1942 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 66-82. They scored 538 runs and belted 25 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. Wally Moses provided the power for the team with 7 homers. The offense was powered by Don Kolloway, who led the team with 60 RBI and 164 hits.
The team allowed 609 runs and had a team ERA of 3.58. Leading the team in wins was Ted Lyons, with 14. Eddie Smith racked up 78 strkeouts 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 | 142 | 543 | 78 | 142 | 3 | 53 | 17 | .342 | .341 | .683 | .262 |
| Jimmy Grant | 3B | 12 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .250 | .518 | .167 |
| Jake Jones | 1B | 7 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .200 | .427 | .150 |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 113 | 412 | 37 | 95 | 0 | 38 | 11 | .270 | .299 | .569 | .231 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 147 | 601 | 72 | 164 | 3 | 60 | 16 | .311 | .368 | .679 | .273 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 115 | 413 | 60 | 103 | 4 | 52 | 22 | .347 | .332 | .679 | .249 |
| Dario Lodigiani | 3B | 59 | 168 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .353 | .321 | .674 | .280 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 32 | 94 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .204 | .213 | .417 | .170 |
| Leo Wells | SS | 35 | 62 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .242 | .274 | .516 | .194 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Val Heim | OF | 13 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .294 | .267 | .561 | .200 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 113 | 412 | 47 | 99 | 2 | 37 | 17 | .301 | .308 | .609 | .240 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 146 | 577 | 73 | 156 | 7 | 49 | 16 | .353 | .369 | .722 | .270 |
| Bill Mueller | OF | 26 | 85 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .276 | .176 | .452 | .165 |
| Bud Sketchley | OF | 13 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .326 | .222 | .548 | .194 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .208 | .333 | .125 |
| Sam West | OF | 49 | 151 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 2 | .363 | .265 | .628 | .232 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 85 | 300 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 47 | 1 | .432 | .410 | .842 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Dickey | C | 59 | 116 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .288 | .284 | .572 | .233 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 72 | 233 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .314 | .275 | .589 | .232 |
| Tom Turner | C | 56 | 182 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .313 | .352 | .665 | .242 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4949 | 538 | 1215 | 25 | 486 | 114 | .311 | .318 | .630 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Appleton | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.064 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 26 | 23 | 160 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 4.89 | 1.519 | |||
| Orval Grove | 12 | 8 | 66.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 5.16 | 1.659 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 40 | 1 | 103 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 2.62 | 1.311 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 28 | 28 | 228.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 71 | 59 | 2.68 | 1.253 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 11 | 8 | 76 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 3.32 | 1.487 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 20 | 20 | 180.3 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 50 | 26 | 2.10 | 1.070 | |||
| Len Perme | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.38 | 0.692 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 7 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 3.20 | 0.949 | |||
| Buck Ross | 22 | 14 | 113.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 37 | 39 | 5.00 | 1.386 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 29 | 28 | 215 | 7 | 20 | .259 | 1 | 78 | 86 | 3.98 | 1.437 | |||
| Jake Wade | 15 | 10 | 85.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 56 | 4.10 | 1.634 | |||
| Ed Weiland | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7.45 | 2.165 | |||
| Team Totals | 223 | 148 | 1314.3 | 66 | 82 | .446 | 8 | 432 | 473 | 3.58 | 1.352 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Kolloway | 147 |
| At Bats | Don Kolloway | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Wally Moses | 652 |
| Batting Average | Don Kolloway | .273 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moses | .353 |
| Slugging % | Wally Moses | .369 |
| OPS | Wally Moses | .722 |
| Runs | Luke Appling | 78 |
| Hits | Don Kolloway | 164 |
| Total Bases | Don Kolloway | 221 |
| Doubles | Don Kolloway | 40 |
| Triples | Bob Kennedy and Taffy Wright | 5 |
| Home Runs | Wally Moses | 7 |
| RBI | Don Kolloway | 60 |
| Walks | Wally Moses | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Kennedy | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Kuhel | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Kolloway | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kolloway | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Myril Hoag | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ted Lyons | 14 |
| Losses | Eddie Smith | 20 |
| Saves | Joe Haynes | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Ted Lyons | .700 |
| ERA | Ted Lyons | 2.10 |
| WHIP | Ted Lyons | 1.070 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Humphries | 228.3 |
| Games | Joe Haynes | 40 |
| Games Started | Johnny Humphries and Eddie Smith | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Smith | 78 |
| Complete Games | Ted Lyons | 20 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Humphries, Buck Ross, and Eddie Smith | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Humphries | 967 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Smith | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Humphries | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Smith | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Smith | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Haynes, Buck Ross, and Eddie Smith | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Humphries | 7 |
