1947 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 553 runs and belted 53 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Rudy York, who led the team with 15 home runs and 64 RBI. Luke Appling led the team with 154 hits for a .306 average.
The team allowed 661 runs and had a team ERA of 3.64. Eddie Lopat led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 109 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 139 | 503 | 67 | 154 | 8 | 49 | 8 | .386 | .412 | .798 | .306 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 105 | 371 | 61 | 98 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .375 | .313 | .688 | .264 |
| Jake Jones | 1B | 45 | 171 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .297 | .345 | .642 | .240 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 124 | 485 | 49 | 135 | 2 | 35 | 11 | .303 | .359 | .662 | .278 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 110 | 355 | 31 | 97 | 3 | 34 | 10 | .350 | .363 | .713 | .273 |
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 81 | 205 | 25 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 2 | .279 | .351 | .630 | .195 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 102 | 400 | 40 | 97 | 15 | 64 | 1 | .305 | .420 | .725 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Loyd Christopher | OF | 7 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .304 | .584 | .217 |
| Ralph Hodgin | OF | 59 | 180 | 26 | 53 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .352 | .400 | .752 | .294 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 115 | 428 | 47 | 112 | 6 | 48 | 3 | .291 | .362 | .653 | .262 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 143 | 551 | 55 | 142 | 2 | 45 | 21 | .303 | .354 | .657 | .258 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 89 | 254 | 28 | 60 | 1 | 17 | 10 | .336 | .315 | .651 | .236 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 124 | 401 | 48 | 130 | 4 | 54 | 8 | .398 | .387 | .785 | .324 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Dickey | C | 83 | 211 | 15 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 4 | .331 | .265 | .596 | .223 |
| Joe Stephenson | C | 16 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .211 | .143 | .354 | .143 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 90 | 274 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .311 | .277 | .588 | .241 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5274 | 553 | 1350 | 53 | 519 | 91 | .318 | .342 | .660 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hi Bithorn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | 40 | 0 | 54.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.64 | 1.529 | |||
| Pete Gebrian | 27 | 4 | 66.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 4.48 | 1.418 | |||
| Bob Gillespie | 25 | 17 | 118 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 36 | 53 | 4.73 | 1.576 | |||
| Orval Grove | 25 | 19 | 135.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 33 | 70 | 4.44 | 1.680 | |||
| Earl Harrist | 33 | 4 | 93.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | 55 | 49 | 3.56 | 1.430 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 29 | 22 | 182 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 50 | 61 | 2.42 | 1.291 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 21 | 11 | 86.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 57 | 56 | 4.47 | 1.638 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 31 | 31 | 252.7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 109 | 73 | 2.81 | 1.243 | |||
| Gordon Maltzberger | 33 | 0 | 63.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 3.39 | 1.350 | |||
| Frank Papish | 38 | 26 | 199 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3 | 79 | 98 | 3.26 | 1.422 | |||
| Johnny Rigney | 11 | 7 | 50.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 1.95 | 1.124 | |||
| Red Ruffing | 9 | 9 | 53 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 6.11 | 1.491 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 7.29 | 1.922 | |||
| Team Totals | 339 | 155 | 1391.1 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 522 | 603 | 3.64 | 1.428 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Philley | 143 |
| At Bats | Dave Philley | 551 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Philley | 592 |
| Batting Average | Luke Appling | .306 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .386 |
| Slugging % | Luke Appling | .412 |
| OPS | Luke Appling | .798 |
| Runs | Luke Appling | 67 |
| Hits | Luke Appling | 154 |
| Total Bases | Luke Appling | 207 |
| Doubles | Luke Appling | 29 |
| Triples | Dave Philley | 11 |
| Home Runs | Rudy York | 15 |
| RBI | Rudy York | 64 |
| Walks | Floyd Baker | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Rudy York | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Philley | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Philley | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kolloway and Cass Michaels | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Don Kolloway | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Lopat | 16 |
| Losses | Eddie Lopat | 13 |
| Saves | Earl Caldwell | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Haynes | .700 |
| ERA | Joe Haynes | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Eddie Lopat | 1.243 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Lopat | 252.7 |
| Games | Earl Caldwell | 40 |
| Games Started | Eddie Lopat | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Lopat | 109 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Lopat | 22 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Lopat | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Lopat | 1047 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 79 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Frank Papish | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Pete Gebrian, Bob Gillespie, and Frank Papish | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Orval Grove | 4 |
