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Major League Baseball

Record: 85-69 .552.... 3rd in American League
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,000,090

Manager - Marty Marion

Team Leaders

HR: Doby [24]
RBI: Doby [102]
2B: Minoso [29]
SB: Aparicio [21]
W: Pierce [20]
SV: Howell [4]
SO: Pierce [192]

Oldest Player: Ellis Kinder [41]
Youngest Player: Jim Derrington [16]
Longest Tenure: Billy Pierce [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Luis Aparicio (Apr 17)
Pitchers: Jerry Dahlke (May 6) Jim Derrington (Sep 30) Bill Fischer (Apr 21)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
25	Cal Abrams	OF	32	L	L	5-11	195	3/2/1924	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1949-1956
11	Luis Aparicio	SS	22	R	R	5-9	160	4/29/1934	Maracaibo, VZ	MLB	1956-1973
26	Earl Battey	C	21	R	R	6-1	205	1/5/1935	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1955-1967
3	Jim Brideweser	SS-2B	29	R	R	6-0	165	2/13/1927	Lancaster, OH	MLB	1951-1957
32	Harry Byrd	P	31	R	R	6-1	188	2/3/1925	Darlington, SC	MLB	1950-1957
20	Sandy Consuegra	P	35	R	R	5-10	165	9/3/1920	Potrerillos, CU	MLB	1950-1957
31	Jerry Dahlke	P	26	R	R	6-0	180	6/8/1930	Marathon, WI	MLB	1956-1956
25	Jim Delsing	OF	30	L	R	5-10	175	11/13/1925	Rudolph, WI	MLB	1948-1960
18	Jim Derrington	P	16	L	L	6-3	190	11/29/1939	Compton, CA	MLB	1956-1957
14	Larry Doby	OF	32	L	R	6-1	182	12/13/1923	Camden, SC	MLB	1947-1959
22	Dick Donovan	P	28	L	R	6-3	205	12/7/1927	Boston, MA	MLB	1950-1965
8	Walt Dropo	1B	33	R	R	6-5	220	1/30/1923	Moosup, CT	MLB	1949-1961
48	Sammy Esposito	3B-SS	24	R	R	5-9	165	12/15/1931	Chicago, IL	MLB	1952-1963
27	Bill Fischer	P	25	R	R	6-0	190	10/11/1930	Wausau, WI	MLB	1956-1964
16	Mike Fornieles	P	24	R	R	5-11	172	1/18/1932	Havana, CU	MLB	1952-1963
2	Nellie Fox	2B	28	L	R	5-9	150	12/25/1927	St. Thomas, PA	MLB	1947-1965
29	Jack Harshman	P	28	L	L	6-2	185	7/12/1927	San Diego, CA	MLB	1948-1960
3	Fred Hatfield	3B-2B	31	L	R	6-1	171	3/18/1925	Lanett, AL	MLB	1950-1958
28	Dixie Howell	P	36	L	R	6-2	210	1/7/1920	Harold, KY	MLB	1940-1958
42	Ron Jackson	1B	22	R	R	6-7	225	10/22/1933	Kalamazoo, MI	MLB	1954-1960
44	Connie Johnson	P	33	R	R	6-4	200	12/27/1922	Stone Mountain, GA	MLB	1953-1958
15	Bob Keegan	P	35	R	R		207	8/4/1920	Rochester, NY	MLB	1953-1958
1	George Kell	3B	33	R	R	5-9	175	8/23/1922	Swifton, AR	MLB	1943-1957
30	Bob Kennedy	OF-3B	35	R	R	6-2	193	8/18/1920	Chicago, IL	MLB	1939-1957
27	Ellis Kinder	P	41	R	R	6-0	195	7/26/1914	Atkins, AR	MLB	1946-1957
31	Paul LaPalme	P	32	L	L	5-10	184	12/14/1923	Springfield, MA	MLB	1951-1957
10	Sherm Lollar	C	31	R	R	6-1	185	8/23/1924	Durham, AR	MLB	1946-1963
24	Dick Marlowe	P	27	R	R	6-2	170	6/27/1929	Hickory, NC	MLB	1951-1956
36	Morrie Martin	P	33	L	L	6-0	180	9/3/1922	Dixon, MO	MLB	1949-1959
36	Jim McDonald	P	29	R	R		185	5/17/1927	Grants Pass, OR	MLB	1950-1958
9	Minnie Minoso	OF	33	R	R	5-10	175	11/29/1922	Havana, CU	MLB	1949-1980
12	Les Moss	C	31	R	R	5-11	205	5/14/1925	Tulsa, OK	MLB	1946-1958
18	Bob Nieman	OF	29	R	R	5-11	195	1/26/1927	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1951-1962
6,32	Ron Northey	OF	36	L	R	5-10	195	4/26/1920	Mahanoy City, PA	MLB	1942-1957
6	Dave Philley	OF	36	B	R	6-0	188	5/16/1920	Paris, TX	MLB	1941-1962
5	Bubba Phillips	3B-OF	28	R	R	5-9	180	2/24/1928	West Point, MS	MLB	1955-1964
19	Billy Pierce	P	29	L	L	5-10	160	4/2/1927	Detroit, MI	MLB	1945-1964
24	Howie Pollet	P	35	L	L		175	6/26/1921	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1941-1956
7	Jim Rivera	OF	33	L	L	6-0	196	7/22/1922	New York, NY	MLB	1952-1961
21,66	Gerry Staley	P	35	R	R	6-0	195	8/21/1920	Brush Prairie, WA	MLB	1947-1961
30	Jim Wilson	P	34	R	R		200	2/20/1922	San Diego, CA	MLB	1945-1958