They finished with a record of 94–60, good enough to win the American League (AL) championship, five games ahead of the second place Cleveland Indians.
Veteran catcher Sherm Lollar provided quiet leadership on and off the field, leading the team in home runs and RBIs.
[3] The White Sox also acquired slugger Ted Kluszewski in August, a local area native, from the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final pennant push.
Kluszewski gave the team the needed power-hitting for the stretch run and hit nearly .300 in the final month of play for the White Sox.
After the pennant-clinching victory, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, a lifelong White Sox fan, ordered his fire chief to set off the city's air raid sirens.