1948 Chicago White Sox season


The 1948 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth in the American League with a 51–101 record, 44.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. In 114 seasons, the White Sox have only once had a worse winning percentage. This was the first year of many for White Sox television broadcasts on WGN-TV channel 9.

Offseason

was in his first season as White Sox general manager. Over the next seven years with the White Sox, Lane would make 241 trades. He would gain the nicknames "Trader" Lane and "Frantic Frank".
On July 18, Pat Seerey hit four home runs in an eleven inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics. The White Sox won, 12–11.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

Batting

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
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Herb Adams, RF,CF51113100011.2730
Luke Appling, 3B,SS139497631561620479435.31410
Floyd Baker, 3B,2B1043354772830187326.2154
Jim Delsing, CF20635120005512.1900
Ralph Hodgin, OF11433128881151342111.2660
Bob Kennedy, LF,RF3011342881014417.2480
Don Kolloway, 2B,3B119417601141446381818.2732
Tony Lupien, 1B154617691521936547438.24611
Cass Michaels, SS,2B145484471201265566942.2488
Dave Philley, CF,LF137488511402835425033.2878
Aaron Robinson, C9832647821428394630.2520
Jerry Scala, CF3610000003.0000
Pat Seerey, LF,CF95340447811018646194.2290
Mike Tresh, C3910810271011199.2500
Jack Wallaesa, SS3348290013112.1880
Ralph Weigel, C,LF66163838730261318.2331
Frank Whitman, SS3600000003.0000
Taffy Wright, RF,LF134455501271564613818.2792

Pitching

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
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Fred Bradley004.6080015.211128242
Earl Caldwell155.31251339.053252332210
Al Gettel8104.0122191148.0154766676049
Bob Gillespie045.13256072.081454133319
Jim Goodwin008.7181110.1911100123
Orval Grove2106.163211187.2110646064218
Randy Gumpert263.791611097.1103434161331
Earl Harrist135.87111023.023171541314
Joe Haynes9103.9727220149.21677966135240
Howie Judson454.784058107.1102605775638
Glen Moulder366.41339285.2108676185426
Frank Papish285.003214495.197655377541
Ike Pearson234.92232153.062322982712
Marino Pieretti8104.9521181120.0117706665228
Marv Rotblatt017.8572018.11916160234
Bill Wight9204.8034321223.1238132119913568
Team totals
511014.89154154231345.2145481473189673403

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, Seminole