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1947 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 70-84-1, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Ted Lyons (70-84-1)

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 876,948 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 65-89, 553 Runs, 661 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Luke Appling HOF	40	us US	R	R	5' 10"	183	Apr 2, 1907	17	139	129	139	130	0	0	0	0	2	129	0	0	0	0	9	0	4.8	$16,000	All-Star
Floyd Baker	30	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Oct 10, 1916	5	105	100	105	101	0	0	0	1	101	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.8	$9,000
Hiram Bithorn	31	pr PR	R	R	6' 1"	200	Mar 18, 1916	4	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$8,000
Earl Caldwell	42	us US	R	R	6' 1"	178	Apr 9, 1905	7	40	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$11,000
Loyd Christopher	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 31, 1919	2	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7	0	0	-0.2
George Dickey	31	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 10, 1915	6	83	57	83	79	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.2
Pete Gebrian	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 10, 1923	1st	27	4	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Bob Gillespie	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	187	Oct 8, 1919	2	25	17	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3
Orval Grove	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	196	Aug 29, 1919	8	25	19	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$12,000
Earl Harrist	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 20, 1919	2	33	4	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Joe Haynes	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 21, 1917	9	29	22	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4
Ralph Hodgin	32	us US	L	R	5' 10"	167	Feb 10, 1915	5	59	41	59	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	1	41	18	0	0.7	$8,500
Jake Jones	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	197	Nov 23, 1920	4	45	43	45	43	0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.3
Bob Kennedy	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	6	115	103	115	107	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	1	90	106	5	3	-0.9
Don Kolloway	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 4, 1918	6	124	113	124	117	0	0	11	100	8	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1.2	$11,000
Joe Kuhel	41	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jun 25, 1906	18	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0	$9,000
Thornton Lee	40	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Sep 13, 1906	15	21	11	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Eddie Lopat	29	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Jun 21, 1918	4	35	31	35	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5.8
Gordon Maltzberger	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 4, 1912	4	33	0	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$9,000
Cass Michaels	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 4, 1926	5	110	103	110	104	0	0	0	60	44	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	1.8	$10,000
Frank Papish	29	us US	R	L	6' 2"	192	Oct 21, 1917	3	38	26	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$8,000
Dave Philley	27	us US	B	R	6' 0"	188	May 16, 1920	3	143	137	143	137	0	0	0	0	4	0	41	94	0	133	6	0	0.6	$10,000
Johnny Rigney	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 28, 1914	8	11	7	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$14,000
Red Ruffing HOF	42	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	May 3, 1905	22	14	9	14	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.8	$15,000
Eddie Smith	33	us US	B	L	5' 10"	174	Dec 14, 1913	10	15	5	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.5	$12,500
Joe Stephenson	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 30, 1921	3	16	11	16	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-0.5
Mike Tresh	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 23, 1914	10	90	87	90	89	0	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.8	$14,000
Thurman Tucker	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 26, 1917	5	89	62	89	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0	65	22	2	0.4	$12,000
Jack Wallaesa	27	us US	B	R	6' 3"	191	Aug 31, 1919	4	81	48	81	50	0	0	0	0	1	27	22	0	0	22	31	1	0.6
Taffy Wright	35	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	Aug 10, 1911	7	124	97	124	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	67	100	25	1	2.2	$15,000
Rudy York	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	209	Aug 17, 1913	12	102	102	102	102	0	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6		All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Ted Lyons	46	us US	Dec 28, 1900	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 28
Red Faber	58	us US	Sep 6, 1888		Apr 15	Sep 28
Bing Miller	52	us US	Aug 30, 1894	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 28
Buster Mills	38	us US	Sep 16, 1908	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date