | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chico Carrasquel | 718 |
| Batting Average | Minnie Minoso | .320 |
| On-Base % | Minnie Minoso | .411 |
| Slugging % | Minnie Minoso | .535 |
| OPS | Minnie Minoso | .946 |
| Runs | Minnie Minoso | 119 |
| Hits | Nellie Fox | 201 |
| Total Bases | Minnie Minoso | 304 |
| Doubles | Minnie Minoso | 29 |
| Triples | Minnie Minoso | 18 |
| Home Runs | Minnie Minoso | 19 |
| RBI | Minnie Minoso | 116 |
| Walks | Chico Carrasquel | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Rivera | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Minnie Minoso and Jim Rivera | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Minnie Minoso | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Nellie Fox | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Kell | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Minnie Minoso | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Virgil Trucks | 19 |
| Losses | Virgil Trucks | 12 |
| Saves | Don Johnson | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Sandy Consuegra | .842 |
| ERA | Sandy Consuegra | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Sandy Consuegra | 1.149 |
| Innings Pitched | Virgil Trucks | 264.7 |
| Games | Don Johnson | 46 |
| Games Started | Virgil Trucks | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Virgil Trucks | 152 |
| Complete Games | Virgil Trucks | 16 |
| Shutouts | Virgil Trucks | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Virgil Trucks | 1090 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 82 |
| Hits Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Harshman | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Keegan | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Harshman | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Harshman | 5 |
