1949 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 63-91. They scored 648 runs and belted 43 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Bud Souchock provided the power for the team with 7 homers. The offense was powered by Cass Michaels, who led the team with 83 RBI and 173 hits.
The team allowed 737 runs and had a team ERA of 4.30. Leading the team in wins was Bill Wight, with 15. Billy Pierce struck out 95 batters 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 | 142 | 492 | 82 | 148 | 5 | 58 | 7 | .439 | .394 | .833 | .301 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 125 | 388 | 38 | 101 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .392 | .327 | .719 | .260 |
| Jim Baumer | SS | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .571 | .700 | 1.271 | .400 |
| Gordon Goldsberry | 1B | 39 | 145 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .331 | .317 | .648 | .248 |
| Fred Hancock | SS | 39 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .262 | .212 | .474 | .135 |
| Don Kolloway | 3B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 97 | 353 | 45 | 98 | 1 | 44 | 6 | .349 | .368 | .717 | .278 |
| Rocky Krsnich | 3B | 16 | 55 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .295 | .364 | .659 | .218 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 154 | 561 | 73 | 173 | 6 | 83 | 5 | .417 | .421 | .838 | .308 |
| Bobby Rhawn | 3B | 24 | 73 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .318 | .288 | .606 | .205 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herb Adams | OF | 56 | 208 | 26 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .323 | .346 | .669 | .293 |
| Billy Bowers | OF | 26 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .232 | .244 | .476 | .192 |
| Bill Higdon | OF | 11 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .448 | .435 | .883 | .304 |
| Dick Lane | OF | 12 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .213 | .119 | .332 | .119 |
| George Metkovich | OF | 93 | 338 | 50 | 80 | 5 | 45 | 5 | .321 | .331 | .652 | .237 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | OF | 49 | 158 | 19 | 42 | 5 | 31 | 4 | .333 | .468 | .801 | .266 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 146 | 598 | 84 | 171 | 0 | 44 | 13 | .347 | .346 | .693 | .286 |
| Earl Rapp | OF | 19 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .322 | .315 | .637 | .259 |
| Jerry Scala | OF | 37 | 120 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .348 | .350 | .698 | .250 |
| Pat Seerey | OF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .000 | .429 | .000 |
| Bud Souchock | OF | 84 | 252 | 29 | 59 | 7 | 37 | 5 | .303 | .409 | .712 | .234 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 73 | 198 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 38 | 0 | .366 | .500 | .866 | .318 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Malone | C | 55 | 170 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .377 | .353 | .730 | .271 |
| Joe Tipton | C | 67 | 191 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .306 | .309 | .615 | .204 |
| Don Wheeler | C | 67 | 192 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .333 | .323 | .656 | .240 |
| George Yankowski | C | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .222 | .389 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5204 | 648 | 1340 | 43 | 591 | 62 | .342 | .347 | .690 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Bradley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.50 | 3.500 | |||
| Jack Bruner | 4 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8.22 | 2.338 | |||
| Bob Cain | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2.45 | 1.091 | |||
| Alex Carrasquel | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14.73 | 3.243 | |||
| Bill Evans | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7.11 | 2.222 | |||
| Al Gettel | 19 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 6.43 | 1.508 | |||
| Ernest Groth | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.000 | |||
| Orval Grove | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 | 7.143 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 34 | 32 | 234 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 1 | 78 | 83 | 3.81 | 1.308 | |||
| Mickey Haefner | 14 | 12 | 80.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 4.37 | 1.557 | |||
| Howie Judson | 26 | 12 | 108 | 1 | 14 | .067 | 1 | 36 | 70 | 4.58 | 1.704 | |||
| Ed Klieman | 18 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 | 1.455 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 29 | 18 | 156.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 83 | 91 | 4.02 | 1.468 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 32 | 26 | 171.7 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 95 | 112 | 3.88 | 1.497 | |||
| Marino Pieretti | 39 | 9 | 116 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | 25 | 54 | 5.51 | 1.595 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 16 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5.79 | 2.146 | |||
| Max Surkont | 44 | 2 | 96 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 38 | 60 | 4.78 | 1.583 | |||
| Bill Wight | 35 | 33 | 245 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 78 | 96 | 3.31 | 1.429 | |||
| Team Totals | 328 | 154 | 1363.4 | 63 | 91 | .409 | 17 | 502 | 693 | 4.30 | 1.507 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cass Michaels | 154 |
| At Bats | Dave Philley | 598 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cass Michaels | 672 |
| Batting Average | Cass Michaels | .308 |
| On-Base % | Luke Appling | .439 |
| Slugging % | Cass Michaels | .421 |
| OPS | Cass Michaels | .838 |
| Runs | Dave Philley | 84 |
| Hits | Cass Michaels | 173 |
| Total Bases | Cass Michaels | 236 |
| Doubles | Cass Michaels | 27 |
| Triples | Cass Michaels | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bud Souchock | 7 |
| RBI | Cass Michaels | 83 |
| Walks | Luke Appling | 121 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Philley | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Philley | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Luke Appling | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chuck Kress | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Luke Appling | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Wight | 15 |
| Losses | Randy Gumpert | 16 |
| Saves | Marino Pieretti and Max Surkont | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Kuzava | .625 |
| ERA | Bill Wight | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Randy Gumpert | 1.308 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Wight | 245 |
| Games | Max Surkont | 44 |
| Games Started | Bill Wight | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 95 |
| Complete Games | Randy Gumpert | 18 |
| Shutouts | Randy Gumpert and Bill Wight | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Wight | 1036 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Randy Gumpert | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Wight | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Billy Pierce | 112 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Randy Gumpert | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Billy Pierce | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mickey Haefner | 5 |
