1956 Chicago White Sox

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1956 Chicago White Sox went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 776 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Larry Doby (24 HR, 102 RBI) and Billy Pierce (20-9, 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
776 R 634 RA
Diff +142

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⚡ Quick Stats

776 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
+142 Run Diff
1,000K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .348 2% above the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .397 1% above the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 3.73 10% better than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 776 8% above the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,000,926
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Avg per Game 12,999

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Minnie Miñoso 0.316 2 George Kell 0.312 3 Jim Wilson 0.306 4 Nellie Fox 0.296 5 Sherm Lollar 0.293

Home Runs

1 Larry Doby 24 2 Minnie Miñoso 21 3 Jim Rivera 12 4 Sherm Lollar 11 5 Les Moss 10

RBI

1 Larry Doby 102 2 Minnie Miñoso 88 3 Sherm Lollar 75 4 Jim Rivera 66 5 Luis Aparicio 56
1956 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 154 649 109 192 20 10 4 52 44 14 8 0.296
Minnie Miñoso 151 545 106 172 29 11 21 88 86 40 12 0.316
Luis Aparicio 152 533 69 142 19 6 3 56 34 63 21 0.266
Larry Doby 140 504 89 135 22 3 24 102 102 105 0 0.268
Jim Rivera 139 491 76 125 23 5 12 66 49 75 20 0.255
Sherm Lollar 136 450 55 132 28 2 11 75 53 34 2 0.293
Walt Dropo 125 361 42 96 13 1 8 52 37 51 1 0.266
Fred Hatfield 106 321 46 84 9 1 7 33 37 36 1 0.262
Dave Philley 86 279 44 74 14 2 4 47 28 27 1 0.265
Sammy Esposito 81 184 30 42 8 2 3 25 41 19 1 0.228
Les Moss 56 127 20 31 4 0 10 22 18 15 0 0.244
Billy Pierce 39 102 6 16 0 0 0 3 3 22 0 0.157
Bubba Phillips 67 99 16 27 6 0 2 11 6 12 1 0.273
Dick Donovan 44 90 10 20 4 0 3 15 14 30 0 0.222
George Kell 21 80 7 25 5 0 1 11 8 6 0 0.312
Jack Harshman 36 71 8 12 1 0 6 19 11 21 0 0.169
Jim Wilson 28 62 6 19 2 0 1 8 1 13 0 0.306
Ron Jackson 22 56 7 12 3 0 1 4 10 13 1 0.214
Ron Northey 53 48 4 17 2 0 3 23 8 1 0 0.354
Jim Delsing 55 41 11 5 3 0 0 2 10 13 1 0.122
Bob Nieman 14 40 3 12 1 0 2 4 4 4 0 0.300
Bob Keegan 20 32 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.125
Gerry Staley 26 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.094
Dixie Howell 34 17 4 4 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 0.235
Bob Kennedy 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Jim Brideweser 10 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Howie Pollet 12 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.375
Paul LaPalme 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Mike Fornieles 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Morrie Martin 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Jim McDonald 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Earl Battey 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Sandy Consuegra 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cal Abrams 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Connie Johnson 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Derrington 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Ellis Kinder 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Byrd 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Dahlke 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Fischer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Marlowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Paul LaPalme 2.36 2 Gerry Staley 2.92 3 Jack Harshman 3.10 4 Billy Pierce 3.32 5 Dick Donovan 3.64

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 20 2 Jack Harshman 15 3 Dick Donovan 12 4 Jim Wilson 9 5 Gerry Staley 8

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 192 2 Jack Harshman 143 3 Dick Donovan 120 4 Jim Wilson 82 5 Bob Keegan 32
1956 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 20 9 3.32 35 33 1 276.1 261 102 100 192
Dick Donovan 12 10 3.64 34 31 0 234.2 212 95 59 120
Jack Harshman 15 11 3.10 34 30 0 226.2 183 78 102 143
Jim Wilson 9 12 4.06 28 21 0 159.2 149 72 70 82
Bob Keegan 5 7 3.93 20 16 0 105.1 119 46 35 32
Gerry Staley 8 3 2.92 26 10 0 101.2 98 33 20 25
Dixie Howell 5 6 4.62 34 1 4 64.1 79 33 36 28
Paul LaPalme 3 1 2.36 29 0 2 45.2 31 12 27 23
Sandy Consuegra 1 2 5.17 28 1 3 38.1 45 22 11 7
Ellis Kinder 3 1 2.73 29 0 3 29.2 33 9 8 19
Howie Pollet 3 1 4.10 11 4 0 26.1 27 12 11 14
Jim McDonald 0 2 8.68 8 3 0 18.2 29 18 7 10
Morrie Martin 1 0 4.91 10 0 0 18.1 21 10 7 9
Mike Fornieles 0 1 4.60 6 0 0 15.2 22 8 6 6
Connie Johnson 0 1 3.65 5 2 0 12.1 11 5 7 6
Jim Derrington 0 1 7.50 1 1 0 6.0 9 5 6 3
Harry Byrd 0 1 10.38 3 1 0 4.1 9 5 4 0
Jerry Dahlke 0 0 19.29 5 0 0 2.1 5 5 6 1
Bill Fischer 0 0 21.60 3 0 0 1.2 6 4 1 2
Dick Marlowe 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Cal Abrams Luis Aparicio Earl Battey Jim Brideweser Harry Byrd Sandy Consuegra Jerry Dahlke Jim Delsing Jim Derrington Larry Doby Dick Donovan Walt Dropo +29 more

41 players

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The 1956 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1956 Chicago White Sox won 85 games and lost 69, ending up 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 776 for and 634 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1956 Chicago White Sox batted .267. Pitchers allowed 3.73 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.16. The 1956 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 8% (776 against 720).

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,000,926 in attendance, about 12,999 a game. Larry Doby led the club in home runs with 24. The hits leader was Nellie Fox with 192. Billy Pierce led the pitchers with 20 wins. The 1956 roster runs to 41 players. The 1955 season and the 1957 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1956 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1956 Chicago White Sox finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Larry Doby led the 1956 Chicago White Sox with 24 home runs.
What was the 1956 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1956 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1956 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1956 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1956 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doby (24 HR, 102 RBI) and Billy Pierce (20-9, 3.32 ERA).
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