1945_Chicago_White_Sox_season
1945 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1945 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 45th season in the major leagues, and their 46th season overall. They finished with a record of 71–78, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 15 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers.
1945 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
Owners | Grace Comiskey | |||
General managers | Harry Grabiner | |||
Managers | Jimmy Dykes | |||
Radio | WJJD/WIND (AM) (Jack Brickhouse) | |||
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Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | — | 50–26 | 38–39 |
Washington Senators | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 1½ | 46–31 | 41–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 81 | 70 | 0.536 | 6 | 47–27 | 34–43 |
New York Yankees | 81 | 71 | 0.533 | 6½ | 48–28 | 33–43 |
Cleveland Indians | 73 | 72 | 0.503 | 11 | 44–33 | 29–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 15 | 44–29 | 27–49 |
Boston Red Sox | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 17½ | 42–35 | 29–48 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 98 | 0.347 | 34½ | 39–35 | 13–63 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | — | 11–8–1 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 12–10 | 8–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 8–11–1 | — | 11–11 | 12–9 | 12–6–1 | 11–10 | 8–14 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 15–6 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 12–9 | 9–12 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 7–15 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–12–1 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | — | 10–12–1 | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8–1 | 13–8 | 10–11 | 6–15 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
Washington | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 17–5 | 11–11–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Wally Moses, RF
- Oris Hockett, CF
- Johnny Dickshot, LF
- Bill Nagel, 1B
- Tony Cuccinello, 3B
- Roy Schalk, 2B
- Cass Michaels, SS
- Mike Tresh, C
- Thornton Lee, P
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Luke Appling, SS | 18 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | .368 | 1 |
Floyd Baker, 3B,2B | 82 | 208 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 12 | .250 | 3 |
Vince Castino, C | 26 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .222 | 0 |
Tony Cuccinello, 3B | 118 | 402 | 50 | 124 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 19 | .308 | 6 |
Guy Curtright, OF | 98 | 324 | 51 | 91 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 29 | .281 | 3 |
Johnny Dickshot, LF | 130 | 486 | 74 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 41 | .302 | 18 |
Kerby Farrell, 1B | 103 | 396 | 44 | 102 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 18 | .258 | 4 |
Oris Hockett, CF | 106 | 417 | 46 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 30 | .293 | 10 |
Cass Michaels, SS | 129 | 445 | 47 | 109 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 37 | 28 | .245 | 8 |
Wally Moses, RF | 140 | 569 | 79 | 168 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 69 | 33 | .295 | 11 |
Bill Mueller, CF | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 1 |
Bill Nagel, 1B | 67 | 220 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 41 | .209 | 3 |
Joe Orengo, 3B | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .067 | 0 |
Danny Reynolds, SS,2B | 29 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .167 | 1 |
Roy Schalk, 2B | 133 | 513 | 50 | 127 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 32 | 41 | .248 | 3 |
Mike Tresh, C | 150 | 458 | 50 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 65 | 37 | .249 | 6 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Earl Caldwell, P | 27 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .216 | 0 |
Bill Dietrich, P | 18 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .167 | 0 |
Orval Grove, P | 33 | 71 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | .099 | 0 |
Joe Haynes, P | 15 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .175 | 0 |
Johnny Humphries, P | 22 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .148 | 0 |
Johnny Johnson, P | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .286 | 0 |
Thornton Lee, P | 29 | 78 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .179 | 0 |
Eddie Lopat, P | 32 | 82 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | .293 | 0 |
Frank Papish, P | 19 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .231 | 0 |
Buck Ross, P | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | 0 |
Clay Touchstone, P | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Team Totals |
150 | 5077 | 596 | 1330 | 204 | 55 | 22 | 544 | 470 | 467 | .262 | 78 |
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
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Earl Caldwell | 6 | 7 | 3.59 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 105.1 | 108 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 37 | 45 |
Bill Dietrich | 7 | 10 | 4.19 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 122.1 | 136 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 36 | 43 |
Orval Grove | 14 | 12 | 3.44 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 217.0 | 233 | 100 | 83 | 12 | 68 | 54 |
Joe Haynes | 5 | 5 | 3.55 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 104.0 | 92 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 |
Johnny Humphries | 6 | 14 | 4.24 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 153.0 | 172 | 83 | 72 | 11 | 48 | 33 |
Johnny Johnson | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 69.2 | 85 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 35 | 38 |
Thornton Lee | 15 | 12 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 228.1 | 208 | 81 | 62 | 7 | 76 | 108 |
Eddie Lopat | 10 | 13 | 4.11 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 199.1 | 226 | 101 | 91 | 8 | 56 | 74 |
Frank Papish | 4 | 4 | 3.74 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 84.1 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 40 | 45 |
Buck Ross | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
Clay Touchstone | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Team Totals |
71 | 78 | 3.69 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 1330.2 | 1400 | 633 | 546 | 63 | 448 | 486 |
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