1948 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 51-101. They scored 558 runs and belted 55 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Pat Seerey, who led the team with 18 home runs and 64 RBI. Luke Appling led the team with 156 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 814 runs and had a team ERA of 4.89. Joe Haynes and Bill Wight were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. Bill Wight led the team with 68 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | 3B | 139 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 0 | 47 | 10 | .423 | .354 | .777 | .314 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 104 | 335 | 47 | 72 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .359 | .257 | .616 | .215 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 119 | 417 | 60 | 114 | 6 | 38 | 2 | .303 | .369 | .672 | .273 |
| Tony Lupien | 1B | 154 | 617 | 69 | 152 | 6 | 54 | 11 | .327 | .316 | .643 | .246 |
| Cass Michaels | SS | 145 | 484 | 47 | 120 | 5 | 56 | 8 | .344 | .329 | .673 | .248 |
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 33 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .204 | .250 | .454 | .188 |
| Frank Whitman | SS | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herb Adams | OF | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 20 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .261 | .190 | .451 | .190 |
| Ralph Hodgin | OF | 114 | 331 | 28 | 88 | 1 | 34 | 0 | .310 | .338 | .648 | .266 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 30 | 113 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .274 | .336 | .610 | .248 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 137 | 488 | 51 | 140 | 5 | 42 | 8 | .353 | .387 | .740 | .287 |
| Jerry Scala | OF | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pat Seerey | OF | 95 | 340 | 44 | 78 | 18 | 64 | 0 | .347 | .421 | .768 | .229 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 134 | 455 | 50 | 127 | 4 | 61 | 2 | .341 | .365 | .706 | .279 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Robinson | C | 98 | 326 | 47 | 82 | 8 | 39 | 0 | .344 | .380 | .724 | .252 |
| Mike Tresh | C | 39 | 108 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .308 | .287 | .595 | .250 |
| Ralph Weigel | C | 66 | 163 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 1 | .294 | .313 | .607 | .233 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5192 | 558 | 1303 | 55 | 532 | 46 | .325 | .331 | .656 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Bradley | 8 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.60 | 0.955 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | 25 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 5.31 | 1.923 | |||
| Al Gettel | 22 | 19 | 148 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | 49 | 60 | 4.01 | 1.446 | |||
| Bob Gillespie | 25 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 5.12 | 1.583 | |||
| Jim Goodwin | 8 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8.71 | 2.039 | |||
| Orval Grove | 32 | 11 | 87.7 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 18 | 42 | 6.16 | 1.733 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 16 | 11 | 97.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 3.79 | 1.192 | |||
| Earl Harrist | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 5.87 | 1.565 | |||
| Joe Haynes | 27 | 22 | 149.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 40 | 52 | 3.97 | 1.463 | |||
| Howie Judson | 40 | 5 | 107.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 8 | 38 | 56 | 4.78 | 1.473 | |||
| Glen Moulder | 33 | 9 | 85.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 6.41 | 1.890 | |||
| Frank Papish | 32 | 14 | 95.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4 | 41 | 75 | 5.00 | 1.805 | |||
| Ike Pearson | 23 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 4.92 | 1.679 | |||
| Marino Pieretti | 21 | 18 | 120 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | 28 | 52 | 4.95 | 1.408 | |||
| Marv Rotblatt | 7 | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 7.85 | 2.295 | |||
| Bill Wight | 34 | 32 | 223.3 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 1 | 68 | 135 | 4.80 | 1.670 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 154 | 1345.6 | 51 | 101 | .336 | 23 | 403 | 673 | 4.89 | 1.581 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Lupien | 154 |
| At Bats | Tony Lupien | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Lupien | 700 |
| Batting Average | Luke Appling | .314 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .423 |
| Slugging % | Dave Philley | .387 |
| OPS | Luke Appling | .777 |
| Runs | Tony Lupien | 69 |
| Hits | Luke Appling | 156 |
| Total Bases | Tony Lupien | 195 |
| Doubles | Dave Philley | 28 |
| Triples | Cass Michaels and Taffy Wright | 6 |
| Home Runs | Pat Seerey | 18 |
| RBI | Pat Seerey | 64 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Seerey | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Lupien | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Floyd Baker and Dave Philley | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Lupien | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Luke Appling | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Haynes and Bill Wight | 9 |
| Losses | Bill Wight | 20 |
| Saves | Howie Judson | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Haynes | .474 |
| ERA | Bill Wight | 4.80 |
| WHIP | Bill Wight | 1.670 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Wight | 223.3 |
| Games | Howie Judson | 40 |
| Games Started | Bill Wight | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Wight | 68 |
| Complete Games | Al Gettel and Bill Wight | 7 |
| Shutouts | Randy Gumpert and Bill Wight | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Wight | 1010 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Wight | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Wight | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Wight | 135 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Haynes | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Glen Moulder and Bill Wight | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Gettel | 4 |
