1946 Chicago White Sox season

Major League Baseball team season

1946 Chicago White Sox

League| American League
Ballpark| Comiskey Park
City| Chicago
Owners| Grace Comiskey
General managers| Leslie O'Connor
Managers| Jimmy Dykes and Ted Lyons
Radio| WJJD/WIND (AM)
(Bob Elson)
| <- 1945 | Seasons | 1947 ->

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The 1946 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 46th season in the major leagues, and their 47th season overall. They finished with a record of 74–80, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 30 games behind the first place Boston Red Sox.

## Offseason

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* December 8, 1945: Tony Cuccinello was released by the White Sox.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50  | .675  | —  | 61‍–‍16  | 43‍–‍34
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62  | .597  | 12  | 48‍–‍30  | 44‍–‍32
New York Yankees | 87 | 67  | .565  | 17  | 47‍–‍30  | 40‍–‍37
Washington Senators | 76 | 78  | .494  | 28  | 38‍–‍38  | 38‍–‍40
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80  | .481  | 30  | 40‍–‍38  | 34‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86  | .442  | 36  | 36‍–‍41  | 32‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88  | .429  | 38  | 35‍–‍41  | 31‍–‍47
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105  | .318  | 55  | 31‍–‍46  | 18‍–‍59

### Record vs. opponents

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1946 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | NYY  | PHA  | SLB  | WSH
Boston | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 14–8–1 | 16–6
Chicago | 9–13 | — | 13–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12
Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 5–17 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 7–15
Detroit | 7–15–1 | 12–10 | 17–5 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10
New York | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8
Philadelphia | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | 6–16–1
St. Louis | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 13–9
Washington | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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* Wally Moses, RF
* Floyd Baker, 3B
* Taffy Wright, LF
* Luke Appling, SS
* Hal Trosky, 1B
* Don Kolloway, 2B
* Thurman Tucker, CF
* Mike Tresh, C
* Bill Dietrich, P

### Notable transactions

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* July 4, 1946: Tom Jordan was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Frankie Hayes to the White Sox on July 15, 1946.[2]
* July 23, 1946: Wally Moses was purchased from the White Sox by the Boston Red Sox.[3]

### Roster

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1946 Chicago White Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 46 Earl Caldwell
* 18 Bill Dietrich
* 45 Orval Grove
* 8,26 Ralph Hamner
* 35 Joe Haynes
* 59 Al Hollingsworth
* 27 Thornton Lee
* 48 Ed Lopat
* 16 Ted Lyons
* 38 Gordon Maltzberger
* 38 Emmett O'Neill
* 17 Frank Papish
* 34 Len Perme
* 29 Johnny Rigney
* 49 Eddie Smith

|  | Catchers

* 19 George Dickey
* 25 Ed Fernandes
* 26 Frankie Hayes
* 26 Tom Jordan
* 15 Mike Tresh

Infielders

* 4 Luke Appling
* 8 Floyd Baker
* 3 Jake Jones
* 47 Don Kolloway
* 14 Joe Kuhel
* 39 Dario Lodigiani
* 28 Cass Michaels
* 7 Hal Trosky
* 37 Leo Wells
* 34 Frank Whitman

|  | Outfielders

* 12 Guy Curtright
* 24 Ralph Hodgin
* 36 Bob Kennedy
* 9 Wally Moses
* 38 Dave Philley
* 23,5 Whitey Platt
* \-- Joe Smaza
* 2 Thurman Tucker
* 6 Taffy Wright

|  | Manager

* 5 Jimmy Dykes
* 16 Ted Lyons

Coaches

* 23 Red Faber
* 22 Mule Haas
* 33 Bing Miller

## Player stats

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### Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Luke Appling, SS  | 149  | 582  | 59  | 180  | 27  | 5  | 1  | 55  | 71  | 41  | .309  | 6
Floyd Baker, 3B  | 9  | 24  | 2  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 3  | .250  | 0
Guy Curtright, OF  | 23  | 55  | 7  | 11  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 11  | 14  | .200  | 0
George Dickey, C  | 37  | 78  | 8  | 15  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 13  | .192  | 0
Ed Fernandes, C  | 14  | 32  | 4  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 7  | .250  | 0
Frankie Hayes, C  | 53  | 179  | 15  | 38  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 29  | 33  | .212  | 1
Ralph Hodgin, LF,RF  | 87  | 258  | 32  | 65  | 10  | 1  | 0  | 25  | 19  | 6  | .252  | 0
Bob Kennedy, LF,3B,RF,CF  | 113  | 411  | 43  | 106  | 13  | 5  | 5  | 34  | 24  | 42  | .258  | 6
Don Kolloway, 2B,3B  | 123  | 482  | 45  | 135  | 23  | 4  | 3  | 53  | 9  | 29  | .280  | 14
Jake Jones, 1B  | 24  | 79  | 10  | 21  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 2  | 13  | .266  | 0
Tom Jordan, C  | 10  | 15  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | .267  | 0
Joe Kuhel, 1B  | 64  | 238  | 24  | 65  | 9  | 3  | 4  | 20  | 21  | 24  | .273  | 4
Dario Lodigiani, 3B  | 44  | 155  | 12  | 38  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 16  | 14  | .245  | 4
Cass Michaels, 2B,3B,SS  | 91  | 291  | 37  | 75  | 8  | 0  | 1  | 22  | 29  | 36  | .258  | 9
Wally Moses, RF,CF  | 56  | 168  | 20  | 46  | 9  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 17  | 20  | .274  | 2
Dave Philley, LF  | 17  | 68  | 10  | 24  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 17  | 4  | 4  | .353  | 5
Whitey Platt, OF  | 84  | 247  | 28  | 62  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 32  | 17  | 34  | .251  | 1
Joe Smaza, RF  | 2  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .200  | 0
Mike Tresh, C  | 80  | 217  | 28  | 47  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 21  | 36  | 24  | .217  | 0
Hal Trosky, 1B  | 88  | 299  | 22  | 76  | 12  | 3  | 2  | 31  | 34  | 37  | .254  | 4
Thurman Tucker, CF  | 121  | 438  | 62  | 126  | 20  | 3  | 1  | 36  | 54  | 45  | .288  | 9
Leo Wells, 3B  | 45  | 127  | 11  | 24  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 12  | 34  | .189  | 3
Frank Whitman, SS,1B,2B  | 17  | 16  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 6  | .063  | 0
Taffy Wright, RF,LF  | 115  | 422  | 46  | 116  | 19  | 4  | 7  | 52  | 42  | 17  | .275  | 10
Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Earl Caldwell, P  | 39  | 18  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 4  | .167  | 0
Bill Dietrich, P  | 11  | 19  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14  | .053  | 0
Orval Grove, P  | 33  | 65  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 27  | .108  | 0
Ralph Hamner, P  | 25  | 18  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 7  | .167  | 0
Joe Haynes, P  | 32  | 57  | 4  | 14  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | 10  | .246  | 0
Al Hollingsworth, P  | 21  | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | .000  | 0
Thornton Lee, P  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 4  | .267  | 0
Eddie Lopat, P  | 30  | 87  | 10  | 22  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 8  | 7  | .253  | 0
Ted Lyons, P  | 5  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | .000  | 0
Gordon Maltzberger, P  | 19  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | .000  | 0
Emmett O'Neill, P  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Frank Papish, P  | 31  | 43  | 3  | 8  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 7  | .186  | 0
Johnny Rigney, P  | 15  | 26  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 7  | .154  | 0
Eddie Smith, P  | 24  | 45  | 2  | 8  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 9  | .178  | 0

Team Totals

| 155 | 5312 | 562 | 1364 | 206 | 44 | 37 | 515 | 499 | 602 | .257 | 78

### Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player  | W  | L  | ERA  | G  | GS  | SV  | IP  | H  | R  | ER  | HR  | BB  | K

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Earl Caldwell | 13  | 4  | 2.08  | 39  | 0  | 8  | 90.2  | 60  | 28  | 21  | 2  | 29  | 42
Bill Dietrich | 3  | 3  | 2.61  | 11  | 9  | 1  | 62.0  | 63  | 21  | 18  | 4  | 24  | 20
Orval Grove | 8  | 13  | 3.02  | 33  | 26  | 0  | 205.1  | 213  | 96  | 69  | 10  | 78  | 60
Ralph Hamner | 2  | 7  | 4.42  | 25  | 7  | 1  | 71.1  | 80  | 47  | 35  | 2  | 39  | 29
Joe Haynes | 7  | 9  | 3.76  | 32  | 23  | 2  | 177.1  | 203  | 80  | 74  | 14  | 60  | 60
Al Hollingsworth | 3  | 2  | 4.58  | 21  | 2  | 1  | 55.0  | 63  | 29  | 28  | 2  | 22  | 22
Gordon Maltzberger | 2  | 0  | 1.59  | 19  | 0  | 2  | 39.2  | 30  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 6  | 17
Thornton Lee | 2  | 4  | 3.53  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 43.1  | 39  | 24  | 17  | 1  | 23  | 23
Eddie Lopat | 13  | 13  | 2.73  | 29  | 29  | 0  | 231.0  | 216  | 80  | 70  | 18  | 48  | 89
Ted Lyons | 1  | 4  | 2.32  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 42.2  | 38  | 17  | 11  | 2  | 9  | 10
Emmett O'Neill | 0  | 0  | 0.00  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3.2  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0
Frank Papish | 7  | 5  | 2.74  | 31  | 15  | 0  | 138.0  | 122  | 52  | 42  | 7  | 63  | 66
Len Perme | 0  | 0  | 8.31  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4.1  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 7  | 2
Johnny Rigney | 5  | 5  | 4.03  | 15  | 11  | 0  | 82.2  | 76  | 37  | 37  | 6  | 35  | 51
Eddie Smith | 8  | 11  | 2.85  | 24  | 21  | 1  | 145.1  | 135  | 71  | 46  | 9  | 60  | 59

Team Totals

| 74 | 80 | 3.10 | 155 | 155 | 16 | 1392.1 | 1348 | 595 | 479 | 80 | 508 | 550

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Nick Cullop
AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Willis Hudlin
AA | Shreveport Sports | Texas League | Salty Parker and Hub Northen
A | Greenville Spinners | Sally League | Ivy Griffin
B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Johnny Mostil
C | Texarkana Bears | East Texas League | Gabby Lusk and Joe Kracher
C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Fred Hensley and George Treadwell
D | Brewton Millers | Alabama State League | Ben Catchings
D | New River Rebels | Appalachian League | Jack Crosswhite
D | Alexandria Aces | Evangeline League | Carl Kott
D | Cordele White Sox | Georgia–Florida League | Joe Holden
D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Frank Zubik
D | Lima Terriers | Ohio State League | Charles Moore
D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Charlie Engle

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New River[4]

## References

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1. ^ Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Wally Moses page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

## External links

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* 1946 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

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1946 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball|

| American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

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National League|

* Boston
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Negro American League|

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* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
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Negro National League|

* Baltimore
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* 1946 All-Star Game
* 1946 World Series
* 1946 East–West All-Star Game
* 1946 Negro World Series

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Chicago White Sox

* Established in 1900
* Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise|

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Ballparks|

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* 1994 bat burglary
* 2008 Blackout Game
* 2015 crowdless game
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* Mark Buehrle
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Rivalries|

* Chicago Cubs
* Detroit Tigers
* Minnesota Twins

Key personnel|

* Chairman: Jerry Reinsdorf
* General Manager: Chris Getz
* Special Assistant to the GM: Jim Thome
* Manager: Pedro Grifol

World Series
championships (3)|

* 1906
* 1917
* 2005

American League
championships (6)|

* 1901
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* 1917
* 1919
* 1959
* 2005

Division championships (6)|

* West: 1983
* 1993
* Central: 2000
* 2005
* 2008
* 2021

Wild Card berths (1)|

* 2020

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affiliates|

* Charlotte Knights (Triple-A)
* Birmingham Barons (Double-A)
* Winston-Salem Dash (High-A)
* Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Single-A)
* ACL White Sox (Rookie)
* DSL White Sox (Rookie)

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