1946 Chicago White Sox

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Record: 74-80, Finished 5th in American League (1946 AL)

Managed by Jimmie Dykes (10-20) and Ted Lyons (64-60)

Coaches: George Haas and Bing Miller

Ballpark: Comiskey Park

History, Comments, Contributions

On April 28th, 1946 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons got the 260th and final win of his career. Less than a month later, he was named the club's manager after Jimmy Dykes resigned.

Awards and Honors

• All-Star: Luke Appling

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	104	50	.675	--
Detroit Tigers	92	62	.597	12
New York Yankees	87	67	.565	17
Washington Senators	76	78	.494	28
Chicago White Sox	74	80	.481	30
Cleveland Indians	68	86	.442	36
St. Louis Browns	66	88	.429	38
Philadelphia Athletics	49	105	.318	55

1946 Opening Day Lineup

Wally Moses, rf

Floyd Baker, 3b

Taffy Wright, lf

Luke Appling, ss

Hal Trosky, Sr., 1b

Don Kolloway, 2b

Thurman Tucker, cf

Mike Tresh, c

Bill Dietrich, p

Further Reading

• Eric Chesterton: "That time an umpire ejected 14 players from 1 team: Was a ventriloquist to blame?", mlb.com, May 2, 2020. [1]