1947 Chicago White Sox

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1947 Chicago White Sox went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 553 runs, allowed 661, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Rudy York (15 HR, 64 RBI) and Eddie Lopat (16-13, 2.81 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

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
553 R 661 RA
Diff -108

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553 Runs Scored
661 Runs Allowed
-108 Run Diff
890K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .321 4% below the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .341 6% below the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.64 2% better than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 553 14% below the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 890,506
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Avg per Game 11,873

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Taffy Wright 0.324 2 Luke Appling 0.306 3 Ralph Hodgin 0.294 4 Don Kolloway 0.278 5 Cass Michaels 0.273

Home Runs

1 Rudy York 15 2 Luke Appling 8 3 Jack Wallaesa 7 4 Bob Kennedy 6 5 Taffy Wright 4

RBI

1 Rudy York 64 2 Taffy Wright 54 3 Luke Appling 49 4 Bob Kennedy 48 5 Dave Philley 45
1947 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Philley 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 35 39 21 0.258
Luke Appling 139 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 64 28 8 0.306
Don Kolloway 124 485 49 135 25 4 2 35 17 34 11 0.278
Bob Kennedy 115 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 18 38 3 0.262
Taffy Wright 124 401 48 130 13 0 4 54 48 17 8 0.324
Rudy York 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 36 55 1 0.242
Floyd Baker 105 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 66 28 9 0.264
Cass Michaels 110 355 31 97 15 4 3 34 39 28 10 0.273
Mike Tresh 90 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 26 26 2 0.241
Thurman Tucker 89 254 28 60 9 4 1 17 38 25 10 0.236
George Dickey 83 211 15 47 6 0 1 27 34 25 4 0.223
Jack Wallaesa 81 205 25 40 9 1 7 32 23 51 2 0.195
Ralph Hodgin 59 180 26 53 10 3 1 24 13 4 1 0.294
Jake Jones 45 171 15 41 7 1 3 20 13 25 1 0.240
Eddie Lopat 35 96 5 19 3 0 0 11 4 6 0 0.198
Joe Haynes 29 65 7 17 2 0 0 6 0 7 0 0.262
Frank Papish 38 58 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 15 0 0.086
Orval Grove 25 48 2 7 2 0 0 1 5 16 0 0.146
Joe Stephenson 16 35 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.143
Bob Gillespie 25 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.061
Thornton Lee 21 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.207
Earl Harrist 33 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.208
Red Ruffing 14 24 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.208
Loyd Christopher 7 23 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0.217
Johnny Rigney 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pete Gebrian 27 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Earl Caldwell 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gordon Maltzberger 33 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.143
Eddie Smith 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Joe Kuhel 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Hiram Bithorn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Johnny Rigney 1.95 2 Joe Haynes 2.42 3 Eddie Lopat 2.81 4 Frank Papish 3.26 5 Gordon Maltzberger 3.39

Wins

1 Eddie Lopat 16 2 Joe Haynes 14 3 Frank Papish 12 4 Orval Grove 6 5 Bob Gillespie 5

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Lopat 109 2 Frank Papish 79 3 Thornton Lee 57 4 Earl Harrist 55 5 Joe Haynes 50
1947 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Lopat 16 13 2.81 31 31 0 252.2 241 79 73 109
Frank Papish 12 12 3.26 38 26 3 199.0 185 72 98 79
Joe Haynes 14 6 2.42 29 22 0 182.0 174 49 61 50
Orval Grove 6 8 4.44 25 19 0 135.2 158 67 70 33
Bob Gillespie 5 8 4.73 25 17 0 118.0 133 62 53 36
Earl Harrist 3 8 3.56 33 4 5 93.2 85 37 49 55
Thornton Lee 3 7 4.47 21 11 1 86.2 86 43 56 57
Pete Gebrian 2 3 4.48 27 4 5 66.1 61 33 33 17
Gordon Maltzberger 1 4 3.39 33 0 5 63.2 61 24 25 22
Earl Caldwell 1 4 3.64 40 0 8 54.1 53 22 30 22
Red Ruffing 3 5 6.11 9 9 0 53.0 63 36 16 11
Johnny Rigney 2 3 1.95 11 7 0 50.2 42 11 15 19
Eddie Smith 1 3 7.29 15 5 0 33.1 40 27 24 12
Hiram Bithorn 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (31)

Luke Appling Floyd Baker Hiram Bithorn Earl Caldwell Loyd Christopher George Dickey Pete Gebrian Bob Gillespie Orval Grove Earl Harrist Joe Haynes Ralph Hodgin +19 more

31 players

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The 1947 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1947 Chicago White Sox finished 70-84, a .455 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 553 for and 661 against. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 2% better than the league average of 3.71. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 14% behind. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 890,506 for the year.

Rudy York topped the Chicago White Sox with 15 home runs. Luke Appling collected the most hits, 154. Eddie Lopat was the top winner, with 16 victories. The 1947 roster runs to 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1946 season and the 1948 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1947 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1947 Chicago White Sox finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Rudy York led the 1947 Chicago White Sox with 15 home runs.
What was the 1947 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1947 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1947 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1947 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1947 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rudy York (15 HR, 64 RBI) and Eddie Lopat (16-13, 2.81 ERA).
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