1946 Chicago White Sox season

The 1946 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 46th season in the major leagues, and their 47th season overall. They finished with a record of 74–80, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 30 games behind the first place Boston Red Sox.

Offseason

• December 8, 1945: Tony Cuccinello was released by the White Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Wally Moses, RF
• Floyd Baker, 3B
• Taffy Wright, LF
• Luke Appling, SS
• Hal Trosky, 1B
• Don Kolloway, 2B
• Thurman Tucker, CF
• Mike Tresh, C
• Bill Dietrich, P

Notable transactions

• July 4, 1946: Tom Jordan was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Frankie Hayes to the White Sox on July 15, 1946.
• July 23, 1946: Wally Moses was purchased from the White Sox by the Boston Red Sox.

Roster

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

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

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New River</small>

References

External links

• 1946 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference