1928 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1928 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 72-82. They scored 657 runs and belted 24 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Bill Barrett and Alex Metzler were tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. The offense was powered by Willie Kamm, who led the team with 84 RBI and 170 hits.
The team allowed 723 runs and had a team ERA of 3.98. Tommy Thomas led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 129 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Cissell | SS | 125 | 443 | 66 | 115 | 1 | 60 | 18 | .307 | .330 | .637 | .260 |
| Bud Clancy | 1B | 130 | 487 | 64 | 132 | 2 | 37 | 6 | .331 | .368 | .699 | .271 |
| Bill Hunnefield | 2B | 94 | 333 | 42 | 98 | 2 | 24 | 16 | .351 | .354 | .705 | .294 |
| Willie Kamm | 3B | 155 | 552 | 70 | 170 | 1 | 84 | 17 | .391 | .411 | .802 | .308 |
| Johnny Mann | 3B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Buck Redfern | 2B | 86 | 261 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 35 | 8 | .267 | .280 | .547 | .234 |
| Art Shires | 1B | 33 | 123 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .409 | .431 | .840 | .341 |
| Karl Swanson | 2B | 22 | 64 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .191 | .156 | .347 | .141 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Barrett | OF | 76 | 235 | 34 | 65 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .320 | .379 | .699 | .277 |
| George Blackerby | OF | 30 | 83 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .287 | .253 | .540 | .253 |
| Bibb Falk | OF | 98 | 286 | 42 | 83 | 1 | 37 | 5 | .347 | .392 | .739 | .290 |
| Alex Metzler | OF | 139 | 464 | 71 | 141 | 3 | 55 | 16 | .410 | .422 | .832 | .304 |
| Randy Moore | OF | 24 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .311 | .561 | .213 |
| Johnny Mostil | OF | 133 | 503 | 69 | 136 | 0 | 51 | 23 | .360 | .340 | .700 | .270 |
| Carl Reynolds | OF | 84 | 291 | 51 | 94 | 2 | 36 | 15 | .371 | .491 | .862 | .323 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Moe Berg | C | 76 | 224 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 29 | 2 | .302 | .317 | .619 | .246 |
| Buck Crouse | C | 78 | 218 | 17 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .315 | .321 | .636 | .252 |
| Harry McCurdy | C | 49 | 103 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .315 | .417 | .732 | .262 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5209 | 657 | 1404 | 24 | 592 | 144 | .321 | .357 | .678 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Grady Adkins | 36 | 27 | 224.7 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 1 | 54 | 89 | 3.73 | 1.442 | |||
| Charlie Barnabe | 7 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.52 | 1.753 | |||
| Ted Blankenship | 27 | 22 | 158 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 36 | 80 | 4.61 | 1.684 | |||
| Sarge Connally | 28 | 5 | 74.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 4.84 | 1.588 | |||
| George Cox | 26 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 5.26 | 1.674 | |||
| Dan Dugan | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Red Faber | 27 | 27 | 201.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 43 | 68 | 3.75 | 1.446 | |||
| John Goodell | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Rudy Leopold | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.304 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 39 | 27 | 240 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 6 | 60 | 68 | 3.97 | 1.433 | |||
| Tommy Thomas | 36 | 32 | 283 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 2 | 129 | 76 | 3.08 | 1.247 | |||
| Ed Walsh | 14 | 10 | 78 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 4.96 | 1.641 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| Al Williamson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Roy Wilson | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.515 | |||
| Team Totals | 248 | 155 | 1377.9 | 72 | 82 | .468 | 11 | 418 | 501 | 3.98 | 1.465 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Kamm | 155 |
| At Bats | Willie Kamm | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Kamm | 655 |
| Batting Average | Willie Kamm | .308 |
| On-Base % | Alex Metzler | .410 |
| Slugging % | Alex Metzler | .422 |
| OPS | Alex Metzler | .832 |
| Runs | Alex Metzler | 71 |
| Hits | Willie Kamm | 170 |
| Total Bases | Willie Kamm | 227 |
| Doubles | Willie Kamm | 30 |
| Triples | Alex Metzler | 14 |
| Home Runs | Bill Barrett and Alex Metzler | 3 |
| RBI | Willie Kamm | 84 |
| Walks | Alex Metzler | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Mostil | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Mostil | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Mostil | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bud Clancy | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy Thomas | 17 |
| Losses | Grady Adkins and Tommy Thomas | 16 |
| Saves | Ted Lyons | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Faber | .591 |
| ERA | Tommy Thomas | 3.08 |
| WHIP | Tommy Thomas | 1.247 |
| Innings Pitched | Tommy Thomas | 283 |
| Games | Ted Lyons | 39 |
| Games Started | Tommy Thomas | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Thomas | 129 |
| Complete Games | Tommy Thomas | 24 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Thomas | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tommy Thomas | 1223 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ted Lyons | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy Thomas | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Grady Adkins | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tommy Thomas | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Walsh | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Grady Adkins | 6 |
