1955 Chicago White Sox

91-63 • .591 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1955 Chicago White Sox went 91-63 (.591) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 725 runs, allowed 557, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Walt Dropo (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Dick Donovan (15-9, 3.32 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

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
3rd Rank
725 R 557 RA
Diff +168

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725 Runs Scored
557 Runs Allowed
+168 Run Diff
1,173K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 4% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .344 2% above the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .387 2% above the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.37 15% better than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 725 6% above the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,173,684
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Avg per Game 15,242

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Groth 0.338 2 George Kell 0.312 3 Nellie Fox 0.311 4 Bob Kennedy 0.304 5 Minnie Miñoso 0.288

Home Runs

1 Walt Dropo 19 2 Sherm Lollar 16 3 Chico Carrasquel 11 4 Bob Nieman 11 5 Minnie Miñoso 10

RBI

1 George Kell 81 2 Walt Dropo 79 3 Minnie Miñoso 70 4 Sherm Lollar 61 5 Nellie Fox 59
1955 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 154 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 38 15 7 0.311
Chico Carrasquel 145 523 83 134 11 2 11 52 61 59 1 0.256
Minnie Miñoso 139 517 79 149 26 7 10 70 76 43 19 0.288
Jim Rivera 147 454 71 120 24 4 10 52 62 59 25 0.264
Walt Dropo 141 453 55 127 15 2 19 79 42 71 0 0.280
George Kell 128 429 44 134 24 1 8 81 51 36 2 0.312
Sherm Lollar 138 426 67 111 13 1 16 61 68 34 2 0.261
Jim Busby 99 337 38 82 13 4 1 27 25 37 7 0.243
Bob Nieman 99 272 36 77 11 2 11 53 36 37 1 0.283
Bob Kennedy 83 214 28 65 10 2 9 43 16 16 0 0.304
Johnny Groth 32 77 13 26 7 0 2 11 6 13 1 0.338
Dick Donovan 40 76 10 17 0 0 1 5 9 26 0 0.224
Ron Jackson 40 74 10 15 1 1 2 7 8 22 1 0.203
Billy Pierce 34 70 5 12 2 0 0 7 3 10 1 0.171
Virgil Trucks 32 64 2 8 1 0 0 6 0 12 0 0.125
Jack Harshman 32 60 6 11 1 0 2 8 9 17 0 0.183
Les Moss 32 59 5 15 2 0 2 7 6 10 0 0.254
Jim Brideweser 34 58 6 12 3 2 0 4 3 7 0 0.207
Vern Stephens 22 56 10 14 3 0 3 7 7 11 0 0.250
Willard Marshall 22 41 6 7 0 0 0 6 13 1 0 0.171
Clint Courtney 19 37 7 14 3 0 1 10 7 0 0 0.378
Connie Johnson 19 33 4 5 2 0 0 5 0 7 0 0.152
Harry Byrd 25 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.067
Sandy Consuegra 44 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.103
Mike Fornieles 28 29 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.103
Bobby Adams 28 21 8 2 0 1 0 3 4 4 0 0.095
Dixie Howell 35 21 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.381
Buddy Peterson 6 21 7 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.286
Bob Keegan 18 18 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.333
Gil Coan 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.176
Ron Northey 14 14 1 5 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 0.357
Ed McGhee 26 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0.077
Morrie Martin 37 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.300
Earl Battey 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.286
Phil Cavarretta 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sammy Esposito 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Stan Jok 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.250
Ed White 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Fritz Dorish 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bob Chakales 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Papai 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lloyd Merriman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Billy Pierce 1.97 2 Sandy Consuegra 2.64 3 Dixie Howell 2.93 4 Dick Donovan 3.32 5 Jack Harshman 3.36

Wins

1 Dick Donovan 15 2 Billy Pierce 15 3 Virgil Trucks 13 4 Jack Harshman 11 5 Dixie Howell 8

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 157 2 Jack Harshman 116 3 Virgil Trucks 91 4 Dick Donovan 88 5 Connie Johnson 72
1955 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 15 10 1.97 33 26 1 205.2 162 45 64 157
Dick Donovan 15 9 3.32 29 24 0 187.0 186 69 48 88
Jack Harshman 11 7 3.36 32 23 0 179.1 144 67 97 116
Virgil Trucks 13 8 3.96 32 26 0 175.0 176 77 61 91
Sandy Consuegra 6 5 2.64 44 7 7 126.1 120 37 18 35
Connie Johnson 7 4 3.45 17 16 0 99.0 95 38 52 72
Harry Byrd 4 6 4.65 25 12 1 91.0 85 47 30 44
Mike Fornieles 6 3 3.86 26 9 2 86.1 84 37 29 23
Dixie Howell 8 3 2.93 35 0 9 73.2 70 24 25 25
Bob Keegan 2 5 5.83 18 11 0 58.2 83 38 28 29
Morrie Martin 2 3 3.63 37 0 2 52.0 50 21 20 22
Fritz Dorish 2 0 1.59 13 0 1 17.0 16 3 9 6
Bob Chakales 0 0 1.46 7 0 0 12.1 11 2 6 6
Al Papai 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 11.2 10 5 8 5
Ted Gray 0 0 18.00 2 1 0 3.0 9 6 2 1

👥 Roster (44)

Bobby Adams Earl Battey Jim Brideweser Jim Busby Harry Byrd Chico Carrasquel Phil Cavarretta Bob Chakales Gil Coan Sandy Consuegra Clint Courtney Dick Donovan +32 more

44 players

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The 1955 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1955 the Chicago White Sox posted a 91-63 mark (.591) and finished 3rd in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 725 runs and allowed 557, a run differential of +168. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .268, 4% better than the league's .258. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.37 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 1955 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 6% (725 against 686).

Comiskey Park was home in 1955, drawing a total attendance of 1,173,684. For power, Walt Dropo led the way with 19 homers. George Kell led in RBI with 81. Dick Donovan led the pitchers with 15 wins. Billy Pierce struck out 157, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1955 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1955 Chicago White Sox finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Walt Dropo led the 1955 Chicago White Sox with 19 home runs.
What was the 1955 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1955 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1955 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1955 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1955 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walt Dropo (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Dick Donovan (15-9, 3.32 ERA).
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