1956 Chicago White Sox season

1956 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1956 Information
Owner(s) Grace Comiskey, Dorothy Comiskey Rigney
General manager(s) Johnny Rigney, Chuck Comiskey
Manager(s) Marty Marion
Local television WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio WCFL
(Bob Elson, Don Wells)
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The 1956 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 56th season in the major leagues, and its 57th season overall. They finished with a record 85-69, good enough for third place in the American League, 12 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 9
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 12
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 13
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 15
Baltimore Orioles 69 85 .448 28
Washington Senators 59 95 .383 38
Kansas City Athletics 52 102 .338 45

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1956 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
CF Doby, LarryLarry Doby 140 504 135 .268 24 102
RF Rivera, JimJim Rivera 139 491 125 .255 12 66

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
Byrd, HarryHarry Byrd 3 4.1 0 1 10.38 0

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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Jack Cassini and Don Griffin
A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Jack Conway
B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Ira Hutchinson
C Duluth-Superior White Sox Northern League Joe Hauser
D Dubuque Packers Midwest League George Noga
D Holdrege White Sox Nebraska State League Skeeter Scalzi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Duluth-Superior[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Gerry Staley page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

References

American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • 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