1946 Chicago White Sox

74-80 • .481 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1946 Chicago White Sox went 74-80 (.481) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 562 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Taffy Wright (7 HR, 52 RBI) and Earl Caldwell (13-4, 2.08 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

74 Wins
80 Losses
.481 Win %
5th Rank
562 R 595 RA
Diff -33

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562 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
-33 Run Diff
993K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 equal to the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% below the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .333 9% below the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.10 12% better than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 562 11% below the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 993,687
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Avg per Game 12,578

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Dave Philley 0.353 2 Luke Appling 0.309 3 Thurman Tucker 0.288 4 Don Kolloway 0.280 5 Taffy Wright 0.275

Home Runs

1 Taffy Wright 7 2 Bob Kennedy 5 3 Joe Kuhel 4 4 Wally Moses 4 5 Jake Jones 3

RBI

1 Luke Appling 55 2 Don Kolloway 53 3 Taffy Wright 52 4 Thurman Tucker 36 5 Bob Kennedy 34
1946 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luke Appling 149 582 59 180 27 5 1 55 71 41 6 0.309
Don Kolloway 123 482 45 135 23 4 3 53 9 29 14 0.280
Thurman Tucker 121 438 62 126 20 3 1 36 54 45 9 0.288
Taffy Wright 115 422 46 116 19 4 7 52 42 17 10 0.275
Bob Kennedy 113 411 43 106 13 5 5 34 24 42 6 0.258
Hal Trosky 88 299 22 76 12 3 2 31 34 37 4 0.254
Cass Michaels 91 291 37 75 8 0 1 22 29 36 9 0.258
Ralph Hodgin 87 258 32 65 10 1 0 25 19 6 0 0.252
Whitey Platt 84 247 28 62 8 5 3 32 17 34 1 0.251
Joe Kuhel 64 238 24 65 9 3 4 20 21 24 4 0.273
Mike Tresh 80 217 28 47 5 2 0 21 36 24 0 0.217
Frankie Hayes 53 179 15 38 6 0 2 16 29 33 1 0.212
Wally Moses 56 168 20 46 9 1 4 16 17 20 2 0.274
Dario Lodigiani 44 155 12 38 8 0 0 13 16 14 4 0.245
Leo Wells 45 127 11 24 4 1 1 11 12 34 3 0.189
Eddie Lopat 30 87 10 22 2 1 0 10 8 7 0 0.253
Jake Jones 24 79 10 21 5 1 3 13 2 13 0 0.266
George Dickey 37 78 8 15 1 0 0 1 12 13 0 0.192
Dave Philley 17 68 10 24 2 3 0 17 4 4 5 0.353
Orval Grove 33 65 2 7 0 1 0 2 5 27 0 0.108
Joe Haynes 32 57 4 14 4 0 0 6 1 10 0 0.246
Guy Curtright 23 55 7 11 2 0 0 5 11 14 0 0.200
Eddie Smith 24 45 2 8 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.178
Frank Papish 31 43 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.186
Ed Fernandes 14 32 4 8 2 0 0 4 8 7 0 0.250
Johnny Rigney 15 26 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 0.154
Floyd Baker 9 24 2 6 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.250
Bill Dietrich 11 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.053
Earl Caldwell 39 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.167
Ralph Hamner 25 18 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.167
Frank Whitman 17 16 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.062
Tom Jordan 10 15 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.267
Thornton Lee 7 15 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.267
Ted Lyons 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Al Hollingsworth 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Gordon Maltzberger 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Joe Smaza 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Emmett O'Neill 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Perme 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Gordon Maltzberger 1.59 2 Earl Caldwell 2.08 3 Ted Lyons 2.32 4 Bill Dietrich 2.61 5 Eddie Lopat 2.73

Wins

1 Earl Caldwell 13 2 Eddie Lopat 13 3 Orval Grove 8 4 Eddie Smith 8 5 Joe Haynes 7

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Lopat 89 2 Frank Papish 66 3 Orval Grove 60 4 Joe Haynes 60 5 Eddie Smith 59
1946 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Lopat 13 13 2.73 29 29 0 231.0 216 70 48 89
Orval Grove 8 13 3.02 33 26 0 205.1 213 69 78 60
Joe Haynes 7 9 3.76 32 23 2 177.1 203 74 60 60
Eddie Smith 8 11 2.85 24 21 1 145.1 135 46 60 59
Frank Papish 7 5 2.74 31 15 0 138.0 122 42 63 66
Earl Caldwell 13 4 2.08 39 0 8 90.2 60 21 29 42
Johnny Rigney 5 5 4.03 15 11 0 82.2 76 37 35 51
Ralph Hamner 2 7 4.42 25 7 1 71.1 80 35 39 29
Bill Dietrich 3 3 2.61 11 9 1 62.0 63 18 24 20
Al Hollingsworth 3 2 4.58 21 2 1 55.0 63 28 22 22
Thornton Lee 2 4 3.53 7 7 0 43.1 39 17 23 23
Ted Lyons 1 4 2.32 5 5 0 42.2 38 11 9 10
Gordon Maltzberger 2 0 1.59 19 0 2 39.2 30 7 6 17
Len Perme 0 0 8.31 4 0 0 4.1 6 4 7 2
Emmett O'Neill 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.2 4 0 5 0

👥 Roster (39)

Luke Appling Floyd Baker Earl Caldwell Guy Curtright George Dickey Bill Dietrich Ed Fernandes Orval Grove Ralph Hamner Frankie Hayes Joe Haynes Ralph Hodgin +27 more

39 players

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The 1946 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1946 Chicago White Sox won 74 games and lost 80, ending up 5th in the AL. With 562 runs scored and 595 given up, the 1946 differential was -33. The staff ERA of 3.10 was 12% better than the league average of 3.51. League clubs averaged 630 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 11% fewer. Comiskey Park was home in 1946, drawing a total attendance of 993,687.

Taffy Wright led the club in home runs with 7. Luke Appling drove in a team-high 55 runs. Earl Caldwell was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Eddie Lopat with 89. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1945 season and the 1947 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1946 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1946 Chicago White Sox finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Taffy Wright led the 1946 Chicago White Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1946 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1946 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.10.
Did the 1946 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1946 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1946 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Taffy Wright (7 HR, 52 RBI) and Earl Caldwell (13-4, 2.08 ERA).
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