1955 Chicago White Sox season

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1955 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1955 Information
Owner(s) Grace Comiskey
General Manager(s) Frank Lane
Manager(s) Marty Marion
Local television WGN-TV
Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio WCFL
(Bob Elson, Don Wells)

The 1955 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 56th season. They finished with a record 91-63, good enough for 3rd place in the American League, 5 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees.

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 96 58 .623 --
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 3
Chicago White Sox 91 63 .591 5
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 12
Detroit Tigers 79 75 .513 17
Kansas City Athletics 63 91 .409 33
Baltimore Orioles 57 97 .370 39
Washington Senators 53 101 .344 43

[edit] Roster

1955 Chicago White Sox roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] 1955 Opening Day Lineup

Chico Carrasquel, ss

Nellie Fox, 2b

Minnie Minoso, lf

George Kell, 3b

Jim Rivera, cf

Walt Dropo, 1b

Willard Marshall, rf

Sherm Lollar, c

Virgil Trucks, p

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1955 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington
National League
1955 All-Star Game • 1955 World Series
v • d • e
Chicago White Sox
Based in Chicago, Illinois
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72
Key Personnel
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén
World Series
Championships (3)
1906 • 1917 • 2005
American League
Championships (6)
1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005
American League
Division Championships (4)
Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005
Seasons (108)

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