1945 Chicago White Sox

71-78 • .477 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1945 Chicago White Sox went 71-78 (.477) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 596 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Johnny Dickshot (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Thornton Lee (15-12, 2.44 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
78 Losses
.477 Win %
6th Rank
596 R 633 RA
Diff -37

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596 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
660K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 3% above the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .326 equal to the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .336 3% below the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.69 10% worse than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 596 equal to the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 660,579
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Avg per Game 8,926

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.368 2 Tony Cuccinello 0.308 3 Johnny Dickshot 0.302 4 Wally Moses 0.295 5 Eddie Lopat 0.293

Home Runs

1 Guy Curtright 4 2 Johnny Dickshot 4 3 Bill Nagel 3 4 Tony Cuccinello 2 5 Oris Hockett 2

RBI

1 Roy Schalk 65 2 Johnny Dickshot 58 3 Oris Hockett 55 4 Cass Michaels 54 5 Wally Moses 50
1945 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Moses 140 569 79 168 35 15 2 50 69 33 11 0.295
Roy Schalk 133 513 50 127 23 1 1 65 32 41 3 0.248
Johnny Dickshot 130 486 74 147 19 10 4 58 48 41 18 0.302
Mike Tresh 150 458 50 114 12 0 0 47 65 37 6 0.249
Cass Michaels 129 445 47 109 8 5 2 54 37 28 8 0.245
Oris Hockett 106 417 46 122 23 4 2 55 27 30 10 0.293
Tony Cuccinello 118 402 50 124 25 3 2 49 45 19 6 0.308
Kerby Farrell 103 396 44 102 11 3 0 34 24 18 4 0.258
Guy Curtright 98 324 51 91 15 7 4 32 39 29 3 0.281
Bill Nagel 67 220 21 46 10 3 3 27 15 41 3 0.209
Floyd Baker 82 208 22 52 8 0 0 19 23 12 3 0.250
Eddie Lopat 32 82 13 24 4 0 1 13 2 9 0 0.293
Thornton Lee 29 78 6 14 1 0 0 6 5 15 0 0.179
Danny Reynolds 29 72 6 12 2 1 0 4 3 8 1 0.167
Orval Grove 33 71 4 7 1 0 0 4 4 23 0 0.099
Luke Appling 18 57 12 21 2 2 1 10 12 7 1 0.368
Johnny Humphries 22 54 1 8 0 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.148
Joe Haynes 15 40 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.175
Earl Caldwell 27 37 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.216
Vince Castino 26 36 2 8 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.222
Bill Dietrich 18 36 2 6 0 1 0 0 5 22 0 0.167
Frank Papish 19 26 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.231
Joe Orengo 17 15 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.067
Johnny Johnson 29 14 1 4 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.286
Buck Ross 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.182
Bill Mueller 13 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.000
Clay Touchstone 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Thornton Lee 2.44 2 Orval Grove 3.44 3 Joe Haynes 3.55 4 Earl Caldwell 3.59 5 Frank Papish 3.74

Wins

1 Thornton Lee 15 2 Orval Grove 14 3 Eddie Lopat 10 4 Bill Dietrich 7 5 Earl Caldwell 6

Strikeouts

1 Thornton Lee 108 2 Eddie Lopat 74 3 Orval Grove 54 4 Earl Caldwell 45 5 Frank Papish 45
1945 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Thornton Lee 15 12 2.44 29 28 0 228.1 208 62 76 108
Orval Grove 14 12 3.44 33 30 1 217.0 233 83 68 54
Eddie Lopat 10 13 4.11 26 24 1 199.1 226 91 56 74
Johnny Humphries 6 14 4.24 22 21 1 153.0 172 72 48 33
Bill Dietrich 7 10 4.19 18 16 0 122.1 136 57 36 43
Earl Caldwell 6 7 3.59 27 11 4 105.1 108 42 37 45
Joe Haynes 5 5 3.55 14 13 1 104.0 92 41 29 34
Frank Papish 4 4 3.74 19 5 1 84.1 75 35 40 45
Johnny Johnson 3 0 4.26 29 0 4 69.2 85 33 35 38
Buck Ross 1 1 5.79 13 2 0 37.1 51 24 17 8
Clay Touchstone 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 10.0 14 6 6 4

👥 Roster (27)

Luke Appling Floyd Baker Earl Caldwell Vince Castino Tony Cuccinello Guy Curtright Johnny Dickshot Bill Dietrich Kerby Farrell Orval Grove Joe Haynes Oris Hockett +15 more

27 players

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The 1945 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1945 Chicago White Sox won 71 games and lost 78, ending up 6th in the AL. With 596 runs scored and 633 given up, the 1945 differential was -37. The team batting average of .261 was 3% above the 1945 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.69 was 10% worse than the league average of 3.36. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 660,579 for the year.

For power, Johnny Dickshot led the way with 4 homers. Roy Schalk drove in a team-high 65 runs. The hits leader was Wally Moses with 168. Thornton Lee led the pitchers with 15 wins. The roster section lists 27 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1944 season and the 1946 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1945 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1945 Chicago White Sox finished 71-78 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Guy Curtright led the 1945 Chicago White Sox with 4 home runs.
What was the 1945 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1945 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1945 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1945 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1945 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Dickshot (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Thornton Lee (15-12, 2.44 ERA).
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