1959 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1958 Season 1960 Season

Record: 94-60-2, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-2) to Los Angeles Dodgers

Manager: Al Lopez (94-60-2)

General Manager: Johnny Rigney (Co-GM)

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 1,423,144 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 86-68, 669 Runs, 588 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Luis Aparicio HOF	25	ve VE	R	R	5' 9"	160	Apr 29, 1934	4	152	150	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.3	$25,000	All-Star
Rudy Árias	28	cu CU	L	L	5' 10"	165	Jun 6, 1931	1st	34	0	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$5,400
Earl Battey	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jan 5, 1935	5	26	16	26	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.1	$8,500
Ray Boone	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	12	9	5	9	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.2	$22,000
Johnny Callison	20	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Mar 12, 1939	2	49	27	49	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	41	5	6	-0.5
Cam Carreon	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Aug 6, 1937	1st	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Norm Cash	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Nov 10, 1933	2	58	25	58	31	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0.4	$7,000
Larry Doby HOF	35	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 13, 1923	17	21	12	21	14	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	10	12	8	0	-0.3	$36,000
Dick Donovan	31	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Dec 7, 1927	9	31	29	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Del Ennis	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 8, 1925	14	26	24	26	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	25	2	0	-0.8
Sammy Esposito	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Dec 15, 1931	6	69	9	69	60	0	0	0	2	45	14	0	0	0	0	7	22	-0.2
Nellie Fox HOF	31	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 25, 1927	13	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	$45,000	All-Star
Billy Goodman	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 22, 1926	13	104	67	104	76	0	0	0	3	74	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	1.6
Joe Hicks	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 7, 1933	1st	6	1	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	2	1	0.1
Ron Jackson	25	us US	R	R	6' 7"	225	Oct 22, 1933	6	10	3	10	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.2
Ted Kluszewski	34	us US	L	L	6' 2"	225	Sep 10, 1924	13	31	29	31	29	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.2
Jim Landis	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 9, 1934	3	149	145	149	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	148	0	148	0	1	5.7
Barry Latman	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	May 21, 1936	3	37	21	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Sherm Lollar	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 23, 1924	14	140	129	140	135	0	122	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	3.4		All-Star
Turk Lown	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	May 30, 1924	8	60	0	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
J.C. Martin	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	188	Dec 13, 1936	1st	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Jim McAnany	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	196	Sep 4, 1936	2	67	60	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	63	67	0	0	0.5
Ken McBride	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Aug 12, 1935	1st	11	2	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ray Moore	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 1, 1926	7	29	8	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Don Mueller	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 14, 1927	12	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Gary Peters	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Apr 21, 1937	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$3,300
Bubba Phillips	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	Feb 24, 1928	5	117	103	117	114	0	0	0	0	101	0	8	14	1	23	2	7	1.5
Billy Pierce	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Apr 2, 1927	13	34	33	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1		All-Star
Claude Raymond	22	ca CA	R	R	5' 10"	175	May 7, 1937	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jim Rivera	37	us US	L	L	6' 0"	196	Jul 22, 1921	8	80	43	80	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	49	69	7	14	-1.1
John Romano	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	205	Aug 23, 1934	2	53	34	53	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	1.3
Don Rudolph	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	195	Aug 16, 1931	3	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Bob Shaw	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1933	3	47	26	47	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6	$10,000
Harry Simpson	33	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 3, 1925	11	38	12	38	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	26	0	-0.1	$12,500
Lou Skizas	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 2, 1932	4	8	4	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	3	1	-0.2	$10,500
Al Smith	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	189	Feb 7, 1928	10	130	126	130	128	0	0	0	0	1	0	84	3	45	128	1	3	2.3	$16,000
Gerry Staley	38	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 21, 1920	13	67	0	67	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Joe Stanka	27	us US	R	R	6' 6"	201	Jul 23, 1931	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Earl Torgeson	35	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	13	127	68	127	103	0	0	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	9	0.2
Early Wynn HOF	39	us US	B	R	6' 0"	190	Jan 6, 1920	19	37	37	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.9		All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Al Lopez HOF	50	us US	Aug 20, 1908	Manager	Apr 10	Sep 27
Ray Berres	51	us US	Aug 31, 1907		Apr 10	Sep 27
Johnny Cooney	58	us US	Mar 18, 1901		Apr 10	Sep 27
Don Gutteridge	47	us US	Jun 19, 1912		Apr 10	Sep 27
Tony Cuccinello	51	us US	Nov 8, 1907	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date