1969 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 68-94. They scored 625 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Melton, who led the team with 23 home runs and 87 RBI. Luis Aparicio led the team with 168 hits for a .280 average.
The team allowed 723 runs and had a team ERA of 4.21. Joe Horlen led the team with 13 wins. Gary Peters led the team with 140 strikeouts. Wilbur Wood led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 22 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .274 | .259 | .533 | .224 |
| Luis Aparicio | SS | 156 | 599 | 77 | 168 | 5 | 51 | 24 | .352 | .362 | .714 | .280 |
| Ron Hansen | 2B | 85 | 185 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .327 | .335 | .662 | .259 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 124 | 373 | 52 | 99 | 8 | 46 | 2 | .351 | .381 | .732 | .265 |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | 104 | 345 | 34 | 79 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .301 | .328 | .629 | .229 |
| Tommy McCraw | 1B | 93 | 240 | 21 | 62 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .326 | .350 | .676 | .258 |
| Bill Melton | 3B | 157 | 556 | 67 | 142 | 23 | 87 | 1 | .326 | .433 | .759 | .255 |
| Rich Morales | 2B | 55 | 121 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .269 | .231 | .500 | .215 |
| Bob Spence | 1B | 12 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .148 | .192 | .340 | .154 |
| Pete Ward | 1B | 105 | 199 | 22 | 49 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .359 | .372 | .731 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Berry | OF | 130 | 297 | 25 | 69 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .296 | .327 | .623 | .232 |
| Buddy Bradford | OF | 93 | 273 | 36 | 70 | 11 | 27 | 5 | .347 | .421 | .768 | .256 |
| Angel Bravo | OF | 27 | 90 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .319 | .411 | .730 | .289 |
| Bob Christian | OF | 39 | 129 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .273 | .318 | .591 | .217 |
| Woodie Held | OF | 56 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .299 | .317 | .616 | .143 |
| Carlos May | OF | 100 | 367 | 62 | 103 | 18 | 62 | 1 | .385 | .488 | .873 | .281 |
| Jose Ortiz | OF | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Walt Williams | OF | 135 | 471 | 59 | 143 | 3 | 32 | 6 | .343 | .374 | .717 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doug Adams | C | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .214 | .481 | .214 |
| Chuck Brinkman | C | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 102 | 290 | 31 | 67 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .319 | .341 | .660 | .231 |
| Duane Josephson | C | 52 | 162 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .296 | .321 | .617 | .241 |
| Don Pavletich | C | 78 | 188 | 26 | 46 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .338 | .404 | .742 | .245 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5450 | 625 | 1346 | 112 | 585 | 54 | .316 | .357 | .673 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Bell | 23 | 2 | 38.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 6.28 | 1.835 | |||
| Cisco Carlos | 25 | 4 | 49.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 5.66 | 1.521 | |||
| Paul Edmondson | 14 | 13 | 87.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 3.70 | 1.266 | |||
| Sammy Ellis | 10 | 5 | 29.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 5.83 | 1.980 | |||
| Jack Hamilton | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11.68 | 2.439 | |||
| Joe Horlen | 36 | 35 | 235.7 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 121 | 77 | 3.78 | 1.332 | |||
| Tommy John | 33 | 33 | 232.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 128 | 90 | 3.25 | 1.378 | |||
| Bart Johnson | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3.22 | 1.256 | |||
| Danny Lazar | 9 | 3 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 6.53 | 1.546 | |||
| Bob Locker | 17 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6.55 | 1.455 | |||
| Danny Murphy | 17 | 0 | 31.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2.01 | 1.214 | |||
| Jerry Nyman | 20 | 10 | 64.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 39 | 5.29 | 1.499 | |||
| Dan Osinski | 51 | 0 | 60.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 3.56 | 1.301 | |||
| Denny O'Toole | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Gary Peters | 36 | 32 | 218.7 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 140 | 78 | 4.53 | 1.445 | |||
| Bob Priddy | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Fred Rath | 3 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7.71 | 1.624 | |||
| Don Secrist | 19 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6.07 | 1.225 | |||
| Wilbur Wood | 76 | 0 | 119.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 15 | 73 | 40 | 3.01 | 1.278 | |||
| Billy Wynne | 20 | 20 | 128.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 4.06 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 427 | 162 | 1437.8 | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 810 | 564 | 4.21 | 1.415 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Melton | 157 |
| At Bats | Luis Aparicio | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Luis Aparicio | 681 |
| Batting Average | Walt Williams | .304 |
| On-Base % | Luis Aparicio | .352 |
| Slugging % | Bill Melton | .433 |
| OPS | Bill Melton | .759 |
| Runs | Luis Aparicio | 77 |
| Hits | Luis Aparicio | 168 |
| Total Bases | Bill Melton | 241 |
| Doubles | Bill Melton | 26 |
| Triples | Luis Aparicio | 5 |
| Home Runs | Bill Melton | 23 |
| RBI | Bill Melton | 87 |
| Walks | Luis Aparicio | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Melton | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Aparicio | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Aparicio and Carlos May | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Aparicio | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill Melton | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Luis Aparicio | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Horlen | 13 |
| Losses | Joe Horlen | 16 |
| Saves | Wilbur Wood | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Billy Wynne | .500 |
| ERA | Tommy John | 3.25 |
| WHIP | Joe Horlen | 1.332 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Horlen | 235.7 |
| Games | Wilbur Wood | 76 |
| Games Started | Joe Horlen | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Peters | 140 |
| Complete Games | Joe Horlen and Gary Peters | 7 |
| Shutouts | Gary Peters | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Horlen | 1001 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gary Peters | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Gary Peters | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Tommy John | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gary Peters | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gary Peters | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Gary Peters | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy John | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cisco Carlos, Joe Horlen, and Gary Peters | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tommy John | 31 |
