1950 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1950 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 625 runs and belted 93 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Zernial, who led the team with 29 home runs, 93 RBI, and 152 hits.
The team allowed 749 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Billy Pierce led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 118 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Appling | SS | 50 | 128 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .300 | .320 | .620 | .234 |
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 83 | 186 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .417 | .355 | .772 | .317 |
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 141 | 524 | 72 | 148 | 4 | 46 | 0 | .368 | .365 | .733 | .282 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 130 | 457 | 45 | 113 | 0 | 30 | 4 | .304 | .304 | .608 | .247 |
| Gordon Goldsberry | 1B | 82 | 127 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .392 | .409 | .801 | .268 |
| Joe Kirrene | 3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Al Kozar | 2B | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .600 | .900 | .300 |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 122 | 414 | 47 | 128 | 6 | 46 | 1 | .377 | .406 | .783 | .309 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 36 | 138 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .375 | .486 | .861 | .312 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 119 | 424 | 62 | 133 | 20 | 73 | 0 | .405 | .491 | .896 | .314 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herb Adams | OF | 34 | 118 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .288 | .271 | .559 | .203 |
| Jim Busby | OF | 18 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .224 | .208 | .432 | .208 |
| Mike McCormick | OF | 55 | 138 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .312 | .304 | .616 | .232 |
| Ed McGhee | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .500 | .667 | .167 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | OF | 21 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .422 | .786 | .222 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 156 | 619 | 69 | 150 | 14 | 80 | 6 | .302 | .360 | .662 | .242 |
| Marv Rickert | OF | 84 | 278 | 38 | 66 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .291 | .327 | .618 | .237 |
| Jerry Scala | OF | 40 | 67 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .299 | .254 | .553 | .194 |
| Bill Wilson | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 143 | 543 | 75 | 152 | 29 | 93 | 0 | .330 | .484 | .814 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Erautt | C | 16 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .222 | .485 | .222 |
| Eddie Malone | C | 31 | 71 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .321 | .254 | .575 | .225 |
| Phil Masi | C | 122 | 377 | 38 | 105 | 7 | 55 | 2 | .366 | .390 | .756 | .279 |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 41 | 105 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .408 | .362 | .770 | .324 |
| Bill Salkeld | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5260 | 625 | 1368 | 93 | 592 | 19 | .327 | .364 | .691 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Aloma | 42 | 0 | 87.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 49 | 53 | 3.80 | 1.482 | |||
| Jack Bruner | 9 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3.65 | 1.707 | |||
| Bob Cain | 34 | 23 | 171.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 2 | 77 | 109 | 3.93 | 1.526 | |||
| Bill Connelly | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 2.609 | |||
| Charlie Cuellar | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.75 | 6.923 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 40 | 17 | 155.3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 48 | 58 | 4.75 | 1.436 | |||
| Mickey Haefner | 24 | 9 | 70.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 5.73 | 1.810 | |||
| Ken Holcombe | 24 | 15 | 96 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 1 | 37 | 45 | 4.59 | 1.740 | |||
| Howie Judson | 46 | 3 | 112 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 34 | 63 | 3.94 | 1.500 | |||
| Gus Keriazakos | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19.29 | 5.217 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 11 | 1 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 3.80 | 2.066 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 10 | 7 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 5.68 | 1.580 | |||
| John Perkovich | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.20 | 1.600 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 33 | 29 | 219.3 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 1 | 118 | 137 | 3.98 | 1.487 | |||
| Marv Rotblatt | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6.23 | 1.839 | |||
| Ray Scarborough | 27 | 23 | 149.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 | 70 | 62 | 5.30 | 1.487 | |||
| Bill Wight | 30 | 28 | 206 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 62 | 79 | 3.58 | 1.417 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 156 | 1365.5 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 9 | 566 | 734 | 4.41 | 1.541 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Philley | 156 |
| At Bats | Dave Philley | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Philley | 682 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Robinson | .314 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Robinson | .405 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Robinson | .491 |
| OPS | Eddie Robinson | .896 |
| Runs | Gus Zernial | 75 |
| Hits | Gus Zernial | 152 |
| Total Bases | Gus Zernial | 263 |
| Doubles | Chico Carrasquel and Dave Philley | 21 |
| Triples | Nellie Fox | 7 |
| Home Runs | Gus Zernial | 29 |
| RBI | Gus Zernial | 93 |
| Walks | Chico Carrasquel | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Gus Zernial | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Philley | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Hank Majeski | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Nellie Fox, Dave Philley, and Bill Wight | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Philley | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Pierce | 12 |
| Losses | Billy Pierce and Bill Wight | 16 |
| Saves | Luis Aloma | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Scarborough | .435 |
| ERA | Bill Wight | 3.58 |
| WHIP | Bill Wight | 1.417 |
| Innings Pitched | Billy Pierce | 219.3 |
| Games | Howie Judson | 46 |
| Games Started | Billy Pierce | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 118 |
| Complete Games | Billy Pierce | 15 |
| Shutouts | Bill Wight | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Billy Pierce | 978 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Billy Pierce | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Wight | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Billy Pierce | 137 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Randy Gumpert | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Billy Pierce and Ray Scarborough | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Cain | 5 |
