1950 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1950 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Jack Onslow, Red Corriden WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WJJD/WBKI(Bob Elson) The 1950 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 50th season in the major leagues, and its 51st season overall. They finished with a record of 60–94, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 38 games behind the first place New York Yankees. Offseason October 1949: Chico Carrasquel was purchased by the White Sox from the Brooklyn Dodgers.Chico Carrasquel at Baseball-Reference February 28, 1950: Catfish Metkovich was purchased from the White Sox by the Oakland Oaks.Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown) Bill Wilson was acquired by the White Sox from the Sacramento Solons as part of a minor league working agreement.Bill Wilson at Baseball-Reference Vito Valentinetti was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Vito Valentinetti at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Herb Adams, RF Dave Philley, CF Cass Michaels, 2B Gus Zernial, LF Hank Majeski, 3B Chuck Kress, 1B Chico Carrasquel, SS Phil Masi, C Bill Wight, P1950 Chicago White Sox Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions July 1, 1950: Jack Bruner was purchased from the White Sox by the St. Louis Browns.Jack Bruner at Baseball-Reference Roster 1950 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 59 Luis Aloma 15,49 Jack Bruner 56 Bob Cain 35 Bill Connelly 28 Charlie Cuellar 18 Randy Gumpert 12,18 Mickey Haefner 34,58 Ken Holcombe 48 Howie Judson 35 Gus Keriazakos 28 Lou Kretlow 46 Bob Kuzava 57 John Perkovich 19 Billy Pierce 49 Marv Rotblatt  7 Ray Scarborough 29 Bill Wight Catchers 45 Joe Erautt 28 Eddie Malone 38 Phil Masi 24 Gus Niarhos 15 Bill Salkeld Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker 17 Chico Carrasquel 26 Nellie Fox 16,25 Gordon Goldsberry 15 Joe Kirrene  2 Al Kozar 25 Chuck Kress  5 Hank Majeski  7 Cass Michaels 46 Eddie Robinson Outfielders 24 Herb Adams 47 Jim Busby  2 Mike McCormick 14 Ed McGhee  2 Johnny Ostrowski  9 Dave Philley  3 Marv Rickert 36,39 Jerry Scala 34 Bill Wilson  6 Gus Zernial Manager 33 Red Corriden 23 Jack Onslow Coaches 44 Ray Berres 33 Red Corriden 22 Buster Mills 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 34 118 12 24 2 3 0 2 12 7 .203 3 Luke Appling, SS, 1B 50 128 11 30 3 4 0 13 12 8 .234 2 Floyd Baker, 3B 83 186 26 59 7 0 0 11 32 10 .317 1 Jim Busby, CF 18 48 5 10 0 0 0 4 1 5 .208 0 Chico Carrasquel, SS 141 524 72 148 21 5 4 46 66 46 .282 0 Joe Erautt, C 16 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .222 0 Nellie Fox, 2B 130 457 45 113 12 7 0 30 35 17 .247 4 Gordon Goldsberry, 1B 82 127 19 34 8 2 2 25 26 18 .268 0 Joe Kirrene, 3B 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 Al Kozar, 2B 10 10 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .300 0 Chuck Kress, 1B 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Hank Majeski, 3B 122 414 47 128 18 2 6 46 42 34 .309 1 Eddie Malone, C 31 71 2 16 2 0 0 10 10 8 .225 0 Phil Masi, C 122 377 38 105 17 2 7 55 49 36 .279 2 Mike McCormick, CF 55 138 16 32 4 3 0 10 16 6 .232 0 Ed McGhee, RF 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 Cass Michaels, 2B 36 138 21 43 6 3 4 19 13 8 .312 0 Gus Niarhos, C 41 105 17 34 4 0 0 16 14 6 .324 0 Johnny Ostrowski, OF 22 49 10 12 2 1 2 2 9 9 .245 0 Dave Philley, RF, CF 156 619 69 150 21 5 14 80 52 57 .242 6 Marv Rickert, RF, LF 84 278 38 66 9 2 4 27 21 42 .237 0 Eddie Robinson, 1B 119 424 62 133 11 2 20 73 60 28 .314 0 Bill Salkeld, C 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Jerry Scala, CF 40 67 8 13 2 1 0 6 10 10 .194 0 Bill Wilson, CF 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 Gus Zernial, LF 143 543 75 152 16 4 29 93 38 110 .280 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aloma, P 42 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 .067 0 Bob Cain, P 35 61 7 12 2 0 0 2 3 15 .197 0 Randy Gumpert, P 41 42 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 10 .071 0 Mickey Haefner, P 24 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .200 0 Ken Holcombe, P 24 32 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 8 .156 0 Howie Judson, P 46 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 .100 0 Gus Keriazakos, P 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 Lou Kretlow, P 26 48 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 24 .083 0 Bob Kuzava, P 10 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 .083 0 John Perkovich, P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 40 77 10 20 3 0 0 6 6 13 .260 0 Marv Rotblatt, P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Ray Scarborough, P 27 46 1 8 0 0 0 4 3 7 .174 1 Bill Wight, P 30 61 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 .000 0 Team totals 156 5260 625 1368 172 47 93 592 549 567 .260 19 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 Luis Aloma 7 2 3.80 42 0 4 87.2 77 44 37 6 53 49 Jack Bruner 0 0 3.65 9 0 0 12.1 7 6 5 0 14 8 Bob Cain 9 12 3.93 34 23 2 171.2 153 80 75 12 109 77 Bill Connelly 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 0 Charlie Cuellar 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 1.1 6 6 5 0 3 1 Randy Gumpert 5 12 4.75 40 17 0 155.1 165 87 82 15 58 48 Mickey Haefner 1 6 5.73 24 9 0 70.2 83 49 45 11 45 17 Ken Holcombe 3 10 4.59 24 15 1 96.0 122 68 49 10 45 37 Howie Judson 2 3 3.94 46 3 0 112.0 105 53 49 10 63 34 Gus Keriazakos 0 1 19.29 1 1 0 2.1 7 5 5 0 5 1 Lou Kretlow 0 0 3.80 11 1 0 21.1 17 13 9 1 27 14 Bob Kuzava 1 3 5.68 10 7 0 44.1 43 28 28 5 27 21 John Perkovich 0 0 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 3 1 3 Billy Pierce 12 16 3.98 33 29 1 219.1 189 112 97 11 137 118 Marv Rotblatt 0 0 6.23 2 0 0 8.2 11 7 6 2 5 6 Ray Scarborough 10 13 5.30 27 23 1 149.1 160 95 88 10 62 70 Bill Wight 10 16 3.58 30 28 0 206.0 213 89 82 10 79 62 Team totals 60 94 4.41 156 156 9 1365.2 1370 749 669 107 734 566 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Red Kress and Joe Marty AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Al Todd A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Buddy Hassett B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Otto Denning C Hot Springs Bathers Cotton States League John Antonelli C Superior Blues Northern League Bennie Huffman and Red Kress D Madisonville Miners KITTY League George Mitro and Skeeter Webb D Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Wisconsin State League John Kerr and Joe HoldenJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1950 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference 1950 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Almanac Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1950 in Chicago