1923 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1923 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 690 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Harry Hooper provided the power for the team with 10 homers. Earl Sheely was the best run producer with 88 RBI. Eddie Collins led the team with 182 hits for a .360 average. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 740 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Leading the team in wins was Red Faber, with 14. Red Faber and Charlie Robertson were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 91.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 145 | 505 | 89 | 182 | 5 | 67 | 49 | .455 | .453 | .908 | .360 |
| John Happenny | 2B | 32 | 86 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .256 | .279 | .535 | .221 |
| Ernie Johnson | SS | 12 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 | .226 | .472 | .189 |
| Willie Kamm | 3B | 149 | 544 | 57 | 159 | 6 | 87 | 17 | .366 | .430 | .796 | .292 |
| Harvey McClellan | SS | 141 | 550 | 67 | 129 | 1 | 41 | 14 | .270 | .304 | .574 | .235 |
| Lou Rosenberg | 2B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Earl Sheely | 1B | 156 | 570 | 74 | 169 | 4 | 88 | 5 | .387 | .372 | .759 | .296 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Maurice Archdeacon | OF | 22 | 87 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .441 | .483 | .924 | .402 |
| Bill Barrett | OF | 44 | 162 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 23 | 12 | .310 | .377 | .687 | .272 |
| Roy Elsh | OF | 81 | 209 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 15 | .305 | .301 | .606 | .249 |
| Bibb Falk | OF | 87 | 274 | 44 | 84 | 5 | 38 | 4 | .367 | .471 | .838 | .307 |
| Harry Hooper | OF | 145 | 576 | 87 | 166 | 10 | 65 | 18 | .370 | .410 | .780 | .288 |
| Johnny Mostil | OF | 153 | 546 | 91 | 159 | 3 | 64 | 41 | .376 | .430 | .806 | .291 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 54 | 54 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .403 | .315 | .718 | .315 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Buck Crouse | C | 23 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .297 | .357 | .654 | .257 |
| Charlie Dorman | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Roy Graham | C | 36 | 82 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .290 | .220 | .510 | .195 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 123 | 382 | 42 | 87 | 1 | 44 | 6 | .306 | .277 | .583 | .228 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jess Cortazzo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Roxy Snipes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Leo Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5225 | 690 | 1459 | 42 | 604 | 188 | .336 | .374 | .710 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Homer Blankenship | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 2.000 | |||
| Ted Blankenship | 44 | 23 | 204.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 57 | 100 | 4.35 | 1.558 | |||
| Leon Cadore | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23.14 | 3.478 | |||
| Paul Castner | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.30 | 1.900 | |||
| Sarge Connally | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6.23 | 2.184 | |||
| Mike Cvengros | 40 | 26 | 214.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3 | 86 | 107 | 4.41 | 1.507 | |||
| Lum Davenport | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.23 | 2.558 | |||
| Slim Embrey | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.12 | 3.333 | |||
| Red Faber | 32 | 31 | 232.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 91 | 62 | 3.41 | 1.270 | |||
| Claral Gillenwater | 5 | 3 | 21.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.48 | 1.596 | |||
| Dixie Leverett | 38 | 24 | 192.7 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 4.06 | 1.432 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 9 | 1 | 22.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6.35 | 1.982 | |||
| Frank Mack | 11 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 4.24 | 1.459 | |||
| Red Proctor | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 3.250 | |||
| Charlie Robertson | 38 | 34 | 255 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 0 | 91 | 104 | 3.81 | 1.435 | |||
| Sloppy Thurston | 44 | 12 | 191.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4 | 55 | 36 | 3.05 | 1.351 | |||
| Frank Woodward | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 282 | 156 | 1397 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 11 | 467 | 534 | 4.05 | 1.465 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Earl Sheely | 156 |
| At Bats | Harry Hooper | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Earl Sheely | 680 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Collins | .360 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .455 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Collins | .453 |
| OPS | Eddie Collins | .908 |
| Runs | Johnny Mostil | 91 |
| Hits | Eddie Collins | 182 |
| Total Bases | Harry Hooper | 236 |
| Doubles | Willie Kamm | 39 |
| Triples | Johnny Mostil | 15 |
| Home Runs | Harry Hooper | 10 |
| RBI | Earl Sheely | 88 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Kamm | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 49 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Collins | 29 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Collins | 39 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Faber | 14 |
| Losses | Charlie Robertson | 18 |
| Saves | Sloppy Thurston | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Faber | .560 |
| ERA | Sloppy Thurston | 3.05 |
| WHIP | Red Faber | 1.270 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Robertson | 255 |
| Games | Ted Blankenship and Sloppy Thurston | 44 |
| Games Started | Charlie Robertson | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Red Faber and Charlie Robertson | 91 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Robertson | 18 |
| Shutouts | Red Faber | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Robertson | 1110 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Robertson | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Robertson | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Cvengros | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sloppy Thurston | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Ted Blankenship | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Cvengros | 13 |
