1943 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1943 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 82-72. They scored 573 runs and belted 33 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Joe Kuhel led the team in home runs with 5. The offense was powered by Luke Appling, who led the team with 80 RBI and 192 hits. Wally Moses had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 594 runs and had a team ERA of 3.20. Orval Grove led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 76 strikeouts. Gordon Maltzberger was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 155 | 585 | 63 | 192 | 3 | 80 | 27 | .419 | .407 | .826 | .328 |
| Tony Cuccinello | 3B | 34 | 103 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .353 | .379 | .732 | .272 |
| Dick Culler | 3B | 53 | 148 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .297 | .264 | .561 | .216 |
| Jimmy Grant | 3B | 58 | 197 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 22 | 4 | .321 | .386 | .707 | .259 |
| Don Hanski | 1B | 9 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .286 | .524 | .238 |
| Ralph Hodgin | 3B | 117 | 407 | 52 | 128 | 1 | 50 | 3 | .356 | .415 | .771 | .314 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 85 | 348 | 29 | 75 | 1 | 33 | 11 | .235 | .287 | .522 | .216 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 153 | 531 | 55 | 113 | 5 | 46 | 14 | .319 | .284 | .603 | .213 |
| Cass Michaels | 3B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 58 | 213 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .256 | .277 | .533 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Guy Curtright | OF | 138 | 488 | 67 | 142 | 3 | 48 | 13 | .382 | .379 | .761 | .291 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 150 | 599 | 82 | 147 | 3 | 48 | 56 | .310 | .337 | .647 | .245 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 42 | 97 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .212 | .186 | .398 | .155 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 139 | 528 | 81 | 124 | 3 | 39 | 29 | .336 | .303 | .639 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vince Castino | C | 33 | 101 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .310 | .297 | .607 | .228 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 86 | 279 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .307 | .226 | .533 | .215 |
| Tom Turner | C | 51 | 154 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .299 | .338 | .637 | .240 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Kalin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5254 | 573 | 1297 | 33 | 508 | 173 | .318 | .320 | .638 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Dietrich | 26 | 26 | 186.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 52 | 53 | 2.80 | 1.248 | |||
| Orval Grove | 32 | 25 | 216.3 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2 | 76 | 72 | 2.75 | 1.221 | |||
| Don Hanski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 35 | 2 | 109.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 2.96 | 1.336 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 28 | 27 | 188.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 51 | 54 | 3.30 | 1.338 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 19 | 19 | 127 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 4.18 | 1.409 | |||
| Gordon Maltzberger | 37 | 0 | 98.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 14 | 48 | 24 | 2.46 | 1.114 | |||
| Buck Ross | 21 | 21 | 149.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 41 | 56 | 3.19 | 1.313 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 25 | 25 | 187.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 66 | 76 | 3.69 | 1.454 | |||
| Floyd Speer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bill Swift | 18 | 1 | 51.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 4.21 | 1.462 | |||
| Jake Wade | 21 | 9 | 83.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 3.01 | 1.434 | |||
| Team Totals | 264 | 155 | 1400.3 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 | 476 | 501 | 3.20 | 1.323 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Luke Appling | 155 |
| At Bats | Wally Moses | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Luke Appling | 677 |
| Batting Average | Luke Appling | .328 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .419 |
| Slugging % | Luke Appling | .407 |
| OPS | Luke Appling | .826 |
| Runs | Wally Moses | 82 |
| Hits | Luke Appling | 192 |
| Total Bases | Luke Appling | 238 |
| Doubles | Luke Appling | 33 |
| Triples | Wally Moses | 12 |
| Home Runs | Joe Kuhel | 5 |
| RBI | Luke Appling | 80 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Thurman Tucker | 72 |
| Stolen Bases | Wally Moses | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Thurman Tucker | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Guy Curtright | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Luke Appling | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Orval Grove | 15 |
| Losses | Johnny Humphries and Eddie Smith | 11 |
| Saves | Gordon Maltzberger | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Orval Grove | .625 |
| ERA | Orval Grove | 2.75 |
| WHIP | Orval Grove | 1.221 |
| Innings Pitched | Orval Grove | 216.3 |
| Games | Gordon Maltzberger | 37 |
| Games Started | Johnny Humphries | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Orval Grove | 76 |
| Complete Games | Orval Grove | 18 |
| Shutouts | Orval Grove | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Orval Grove | 888 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Smith | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Humphries | 198 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Smith | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Orval Grove | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Humphries | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Humphries and Bill Swift | 6 |
