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1949 Chicago White Sox season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chicago White Sox |
| season | 1949 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| city | Chicago |
| owners | Grace Comiskey |
| general_managers | Frank Lane |
| managers | Jack Onslow |
| television | WGN-TV |
| (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |
| radio | WJJD/WFMF |
| (Bob Elson) |
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) (Bob Elson) |}} The 1949 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 49th season in the major leagues, and their 50th season overall. They finished with a record of 63–91, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 34 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Offseason
- November 10, 1948: Tod Davis was drafted from the White Sox by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1948 rule 5 draft.
Regular season
The 1949 White Sox were the last American League team in the 20th century to hit more triples than home runs. The club had 66 triples compared to 43 home runs.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Floyd Baker, 3B
- Dave Philley, CF
- Luke Appling, SS
- Gus Zernial, LF
- Pat Seerey, RF
- Cass Michaels, 2B
- Steve Souchock, 1B
- Joe Tipton, C
- Al Gettel, P
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1949: Jerry Scala, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the White Sox to the Oakland Oaks for Catfish Metkovich. The Oaks returned Jerry Scala to the White Sox on June 11, and the Chicago White Sox sent Earl Rapp to the Oaks to complete the trade.
- September 13, 1949: Jack Bruner was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.
Roster
| 1949 Chicago White Sox |
|---|
| Roster |
| Pitchers |
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Adams, CF, LF | 56 | 208 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 16 | .293 | 1 |
| Luke Appling, SS | 142 | 492 | 82 | 148 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 121 | 24 | .301 | 7 |
| Floyd Baker, 3B | 125 | 388 | 38 | 101 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 84 | 32 | .260 | 3 |
| Jim Baumer, SS | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .400 | 0 |
| Billy Bowers, OF | 26 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .192 | 1 |
| Gordon Goldsberry, 1B | 39 | 145 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 9 | .248 | 2 |
| Fred Hancock, SS, 3B | 39 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | .135 | 0 |
| Bill Higdon, CF | 11 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .304 | 1 |
| Don Kolloway, 3B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Chuck Kress, 1B | 97 | 353 | 45 | 98 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 44 | .278 | 6 |
| Rocky Krsnich, 3B | 16 | 55 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .218 | 0 |
| Dick Lane, LF | 12 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .119 | 0 |
| Eddie Malone, C | 55 | 170 | 17 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 19 | .271 | 2 |
| Catfish Metkovich, CF, LF | 93 | 338 | 50 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 41 | 24 | .237 | 5 |
| Cass Michaels, 2B | 154 | 561 | 73 | 173 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 101 | 50 | .308 | 5 |
| Johnny Ostrowski, LF, 3B | 49 | 158 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 41 | .266 | 4 |
| Dave Philley, RF | 146 | 598 | 84 | 171 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 54 | 51 | .286 | 13 |
| Earl Rapp, LF, RF | 19 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .259 | 1 |
| Bobby Rhawn, 3B, SS | 24 | 73 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | .205 | 0 |
| Jerry Scala, CF | 37 | 120 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 19 | .250 | 3 |
| Pat Seerey, RF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Bud Souchock, LF, 1B | 84 | 252 | 29 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 38 | .234 | 5 |
| Joe Tipton, C | 67 | 191 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 17 | .204 | 1 |
| Don Wheeler, C | 67 | 192 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 19 | .240 | 2 |
| George Yankowski, C | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial, LF | 73 | 198 | 29 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 26 | .318 | 0 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bradley, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Jack Bruner, P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Bob Cain, P | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Bill Evans, P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Al Gettel, P | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
| Randy Gumpert, P | 34 | 84 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | .190 | 0 |
| Mickey Haefner, P | 14 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .261 | 0 |
| Howie Judson, P | 26 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .065 | 0 |
| Ed Klieman, P | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
| Bob Kuzava, P | 29 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .036 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce, P | 39 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .176 | 0 |
| Marino Pieretti, P | 48 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .237 | 0 |
| Clyde Shoun, P | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Max Surkont, P | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .045 | 0 |
| Bill Wight, P | 35 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | .165 | 0 |
| 154 | 5204 | 648 | 1340 | 207 | 66 | 43 | 591 | 702 | 593 | .257 | 62 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bradley | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Bruner | 1 | 2 | 8.22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Bob Cain | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Alex Carrasquel | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Evans | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al Gettel | 2 | 5 | 6.43 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 63.0 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 12 | 26 | 22 |
| Ernest Groth | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Orval Grove | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Gumpert | 13 | 16 | 3.81 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 234.0 | 223 | 111 | 99 | 22 | 83 | 78 |
| Mickey Haefner | 4 | 6 | 4.37 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 80.1 | 84 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 41 | 17 |
| Howie Judson | 1 | 14 | 4.58 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 108.0 | 114 | 65 | 55 | 13 | 70 | 36 |
| Ed Klieman | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 33.0 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| Bob Kuzava | 10 | 6 | 4.02 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 156.2 | 139 | 76 | 70 | 6 | 91 | 83 |
| Billy Pierce | 7 | 15 | 3.88 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 171.2 | 145 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 112 | 95 |
| Marino Pieretti | 4 | 6 | 5.51 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 116.0 | 131 | 77 | 71 | 10 | 54 | 25 |
| Clyde Shoun | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| Max Surkont | 3 | 5 | 4.78 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 96.0 | 92 | 61 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 38 |
| Bill Wight | 15 | 13 | 3.31 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 245.0 | 254 | 106 | 90 | 9 | 96 | 78 |
| 63 | 91 | 4.30 | 154 | 154 | 17 | 1363.1 | 1362 | 737 | 651 | 108 | 693 | 502 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Madisonville
Fall River club folded, July 19, 1949}}
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisto01.shtml Tod Davis page at Baseball Reference]
- ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bruneja01.shtml Jack Bruner page at Baseball Reference]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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