1954 Chicago White Sox season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1954 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 54th season in the major leagues, and its 55th season overall. They finished with a record of 94–60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.

The 1954 Pale Hose were managed for their first 145 games by fourth-year skipper Paul Richards. But on September 13, 1954, Richards turned in his resignation to join the seventh-place Baltimore Orioles as both field manager and general manager. He departed with Chicago in third place at 91–54, 131⁄2 games behind Cleveland. Coach Marty Marion took the reins and directed the White Sox to a 3–6 record through season's end.

Offseason

• November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.^[2]
• February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Chico Carrasquel, SS
• Nellie Fox, 2B
• Bob Boyd, LF
• Minnie Miñoso, 3B
• Ferris Fain, 1B
• Sherm Lollar, C
• Jim Rivera, RF
• Johnny Groth, CF
• Billy Pierce, P

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson, and $20,000 was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee.^[4]

Roster

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

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

Farm system

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Notes

1. Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
2. Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference
4. Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1954 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference