1945 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 71-78. They scored 596 runs and belted 22 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. Guy Curtright and Johnny Dickshot were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Roy Schalk was the best run producer with 65 RBI. Wally Moses led the team with 168 hits for a .295 average.
The team allowed 633 runs and had a team ERA of 3.69. Thornton Lee led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 108 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 18 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .478 | .526 | 1.004 | .368 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 82 | 208 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 3 | .325 | .288 | .613 | .250 |
| Tony Cuccinello | 3B | 118 | 402 | 50 | 124 | 2 | 49 | 6 | .379 | .400 | .779 | .308 |
| Kerby Farrell | 1B | 103 | 396 | 44 | 102 | 0 | 34 | 4 | .300 | .301 | .601 | .258 |
| Cass Michaels | SS | 129 | 445 | 47 | 109 | 2 | 54 | 8 | .307 | .299 | .606 | .245 |
| Bill Nagel | 1B | 67 | 220 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 27 | 3 | .263 | .323 | .586 | .209 |
| Joe Orengo | 3B | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .067 | .289 | .067 |
| Danny Reynolds | SS | 29 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .200 | .222 | .422 | .167 |
| Roy Schalk | 2B | 133 | 513 | 50 | 127 | 1 | 65 | 3 | .293 | .302 | .595 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Guy Curtright | OF | 98 | 324 | 51 | 91 | 4 | 32 | 3 | .358 | .407 | .765 | .281 |
| Johnny Dickshot | OF | 130 | 486 | 74 | 147 | 4 | 58 | 18 | .366 | .407 | .773 | .302 |
| Oris Hockett | OF | 106 | 417 | 46 | 122 | 2 | 55 | 10 | .340 | .381 | .721 | .293 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 140 | 569 | 79 | 168 | 2 | 50 | 11 | .373 | .420 | .793 | .295 |
| Bill Mueller | OF | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Vince Castino | C | 26 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .250 | .532 | .222 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 150 | 458 | 50 | 114 | 0 | 47 | 6 | .342 | .275 | .617 | .249 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5077 | 596 | 1330 | 22 | 544 | 78 | .320 | .337 | .657 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Earl Caldwell | 27 | 11 | 105.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 3.59 | 1.377 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 18 | 16 | 122.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 4.19 | 1.406 | |||
| Orval Grove | 33 | 30 | 217 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 54 | 68 | 3.44 | 1.387 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 14 | 13 | 104 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 3.55 | 1.163 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 22 | 21 | 153 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 1 | 33 | 48 | 4.24 | 1.438 | |||
| Johnny Johnson | 29 | 0 | 69.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 4.26 | 1.722 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 29 | 28 | 228.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 108 | 76 | 2.44 | 1.244 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 26 | 24 | 199.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 | 74 | 56 | 4.11 | 1.415 | |||
| Frank Papish | 19 | 5 | 84.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 3.74 | 1.364 | |||
| Buck Ross | 13 | 2 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 5.79 | 1.823 | |||
| Clay Touchstone | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.40 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 236 | 150 | 1330.5 | 71 | 78 | .477 | 13 | 486 | 448 | 3.69 | 1.389 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mike Tresh | 150 |
| At Bats | Wally Moses | 569 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Wally Moses | 641 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Dickshot | .302 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moses | .373 |
| Slugging % | Wally Moses | .420 |
| OPS | Wally Moses | .793 |
| Runs | Wally Moses | 79 |
| Hits | Wally Moses | 168 |
| Total Bases | Wally Moses | 239 |
| Doubles | Wally Moses | 35 |
| Triples | Wally Moses | 15 |
| Home Runs | Guy Curtright and Johnny Dickshot | 4 |
| RBI | Roy Schalk | 65 |
| Walks | Wally Moses | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Dickshot, Bill Nagel, and Roy Schalk | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Dickshot | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Kerby Farrell and Oris Hockett | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Schalk | 24 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Dickshot | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Thornton Lee | 15 |
| Losses | Johnny Humphries | 14 |
| Saves | Earl Caldwell and Johnny Johnson | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Thornton Lee | .556 |
| ERA | Thornton Lee | 2.44 |
| WHIP | Thornton Lee | 1.244 |
| Innings Pitched | Thornton Lee | 228.3 |
| Games | Orval Grove | 33 |
| Games Started | Orval Grove | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Thornton Lee | 108 |
| Complete Games | Thornton Lee | 19 |
| Shutouts | Orval Grove | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Thornton Lee | 951 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Orval Grove | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Thornton Lee | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Orval Grove | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Orval Grove | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Thornton Lee | 10 |



