1954 Chicago White Sox season
The 1954 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 54th season in the major leagues, and its 55th season overall. They finished with a record 94–60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.
Offseason
- November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
- November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.
- February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Chico Carrasquel, SS
- Nellie Fox, 2B
- Bob Boyd, LF
- Minnie Miñoso, 3B
- Ferris Fain, 1B
- Sherm Lollar, C
- Jim Rivera, RF
- Johnny Groth, CF
- Billy Pierce, P
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon, Al Sima, Bill Wilson, and $20,000 was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee.
Roster
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Matt Batts, C | 55 | 158 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 15 | .228 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd, LF,1B | 29 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .179 | 2 |
| Bob Cain, PR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel, SS | 155 | 620 | 106 | 158 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 85 | 67 | .255 | 7 |
| Phil Cavarretta, 1B,RF,LF | 71 | 158 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 12 | .316 | 4 |
| Ferris Fain, 1B | 65 | 235 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 40 | 14 | .302 | 5 |
| Nellie Fox, 2B | 155 | 631 | 111 | 201 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 51 | 12 | .319 | 16 |
| Johnny Groth, CF,LF | 125 | 422 | 41 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 42 | 37 | .275 | 3 |
| Grady Hatton, 3B | 13 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .167 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson, 1B | 40 | 93 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | .280 | 2 |
| Stan Jok, 3B | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
| George Kell, 1B,3B | 71 | 233 | 25 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 18 | 12 | .283 | 1 |
| Joe Kirrene, 3B | 9 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .304 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar, C | 107 | 316 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 28 | .244 | 0 |
| Fred Marsh, 3B | 62 | 98 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | .306 | 4 |
| Willard Marshall, RF,LF | 47 | 71 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | .254 | 0 |
| Ed McGhee, OF | 42 | 75 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | .227 | 5 |
| Cass Michaels, 3B | 101 | 282 | 35 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 56 | 31 | .262 | 10 |
| Minnie Miñoso, LF,RF,CF,3B | 153 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 116 | 77 | 46 | .320 | 18 |
| Don Nicholas, PR,PH | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera, RF,CF | 145 | 490 | 62 | 140 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 49 | 68 | .286 | 18 |
| Carl Sawatski, C | 43 | 109 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 20 | .183 | 0 |
| Bud Stewart, RF | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .077 | 0 |
| Bill Wilson, LF,RF | 20 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .171 | 0 |
| Red Wilson, C | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Sandy Consuegra | 16 | 3 | 2.69 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 154.0 | 142 | 52 | 46 | 9 | 35 | 31 |
| Fritz Dorish | 6 | 4 | 2.72 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 109.0 | 88 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 29 | 48 |
| Tom Flanigan | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fornieles | 1 | 2 | 4.29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 42.0 | 41 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Jack Harshman | 14 | 8 | 2.95 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 177.0 | 157 | 61 | 58 | 7 | 96 | 134 |
| Don Johnson | 8 | 7 | 3.13 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 144.0 | 129 | 53 | 50 | 14 | 43 | 68 |
| Bob Keegan | 16 | 9 | 3.09 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 209.2 | 211 | 84 | 72 | 16 | 82 | 61 |
| Morrie Martin | 5 | 4 | 2.06 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 70.0 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 31 |
| Billy Pierce | 9 | 10 | 3.48 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 188.2 | 179 | 86 | 73 | 15 | 86 | 148 |
| Al Sima | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Strahs | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14.1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Virgil Trucks | 19 | 12 | 2.79 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 264.2 | 224 | 87 | 82 | 13 | 95 | 152 |
| Vito Valentinetti | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | 60 | 3.05 | 155 | 155 | 33 | 1383.0 | 1255 | 521 | 469 | 94 | 517 | 701 |