1953_Chicago_White_Sox_season
1953 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1953 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 53rd season in the major leagues, and its 54th season overall. They finished with a record of 89–65, good enough for third place in the American League, 11.5 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
1953 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
City | Chicago | |||
Owners | Grace Comiskey | |||
General managers | Frank Lane | |||
Managers | Paul Richards | |||
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |||
Radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) | |||
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- October 16, 1952: Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Joe DeMaestri and Tommy Byrne.[1]
- January 27, 1953: Joe DeMaestri, Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ferris Fain and Bob Wilson (minors).[1]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | 0.656 | — | 50–27 | 49–25 |
Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 8½ | 53–24 | 39–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 11½ | 41–36 | 48–29 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 38–38 | 46–31 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 23½ | 39–36 | 37–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 40½ | 30–47 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 41½ | 27–50 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 46½ | 23–54 | 31–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6 | — | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 11–11–3 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 11–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 11–11–3 | 5–17 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Nellie Fox, 2B
- Ferris Fain, 1B
- Minnie Miñoso, LF
- Vern Stephens, 3B
- Jim Rivera, CF
- Sam Mele, RF
- Chico Carrasquel, SS
- Red Wilson, C
- Saul Rogovin, P
Notable transactions
- September 1, 1953: Neil Berry was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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Neil Berry, 2B | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
Bob Boyd, 1B,OF | 55 | 165 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | .279 | 1 |
Chico Carrasquel, SS | 149 | 552 | 72 | 154 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 38 | 47 | .279 | 5 |
Allie Clark, 1B,LF | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | 0 |
Sam Dente, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Bob Elliott, 3B | 67 | 208 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 21 | .260 | 1 |
Ferris Fain, 1B | 128 | 446 | 73 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 108 | 28 | .256 | 3 |
Nellie Fox, 2B | 154 | 624 | 92 | 178 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 49 | 18 | .285 | 4 |
Rocky Krsnich, 3B | 64 | 129 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 11 | .202 | 0 |
Sherm Lollar, C | 113 | 334 | 46 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 47 | 29 | .287 | 1 |
Fred Marsh, 3B,SS,1B,2B | 67 | 95 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 26 | .200 | 0 |
Sam Mele, RF | 140 | 481 | 64 | 132 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 58 | 47 | .274 | 3 |
Minnie Miñoso, LF,RF,3B | 151 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 74 | 43 | .313 | 25 |
Jim Rivera, CF | 156 | 567 | 79 | 147 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 78 | 53 | 70 | .259 | 22 |
Connie Ryan, 3B | 17 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | .222 | 2 |
Bud Sheely, C | 31 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | .217 | 0 |
Vern Stephens, 3B | 44 | 129 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 18 | .186 | 2 |
Bud Stewart, LF,RF | 53 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | .271 | 1 |
Bill Wilson, CF | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .059 | 0 |
Red Wilson, C | 71 | 164 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 12 | .250 | 2 |
Tom Wright, RF,LF | 77 | 132 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 21 | .250 | 0 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Luis Aloma, P | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
Gene Bearden, P | 31 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .190 | 0 |
Tommy Byrne, P | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 0 |
Sandy Consuegra, P | 29 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .057 | 0 |
Joe Dobson, P | 23 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .069 | 0 |
Fritz Dorish, P | 55 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .171 | 0 |
Mike Fornieles, P | 39 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .098 | 0 |
Earl Harrist, P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Connie Johnson, P | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .050 | 0 |
Bob Keegan, P | 22 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .321 | 0 |
Lou Kretlow, P | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Billy Pierce, P | 42 | 87 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .126 | 0 |
Saul Rogovin, P | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | .135 | 1 |
Virgil Trucks, P | 24 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .238 | 0 |
Team Totals |
156 | 5212 | 716 | 1345 | 226 | 53 | 74 | 669 | 600 | 529 | .258 | 73 |
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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Luis Aloma | 2 | 0 | 4.70 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 38.1 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 23 |
Gene Bearden | 3 | 3 | 2.93 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58.1 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 33 | 24 |
Tommy Byrne | 2 | 0 | 10.13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16.0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
Sandy Consuegra | 7 | 5 | 2.54 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 124.0 | 122 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 28 | 30 |
Joe Dobson | 5 | 5 | 3.67 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 100.2 | 96 | 46 | 41 | 10 | 37 | 50 |
Fritz Dorish | 10 | 6 | 3.40 | 55 | 6 | 18 | 145.2 | 140 | 59 | 55 | 9 | 52 | 69 |
Mike Fornieles | 8 | 7 | 3.59 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 153.0 | 160 | 68 | 61 | 8 | 61 | 72 |
Earl Harrist | 1 | 0 | 7.56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Hal Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connie Johnson | 4 | 4 | 3.56 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 60.2 | 55 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 44 |
Bob Keegan | 7 | 5 | 2.74 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 98.2 | 80 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 32 |
Lou Kretlow | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20.2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15 |
Billy Pierce | 18 | 12 | 2.72 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 271.1 | 216 | 94 | 82 | 20 | 102 | 186 |
Saul Rogovin | 7 | 12 | 5.22 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 131.0 | 151 | 82 | 76 | 17 | 48 | 62 |
Virgil Trucks | 15 | 6 | 2.86 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 176.1 | 151 | 60 | 56 | 14 | 67 | 102 |
Team Totals |
89 | 65 | 3.41 | 156 | 156 | 33 | 1403.2 | 1299 | 592 | 532 | 113 | 583 | 714 |
- Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference
- Neil Berry at Baseball-Reference
- 1953 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.