1940 Chicago White Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 731,977, Avg. 11,091
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (82-72)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1940 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1940 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The White Sox scored 735 runs and allowed 672 runs. Joe Kuhel paced Chicago with 27 home runs and recorded 94 runs batted in. Luke Appling led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .348. Johnny Rigney and Eddie Smith topped the team with 14 wins each, while Johnny Rigney recorded a 3.11 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Jimmy Dykes coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Pete AppletonPRRMay 20, 19045'11"180Terryville, CT USA
Luke ApplingSSRRApril 2, 19075'10"183High Point, NC USA
Clint BrownPLRJuly 8, 19036'1"190Blackash, PA USA
Bill DietrichPRRMarch 29, 19106'0"185Philadelphia, PA USA
Vallie EavesPRRSeptember 6, 19116'2"180Allen, OK USA
Orval GrovePRRAugust 29, 19196'3"196Mineral, KS USA
Jack HallettPRRNovember 13, 19146'4"215Toledo, OH USA
Jackie Hayes2BRRJuly 19, 19065'10"165Clanton, AL USA
Bob Kennedy3BRRAugust 18, 19206'2"193Chicago, IL USA
Jack KnottPRRMarch 2, 19076'2"200Dallas, TX USA
Don Kolloway2BRRAugust 4, 19186'3"200Posen, IL USA
Mike KreevichCFRRJune 10, 19085'7"168Mount Olive, IL USA
Joe Kuhel1BLLJune 25, 19066'0"180Cleveland, OH USA
Thornton LeePLLSeptember 13, 19066'3"205Sonoma, CA USA
Ted LyonsPBRDecember 28, 19005'11"200Lake Charles, LA USA
Eric McNair2BRRApril 12, 19095'8"160Meridian, MS USA
Johnny RigneyPRROctober 28, 19146'2"190Oak Park, IL USA
Larry RosenthalLFLLMay 21, 19106'0"190St. Paul, MN USA
Dave ShortPLRMay 11, 19175'11"162Magnolia, AR USA
Ken SilvestriCBRMay 3, 19166'1"200Chicago, IL USA
Eddie SmithPBLDecember 14, 19135'10"174Mansfield, NJ USA
Moose SoltersLFRRMarch 22, 19066'0"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Mike TreshCRRFebruary 23, 19145'11"170Hazleton, PA USA
Tom TurnerCRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"195Custer, OK USA
Skeeter Webb2BRRNovember 4, 19095'9"150Meridian, MS USA
Ed WeilandPLRNovember 26, 19145'11"180Evanston, IL USA
Taffy WrightRFLRAugust 10, 19115'10"180Tabor City, NC USA



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