1916 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1916 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 601 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Happy Felsch led the team in home runs with 7. The offense was powered by Shoeless Joe Jackson, who led the team with 78 RBI and 202 hits. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 498 runs and had a team ERA of 2.36. Reb Russell was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Lefty Williams led the team with 138 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 155 | 545 | 87 | 168 | 0 | 52 | 40 | .405 | .396 | .801 | .308 |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 105 | 313 | 36 | 75 | 3 | 44 | 19 | .328 | .367 | .695 | .240 |
| Ziggy Hasbrook | 1B | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Fred McMullin | 3B | 68 | 187 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .332 | .273 | .605 | .257 |
| George Moriarty | 3B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .200 | .629 | .200 |
| Jack Ness | 1B | 75 | 258 | 32 | 69 | 1 | 34 | 4 | .310 | .345 | .655 | .267 |
| Zeb Terry | SS | 94 | 269 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .292 | .249 | .541 | .190 |
| Fritz Von Kolnitz | 3B | 24 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .261 | .295 | .556 | .227 |
| Buck Weaver | 3B | 151 | 582 | 78 | 132 | 3 | 38 | 22 | .280 | .309 | .589 | .227 |
| Cy Wright | SS | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .000 | .053 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Shano Collins | OF | 143 | 527 | 74 | 128 | 0 | 42 | 16 | .323 | .342 | .665 | .243 |
| Happy Felsch | OF | 146 | 546 | 73 | 164 | 7 | 70 | 13 | .341 | .427 | .768 | .300 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 155 | 592 | 91 | 202 | 3 | 78 | 24 | .393 | .495 | .888 | .341 |
| Nemo Leibold | OF | 45 | 82 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 7 | .303 | .305 | .608 | .244 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 51 | 105 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .284 | .276 | .560 | .210 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Lapp | C | 40 | 101 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .266 | .228 | .494 | .208 |
| Byrd Lynn | C | 31 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .311 | .250 | .561 | .225 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 129 | 410 | 36 | 95 | 0 | 41 | 30 | .311 | .305 | .616 | .232 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Fautsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ted Jourdan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 | |
| Ray Shook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5081 | 601 | 1277 | 17 | 484 | 197 | .307 | .339 | .646 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Benz | 28 | 16 | 142 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 2.03 | 0.986 | |||
| Eddie Cicotte | 44 | 19 | 187 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 5 | 91 | 70 | 1.78 | 1.112 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 28 | 8 | 93.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 3.27 | 1.323 | |||
| Red Faber | 35 | 25 | 205.3 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 87 | 61 | 2.02 | 1.111 | |||
| Reb Russell | 56 | 25 | 264.3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3 | 112 | 42 | 2.42 | 0.942 | |||
| Jim Scott | 32 | 21 | 165.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3 | 71 | 53 | 2.72 | 1.258 | |||
| Ed Walsh | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.70 | 2.121 | |||
| Lefty Williams | 43 | 26 | 224.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 138 | 65 | 2.89 | 1.271 | |||
| Mellie Wolfgang | 27 | 14 | 127 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 36 | 42 | 1.98 | 1.142 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 155 | 1412.2 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 15 | 644 | 405 | 2.36 | 1.129 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins and Shoeless Joe Jackson | 155 |
| At Bats | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 673 |
| Batting Average | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .341 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .405 |
| Slugging % | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .495 |
| OPS | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .888 |
| Runs | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 91 |
| Hits | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 202 |
| Total Bases | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 293 |
| Doubles | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 40 |
| Triples | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 21 |
| Home Runs | Happy Felsch | 7 |
| RBI | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 78 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Happy Felsch | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Collins | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buck Weaver | 44 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Reb Russell | 18 |
| Losses | Jim Scott | 14 |
| Saves | Eddie Cicotte | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Cicotte | .682 |
| ERA | Eddie Cicotte | 1.78 |
| WHIP | Reb Russell | 0.942 |
| Innings Pitched | Reb Russell | 264.3 |
| Games | Reb Russell | 56 |
| Games Started | Lefty Williams | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Williams | 138 |
| Complete Games | Reb Russell | 16 |
| Shutouts | Reb Russell | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Reb Russell | 983 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lefty Williams | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Lefty Williams | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Cicotte | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lefty Williams | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Benz, Reb Russell, and Jim Scott | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Williams | 8 |
