1941 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1941 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 77-77. They scored 638 runs and belted 47 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. Joe Kuhel led the team in home runs with 12. Taffy Wright knocked in 97 runs. Luke Appling led the team with 186 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 649 runs and had a team ERA of 3.52. Thornton Lee led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 130 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 154 | 592 | 93 | 186 | 1 | 57 | 12 | .399 | .390 | .789 | .314 |
| Jake Jones | 1B | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 76 | 257 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 29 | 5 | .255 | .276 | .531 | .206 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 2B | 89 | 343 | 51 | 84 | 7 | 29 | 6 | .329 | .385 | .714 | .245 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 71 | 280 | 33 | 76 | 3 | 24 | 11 | .292 | .354 | .646 | .271 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 153 | 600 | 99 | 150 | 12 | 63 | 20 | .331 | .392 | .723 | .250 |
| Dario Lodigiani | 3B | 87 | 322 | 39 | 77 | 4 | 40 | 0 | .316 | .348 | .664 | .239 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 29 | 84 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .227 | .214 | .441 | .190 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ben Chapman | OF | 57 | 190 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .297 | .316 | .613 | .226 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 106 | 380 | 30 | 97 | 1 | 44 | 6 | .306 | .313 | .619 | .255 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 121 | 436 | 44 | 101 | 0 | 37 | 17 | .289 | .305 | .594 | .232 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .333 | .750 | .222 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 20 | 59 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .366 | .305 | .671 | .237 |
| Dave Short | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 76 | 251 | 24 | 65 | 4 | 43 | 3 | .311 | .375 | .686 | .259 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 136 | 513 | 71 | 165 | 10 | 97 | 5 | .399 | .468 | .867 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Dickey | C | 32 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .267 | .327 | .594 | .200 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 115 | 390 | 38 | 98 | 0 | 33 | 1 | .319 | .282 | .601 | .251 |
| Tom Turner | C | 38 | 126 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .289 | .278 | .567 | .238 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Stan Goletz | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | .600 | |
| Chet Hajduk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5404 | 638 | 1376 | 47 | 567 | 91 | .318 | .343 | .661 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Appleton | 13 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 5.27 | 1.612 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 19 | 15 | 109.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 26 | 50 | 5.35 | 1.500 | |||
| Orval Grove | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.29 | 2.000 | |||
| Jack Hallett | 22 | 6 | 74.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 6.03 | 1.794 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 3.86 | 1.464 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 14 | 6 | 73.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 1.84 | 1.160 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 35 | 34 | 300.3 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 1 | 130 | 92 | 2.37 | 1.166 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 22 | 22 | 187.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 63 | 37 | 3.70 | 1.260 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 30 | 29 | 237 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 119 | 92 | 3.84 | 1.333 | |||
| Buck Ross | 20 | 11 | 108.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 3.16 | 1.311 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 34 | 33 | 263.3 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 1 | 111 | 114 | 3.18 | 1.356 | |||
| Team Totals | 219 | 156 | 1415.8 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 4 | 564 | 521 | 3.52 | 1.330 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Luke Appling | 154 |
| At Bats | Joe Kuhel | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Kuhel | 678 |
| Batting Average | Taffy Wright | .322 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling and Taffy Wright | .399 |
| Slugging % | Taffy Wright | .468 |
| OPS | Taffy Wright | .867 |
| Runs | Joe Kuhel | 99 |
| Hits | Luke Appling | 186 |
| Total Bases | Taffy Wright | 240 |
| Doubles | Joe Kuhel | 39 |
| Triples | Luke Appling and Mike Kreevich | 8 |
| Home Runs | Joe Kuhel | 12 |
| RBI | Taffy Wright | 97 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Kuhel | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Kuhel | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Myril Hoag | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Kreevich | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Kuhel | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Thornton Lee | 22 |
| Losses | Eddie Smith | 17 |
| Saves | Pete Appleton, Johnny Humphries, Thornton Lee, and Eddie Smith | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Thornton Lee | .667 |
| ERA | Thornton Lee | 2.37 |
| WHIP | Thornton Lee | 1.166 |
| Innings Pitched | Thornton Lee | 300.3 |
| Games | Thornton Lee | 35 |
| Games Started | Thornton Lee | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Thornton Lee | 130 |
| Complete Games | Thornton Lee | 30 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Humphries | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Thornton Lee | 1224 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Rigney | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Thornton Lee | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Smith | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Rigney | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Rigney | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Smith | 5 |
