1934 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1934 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 53-99. They scored 704 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Zeke Bonura, who led the team with 27 home runs and 110 RBI. Al Simmons led the team with 192 hits for a .344 average.
The team allowed 945 runs and had a team ERA of 5.41. George Earnshaw led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 97 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 118 | 452 | 75 | 137 | 2 | 61 | 3 | .384 | .405 | .789 | .303 |
| Bob Boken | 2B | 81 | 297 | 30 | 70 | 3 | 40 | 2 | .275 | .303 | .578 | .236 |
| Zeke Bonura | 1B | 127 | 510 | 86 | 154 | 27 | 110 | 0 | .380 | .545 | .925 | .302 |
| Joe Chamberlain | SS | 43 | 141 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .272 | .333 | .605 | .241 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 127 | 456 | 52 | 122 | 7 | 82 | 1 | .363 | .368 | .731 | .268 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 62 | 226 | 19 | 58 | 1 | 31 | 3 | .325 | .319 | .644 | .257 |
| Marty Hopkins | 3B | 67 | 210 | 22 | 45 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .348 | .276 | .624 | .214 |
| Red Kress | 2B | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .286 | .698 | .286 |
| Mark Mauldin | 3B | 10 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .395 | .658 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Milt Bocek | OF | 19 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .302 | .237 | .539 | .211 |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | OF | 29 | 87 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .344 | .379 | .723 | .322 |
| Jocko Conlan | OF | 63 | 225 | 35 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .310 | .324 | .634 | .249 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 106 | 351 | 54 | 94 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .354 | .348 | .702 | .268 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 14 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .268 | .339 | .607 | .268 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 138 | 558 | 102 | 192 | 18 | 104 | 3 | .403 | .530 | .933 | .344 |
| Evar Swanson | OF | 117 | 426 | 71 | 127 | 0 | 34 | 10 | .385 | .343 | .728 | .298 |
| Frenchy Uhalt | OF | 57 | 165 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .359 | .285 | .644 | .242 |
| Charlie Uhlir | OF | 14 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .207 | .148 | .355 | .148 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Caithamer | C | 5 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .350 | .368 | .718 | .316 |
| Dutch Fehring | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 85 | 281 | 36 | 62 | 5 | 32 | 2 | .260 | .338 | .598 | .221 |
| Johnny Pasek | C | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .733 | .333 |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 22 | 57 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .308 | .263 | .571 | .211 |
| Merv Shea | C | 62 | 176 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .260 | .176 | .436 | .159 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5302 | 704 | 1395 | 71 | 668 | 36 | .330 | .363 | .693 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Earnshaw | 33 | 30 | 227 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 97 | 104 | 4.52 | 1.524 | |||
| Phil Gallivan | 35 | 7 | 126.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 55 | 64 | 5.61 | 1.728 | |||
| Milt Gaston | 29 | 28 | 194 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 0 | 48 | 84 | 5.85 | 1.706 | |||
| Joe Heving | 33 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4 | 40 | 48 | 7.26 | 2.057 | |||
| Sad Sam Jones | 27 | 26 | 183.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 5.11 | 1.511 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 3 | 3 | 19.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3.72 | 1.554 | |||
| Harry Kinzy | 13 | 2 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 4.98 | 2.012 | |||
| Hugo Klaerner | 3 | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 1.90 | 2.312 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 30 | 24 | 205.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 1 | 53 | 66 | 4.87 | 1.534 | |||
| John Pomorski | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.765 | |||
| Lee Stine | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8.18 | 1.909 | |||
| Monty Stratton | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.515 | |||
| Les Tietje | 34 | 22 | 176 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 81 | 96 | 4.81 | 1.534 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 23 | 6 | 67.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 7.18 | 1.773 | |||
| Team Totals | 271 | 153 | 1354.9 | 53 | 99 | .349 | 8 | 506 | 628 | 5.41 | 1.644 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Simmons | 138 |
| At Bats | Al Simmons | 558 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Simmons | 613 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .344 |
| On-Base % | Al Simmons | .403 |
| Slugging % | Zeke Bonura | .545 |
| OPS | Al Simmons | .933 |
| Runs | Al Simmons | 102 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 192 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 296 |
| Doubles | Al Simmons | 36 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 7 |
| Home Runs | Zeke Bonura | 27 |
| RBI | Zeke Bonura | 110 |
| Walks | Zeke Bonura and Jimmy Dykes | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Al Simmons | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Evar Swanson | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Frenchy Uhalt | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mule Haas | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Earnshaw | 14 |
| Losses | Milt Gaston | 19 |
| Saves | Joe Heving | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | George Earnshaw | .560 |
| ERA | George Earnshaw | 4.52 |
| WHIP | Sad Sam Jones | 1.511 |
| Innings Pitched | George Earnshaw | 227 |
| Games | Phil Gallivan | 35 |
| Games Started | George Earnshaw | 30 |
| Strikeouts | George Earnshaw | 97 |
| Complete Games | Ted Lyons | 21 |
| Shutouts | George Earnshaw | 2 |
| Batters Faced | George Earnshaw | 1019 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Milt Gaston | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Ted Lyons | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | George Earnshaw | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Earnshaw | 28 |
| Wild Pitches | Milt Gaston | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Earnshaw and Harry Kinzy | 4 |
