1955 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 91-63. They scored 725 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. Walt Dropo led the team in home runs with 19. George Kell was the best run producer with 81 RBI. Nellie Fox led the team with 198 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 557 runs and had a team ERA of 3.37. Dick Donovan and Billy Pierce were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Billy Pierce led the team with 157 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 28 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .240 | .190 | .430 | .095 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 34 | 58 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .328 | .574 | .207 |
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 145 | 523 | 83 | 134 | 11 | 52 | 1 | .335 | .348 | .683 | .256 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 141 | 453 | 55 | 127 | 19 | 79 | 0 | .343 | .448 | .791 | .280 |
| Sammy Esposito | 3B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 154 | 636 | 100 | 198 | 6 | 59 | 7 | .364 | .406 | .770 | .311 |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 40 | 74 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .277 | .324 | .601 | .203 |
| Stan Jok | 3B | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | .250 |
| George Kell | 3B | 128 | 429 | 44 | 134 | 8 | 81 | 2 | .389 | .429 | .818 | .312 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 83 | 214 | 28 | 65 | 9 | 43 | 0 | .352 | .495 | .847 | .304 |
| Buddy Peterson | SS | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .733 | .286 |
| Vern Stephens | 3B | 22 | 56 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .328 | .464 | .792 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Busby | OF | 99 | 337 | 38 | 82 | 1 | 27 | 7 | .294 | .315 | .609 | .243 |
| Gil Coan | OF | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .352 | .176 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 32 | 77 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .376 | .506 | .882 | .338 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 22 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .364 | .171 | .535 | .171 |
| Ed McGhee | OF | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .077 | .445 | .077 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 139 | 517 | 79 | 149 | 10 | 70 | 19 | .387 | .424 | .811 | .288 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 99 | 272 | 36 | 77 | 11 | 53 | 1 | .366 | .460 | .826 | .283 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .471 | .714 | 1.185 | .357 |
| Jim Rivera | OF | 147 | 454 | 71 | 120 | 10 | 52 | 25 | .352 | .401 | .753 | .264 |
| Ed White | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | .500 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .286 | .730 | .286 |
| Clint Courtney | C | 19 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .467 | .541 | 1.008 | .378 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 138 | 426 | 67 | 111 | 16 | 61 | 2 | .374 | .408 | .782 | .261 |
| Les Moss | C | 32 | 59 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .333 | .390 | .723 | .254 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lloyd Merriman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bob Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5220 | 725 | 1401 | 116 | 677 | 69 | .338 | .388 | .726 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Byrd | 25 | 12 | 91 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 4.65 | 1.264 | |||
| Bob Chakales | 7 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.46 | 1.382 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 44 | 7 | 126.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 2.64 | 1.093 | |||
| Dick Donovan | 29 | 24 | 187 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 88 | 48 | 3.32 | 1.251 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 13 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1.59 | 1.471 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 26 | 9 | 86.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 3.86 | 1.309 | |||
| Ted Gray | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.667 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 32 | 23 | 179.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 116 | 97 | 3.36 | 1.344 | |||
| Dixie Howell | 35 | 0 | 73.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 2.93 | 1.289 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 17 | 16 | 99 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 72 | 52 | 3.45 | 1.485 | |||
| Bob Keegan | 18 | 11 | 58.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 5.83 | 1.891 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 37 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 3.63 | 1.346 | |||
| Al Papai | 7 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.538 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 33 | 26 | 205.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 157 | 64 | 1.97 | 1.099 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 32 | 26 | 175 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 91 | 61 | 3.96 | 1.354 | |||
| Team Totals | 357 | 155 | 1378 | 91 | 63 | .591 | 23 | 720 | 497 | 3.37 | 1.305 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nellie Fox | 154 |
| At Bats | Nellie Fox | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Nellie Fox | 709 |
| Batting Average | George Kell | .312 |
| On-Base % | George Kell | .389 |
| Slugging % | Walt Dropo | .448 |
| OPS | George Kell | .818 |
| Runs | Nellie Fox | 100 |
| Hits | Nellie Fox | 198 |
| Total Bases | Nellie Fox | 258 |
| Doubles | Nellie Fox | 28 |
| Triples | Nellie Fox and Minnie Minoso | 7 |
| Home Runs | Walt Dropo | 19 |
| RBI | George Kell | 81 |
| Walks | Minnie Minoso | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Walt Dropo | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Rivera | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Rivera | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Nellie Fox | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Chico Carrasquel | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Minnie Minoso | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Donovan and Billy Pierce | 15 |
| Losses | Billy Pierce | 10 |
| Saves | Dixie Howell | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Donovan | .625 |
| ERA | Billy Pierce | 1.97 |
| WHIP | Billy Pierce | 1.099 |
| Innings Pitched | Billy Pierce | 205.7 |
| Games | Sandy Consuegra | 44 |
| Games Started | Billy Pierce and Virgil Trucks | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 157 |
| Complete Games | Billy Pierce | 16 |
| Shutouts | Billy Pierce | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Billy Pierce | 836 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Donovan | 186 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Harshman | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Harshman and Billy Pierce | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Harshman | 4 |
