1938 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1938 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 65-83. They scored 709 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Gee Walker, who led the team with 16 home runs and 87 RBI. Rip Radcliff led the team with 166 hits for a .330 average.
The team allowed 752 runs and had a team ERA of 4.36. Monty Stratton led the team with 15 wins. Johnny Rigney struck out 84 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 81 | 294 | 41 | 89 | 0 | 44 | 1 | .392 | .350 | .742 | .303 |
| Boze Berger | SS | 118 | 470 | 60 | 102 | 3 | 36 | 4 | .284 | .281 | .565 | .217 |
| Merv Connors | 1B | 24 | 62 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .437 | .710 | 1.147 | .355 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 26 | 89 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .374 | .461 | .835 | .303 |
| Johnny Gerlach | SS | 9 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .379 | .280 | .659 | .280 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 62 | 238 | 40 | 78 | 1 | 20 | 3 | .389 | .445 | .834 | .328 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 117 | 412 | 67 | 110 | 8 | 51 | 9 | .376 | .410 | .786 | .267 |
| Jesse Landrum | 2B | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Meyer | 2B | 24 | 81 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .387 | .370 | .757 | .296 |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 141 | 577 | 84 | 162 | 6 | 55 | 6 | .337 | .373 | .710 | .281 |
| Tommy Thompson | 1B | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 129 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 6 | 73 | 13 | .371 | .436 | .807 | .297 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 129 | 503 | 64 | 166 | 5 | 81 | 5 | .376 | .429 | .805 | .330 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 61 | 105 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .359 | .381 | .740 | .286 |
| Hank Steinbacher | OF | 106 | 399 | 59 | 132 | 4 | 61 | 1 | .393 | .459 | .852 | .331 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 120 | 442 | 69 | 135 | 16 | 87 | 9 | .360 | .493 | .853 | .305 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Rensa | C | 59 | 165 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .351 | .333 | .684 | .248 |
| Norm Schlueter | C | 35 | 118 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .254 | .288 | .542 | .229 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 65 | 211 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .284 | .242 | .526 | .213 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 10 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .405 | .310 | .715 | .241 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5199 | 709 | 1439 | 67 | 657 | 56 | .339 | .383 | .722 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Boyles | 9 | 2 | 29.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 5.22 | 1.911 | |||
| Clint Brown | 8 | 0 | 13.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.61 | 1.825 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 5 | 3 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 4.58 | 2.234 | |||
| Bill Cox | 7 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6.94 | 2.051 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 8 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 5.44 | 1.667 | |||
| Gene Ford | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1.29 | 2.357 | |||
| Frank Gabler | 18 | 7 | 69.3 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 9.09 | 1.948 | |||
| George Gick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jack Knott | 20 | 18 | 131 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 4.05 | 1.443 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 33 | 30 | 245.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 77 | 94 | 3.49 | 1.411 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 23 | 23 | 194.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 3.70 | 1.489 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 38 | 12 | 167 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 84 | 72 | 3.56 | 1.413 | |||
| Monty Stratton | 26 | 22 | 186.3 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2 | 82 | 56 | 4.01 | 1.299 | |||
| Bob Uhl | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| John Whitehead | 32 | 24 | 183.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2 | 38 | 80 | 4.76 | 1.626 | |||
| Team Totals | 233 | 149 | 1316.3 | 65 | 83 | .439 | 9 | 432 | 550 | 4.36 | 1.519 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Marv Owen | 141 |
| At Bats | Marv Owen | 577 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Marv Owen | 631 |
| Batting Average | Rip Radcliff | .330 |
| On-Base % | Joe Kuhel and Rip Radcliff | .376 |
| Slugging % | Gee Walker | .493 |
| OPS | Gee Walker | .853 |
| Runs | Marv Owen | 84 |
| Hits | Rip Radcliff | 166 |
| Total Bases | Gee Walker | 218 |
| Doubles | Joe Kuhel | 27 |
| Triples | Mike Kreevich | 12 |
| Home Runs | Gee Walker | 16 |
| RBI | Gee Walker | 87 |
| Walks | Joe Kuhel | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Boze Berger | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Mike Kreevich | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Kuhel and Rip Radcliff | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Boze Berger | 9 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Monty Stratton | 15 |
| Losses | Thornton Lee | 12 |
| Saves | Clint Brown, Monty Stratton, and John Whitehead | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Monty Stratton | .625 |
| ERA | Thornton Lee | 3.49 |
| WHIP | Monty Stratton | 1.299 |
| Innings Pitched | Thornton Lee | 245.3 |
| Games | Johnny Rigney | 38 |
| Games Started | Thornton Lee | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Rigney | 84 |
| Complete Games | Thornton Lee | 18 |
| Shutouts | John Whitehead | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Thornton Lee | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Whitehead | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Thornton Lee | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Thornton Lee | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Monty Stratton | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Rigney | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Monty Stratton | 7 |
