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 of 94–60, good enough for third place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.

The 1954 Pale Hose were managed for their first 145 games by fourth-year skipper Paul Richards. But on September 13, 1954, Richards turned in his resignation to join the seventh-place Baltimore Orioles as both field manager and general manager. He departed with Chicago in third place at 91–54, 13 games behind Cleveland. Coach Marty Marion took the reins and directed the White Sox to a 3–6 record through season's end.

Offseason November 30, 1953: Al Sima was drafted by the White Sox from the Washington Senators in the 1953 rule 5 draft.Al Sima page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1953: Carl Sawatski was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference February 5, 1954: Neil Berry and Sam Mele were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference

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.Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1954 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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, SS155 620 106 158 28 3 12 6285 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 155631 111201 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 568119 18229 18 19116 77 46.32018 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 .28618 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 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Sandy Consuegra, P 39 48 4 11 0 0 0 3 3 11 .229 0 Fritz Dorish, P 37 27 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 0 Mike Fornieles, P 16 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 Jack Harshman, P 36 56 6 8 1 0 2 5 12 21 .143 0 Don Johnson, P 46 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 12 .029 0 Bob Keegan, P 32 75 5 9 2 1 0 7 4 11 .120 0 Morrie Martin, P 35 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 .133 0 Billy Pierce, P 38 57 4 11 0 0 0 5 4 12 .193 0 Al Sima, P 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Dick Strahs, P 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Virgil Trucks, P 40 93 5 17 2 0 0 8 1 21 .183 0 155 5168 711 1382 203 47 94 655 604 536 .267 98

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

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1954 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference