1919 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 88-52. They scored 668 runs and belted 25 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. Happy Felsch and Shoeless Joe Jackson were tied for the team lead in home runs with 7. The offense was powered by Shoeless Joe Jackson, who led the team with 96 RBI, 181 hits. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 534 runs and had a team ERA of 3.04. Leading the team in wins was Eddie Cicotte, with 29. Lefty Williams racked up 125 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 140 | 518 | 87 | 165 | 4 | 80 | 33 | .400 | .405 | .805 | .319 |
| Chick Gandil | 1B | 115 | 441 | 54 | 128 | 1 | 60 | 10 | .325 | .383 | .708 | .290 |
| Harvey McClellan | 3B | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .333 | .718 | .333 |
| Fred McMullin | 3B | 60 | 170 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 4 | .355 | .388 | .743 | .294 |
| Swede Risberg | SS | 119 | 414 | 48 | 106 | 2 | 38 | 19 | .317 | .345 | .662 | .256 |
| Buck Weaver | 3B | 140 | 571 | 89 | 169 | 3 | 75 | 22 | .315 | .401 | .716 | .296 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Shano Collins | OF | 63 | 179 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .317 | .363 | .680 | .279 |
| Happy Felsch | OF | 135 | 502 | 68 | 138 | 7 | 86 | 19 | .336 | .428 | .764 | .275 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 139 | 516 | 79 | 181 | 7 | 96 | 9 | .422 | .506 | .928 | .351 |
| Nemo Leibold | OF | 122 | 434 | 81 | 131 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .404 | .353 | .757 | .302 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 30 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .571 | .600 | 1.171 | .486 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Jenkins | C | 11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .211 | .411 | .158 |
| Byrd Lynn | C | 29 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .271 | .288 | .559 | .227 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 131 | 394 | 57 | 111 | 0 | 34 | 11 | .367 | .320 | .687 | .282 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4675 | 668 | 1343 | 25 | 571 | 150 | .351 | .380 | .731 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Benz | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Eddie Cicotte | 40 | 35 | 306.7 | 29 | 7 | .806 | 1 | 110 | 49 | 1.82 | 0.994 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 15 | 1 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 7.78 | 1.871 | |||
| Red Faber | 25 | 20 | 162.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 3.83 | 1.417 | |||
| Bill James | 5 | 5 | 39.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2.52 | 1.349 | |||
| Dickie Kerr | 39 | 17 | 212.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 79 | 64 | 2.88 | 1.281 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 20 | 11 | 96.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 2.79 | 1.427 | |||
| Erskine Mayer | 6 | 2 | 23.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 8.37 | 1.730 | |||
| Tom McGuire | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Win Noyes | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Pat Ragan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Charlie Robertson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Reb Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Frank Shellenback | 8 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 5.14 | 1.600 | |||
| John Sullivan | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.20 | 2.133 | |||
| Roy Wilkinson | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2.05 | 1.409 | |||
| Lefty Williams | 41 | 40 | 297 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1 | 125 | 58 | 2.64 | 1.088 | |||
| Team Totals | 213 | 140 | 1265.7 | 88 | 52 | .629 | 3 | 468 | 342 | 3.04 | 1.254 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins and Buck Weaver | 140 |
| At Bats | Buck Weaver | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 628 |
| Batting Average | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .351 |
| On-Base % | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .422 |
| Slugging % | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .506 |
| OPS | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .928 |
| Runs | Buck Weaver | 89 |
| Hits | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 181 |
| Total Bases | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 261 |
| Doubles | Happy Felsch | 34 |
| Triples | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 14 |
| Home Runs | Happy Felsch and Shoeless Joe Jackson | 7 |
| RBI | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 96 |
| Walks | Nemo Leibold | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Swede Risberg | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 33 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Collins | 40 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Cicotte | 29 |
| Losses | Lefty Williams | 11 |
| Saves | Eddie Cicotte, Dave Danforth, and Lefty Williams | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Cicotte | .806 |
| ERA | Eddie Cicotte | 1.82 |
| WHIP | Eddie Cicotte | 0.994 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Cicotte | 306.7 |
| Games | Lefty Williams | 41 |
| Games Started | Lefty Williams | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Williams | 125 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Cicotte | 30 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Cicotte | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lefty Williams | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Lefty Williams | 265 |
| Walks Allowed | Dickie Kerr | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Red Faber and Lefty Williams | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Red Faber, Dickie Kerr, Grover Lowdermilk, and Erskine Mayer | 2 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Williams | 11 |
