WHITESOX HISTORY 1955
Marty Marion's initial season as manager produced a 91-63 record that brought the WhiteSox close (Five Games) to a first place finish than any time in the previous 35 years but resulted in the fourth succesive third place finish. Minnie Minoso, key to the pennant chances, slumped during the first half of the season (hitting .254 with only 2 homers at the all star break) But surged in the second half to finish at .288 with 10 homers and 70 RBI's.
George Kell's .312 average was third best in the league and Nelson Fox's .311 was fourth highest, contributing to a team batting average of .268 that led the league. Lefthander Billy Pierce (15-10) topped the league with his 1.97 ERA while Dick Donovan was 15-9, Virgil Trucks 13-8 and another southpaw Jack Harshman, 11-7. Kell's 91 RBI's led the team. Walt Dropo had a team high 19 homers and 79 RBI's