The 1947 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 47th season in the major leagues, and their 48th season overall. They finished with a record of 70–84, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 27 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason February 13, 1947: Frankie Hayes was released by the White Sox.Frankie Hayes page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1947 season: Tod Davis was acquired by the White Sox from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.Tod Davis page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season July 5: In a game against the White Sox, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians became the first black player to appear in an American League game.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 184, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, Doby appeared in the seventh inning and struck out.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup PlayerPosition Floyd Baker 3B Luke Appling SS Dave Philley CF Bob Kennedy RF Ralph Hodgin LF Don Kolloway 1B Cass Michaels 2B Mike Tresh C Ed Lopat P

Notable transactions April 23, 1947: Gus Zernial was purchased by the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.Gus Zernial page at Baseball-Reference July 1947: Pete Wojey was acquired by the White Sox from the Hot Springs Bathers.Pete Wojey page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1947 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 Luke Appling, SS 139 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 64 28 .306 8 Floyd Baker, 3B 105 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 66 28 .264 9 Loyd Christopher, LF 7 23 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 0 George Dickey, C 83 211 15 47 6 0 1 27 34 25 .223 4 Ralph Hodgin, LF 59 180 26 53 10 3 1 24 13 4 .294 1 Bob Kennedy, RF, LF 115 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 18 38 .262 3 Don Kolloway, 2B, 1B, 3B 124 485 49 135 25 4 2 35 17 34 .278 11 Jake Jones, 1B 45 171 15 41 7 1 3 20 13 25 .240 1 Joe Kuhel, PH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Cass Michaels, 2B, 3B 110 355 31 97 15 4 3 34 39 28 .273 10 Dave Philley, CF, LF, 3B 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 35 39 .258 21 Joe Stephenson, C 16 35 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 7 .143 0 Mike Tresh, C 90 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 26 26 .241 2 Thurman Tucker, CF 89 254 28 60 9 4 1 17 38 25 .236 10 Jack Wallaesa, SS, LF 81 205 25 40 9 1 7 32 23 51 .195 2 Taffy Wright, RF, LF 124 401 48 130 13 0 4 54 48 17 .324 8 Rudy York, 1B 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 36 55 .243 1 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Earl Caldwell, P 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Pete Gebrian, P 27 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 Bob Gillespie, P 25 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 .061 0 Orval Grove, P 25 48 2 7 2 0 0 1 5 16 .146 0 Earl Harrist, P 33 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 .208 0 Joe Haynes, P 29 65 7 17 2 0 0 6 0 7 .262 0 Thornton Lee, P 21 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 11 .207 0 Eddie Lopat, P 35 96 5 19 3 0 0 11 4 6 .198 0 Gordon Maltzberger, P 33 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 .143 0 Frank Papish, P 38 58 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 15 .086 0 Johnny Rigney, P 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Red Ruffing, P 14 24 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 .208 0 Eddie Smith, P 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 155 5274 553 1350 211 41 53 519 491 528 .256 91

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 Hi Bithorn 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Caldwell 1 4 3.64 40 0 8 54.1 53 23 22 4 30 22 Pete Gebrian 2 3 4.48 27 4 5 66.1 61 40 33 7 33 17 Bob Gillespie 5 8 4.73 25 17 0 118.0 133 71 62 4 53 36 Orval Grove 6 8 4.44 25 19 0 135.2 158 78 67 10 70 33 Earl Harrist 3 8 3.56 33 4 5 93.2 85 48 37 3 49 55 Joe Haynes 14 6 2.42 29 22 0 182.0 174 65 49 5 61 50 Gordon Maltzberger 1 4 3.39 33 0 5 63.2 61 26 24 4 25 22 Thornton Lee 3 7 4.47 21 11 1 86.2 86 50 43 5 56 57 Eddie Lopat 16 13 2.81 31 31 0 252.2 241 88 79 17 73 109 Frank Papish 12 12 3.26 38 26 3 199.0 185 82 72 6 98 79 Johnny Rigney 2 3 1.95 11 7 0 50.2 42 15 11 3 15 19 Red Ruffing 3 5 6.11 9 9 0 53.0 63 39 36 7 16 11 Eddie Smith 1 3 7.29 15 5 0 33.1 40 36 27 1 24 12 70 84 3.64 155 155 27 1391.0 1384 661 562 76 603 522

Farm system

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

References

External links 1947 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference