1947 Chicago White Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 890,506, Avg. 15,354
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Ted Lyons (70-84)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1947 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1947 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The White Sox scored 553 runs and allowed 661 runs. Rudy York led Chicago with 15 home runs and recorded 64 runs batted in. Luke Appling paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Eddie Lopat topped the team with 16 wins, while Joe Haynes recorded a 2.42 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Ted Lyons coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luke ApplingSSRRApril 2, 19075'10"183High Point, NC USA
Floyd Baker3BLROctober 10, 19165'9"160Luray, VA USA
Hiram BithornPRRMarch 18, 19166'1"200Santurce, P.R.
Earl CaldwellPRRApril 9, 19056'1"178Sparks, TX USA
Loyd ChristopherLFRRDecember 31, 19196'2"190Richmond, CA USA
George DickeyCBRJuly 10, 19156'2"180Kensett, AR USA
Pete GebrianPRRAugust 10, 19236'0"170Bayonne, NJ USA
Bob GillespiePRROctober 8, 19196'4"187Columbus, OH USA
Orval GrovePRRAugust 29, 19196'3"196Mineral, KS USA
Earl HarristPRRApril 20, 19196'0"175Dubach, LA USA
Joe HaynesPRRSeptember 21, 19176'2"190Lincolnton, GA USA
Ralph HodginLFLRFebruary 10, 19155'10"167Greensboro, NC USA
Jake Jones1BRRNovember 23, 19206'3"197Epps, LA USA
Bob KennedyRFRRAugust 18, 19206'2"193Chicago, IL USA
Don Kolloway2BRRAugust 4, 19186'3"200Posen, IL USA
Joe KuhelPLLJune 25, 19066'0"180Cleveland, OH USA
Thornton LeePLLSeptember 13, 19066'3"205Sonoma, CA USA
Eddie LopatPLLJune 21, 19185'10"185New York, NY USA
Gordon MaltzbergerPRRSeptember 4, 19126'0"170Utopia, TX USA
Cass Michaels2BRRMarch 4, 19265'11"175Detroit, MI USA
Frank PapishPRLOctober 21, 19176'2"192Pueblo, CO USA
Dave PhilleyCFBRMay 16, 19206'0"188Paris, TX USA
Johnny RigneyPRROctober 28, 19146'2"190Oak Park, IL USA
Red RuffingPRRMay 3, 19056'1"205Granville, IL USA
Eddie SmithPBLDecember 14, 19135'10"174Mansfield, NJ USA
Joe StephensonCRRJune 30, 19216'2"185Detroit, MI USA
Mike TreshCRRFebruary 23, 19145'11"170Hazleton, PA USA
Thurman TuckerCFLRSeptember 26, 19175'10"165Gordon, TX USA
Jack WallaesaSSBRAugust 31, 19196'3"191Easton, PA USA
Taffy WrightRFLRAugust 10, 19115'10"180Tabor City, NC USA
Rudy York1BRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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