1944 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 543 runs and belted 23 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Hal Trosky, who led the team with 10 home runs and 70 RBI. Wally Moses led the team with 150 hits for a .280 average.
The team allowed 662 runs and had a team ERA of 3.58. Leading the team in wins was Bill Dietrich, with 16. Orval Grove led the team with 105 strikeouts. Gordon Maltzberger was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Grey Clarke | 3B | 63 | 169 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .352 | .331 | .683 | .260 |
| Tony Cuccinello | 3B | 38 | 130 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .304 | .285 | .589 | .262 |
| Ralph Hodgin | 3B | 121 | 465 | 56 | 137 | 1 | 51 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .718 | .295 |
| William Metzig | 2B | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .125 | .301 | .125 |
| Cass Michaels | SS | 27 | 68 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .265 | .465 | .176 |
| Roy Schalk | 2B | 146 | 587 | 47 | 129 | 1 | 44 | 5 | .276 | .262 | .538 | .220 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 135 | 497 | 55 | 120 | 10 | 70 | 3 | .327 | .374 | .701 | .241 |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 139 | 513 | 44 | 108 | 0 | 30 | 7 | .242 | .271 | .513 | .211 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Carnett | OF | 126 | 457 | 51 | 126 | 1 | 60 | 5 | .322 | .357 | .679 | .276 |
| Guy Curtright | OF | 72 | 198 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .330 | .343 | .673 | .253 |
| Johnny Dickshot | OF | 62 | 162 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .313 | .364 | .677 | .253 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 17 | 48 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .362 | .250 | .612 | .229 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 136 | 535 | 82 | 150 | 3 | 34 | 21 | .345 | .379 | .724 | .280 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 124 | 446 | 59 | 128 | 2 | 46 | 13 | .368 | .361 | .729 | .287 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vince Castino | C | 29 | 78 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .326 | .295 | .621 | .231 |
| Tom Jordan | C | 14 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .283 | .333 | .616 | .267 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 93 | 312 | 22 | 81 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .342 | .292 | .634 | .260 |
| Tom Turner | C | 36 | 113 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .263 | .336 | .599 | .230 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5292 | 543 | 1307 | 23 | 494 | 66 | .304 | .320 | .624 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Carnett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 36 | 36 | 246 | 16 | 17 | .485 | 0 | 70 | 68 | 3.62 | 1.370 | |||
| Orval Grove | 34 | 33 | 234.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 105 | 71 | 3.72 | 1.312 | |||
| Don Hanski | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 33 | 12 | 154.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 44 | 43 | 2.57 | 1.238 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 30 | 20 | 169 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | 42 | 57 | 3.67 | 1.343 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 15 | 14 | 113.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 3.02 | 1.147 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 27 | 25 | 210 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 75 | 59 | 3.26 | 1.314 | |||
| Gordon Maltzberger | 46 | 0 | 91.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 12 | 49 | 19 | 2.96 | 1.095 | |||
| Buck Ross | 20 | 9 | 90.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 5.18 | 1.462 | |||
| Floyd Speer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Jake Wade | 19 | 5 | 74.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 35 | 41 | 4.82 | 1.553 | |||
| Team Totals | 266 | 154 | 1390.6 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 17 | 481 | 420 | 3.58 | 1.317 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Schalk | 146 |
| At Bats | Roy Schalk | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Schalk | 654 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Hodgin | .295 |
| On-Base % | Thurman Tucker | .368 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Hodgin | .385 |
| OPS | Thurman Tucker | .729 |
| Runs | Wally Moses | 82 |
| Hits | Wally Moses | 150 |
| Total Bases | Wally Moses | 203 |
| Doubles | Hal Trosky | 32 |
| Triples | Wally Moses | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hal Trosky | 10 |
| RBI | Hal Trosky | 70 |
| Walks | Hal Trosky | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Schalk | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Wally Moses | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Thurman Tucker | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Schalk | 21 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Roy Schalk | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Dietrich | 16 |
| Losses | Bill Dietrich | 17 |
| Saves | Gordon Maltzberger | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Gordon Maltzberger | .667 |
| ERA | Joe Haynes | 2.57 |
| WHIP | Joe Haynes | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Dietrich | 246 |
| Games | Gordon Maltzberger | 46 |
| Games Started | Bill Dietrich | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Orval Grove | 105 |
| Complete Games | Bill Dietrich | 15 |
| Shutouts | Bill Dietrich and Orval Grove | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Dietrich | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Dietrich | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Dietrich | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Orval Grove | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Dietrich | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Orval Grove | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Orval Grove | 8 |
