1936 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1936 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 81-70. They scored 920 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .292 batting average. The offense was powered by Zeke Bonura, who led the team with 12 home runs and 138 RBI. Rip Radcliff led the team with 207 hits for a .335 average.
The team allowed 873 runs and had a team ERA of 5.06. Vern Kennedy led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 99 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 6 | 128 | 10 | .474 | .508 | .982 | .388 |
| Zeke Bonura | 1B | 148 | 587 | 120 | 194 | 12 | 138 | 4 | .426 | .482 | .908 | .330 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 127 | 435 | 62 | 116 | 7 | 60 | 1 | .362 | .366 | .728 | .267 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 108 | 417 | 53 | 130 | 5 | 84 | 4 | .366 | .444 | .810 | .312 |
| Jo-Jo Morrissey | 3B | 17 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .225 | .211 | .436 | .184 |
| Tony Piet | 2B | 109 | 352 | 69 | 96 | 7 | 42 | 15 | .400 | .386 | .786 | .273 |
| Les Rock | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mule Haas | OF | 119 | 408 | 75 | 116 | 0 | 46 | 1 | .383 | .358 | .741 | .284 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 137 | 550 | 99 | 169 | 5 | 69 | 10 | .378 | .433 | .811 | .307 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 138 | 618 | 120 | 207 | 8 | 82 | 6 | .381 | .447 | .828 | .335 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 85 | 317 | 71 | 89 | 3 | 46 | 2 | .394 | .407 | .801 | .281 |
| George Stumpf | OF | 10 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .318 | .651 | .273 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 26 | 70 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .400 | .300 | .700 | .271 |
| George Washington | OF | 20 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .180 | .265 | .445 | .163 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Grube | C | 33 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .235 | .204 | .439 | .161 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 128 | 451 | 59 | 113 | 5 | 73 | 11 | .332 | .350 | .682 | .251 |
| Merv Shea | C | 14 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5466 | 920 | 1597 | 60 | 862 | 66 | .367 | .397 | .764 | .292 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Clint Brown | 38 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.99 | 1.566 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 30 | 26 | 195.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 42 | 75 | 4.75 | 1.551 | |||
| Italo Chelini | 18 | 6 | 83.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 4.95 | 1.553 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 14 | 11 | 82.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 4.68 | 1.560 | |||
| Red Evans | 17 | 0 | 47.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 7.61 | 1.945 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 35 | 34 | 274.3 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 99 | 147 | 4.63 | 1.564 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 26 | 24 | 182 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 5.14 | 1.495 | |||
| Ray Phelps | 15 | 4 | 68.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 6.03 | 1.936 | |||
| Bill Shores | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9.53 | 2.000 | |||
| Monty Stratton | 16 | 14 | 95 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 37 | 46 | 5.21 | 1.716 | |||
| Les Tietje | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27.00 | 4.783 | |||
| John Whitehead | 34 | 32 | 230.7 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 1 | 70 | 98 | 4.64 | 1.526 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 257 | 153 | 1365 | 81 | 70 | .536 | 8 | 414 | 578 | 5.06 | 1.598 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Zeke Bonura | 148 |
| At Bats | Rip Radcliff | 618 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Zeke Bonura | 687 |
| Batting Average | Luke Appling | .388 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .474 |
| Slugging % | Luke Appling | .508 |
| OPS | Luke Appling | .982 |
| Runs | Zeke Bonura and Rip Radcliff | 120 |
| Hits | Rip Radcliff | 207 |
| Total Bases | Zeke Bonura | 283 |
| Doubles | Zeke Bonura | 39 |
| Triples | Mike Kreevich | 11 |
| Home Runs | Zeke Bonura | 12 |
| RBI | Zeke Bonura | 138 |
| Walks | Zeke Bonura | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Piet | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Piet | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Luke Appling | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mule Haas | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vern Kennedy | 21 |
| Losses | Ted Lyons and John Whitehead | 13 |
| Saves | Clint Brown | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Vern Kennedy | .700 |
| ERA | Vern Kennedy | 4.63 |
| WHIP | Ted Lyons | 1.495 |
| Innings Pitched | Vern Kennedy | 274.3 |
| Games | Clint Brown | 38 |
| Games Started | Vern Kennedy | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Vern Kennedy | 99 |
| Complete Games | Vern Kennedy | 20 |
| Shutouts | Sugar Cain, Bill Dietrich, Vern Kennedy, Ted Lyons, and John Whitehead | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Vern Kennedy | 1214 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 141 |
| Hits Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 282 |
| Walks Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 147 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Lyons | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | John Whitehead | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sugar Cain and John Whitehead | 5 |
