1953 Chicago White Sox

89-65 • .578 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1953 Chicago White Sox went 89-65 (.578) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 716 runs, allowed 592, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Minnie Miñoso (15 HR, 104 RBI) and Billy Pierce (18-12, 2.72 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
3rd Rank
716 R 592 RA
Diff +124

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716 Runs Scored
592 Runs Allowed
+124 Run Diff
1,209K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% below the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .340 1% above the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .364 5% below the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.41 15% better than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 716 4% above the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,209,553
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Avg per Game 15,507

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Minnie Miñoso 0.313 2 Bob Boyd 0.297 3 Sherm Lollar 0.287 4 Nellie Fox 0.285 5 Chico Carrasquel 0.279

Home Runs

1 Minnie Miñoso 15 2 Sam Mele 12 3 Jim Rivera 11 4 Sherm Lollar 8 5 Ferris Fain 6

RBI

1 Minnie Miñoso 104 2 Sam Mele 82 3 Jim Rivera 78 4 Nellie Fox 72 5 Sherm Lollar 54
1953 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 154 624 92 178 31 8 3 72 49 18 4 0.285
Jim Rivera 156 567 79 147 26 16 11 78 53 70 22 0.259
Minnie Miñoso 151 556 104 174 24 8 15 104 74 43 25 0.313
Chico Carrasquel 149 552 72 154 30 4 2 47 38 47 5 0.279
Sam Mele 140 481 64 132 26 8 12 82 58 47 3 0.274
Ferris Fain 128 446 73 114 18 2 6 52 108 28 3 0.256
Sherm Lollar 113 334 46 96 19 0 8 54 47 29 1 0.287
Bob Elliott 67 208 24 54 11 1 4 32 31 21 1 0.260
Bob Boyd 55 165 20 49 6 2 3 23 13 11 1 0.297
Red Wilson 71 164 21 41 6 1 0 10 26 12 2 0.250
Tom Wright 77 132 14 33 5 3 2 25 12 21 0 0.250
Rocky Krsnich 64 129 9 26 8 0 1 14 12 11 0 0.202
Vern Stephens 44 129 14 24 6 0 1 14 13 18 2 0.186
Fred Marsh 67 95 22 19 1 0 2 2 13 26 0 0.200
Billy Pierce 42 87 4 11 0 0 0 4 4 16 0 0.126
Virgil Trucks 24 63 6 15 3 0 1 6 0 10 0 0.238
Bud Stewart 53 59 16 16 2 0 2 13 14 3 1 0.271
Connie Ryan 17 54 6 12 1 0 0 6 9 12 2 0.222
Bud Sheely 31 46 4 10 1 0 0 2 9 8 0 0.217
Fritz Dorish 55 41 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.171
Mike Fornieles 39 41 2 4 1 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.098
Saul Rogovin 22 37 5 5 0 0 0 3 7 9 1 0.135
Sandy Consuegra 29 35 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.057
Joe Dobson 23 29 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.069
Bob Keegan 22 28 4 9 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.321
Gene Bearden 31 21 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.190
Connie Johnson 15 20 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.050
Tommy Byrne 18 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 0.167
Bill Wilson 9 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.059
Allie Clark 9 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Neil Berry 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Luis Aloma 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Lou Kretlow 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Earl Harrist 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Dente 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Sandy Consuegra 2.54 2 Billy Pierce 2.72 3 Bob Keegan 2.74 4 Virgil Trucks 2.86 5 Gene Bearden 2.93

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 18 2 Virgil Trucks 15 3 Fritz Dorish 10 4 Mike Fornieles 8 5 Sandy Consuegra 7

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 186 2 Virgil Trucks 102 3 Mike Fornieles 72 4 Fritz Dorish 69 5 Saul Rogovin 62
1953 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 18 12 2.72 40 33 3 271.1 216 82 102 186
Virgil Trucks 15 6 2.86 24 21 1 176.1 151 56 67 102
Mike Fornieles 8 7 3.59 39 16 3 153.0 160 61 61 72
Fritz Dorish 10 6 3.40 55 6 18 145.2 140 55 52 69
Saul Rogovin 7 12 5.22 22 19 1 131.0 151 76 48 62
Sandy Consuegra 7 5 2.54 29 13 3 124.0 122 35 28 30
Joe Dobson 5 5 3.67 23 15 1 100.2 96 41 37 50
Bob Keegan 7 5 2.74 22 11 1 98.2 80 30 33 32
Connie Johnson 4 4 3.56 14 10 0 60.2 55 24 38 44
Gene Bearden 3 3 2.93 25 3 0 58.1 48 19 33 24
Luis Aloma 2 0 4.70 24 0 2 38.1 41 20 23 23
Lou Kretlow 0 0 3.48 9 3 0 20.2 12 8 30 15
Tommy Byrne 2 0 10.13 6 6 0 16.0 18 18 26 4
Earl Harrist 1 0 7.56 7 0 0 8.1 9 7 5 1
Hal Hudson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Aloma Gene Bearden Neil Berry Bob Boyd Tommy Byrne Chico Carrasquel Allie Clark Sandy Consuegra Sam Dente Joe Dobson Fritz Dorish Bob Elliott +24 more

36 players

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The 1953 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1953 Chicago White Sox won 89 games and lost 65, ending up 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 716 scored against 592 allowed (+124). Against a league average of .262, the 1953 Chicago White Sox batted .258. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 716 runs scored compare with a league average of 689 per club, 4% more.

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 1,209,553 for the year. The home run leader was Minnie Miñoso, who hit 15. Nellie Fox collected the most hits, 178. Billy Pierce led the pitchers with 18 wins. Fritz Dorish saved 18 games. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1953 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1953 Chicago White Sox finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Minnie Miñoso led the 1953 Chicago White Sox with 15 home runs.
What was the 1953 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1953 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1953 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1953 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1953 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Minnie Miñoso (15 HR, 104 RBI) and Billy Pierce (18-12, 2.72 ERA).
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