1926 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1926 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 81-72. They scored 731 runs and belted 32 home runs to go along with a .289 batting average. The offense was powered by Bibb Falk, who led the team with 8 home runs and 108 RBI. Johnny Mostil led the team with 197 hits for a .328 average. Johnny Mostil had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 665 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. Ted Lyons led the team with 18 wins. Tommy Thomas struck out 127 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Moe Berg | SS | 41 | 113 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .261 | .274 | .535 | .221 |
| Bud Clancy | 1B | 12 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .875 | .342 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 106 | 375 | 66 | 129 | 1 | 62 | 13 | .441 | .459 | .900 | .344 |
| Bill Hunnefield | SS | 131 | 470 | 81 | 129 | 3 | 48 | 24 | .329 | .366 | .695 | .274 |
| Willie Kamm | 3B | 143 | 480 | 63 | 141 | 0 | 62 | 14 | .396 | .385 | .781 | .294 |
| Ray Morehart | 2B | 73 | 192 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .358 | .401 | .759 | .318 |
| Everett Scott | SS | 40 | 143 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .296 | .336 | .632 | .252 |
| Earl Sheely | 1B | 145 | 525 | 77 | 157 | 6 | 89 | 3 | .394 | .417 | .811 | .299 |
| Pat Veltman | SS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Barrett | OF | 111 | 368 | 46 | 113 | 6 | 61 | 9 | .353 | .462 | .815 | .307 |
| Bibb Falk | OF | 155 | 566 | 86 | 195 | 8 | 108 | 9 | .415 | .477 | .892 | .345 |
| Tom Gulley | OF | 16 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .325 | .371 | .696 | .229 |
| Spence Harris | OF | 80 | 222 | 36 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 8 | .317 | .356 | .673 | .252 |
| Johnny Mostil | OF | 148 | 600 | 120 | 197 | 4 | 42 | 35 | .415 | .467 | .882 | .328 |
| Pid Purdy | OF | 11 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .229 | .303 | .532 | .182 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Buck Crouse | C | 49 | 135 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .309 | .281 | .590 | .237 |
| Johnny Grabowski | C | 48 | 122 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .286 | .311 | .597 | .262 |
| Harry McCurdy | C | 44 | 86 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .370 | .488 | .858 | .326 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 82 | 226 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 32 | 5 | .349 | .314 | .663 | .265 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5221 | 731 | 1507 | 32 | 666 | 125 | .347 | .390 | .737 | .289 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Blankenship | 29 | 26 | 209.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1 | 66 | 65 | 3.61 | 1.347 | |||
| Sarge Connally | 31 | 8 | 108.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 47 | 35 | 3.16 | 1.505 | |||
| Les Cox | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.40 | 2.200 | |||
| James Edwards | 32 | 16 | 142 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 41 | 63 | 4.18 | 1.430 | |||
| Red Faber | 27 | 25 | 184.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 3.56 | 1.408 | |||
| Dixie Leverett | 6 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.583 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 39 | 31 | 283.7 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 2 | 51 | 106 | 3.01 | 1.318 | |||
| Pryor McBee | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 3.077 | |||
| Milt Steengrafe | 13 | 1 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 3.99 | 1.619 | |||
| Tommy Thomas | 44 | 32 | 249 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2 | 127 | 110 | 3.80 | 1.345 | |||
| Sloppy Thurston | 31 | 13 | 134.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 5.02 | 1.489 | |||
| Team Totals | 255 | 155 | 1379.9 | 81 | 72 | .529 | 12 | 458 | 506 | 3.74 | 1.400 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bibb Falk | 155 |
| At Bats | Johnny Mostil | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Mostil | 702 |
| Batting Average | Bibb Falk | .345 |
| On-Base % | Bibb Falk and Johnny Mostil | .415 |
| Slugging % | Bibb Falk | .477 |
| OPS | Bibb Falk | .892 |
| Runs | Johnny Mostil | 120 |
| Hits | Johnny Mostil | 197 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mostil | 280 |
| Doubles | Bibb Falk | 43 |
| Triples | Johnny Mostil | 15 |
| Home Runs | Bibb Falk | 8 |
| RBI | Bibb Falk | 108 |
| Walks | Johnny Mostil | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Mostil | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Mostil | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Mostil | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Hunnefield | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ted Lyons | 18 |
| Losses | Ted Lyons | 16 |
| Saves | Sarge Connally and Sloppy Thurston | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Faber | .625 |
| ERA | Ted Lyons | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Ted Lyons | 1.318 |
| Innings Pitched | Ted Lyons | 283.7 |
| Games | Tommy Thomas | 44 |
| Games Started | Tommy Thomas | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Thomas | 127 |
| Complete Games | Ted Lyons | 24 |
| Shutouts | James Edwards and Ted Lyons | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ted Lyons | 1208 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tommy Thomas | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Ted Lyons | 268 |
| Walks Allowed | Tommy Thomas | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Blankenship | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Sarge Connally | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sarge Connally, Red Faber, and Milt Steengrafe | 2 |
