1947 Chicago White Sox season

1947 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (Since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1900)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Grace Comiskey
General manager(s)	Leslie O'Connor
Manager(s)	Ted Lyons
Local radio	WJJD/WIND (AM) (Bob Elson)
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The 1947 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 47th season in the major leagues, and their 48th season overall. They finished with a record 70-84, good enough for 6th place in the American League, 27 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Opening Day lineup 2.3 Notable transactions 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 Notes 6 References

Offseason

• February 13, 1947: Frankie Hayes was released by the White Sox.^[1]
• Prior to 1947 season: Tod Davis was acquired by the White Sox from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.^[2]

Regular season

• July 5: In a game against the White Sox, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians became the first black player to appear in an American League game.^[3] Doby appeared in the seventh inning and struck out.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17
Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19
Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	33
St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38

Opening Day lineup

Player	Position
Floyd Baker	3B
Luke Appling	SS
Dave Philley	CF
Bob Kennedy	RF
Ralph Hodgin	LF
Don Kolloway	1B
Cass Michaels	2B
Mike Tresh	C
Ed Lopat	P

Notable transactions

• April 23, 1947: Gus Zernial was purchased by the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.^[4]
• July, 1947: Pete Wojey was acquired by the White Sox from the Hot Springs Bathers.^[5]

Roster

1947 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers -- Hi Bithorn 46 Earl Caldwell 28 Pete Gebrian 36 Bob Gillespie 45 Orval Grove 25,49 Earl Harrist 35 Joe Haynes 27 Thornton Lee 48 Ed Lopat 37 Gordon Maltzberger 17 Frank Papish 29 Johnny Rigney 34 Red Ruffing 49,18 Eddie Smith		Catchers 19 George Dickey 26 Joe Stephenson 15 Mike Tresh Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker  3 Jake Jones 47 Don Kolloway 28,7 Cass Michaels 7,12 Jack Wallaesa  3 Rudy York		Outfielders 5,24 Loyd Christopher 24,25 Ralph Hodgin 5,36 Bob Kennedy 38,9 Dave Philley  2 Thurman Tucker  6 Taffy Wright Other batters 14 Joe Kuhel		Manager 16 Ted Lyons Coaches Red Faber Bing Miller Buster Mills

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
C	Tresh, MikeMike Tresh	90	274	66	.241	0	20
1B	York, RudyRudy York	102	400	97	.243	15	64
2B	Kolloway, DonDon Kolloway	124	485	135	.278	2	35
3B	Baker, FloydFloyd Baker	105	371	98	.264	0	22
SS	Appling, LukeLuke Appling	139	503	154	.306	8	49
OF	Wright, TaffyTaffy Wright	124	401	130	.324	4	54
OF	Kennedy, BobBob Kennedy	115	428	112	.262	6	48
OF	Philley, DaveDave Philley	143	551	142	.258	2	45

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
Michaels, CassCass Michaels	110	355	97	.273	3	34
Hodgin, RalphRalph Hodgin	59	180	53	.294	1	24

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

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
Caldwell, EarlEarl Caldwell	40	1	4	8	3.64	22
Bithorn, HiHi Bithorn	2	1	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hollywood Stars	Pacific Coast League	Jimmy Dykes
B	Fall River Indians	New England League	Joe Holden
B	Waterloo White Hawks	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Johnny Mostil and Jack Onslow
C	Oil City Refiners	Middle Atlantic League	Charlie Engle
C	Superior Blues	Northern League	Red Treadwell
D	Madisonville Miners	KITTY League	Frank Zubik
D	Lima Terriers	Ohio State League	Merle Settlemire
D	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	Wisconsin State League	Tony Parisse

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo^[6]

Notes

References

• 1947 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

1947 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1947 All-Star Game • 1947 World Series

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