The 1948 Major League Baseball season was the Chicago White Sox' 48th season in the major leagues, and its 49th season overall. They finished eighth (last) 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 (in 1932) had a worse winning percentage. This was the first year of many for White Sox television broadcasts on WGN-TV channel 9.

Offseason November 19, 1947: Pete Wojey was drafted from the White Sox by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.Pete Wojey page at Baseball Reference January 27, 1948: Thurman Tucker was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Weigel.Thurman Tucker page at Baseball Reference February 24, 1948: Ed Lopat was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Wight, Fred Bradley, and Aaron Robinson.Ed Lopat page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1948 season: Ed McGhee was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Ed McGhee page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Frank Lane was in his first season as White Sox general manager. Over the next seven years with the White Sox, Lane would make 241 trades.Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 93, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, The White Sox won, 12–11.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Don Kolloway, 2B Luke Appling, 3B Tony Lupien, 1B Bob Kennedy, RF Taffy Wright, LF Jack Wallaesa, SS Dave Philley, CF Mike Tresh, C Joe Haynes, P

Roster 1948 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

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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 Herb Adams, RF, CF 5 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 Luke Appling, 3B, SS 139 497 63 156 16 2 0 47 94 35 .314 10 Floyd Baker, 3B, 2B 104 335 47 72 8 3 0 18 73 26 .215 4 Jim Delsing, CF 20 63 5 12 0 0 0 5 5 12 .190 0 Ralph Hodgin, OF 114 331 28 88 11 5 1 34 21 11 .266 0 Bob Kennedy, LF, RF 30 113 4 28 8 1 0 14 4 17 .248 0 Don Kolloway, 2B, 3B 119 417 60 114 14 4 6 38 18 18 .273 2 Tony Lupien, 1B 154 617 69 152 19 3 6 54 74 38 .246 11 Cass Michaels, SS, 2B 145 484 47 120 12 6 5 56 69 42 .248 8 Dave Philley, CF, LF 137 488 51 140 28 3 5 42 50 33 .287 8 Aaron Robinson, C 98 326 47 82 14 2 8 39 46 30 .252 0 Jerry Scala, CF 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Pat Seerey, LF, CF 95 340 44 78 11 0 18 64 61 94 .229 0 Mike Tresh, C 39 108 10 27 1 0 1 11 9 9 .250 0 Jack Wallaesa, SS 33 48 2 9 0 0 1 3 1 12 .188 0 Ralph Weigel, C, LF 66 163 8 38 7 3 0 26 13 18 .233 1 Frank Whitman, SS 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Taffy Wright, RF, LF 134 455 50 127 15 6 4 61 38 18 .279 2 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Fred Bradley, P 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Earl Caldwell, P 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 Al Gettel, P 24 54 4 13 2 0 0 3 0 6 .241 0 Bob Gillespie, P 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .000 0 Jim Goodwin, P 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 Orval Grove, P 32 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 0 Randy Gumpert, P 16 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 .138 0 Earl Harrist, P 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Joe Haynes, P 27 50 5 8 2 0 0 1 3 8 .160 0 Howie Judson, P 41 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 13 .103 0 Glen Moulder, P 33 20 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 Frank Papish, P 32 27 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 6 .185 0 Ike Pearson, P 23 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 Marino Pieretti, P 32 39 5 7 0 0 0 3 4 6 .179 0 Marv Rotblatt, P 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Bill Wight, P 34 73 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 31 .082 0 154 5192 558 1303 172 39 55 532 594 528 .251 46

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 Fred Bradley 0 0 4.60 8 0 0 15.2 11 12 8 2 4 2 Earl Caldwell 1 5 5.31 25 1 3 39.0 53 25 23 3 22 10 Al Gettel 8 10 4.01 22 19 1 148.0 154 76 66 7 60 49 Bob Gillespie 0 4 5.13 25 6 0 72.0 81 45 41 3 33 19 Jim Goodwin 0 0 8.71 8 1 1 10.1 9 11 10 0 12 3 Orval Grove 2 10 6.16 32 11 1 87.2 110 64 60 6 42 18 Randy Gumpert 2 6 3.79 16 11 0 97.1 103 43 41 6 13 31 Earl Harrist 1 3 5.87 11 1 0 23.0 23 17 15 4 13 14 Joe Haynes 9 10 3.97 27 22 0 149.2 167 79 66 13 52 40 Howie Judson 4 5 4.78 40 5 8 107.1 102 60 57 7 56 38 Glen Moulder 3 6 6.41 33 9 2 85.2 108 67 61 8 54 26 Frank Papish 2 8 5.00 32 14 4 95.1 97 65 53 7 75 41 Ike Pearson 2 3 4.92 23 2 1 53.0 62 32 29 8 27 12 Marino Pieretti 8 10 4.95 21 18 1 120.0 117 70 66 6 52 28 Marv Rotblatt 0 1 7.85 7 2 0 18.1 19 16 16 0 23 4 Bill Wight 9 20 4.80 34 32 1 223.1 238 132 119 9 135 68 51 101 4.89 154 154 23 1345.2 1454 814 731 89 673 403

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hot Springs, SeminoleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links 1948 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference