1945 Chicago White Sox season

1945 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1945 Information
Owner(s) Grace Comiskey
General manager(s) Harry Grabiner
Manager(s) Jimmy Dykes
Local radio WJJD
(Jack Brickhouse)
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The 1945 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 45th season in the major leagues, and their 46th season overall. They finished with a record 71-78, good enough for 6th place in the American League, 15 games behind the 1st place Detroit Tigers.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Detroit Tigers 88 65 .575 --
Washington Senators 87 67 .565 1.5
St. Louis Browns 81 70 .536 6
New York Yankees 81 71 .533 6.5
Cleveland Indians 73 72 .503 11
Chicago White Sox 71 78 .477 15
Boston Red Sox 71 83 .461 17.5
Philadelphia Athletics 52 98 .357 34.5

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1945 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
OF Hockett, OrisOris Hockett 106 417 122 .293 2 55
OF Moses, WallyWally Moses 140 569 168 .295 2 50

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Caldwell, EarlEarl Caldwell 27 105.1 6 7 3.59 45

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO

References

American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
Formerly the Sioux City Cornhuskers, St. Paul Saints, and the White Stockings • Based in Chicago, Illinois
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Retired Numbers
2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 35 • 42 • 72
Key Personnel
Owners: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Robin Ventura • Team Captain: Paul Konerko
World Series
Championships (3)
1906 • 1917 • 2005
American League
Championships (6)
1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005
Division Championships (5)
Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 • 2008
Minor League
Affiliates
Other Assets