1948 Chicago White Sox season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| alt = Jack Brickhouse in the press box getting ready to announce a Chicago White Sox game for WGN TV at Comiskey Park, in 1948
| caption = Announcer Jack Brickhouse at a White Sox Game in 1948
| image = Jack_Brickhouse_WGN_TV_1948.JPG
| season = 1948
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Comiskey Park
| city = Chicago
| owners = Grace Comiskey
| general_managers = Leslie O'Connor
| managers = Ted Lyons
| television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
| radio = WJJD/WEFM
(Bob Elson)
|}}
The 1948 Major League Baseball season was the Chicago White Sox' 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth (last) in the American League with a 51–101 record, 44.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. In 114 seasons, the White Sox have only once (in 1932) had a worse winning percentage. This was the first year of many for White Sox television broadcasts on WGN-TV channel 9.
Offseason
- November 19, 1947: Pete Wojey was drafted from the White Sox by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wojeype01.shtml Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference]
- January 27, 1948: Thurman Tucker was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Weigel.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tucketh01.shtml Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference]
- February 24, 1948: Ed Lopat was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Wight, Fred Bradley, and Aaron Robinson.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lopated01.shtml Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference]
- Prior to 1948 season: Ed McGhee was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgheed01.shtml Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
Frank Lane was in his first season as White Sox general manager. Over the next seven years with the White Sox, Lane would make 241 trades.Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4165-8928-0}} He would gain the nicknames "Trader" Lane and "Frantic Frank".
On July 18, Pat Seerey hit four home runs in an eleven inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN|978-0-451-22363-0}} The White Sox won, 12–11.
= Season standings =
{{1948 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1948 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}
= Opening Day lineup =
- Don Kolloway, 2B
- Luke Appling, 3B
- Tony Lupien, 1B
- Bob Kennedy, RF
- Taffy Wright, LF
- Jack Wallaesa, SS
- Dave Philley, CF
- Mike Tresh, C
- Joe Haynes, P
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1948 Chicago White Sox |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|39|Fred Bradley}} {{MLBplayer|46|Earl Caldwell}} {{MLBplayer|28|Al Gettel}} {{MLBplayer|36|Bob Gillespie}} {{MLBplayer|37|Jim Goodwin}} {{MLBplayer|45|Orval Grove}} {{MLBplayer|46|Randy Gumpert}} {{MLBplayer|49|Earl Harrist}} {{MLBplayer|35|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer|48|Howie Judson}} {{MLBplayer|38|Glen Moulder}} {{MLBplayer|17|Frank Papish}} {{MLBplayer|19,38|Ike Pearson}} {{MLBplayer|49,15,14|Marino Pieretti}} {{MLBplayer|37,40|Marv Rotblatt}} {{MLBplayer|29|Bill Wight}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|18|Aaron Robinson}} {{MLBplayer|15|Mike Tresh}} {{MLBplayer|26|Ralph Weigel}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 4|Luke Appling}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Floyd Baker}} {{MLBplayer|47|Don Kolloway}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Tony Lupien}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Cass Michaels}} {{MLBplayer|12|Jack Wallaesa}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Frank Whitman}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer| 2|Herb Adams}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Jim Delsing}} {{MLBplayer|25|Ralph Hodgin}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Bob Kennedy}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Dave Philley}} {{MLBplayer|14|Jerry Scala}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Pat Seerey}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Taffy Wright}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|16|Ted Lyons}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|23|Red Faber}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bing Miller}} {{MLBplayer|22|Buster Mills}} |
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 |
|---|
| Herb Adams, RF, CF
| 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | 0 |
| Luke Appling, 3B, SS
| 139 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 94 | 35 | .314 | 10 |
| Floyd Baker, 3B, 2B
| 104 | 335 | 47 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 26 | .215 | 4 |
| Jim Delsing, CF
| 20 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .190 | 0 |
| Ralph Hodgin, OF
| 114 | 331 | 28 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 11 | .266 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy, LF, RF
| 30 | 113 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 17 | .248 | 0 |
| Don Kolloway, 2B, 3B
| 119 | 417 | 60 | 114 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 18 | .273 | 2 |
| Tony Lupien, 1B
| 154 | 617 | 69 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 74 | 38 | .246 | 11 |
| Cass Michaels, SS, 2B
| 145 | 484 | 47 | 120 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 69 | 42 | .248 | 8 |
| Dave Philley, CF, LF
| 137 | 488 | 51 | 140 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 33 | .287 | 8 |
| Aaron Robinson, C
| 98 | 326 | 47 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 46 | 30 | .252 | 0 |
| Jerry Scala, CF
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| Pat Seerey, LF, CF
| 95 | 340 | 44 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 64 | 61 | 94 | .229 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C
| 39 | 108 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .250 | 0 |
| Jack Wallaesa, SS
| 33 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .188 | 0 |
| Ralph Weigel, C, LF
| 66 | 163 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 18 | .233 | 1 |
| Frank Whitman, SS
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright, RF, LF
| 134 | 455 | 50 | 127 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 18 | .279 | 2 |
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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 |
|---|
| Fred Bradley, P
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Earl Caldwell, P
| 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| Al Gettel, P
| 24 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .241 | 0 |
| Bob Gillespie, P
| 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .000 | 0 |
| Jim Goodwin, P
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Orval Grove, P
| 32 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .095 | 0 |
| Randy Gumpert, P
| 16 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .138 | 0 |
| Earl Harrist, P
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Joe Haynes, P
| 27 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .160 | 0 |
| Howie Judson, P
| 41 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .103 | 0 |
| Glen Moulder, P
| 33 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
| Frank Papish, P
| 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .185 | 0 |
| Ike Pearson, P
| 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 0 |
| Marino Pieretti, P
| 32 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .179 | 0 |
| Marv Rotblatt, P
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Bill Wight, P
| 34 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | .082 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom"
| {{center|Team Totals}} | 154 | 5192 | 558 | 1303 | 172 | 39 | 55 | 532 | 594 | 528 | .251 | 46 |
= 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 |
|---|
| Fred Bradley
| 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Earl Caldwell
| 1 | 5 | 5.31 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 39.0 | 53 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
| Al Gettel
| 8 | 10 | 4.01 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 148.0 | 154 | 76 | 66 | 7 | 60 | 49 |
| Bob Gillespie
| 0 | 4 | 5.13 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 72.0 | 81 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 33 | 19 |
| Jim Goodwin
| 0 | 0 | 8.71 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Orval Grove
| 2 | 10 | 6.16 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 87.2 | 110 | 64 | 60 | 6 | 42 | 18 |
| Randy Gumpert
| 2 | 6 | 3.79 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 97.1 | 103 | 43 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| Earl Harrist
| 1 | 3 | 5.87 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
| Joe Haynes
| 9 | 10 | 3.97 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 149.2 | 167 | 79 | 66 | 13 | 52 | 40 |
| Howie Judson
| 4 | 5 | 4.78 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 107.1 | 102 | 60 | 57 | 7 | 56 | 38 |
| Glen Moulder
| 3 | 6 | 6.41 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 85.2 | 108 | 67 | 61 | 8 | 54 | 26 |
| Frank Papish
| 2 | 8 | 5.00 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 95.1 | 97 | 65 | 53 | 7 | 75 | 41 |
| Ike Pearson
| 2 | 3 | 4.92 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 53.0 | 62 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 12 |
| Marino Pieretti
| 8 | 10 | 4.95 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 120.0 | 117 | 70 | 66 | 6 | 52 | 28 |
| Marv Rotblatt
| 0 | 1 | 7.85 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Bill Wight
| 9 | 20 | 4.80 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 223.1 | 238 | 132 | 119 | 9 | 135 | 68 |
| class="sortbottom"
| {{center|Team Totals}} | 51 | 101 | 4.89 | 154 | 154 | 23 | 1345.2 | 1454 | 814 | 731 | 89 | 673 | 403 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System
|level8=AAA|team8=Hollywood Stars|league8=Pacific Coast League|manager8=Jimmy Dykes, Lou Stringer and Mule Haas
|level9=AA |team9=Memphis Chicks|league9=Southern Association|manager9=Jack Onslow
|level10=A|team10=Muskegon Clippers|league10=Central League|manager10=Bennie Huffman
|level11=B|team11=Fall River Indians|league11=New England League|manager11=Frank Zubik and Luke Urban
|level12=B|team12=Waterloo White Hawks|league12=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager12=Pete Fox
|level13=C|team13=Hot Springs Bathers|league13=Cotton States League|manager13=Joe Holden and Chips Sobek
|level14=C|team14=Oil City Refiners|league14=Middle Atlantic League|manager14=Ray Dahlstrom and Otto Denning
|level15=C|team15=Superior Blues|league15=Northern League|manager15=Johnny Mostil
|level16=D|team16=Kingsport Cherokees|league16=Appalachian League|manager16=Red Mincy, Joe DiMasi and John Russ
|level17=D|team17=Madisonville Miners|league17=KITTY League|manager17=George Mathauser, Conrad Juelke and Bob Balance
|level18=D|team18=Lima Terriers|league18=Ohio–Indiana League|manager18=Charlie Engle
|level19=D|team19=Seminole Oilers|league19=Sooner State League|manager19=Hugh Willingham
|level20=D|team20=Wisconsin Rapids White Sox|league20=Wisconsin State League|manager20=Frank Parenti, Frank Demaree and John Kerr
}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, SeminoleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1948.shtml 1948 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]
{{1948 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago White Sox}}