1956 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 776 runs and belted 128 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Doby, who led the team with 24 home runs and 102 RBI. Nellie Fox led the team with 192 hits for a .296 average.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.73. Billy Pierce led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 192 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Aparicio | SS | 152 | 533 | 69 | 142 | 3 | 56 | 21 | .311 | .341 | .652 | .266 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .273 | .523 | .182 |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 125 | 361 | 42 | 96 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .334 | .374 | .708 | .266 |
| Sammy Esposito | 3B | 81 | 184 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .371 | .342 | .713 | .228 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 154 | 649 | 109 | 192 | 4 | 52 | 8 | .347 | .376 | .723 | .296 |
| Fred Hatfield | 3B | 106 | 321 | 46 | 84 | 7 | 33 | 1 | .349 | .361 | .710 | .262 |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 22 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .321 | .654 | .214 |
| George Kell | 3B | 21 | 80 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .371 | .412 | .783 | .313 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .077 | .277 | .077 |
| Dave Philley | 1B | 86 | 279 | 44 | 74 | 4 | 47 | 1 | .328 | .373 | .701 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .333 | .933 | .333 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 55 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .195 | .489 | .122 |
| Larry Doby | OF | 140 | 504 | 89 | 135 | 24 | 102 | 0 | .392 | .466 | .858 | .268 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 151 | 545 | 106 | 172 | 21 | 88 | 12 | .425 | .525 | .950 | .316 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 14 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .364 | .475 | .839 | .300 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 53 | 48 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .417 | .583 | 1.000 | .354 |
| Bubba Phillips | OF | 67 | 99 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .321 | .394 | .715 | .273 |
| Jim Rivera | OF | 139 | 491 | 76 | 125 | 12 | 66 | 20 | .322 | .395 | .717 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Battey | C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 136 | 450 | 55 | 132 | 11 | 75 | 2 | .383 | .438 | .821 | .293 |
| Les Moss | C | 56 | 127 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .338 | .512 | .850 | .244 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5286 | 776 | 1412 | 128 | 726 | 70 | .344 | .397 | .741 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Byrd | 3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.38 | 3.023 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 28 | 1 | 38.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5.17 | 1.462 | |||
| Jerry Dahlke | 5 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19.29 | 4.783 | |||
| Jim Derrington | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Dick Donovan | 34 | 31 | 234.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 120 | 59 | 3.64 | 1.155 | |||
| Bill Fischer | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21.60 | 4.118 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 6 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.60 | 1.783 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 34 | 30 | 226.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 143 | 102 | 3.10 | 1.257 | |||
| Dixie Howell | 34 | 1 | 64.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 4.62 | 1.788 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 5 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3.65 | 1.463 | |||
| Bob Keegan | 20 | 16 | 105.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 3.93 | 1.462 | |||
| Ellis Kinder | 29 | 0 | 29.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 2.73 | 1.380 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 29 | 0 | 45.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 2.36 | 1.269 | |||
| Dick Marlowe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 10 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.91 | 1.530 | |||
| Jim McDonald | 8 | 3 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8.68 | 1.925 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 35 | 33 | 276.3 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 1 | 192 | 100 | 3.32 | 1.307 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 11 | 4 | 26.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4.10 | 1.445 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 26 | 10 | 101.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 2.92 | 1.160 | |||
| Jim Wilson | 28 | 21 | 159.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 82 | 70 | 4.06 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 350 | 154 | 1389 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 13 | 722 | 524 | 3.73 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nellie Fox | 154 |
| At Bats | Nellie Fox | 649 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Nellie Fox | 721 |
| Batting Average | Minnie Minoso | .316 |
| On-Base % | Minnie Minoso | .425 |
| Slugging % | Minnie Minoso | .525 |
| OPS | Minnie Minoso | .950 |
| Runs | Nellie Fox | 109 |
| Hits | Nellie Fox | 192 |
| Total Bases | Minnie Minoso | 286 |
| Doubles | Minnie Minoso | 29 |
| Triples | Minnie Minoso | 11 |
| Home Runs | Larry Doby | 24 |
| RBI | Larry Doby | 102 |
| Walks | Larry Doby | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Doby | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Aparicio | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Rivera | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Aparicio | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Minnie Minoso | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Nellie Fox and Sherm Lollar | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Pierce | 20 |
| Losses | Jim Wilson | 12 |
| Saves | Dixie Howell | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Billy Pierce | .690 |
| ERA | Jack Harshman | 3.10 |
| WHIP | Dick Donovan | 1.155 |
| Innings Pitched | Billy Pierce | 276.3 |
| Games | Billy Pierce | 35 |
| Games Started | Billy Pierce | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 192 |
| Complete Games | Billy Pierce | 21 |
| Shutouts | Jack Harshman | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Billy Pierce | 1166 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Billy Pierce | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Billy Pierce | 261 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Harshman | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Billy Pierce | 24 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Harshman | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Donovan and Gerry Staley | 6 |
