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.
1949 Chicago White Sox | ||
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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) | |
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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.[2]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 54–23 | 43–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 1 | 61–16 | 35–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 10 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 16 | 52–25 | 29–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 32–45 | 31–46 |
St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 44 | 36–41 | 17–60 |
Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 47 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 15–7–1 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 18–4 | |||||
Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17–1 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 4–18 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | — |
1949 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Team Totals
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154 | 5204 | 648 | 1340 | 207 | 66 | 43 | 591 | 702 | 593 | .257 | 62 |
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 |
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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 |
Team Totals
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63 | 91 | 4.30 | 154 | 154 | 17 | 1363.1 | 1362 | 737 | 651 | 108 | 693 | 502 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Al Todd |
A | Muskegon Reds | Central League | Red Ruffing |
A | Charleston Rebels | Sally League | Herb Crompton and Albert Fisher |
B | Fall River Indians | New England League | Dick Porter |
B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bennie Huffman and Fred Shaffer |
C | Stockton Ports | California League | Nino Bongiovanni |
C | Hot Springs Bathers | Cotton States League | Pete Fox and Glen Stewart |
C | Oil City Refiners | Middle Atlantic League | Otto Denning |
C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Chips Sobek |
D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Joe DiMasi |
D | Seminole Oilers | Sooner State League | Hugh Willingham and Paul Schoendienst |
D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Glen Stewart and George Mitro |