The 1955 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 55th season in the major leagues, and its 56th season overall. The White Sox started the season with a plus 40 run-differential in their first eight games, good for second best in the modern era. They finished with a record of 91–63, good enough for third place in the American League, five games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason December 6, 1954: Leo Cristante, Ferris Fain, and Jack Phillips were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Walt Dropo, Ted Gray and Bob Nieman.Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1954: Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts, and Fred Marsh were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Chakales, Jim Brideweser and Clint Courtney.Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the White Sox from the Cincinnati Redlegs.Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown) Vito Valentinetti was acquired from the White Sox by the Charleston Senators.Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference Jim McAnany was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Chico Carrasquel, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF George Kell, 3B Jim Rivera, CF Walt Dropo, 1B Willard Marshall, RF Sherm Lollar, C Virgil Trucks, P

Notable transactions April 16, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago White Sox. June 7, 1955: Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Jim Busby.

Roster 1955 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 Bobby Adams, 3B 28 21 8 2 0 1 0 3 4 4 .095 0 Earl Battey, C 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 Jim Brideweser, SS 34 58 6 12 3 2 0 4 3 7 .207 0 Jim Busby, CF 99 337 38 82 13 4 1 27 25 37 .243 7 Chico Carrasquel, SS 145 523 83 134 11 2 11 52 61 59 .256 1 Phil Cavarretta, 1B 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Gil Coan, RF 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .176 0 Clint Courtney, C 19 37 7 14 3 0 1 10 7 0 .378 0 Walt Dropo, 1B 141 453 55 127 15 2 19 79 42 71 .280 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Nellie Fox, 2B 154 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 38 15 .311 7 Johnny Groth, CF 32 77 13 26 7 0 2 11 6 13 .338 1 Ron Jackson, 1B 40 74 10 15 1 1 2 7 8 22 .203 1 Stan Jok, 3B 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .250 0 George Kell, 3B, 1B 128 429 44 134 24 1 8 81 51 36 .312 2 Bob Kennedy, 3B, RF 83 214 28 65 10 2 9 43 16 16 .304 0 Sherm Lollar, C 138 426 67 111 13 1 16 61 68 34 .261 2 Willard Marshall, RF, LF 22 41 6 7 0 0 0 6 13 1 .171 0 Ed McGhee, CF, LF 26 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 .077 2 Lloyd Merriman, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF 139 517 79 149 26 7 10 70 76 43 .288 19 Les Moss, C 32 59 5 15 2 0 2 7 6 10 .254 0 Bob Nieman, RF, LF 99 272 36 77 11 2 11 53 36 37 .283 1 Ron Northey, RF 14 14 1 5 2 0 1 4 3 3 .357 0 Buddy Peterson, SS 6 21 7 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 .286 0 Bob Powell, PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim Rivera, RF, CF 147 454 71 120 24 4 10 52 62 59 .264 25 Vern Stephens, 3B 22 56 10 14 3 0 3 7 7 11 .250 0 Ed White, RF 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Harry Byrd, P 25 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 .067 0 Bob Chakales, P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Sandy Consuegra, P 44 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 .103 0 Dick Donovan, P 40 76 10 17 0 0 1 5 9 26 .224 0 Fritz Dorish, P 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 Mike Fornieles, P 28 29 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .103 0 Jack Harshman, P 32 60 6 11 1 0 2 8 9 17 .183 0 Dixie Howell, P 35 21 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 8 .381 0 Connie Johnson, P 19 33 4 5 2 0 0 5 0 7 .152 0 Bob Keegan, P 18 18 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 .333 0 Morrie Martin, P 37 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 Al Papai, P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 34 70 5 12 2 0 0 7 3 10 .171 1 Virgil Trucks, P 32 64 2 8 1 0 0 6 0 12 .125 0 155 5220 725 1401 204 36 116 677 568 595 .268 69

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 Harry Byrd 4 6 4.65 25 12 1 91.0 85 49 47 10 34 44 Bob Chakales 0 0 1.46 7 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 7 6 Sandy Consuegra 6 5 2.64 44 7 7 126.1 120 42 37 4 25 35 Dick Donovan 15 9 3.32 29 24 0 187.0 186 77 69 17 53 88 Fritz Dorish 2 0 1.59 13 0 1 17.0 16 4 3 0 10 6 Mike Fornieles 6 3 3.86 26 9 2 86.1 84 37 37 12 32 23 Ted Gray 0 0 18.00 2 1 0 3.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 Jack Harshman 11 7 3.36 32 23 0 179.1 144 74 67 16 100 116 Dixie Howell 8 3 2.93 35 0 9 73.2 70 27 24 1 30 25 Connie Johnson 7 4 3.45 17 16 0 99.0 95 40 38 5 52 72 Bob Keegan 2 5 5.83 18 11 0 58.2 83 39 38 4 29 29 Morrie Martin 2 3 3.63 37 0 2 52.0 50 27 21 4 22 22 Al Papai 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 11.2 10 5 5 1 10 5 Billy Pierce 15 10 1.97 33 26 1 205.2 162 50 45 16 69 157 Virgil Trucks 13 8 3.96 32 26 0 175.0 176 78 77 19 66 91 91 63 3.37 155 155 23 1378.0 1301 557 516 111 541 720

Farm system

Notes

References 1955 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference