1946 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 74-80. They scored 562 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Taffy Wright provided the power for the team with 7 homers. The offense was powered by Luke Appling, who led the team with 55 RBI and 180 hits.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.10. Earl Caldwell and Eddie Lopat were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Eddie Lopat racked up 89 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 | 149 | 582 | 59 | 180 | 1 | 55 | 6 | .384 | .378 | .762 | .309 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 9 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .292 | .600 | .250 |
| Jake Jones | 1B | 24 | 79 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .284 | .468 | .752 | .266 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 123 | 482 | 45 | 135 | 3 | 53 | 14 | .293 | .363 | .656 | .280 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 64 | 238 | 24 | 65 | 4 | 20 | 4 | .335 | .387 | .722 | .273 |
| Dario Lodigiani | 3B | 44 | 155 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .324 | .297 | .621 | .245 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 91 | 291 | 37 | 75 | 1 | 22 | 9 | .333 | .296 | .629 | .258 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 88 | 299 | 22 | 76 | 2 | 31 | 4 | .330 | .334 | .664 | .254 |
| Leo Wells | 3B | 45 | 127 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .259 | .260 | .519 | .189 |
| Frank Whitman | SS | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .063 | .274 | .063 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Guy Curtright | OF | 23 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .236 | .569 | .200 |
| Ralph Hodgin | OF | 87 | 258 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .308 | .298 | .606 | .252 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 113 | 411 | 43 | 106 | 5 | 34 | 6 | .300 | .350 | .650 | .258 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 56 | 168 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .344 | .411 | .755 | .274 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 17 | 68 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .389 | .471 | .860 | .353 |
| Whitey Platt | OF | 84 | 247 | 28 | 62 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .307 | .360 | .667 | .251 |
| Joe Smaza | OF | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 121 | 438 | 62 | 126 | 1 | 36 | 9 | .367 | .354 | .721 | .288 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 115 | 422 | 46 | 116 | 7 | 52 | 10 | .342 | .389 | .731 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Dickey | C | 37 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .205 | .505 | .192 |
| Ed Fernandes | C | 14 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .313 | .713 | .250 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 53 | 179 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .322 | .279 | .601 | .212 |
| Tom Jordan | C | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .533 | .800 | .267 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 80 | 217 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .336 | .258 | .594 | .217 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5312 | 562 | 1364 | 37 | 515 | 78 | .319 | .333 | .652 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Earl Caldwell | 39 | 0 | 90.7 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 2.08 | 0.981 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 11 | 9 | 62 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 2.61 | 1.403 | |||
| Orval Grove | 33 | 26 | 205.3 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 60 | 78 | 3.02 | 1.417 | |||
| Ralph Hamner | 25 | 7 | 71.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 4.42 | 1.669 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 32 | 23 | 177.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 3.76 | 1.483 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 21 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 4.58 | 1.545 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 7 | 7 | 43.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 3.53 | 1.432 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 29 | 29 | 231 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 89 | 48 | 2.73 | 1.143 | |||
| Ted Lyons | 5 | 5 | 42.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2.32 | 1.101 | |||
| Gordon Maltzberger | 19 | 0 | 39.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1.59 | 0.907 | |||
| Emmett O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .00 | 2.432 | |||
| Frank Papish | 31 | 15 | 138 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 66 | 63 | 2.74 | 1.341 | |||
| Len Perme | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8.31 | 3.023 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 15 | 11 | 82.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 4.03 | 1.342 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 24 | 21 | 145.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 59 | 60 | 2.85 | 1.342 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 155 | 1392.3 | 74 | 80 | .481 | 16 | 550 | 508 | 3.10 | 1.333 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Luke Appling | 149 |
| At Bats | Luke Appling | 582 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Luke Appling | 659 |
| Batting Average | Luke Appling | .309 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .384 |
| Slugging % | Luke Appling | .378 |
| OPS | Luke Appling | .762 |
| Runs | Thurman Tucker | 62 |
| Hits | Luke Appling | 180 |
| Total Bases | Luke Appling | 220 |
| Doubles | Luke Appling | 27 |
| Triples | Luke Appling, Bob Kennedy, and Whitey Platt | 5 |
| Home Runs | Taffy Wright | 7 |
| RBI | Luke Appling | 55 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Thurman Tucker | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Kolloway | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Thurman Tucker | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kolloway | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Taffy Wright | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Earl Caldwell and Eddie Lopat | 13 |
| Losses | Orval Grove and Eddie Lopat | 13 |
| Saves | Earl Caldwell | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Earl Caldwell | .765 |
| ERA | Eddie Lopat | 2.73 |
| WHIP | Eddie Lopat | 1.143 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Lopat | 231 |
| Games | Earl Caldwell | 39 |
| Games Started | Eddie Lopat | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Lopat | 89 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Lopat | 20 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Lopat, Frank Papish, and Johnny Rigney | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Lopat | 934 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Haynes | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Orval Grove | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Orval Grove | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ralph Hamner | 5 |
