1945 Chicago White Sox season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| season = 1945
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Comiskey Park
| city = Chicago, Illinois
| owners = Grace Comiskey
| general_managers = Harry Grabiner
| managers = Jimmy Dykes
| television =
| radio = WJJD/WIND (AM)
(Jack Brickhouse)
|}}
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.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1945 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1945 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}
= 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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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1945 Chicago White Sox |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|46|Earl Caldwell}} {{MLBplayer|18|Bill Dietrich}} {{MLBplayer|45|Orval Grove}} {{MLBplayer|35|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer|26|Johnny Humphries}} {{MLBplayer|23|Johnny Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|27|Thornton Lee}} {{MLBplayer|48|Ed Lopat}} {{MLBplayer|17|Frank Papish}} {{MLBplayer|19|Buck Ross}} {{MLBplayer|37|Clay Touchstone}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|14|Vince Castino}} {{MLBplayer|15|Mike Tresh}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 4|Luke Appling}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Floyd Baker}} {{MLBplayer|47|Tony Cuccinello}} {{MLBplayer|4,59|Kerby Farrell}} {{MLBplayer|28|Cass Michaels}} {{MLBplayer|24,7|Bill Nagel}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Joe Orengo}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Danny Reynolds}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Roy Schalk}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|12|Guy Curtright}} {{MLBplayer|36|Johnny Dickshot}} {{MLBplayer|25|Oris Hockett}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Wally Moses}} {{MLBplayer|34|Bill Mueller}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 5|Jimmy Dykes}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|22|Mule Haas}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bing Miller}} {{MLBplayer|38|Muddy Ruel}} |
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
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | SB |
|---|
| 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 |
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | 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 |
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| {{center|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
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! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | ERA ! width="5%" | G ! width="5%" | GS ! width="5%" | SV ! width="5%" | IP ! width="5%" | H ! width="5%" | R ! width="5%" | ER ! width="5%" | HR ! width="5%" | BB ! width="5%" | 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 |
| class="sortbottom"
| {{center|Team Totals}} | 71 | 78 | 3.69 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 1330.2 | 1400 | 633 | 546 | 63 | 448 | 486 |
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1945.shtml 1945 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]
{{1945 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago White Sox}}
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