1945 Chicago White Sox season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1945
1945 Major League Baseball season
-Statistical leaders:-Major league baseball final standings:-Events:* On April 17, Pete Gray became the first one-armed man to ever play in the Major Leagues. He batted .218 is 77 games with the St. Louis Browns.-Deaths:...

Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

season was the White Sox's 45th season in the major leagues, and their 46th season overall. They finished with a record 71-78, good enough for 6th place in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

, 15 games behind the 1st place Detroit Tigers

1945 Detroit Tigers season

The Detroit Tigers was the team's 45th since they entered the American League in 1901. The team won the American League pennant, then went on to win the 1945 World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 3. It was the second World Series championship for the Tigers...

Opening Day lineup

Wally Moses
Wally Moses
Wallace Moses was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1935 through 1951, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox . Moses batted and threw left-handed...

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Oris Hockett
Oris Hockett
Oris Leon Hockett was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers , Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox . Hockett batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

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Johnny Dickshot
Johnny Dickshot
John Oscar Dickshot commonly known as "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1936–38, the New York Giants in 1939, and the Chicago White Sox from 1944-45. He won the nickname "Ugly" because of his self-proclaimed status as the "ugliest man in...

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Bill Nagel
Bill Nagel
William Taylor Nagel was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...

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Tony Cuccinello
Tony Cuccinello
Anthony Francis 'Tony' Cuccinello was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Bees/Braves , New York Giants and Chicago White Sox . Cuccinelo batted and threw right-handed...

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Roy Schalk
Roy Schalk
Le Roy John Schalk was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played in 3 games for the New York Yankees in 1932 and then, after a lengthy stint in the minor leagues, played for the Chicago White Sox in 1944 and 1945. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He later went on to be a...

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Cass Michaels
Cass Michaels
Casimir Eugene Michaels was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Detroit, Michigan as Casimir Eugene Kwietniewski, and was primarily a second baseman throughout his career, though he was also a third baseman and shortstop for a time.Under his real name, Michaels was signed to a...

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Mike Tresh
Mike Tresh
Michael "Mike" Tresh was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1938 through 1949, he played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians . Tresh batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania...

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Thornton Lee
Thornton Lee
Thornton Starr Lee , also nicknamed "Lefty", was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox and New York Giants . Lee batted and threw left-handed. He is the father of pitcher Don Lee, a former big leaguer.-Career:Lee was born in Sonoma,...

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Roster

1945 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		valign="top" \| Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF		106	417	122	.293	2	55
OF		140	569	168	.295	2	50

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	27	105.1	6	7	3.59	45

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

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