1937 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1937 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 86-68. They scored 780 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Zeke Bonura, who led the team with 19 home runs and 100 RBI. Rip Radcliff led the team with 190 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 730 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. Monty Stratton led the team with 15 wins. Vern Kennedy struck out 114 batters to lead the team. Clint Brown led the team with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 154 | 574 | 98 | 182 | 4 | 77 | 18 | .407 | .439 | .846 | .317 |
| Boze Berger | 3B | 52 | 130 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .322 | .392 | .714 | .238 |
| Zeke Bonura | 1B | 116 | 447 | 79 | 154 | 19 | 100 | 5 | .412 | .573 | .985 | .345 |
| Merv Connors | 3B | 28 | 103 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .325 | .350 | .675 | .233 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 1B | 30 | 85 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .372 | .400 | .772 | .306 |
| Mule Haas | 1B | 54 | 111 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .313 | .288 | .601 | .207 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 143 | 573 | 63 | 131 | 2 | 79 | 1 | .282 | .300 | .582 | .229 |
| Tony Piet | 3B | 100 | 332 | 34 | 78 | 4 | 38 | 14 | .314 | .322 | .636 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 144 | 583 | 94 | 176 | 12 | 73 | 10 | .350 | .468 | .818 | .302 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 144 | 584 | 105 | 190 | 4 | 79 | 6 | .383 | .445 | .828 | .325 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 58 | 97 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .355 | .402 | .757 | .289 |
| Hank Steinbacher | OF | 26 | 73 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .299 | .384 | .683 | .260 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 154 | 593 | 105 | 179 | 9 | 95 | 1 | .383 | .449 | .832 | .302 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Rensa | C | 26 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .385 | .421 | .806 | .298 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 122 | 412 | 51 | 111 | 1 | 61 | 4 | .343 | .357 | .700 | .269 |
| Merv Shea | C | 25 | 71 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .349 | .225 | .574 | .211 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5277 | 780 | 1478 | 67 | 726 | 70 | .344 | .400 | .744 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Clint Brown | 53 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 18 | 51 | 36 | 3.42 | 1.280 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 18 | 6 | 68.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 6.16 | 2.023 | |||
| Italo Chelini | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.38 | 1.724 | |||
| Bill Cox | 3 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .71 | 1.102 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 29 | 20 | 143.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | 62 | 72 | 4.90 | 1.633 | |||
| George Gick | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 32 | 30 | 221 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 114 | 124 | 5.09 | 1.638 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 30 | 25 | 204.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 3.52 | 1.314 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 22 | 22 | 169.3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 4.15 | 1.341 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 22 | 4 | 90.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 38 | 46 | 4.96 | 1.687 | |||
| Monty Stratton | 22 | 21 | 164.7 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 69 | 37 | 2.40 | 1.087 | |||
| John Whitehead | 26 | 24 | 165.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 45 | 56 | 4.07 | 1.491 | |||
| Team Totals | 262 | 154 | 1351.5 | 86 | 68 | .558 | 21 | 533 | 532 | 4.17 | 1.455 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Luke Appling and Dixie Walker | 154 |
| At Bats | Dixie Walker | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dixie Walker | 688 |
| Batting Average | Zeke Bonura | .345 |
| On-Base % | Zeke Bonura | .412 |
| Slugging % | Zeke Bonura | .573 |
| OPS | Zeke Bonura | .985 |
| Runs | Rip Radcliff and Dixie Walker | 105 |
| Hits | Rip Radcliff | 190 |
| Total Bases | Mike Kreevich | 273 |
| Doubles | Luke Appling | 42 |
| Triples | Mike Kreevich and Dixie Walker | 16 |
| Home Runs | Zeke Bonura | 19 |
| RBI | Zeke Bonura | 100 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Kreevich | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Luke Appling | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Luke Appling | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dixie Walker | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Monty Stratton | 15 |
| Losses | Vern Kennedy | 13 |
| Saves | Clint Brown | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Monty Stratton | .750 |
| ERA | Monty Stratton | 2.40 |
| WHIP | Monty Stratton | 1.087 |
| Innings Pitched | Vern Kennedy | 221 |
| Games | Clint Brown | 53 |
| Games Started | Vern Kennedy | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Vern Kennedy | 114 |
| Complete Games | Vern Kennedy | 15 |
| Shutouts | Monty Stratton | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Vern Kennedy | 1008 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 124 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Lyons | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Vern Kennedy | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Whitehead | 5 |
