1948 Chicago White Sox

51-101 • .336 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1948 Chicago White Sox went 51-101 (.336) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 559 runs, allowed 814, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Pat Seerey (18 HR, 64 RBI) and Joe Haynes (9-10, 3.97 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

51 Wins
101 Losses
.336 Win %
8th Rank
559 R 814 RA
Diff -255

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559 Runs Scored
814 Runs Allowed
-255 Run Diff
790K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 6% below the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .329 6% below the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .330 13% below the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.89 14% worse than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 559 23% below the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 790,747
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Avg per Game 10,404

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.314 2 Dave Philley 0.287 3 Taffy Wright 0.279 4 Don Kolloway 0.273 5 Ralph Hodgin 0.266

Home Runs

1 Pat Seerey 18 2 Aaron Robinson 8 3 Don Kolloway 6 4 Tony Lupien 6 5 Cass Michaels 5

RBI

1 Pat Seerey 64 2 Taffy Wright 61 3 Cass Michaels 56 4 Tony Lupien 54 5 Luke Appling 47
1948 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Lupien 154 617 69 152 19 3 6 54 74 38 11 0.246
Luke Appling 139 497 63 156 16 2 0 47 94 35 10 0.314
Dave Philley 137 488 51 140 28 3 5 42 50 33 8 0.287
Cass Michaels 145 484 47 120 12 6 5 56 69 42 8 0.248
Taffy Wright 134 455 50 127 15 6 4 61 38 18 2 0.279
Don Kolloway 119 417 60 114 14 4 6 38 18 18 2 0.273
Pat Seerey 95 340 44 78 11 0 18 64 61 94 0 0.229
Floyd Baker 104 335 47 72 8 3 0 18 73 26 4 0.215
Ralph Hodgin 114 331 28 88 11 5 1 34 21 11 0 0.266
Aaron Robinson 98 326 47 82 14 2 8 39 46 30 0 0.252
Ralph Weigel 66 163 8 38 7 3 0 26 13 18 1 0.233
Bob Kennedy 30 113 4 28 8 1 0 14 4 17 0 0.248
Mike Tresh 39 108 10 27 1 0 1 11 9 9 0 0.250
Bill Wight 34 73 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 31 0 0.082
Jim Delsing 20 63 5 12 0 0 0 5 5 12 0 0.190
Al Gettel 24 54 4 13 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.241
Joe Haynes 27 50 5 8 2 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.160
Jack Wallaesa 33 48 2 9 0 0 1 3 1 12 0 0.188
Marino Pieretti 32 39 5 7 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.179
Randy Gumpert 16 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.138
Howie Judson 41 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.103
Frank Papish 32 27 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.185
Orval Grove 32 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.095
Glen Moulder 33 20 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.300
Bob Gillespie 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.000
Herb Adams 5 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.273
Ike Pearson 23 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Jerry Scala 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank Whitman 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Earl Caldwell 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.000
Earl Harrist 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marv Rotblatt 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jim Goodwin 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Fred Bradley 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Randy Gumpert 3.79 2 Joe Haynes 3.97 3 Al Gettel 4.01 4 Howie Judson 4.78 5 Bill Wight 4.80

Wins

1 Joe Haynes 9 2 Bill Wight 9 3 Al Gettel 8 4 Marino Pieretti 8 5 Howie Judson 4

Strikeouts

1 Bill Wight 68 2 Al Gettel 49 3 Frank Papish 41 4 Joe Haynes 40 5 Howie Judson 38
1948 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Wight 9 20 4.80 34 32 1 223.1 238 119 135 68
Joe Haynes 9 10 3.97 27 22 0 149.2 167 66 52 40
Al Gettel 8 10 4.01 22 19 1 148.0 154 66 60 49
Marino Pieretti 8 10 4.95 21 18 1 120.0 117 66 52 28
Howie Judson 4 5 4.78 40 5 8 107.1 102 57 56 38
Randy Gumpert 2 6 3.79 16 11 0 97.1 103 41 13 31
Frank Papish 2 8 5.00 32 14 4 95.1 97 53 75 41
Orval Grove 2 10 6.16 32 11 1 87.2 110 60 42 18
Glen Moulder 3 6 6.41 33 9 2 85.2 108 61 54 26
Bob Gillespie 0 4 5.13 25 6 0 72.0 81 41 33 19
Ike Pearson 2 3 4.92 23 2 1 53.0 62 29 27 12
Earl Caldwell 1 5 5.31 25 1 3 39.0 53 23 22 10
Earl Harrist 1 3 5.87 11 1 0 23.0 23 15 13 14
Marv Rotblatt 0 1 7.85 7 2 0 18.1 19 16 23 4
Fred Bradley 0 0 4.60 8 0 0 15.2 11 8 4 2
Jim Goodwin 0 0 8.71 8 1 1 10.1 9 10 12 3

👥 Roster (34)

Herb Adams Luke Appling Floyd Baker Fred Bradley Earl Caldwell Jim Delsing Al Gettel Bob Gillespie Jim Goodwin Orval Grove Randy Gumpert Earl Harrist +22 more

34 players

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The 1948 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 51-101 record (.336) put the 1948 Chicago White Sox 8th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 559 runs and allowed 814, a run differential of -255. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .250, 6% worse than the league's .265. Pitchers allowed 4.89 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. Measured against the 730-run league average, the offense was 23% behind.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 790,747 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Pat Seerey, who hit 18. Luke Appling collected the most hits, 156. Joe Haynes led the pitchers with 9 wins. The strikeout leader was Bill Wight with 68. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1948 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1948 Chicago White Sox finished 51-101 (.336 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Pat Seerey led the 1948 Chicago White Sox with 18 home runs.
What was the 1948 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1948 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.89.
Did the 1948 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1948 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1948 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pat Seerey (18 HR, 64 RBI) and Joe Haynes (9-10, 3.97 ERA).
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