1939 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 755 runs and belted 64 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. Joe Kuhel led the team in home runs with 15. Gee Walker knocked in 111 runs. Mike Kreevich led the team with 175 hits for a .323 average.
The team allowed 737 runs and had a team ERA of 4.31. Thornton Lee and Johnny Rigney were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Johnny Rigney struck out 119 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 | 148 | 516 | 82 | 162 | 0 | 56 | 16 | .430 | .368 | .798 | .314 |
| Ollie Bejma | 2B | 90 | 307 | 52 | 77 | 8 | 44 | 1 | .331 | .378 | .709 | .251 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Gerlach | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 72 | 269 | 34 | 67 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .320 | .316 | .636 | .249 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 139 | 546 | 107 | 164 | 15 | 56 | 18 | .376 | .460 | .836 | .300 |
| Eric McNair | 3B | 129 | 479 | 62 | 155 | 7 | 82 | 17 | .375 | .426 | .801 | .324 |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 58 | 194 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .302 | .284 | .586 | .237 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 145 | 541 | 85 | 175 | 5 | 77 | 23 | .390 | .436 | .826 | .323 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 113 | 397 | 49 | 105 | 2 | 53 | 6 | .313 | .353 | .666 | .264 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 107 | 324 | 50 | 86 | 10 | 51 | 6 | .369 | .454 | .823 | .265 |
| Hank Steinbacher | OF | 71 | 111 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .303 | .234 | .537 | .171 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 149 | 598 | 95 | 174 | 13 | 111 | 17 | .330 | .443 | .773 | .291 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Rensa | C | 14 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .200 | .431 | .200 |
| Norm Schlueter | C | 34 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .246 | .304 | .550 | .232 |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 22 | 75 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .293 | .537 | .173 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 119 | 352 | 49 | 91 | 0 | 38 | 3 | .377 | .284 | .661 | .259 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5279 | 755 | 1451 | 64 | 679 | 113 | .340 | .374 | .714 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Boyles | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.80 | 3.030 | |||
| Clint Brown | 61 | 0 | 118.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 18 | 41 | 27 | 3.88 | 1.302 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 25 | 19 | 127.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 5.22 | 1.488 | |||
| Jess Dobernic | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13.50 | 2.727 | |||
| Vallie Eaves | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4.63 | 1.624 | |||
| Vic Frazier | 10 | 1 | 23.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1.27 | 2.363 | |||
| Art Herring | 7 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5.65 | 1.259 | |||
| Jack Knott | 25 | 23 | 149.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 56 | 41 | 4.15 | 1.323 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 33 | 29 | 235 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3 | 81 | 70 | 4.21 | 1.404 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 21 | 21 | 172.7 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 65 | 26 | 2.76 | 1.089 | |||
| Johnny Marcum | 19 | 6 | 90 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 6.00 | 1.600 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 35 | 29 | 218.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 119 | 84 | 3.70 | 1.335 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 29 | 22 | 176.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 67 | 90 | 3.67 | 1.420 | |||
| John Whitehead | 7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8.16 | 2.031 | |||
| Team Totals | 280 | 155 | 1377.1 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 21 | 535 | 454 | 4.31 | 1.397 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gee Walker | 149 |
| At Bats | Gee Walker | 598 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gee Walker | 645 |
| Batting Average | Eric McNair | .324 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .430 |
| Slugging % | Joe Kuhel | .460 |
| OPS | Joe Kuhel | .836 |
| Runs | Joe Kuhel | 107 |
| Hits | Mike Kreevich | 175 |
| Total Bases | Gee Walker | 265 |
| Doubles | Mike Kreevich and Gee Walker | 30 |
| Triples | Gee Walker | 11 |
| Home Runs | Joe Kuhel | 15 |
| RBI | Gee Walker | 111 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Kuhel | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Mike Kreevich | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Mike Kreevich | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Kreevich | 22 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gee Walker | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Thornton Lee and Johnny Rigney | 15 |
| Losses | Thornton Lee and Eddie Smith | 11 |
| Saves | Clint Brown | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Ted Lyons | .700 |
| ERA | Ted Lyons | 2.76 |
| WHIP | Ted Lyons | 1.089 |
| Innings Pitched | Thornton Lee | 235 |
| Games | Clint Brown | 61 |
| Games Started | Thornton Lee and Johnny Rigney | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Rigney | 119 |
| Complete Games | Ted Lyons | 16 |
| Shutouts | Thornton Lee and Johnny Rigney | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Thornton Lee | 1008 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Thornton Lee | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Thornton Lee | 260 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Smith | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Marcum | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Dietrich | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Smith | 4 |
