1917 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 100-54. They scored 657 runs and belted 18 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Happy Felsch, who led the team with 6 home runs, 102 RBI, and 177 hits. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 462 runs and had a team ERA of 2.16. Eddie Cicotte led the pitching staff with 28 wins and 150 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Byrne | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 156 | 564 | 91 | 163 | 0 | 67 | 53 | .389 | .363 | .752 | .289 |
| Chick Gandil | 1B | 149 | 553 | 53 | 151 | 0 | 57 | 16 | .316 | .315 | .631 | .273 |
| Ziggy Hasbrook | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ted Jourdan | 1B | 17 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .171 | .206 | .377 | .147 |
| Fred McMullin | 3B | 59 | 194 | 35 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .339 | .258 | .597 | .237 |
| Swede Risberg | SS | 149 | 474 | 59 | 96 | 1 | 45 | 16 | .297 | .285 | .582 | .203 |
| Zeb Terry | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| Buck Weaver | 3B | 118 | 447 | 64 | 127 | 3 | 32 | 19 | .332 | .362 | .694 | .284 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Shano Collins | OF | 82 | 252 | 38 | 59 | 1 | 14 | 14 | .269 | .321 | .590 | .234 |
| Happy Felsch | OF | 152 | 575 | 75 | 177 | 6 | 102 | 26 | .352 | .403 | .755 | .308 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 146 | 538 | 91 | 162 | 5 | 75 | 13 | .375 | .429 | .804 | .301 |
| Nemo Leibold | OF | 125 | 428 | 59 | 101 | 0 | 29 | 27 | .350 | .292 | .642 | .236 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 53 | 51 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | .386 | .392 | .778 | .314 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Jenkins | C | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Byrd Lynn | C | 35 | 72 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .300 | .250 | .550 | .222 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 140 | 424 | 48 | 96 | 2 | 51 | 19 | .331 | .292 | .623 | .226 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jack Fournier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5057 | 657 | 1281 | 18 | 535 | 219 | .316 | .326 | .642 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Benz | 19 | 13 | 94.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2.47 | 1.045 | |||
| Eddie Cicotte | 49 | 35 | 346.7 | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 150 | 70 | 1.53 | 0.911 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 50 | 9 | 173 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 9 | 79 | 74 | 2.65 | 1.324 | |||
| Red Faber | 41 | 29 | 248 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | 84 | 85 | 1.92 | 1.246 | |||
| Reb Russell | 35 | 24 | 189.3 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3 | 54 | 32 | 1.95 | 1.067 | |||
| Jim Scott | 24 | 17 | 125 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 37 | 42 | 1.87 | 1.344 | |||
| Lefty Williams | 45 | 29 | 230 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 | 85 | 81 | 2.97 | 1.313 | |||
| Mellie Wolfgang | 5 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5.09 | 1.356 | |||
| Team Totals | 268 | 156 | 1424.4 | 100 | 54 | .649 | 21 | 517 | 413 | 2.16 | 1.158 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins | 156 |
| At Bats | Happy Felsch | 575 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 689 |
| Batting Average | Happy Felsch | .308 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .389 |
| Slugging % | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .429 |
| OPS | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .804 |
| Runs | Eddie Collins and Shoeless Joe Jackson | 91 |
| Hits | Happy Felsch | 177 |
| Total Bases | Happy Felsch | 232 |
| Doubles | Shoeless Joe Jackson and Swede Risberg | 20 |
| Triples | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 17 |
| Home Runs | Happy Felsch | 6 |
| RBI | Happy Felsch | 102 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Swede Risberg | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 53 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buck Weaver | 35 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Cicotte | 28 |
| Losses | Red Faber | 13 |
| Saves | Dave Danforth | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Reb Russell | .750 |
| ERA | Eddie Cicotte | 1.53 |
| WHIP | Eddie Cicotte | 0.911 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Cicotte | 346.7 |
| Games | Dave Danforth | 50 |
| Games Started | Eddie Cicotte | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Cicotte | 150 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Cicotte | 29 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Cicotte | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Cicotte | 1288 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lefty Williams | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Cicotte | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Red Faber | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lefty Williams | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty Williams | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Red Faber | 10 |


