1949 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1949 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Jack Onslow WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WJJD/WFMF(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.Tod Davis page at Baseball Reference 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS 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.Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference September 13, 1949: Jack Bruner was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Jack Bruner page at Baseball Reference Roster 1949 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 39 Fred Bradley 49 Jack Bruner 56 Bob Cain 34 Alex Carrasquel 56 Bill Evans 28 Al Gettel 36 Ernest Groth 45 Orval Grove 18 Randy Gumpert 12 Mickey Haefner 48 Howie Judson 35,39,49 Ed Klieman 46 Bob Kuzava 19 Billy Pierce 14 Marino Pieretti 37,40 Clyde Shoun 16 Max Surkont 29 Bill Wight Catchers 28 Eddie Malone 15 Joe Tipton 38 Don Wheeler 58 George Yankowski Infielders  4 Luke Appling  8 Floyd Baker 58 Jim Baumer 25 Gordon Goldsberry 26,59 Fred Hancock 47 Don Kolloway 25 Chuck Kress 24 Rocky Krsnich  7 Cass Michaels  2 Bobby Rhawn Outfielders 24 Herb Adams 12 Billy Bowers 58 Bill Higdon 12 Dick Lane 47 Catfish Metkovich  2 Johnny Ostrowski  9 Dave Philley 26 Earl Rapp  2 Jerry Scala  5 Pat Seerey 63 Steve Souchock  6 Gus Zernial Manager 23 Jack Onslow Coaches 44 Ray Berres 33 Bing Miller 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, 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 Team totals 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 Team totals 63 91 4.30 154 154 17 1363.1 1362 737 651 108 693 502 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Madisonville Fall River club folded, July 19, 1949Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1949 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1949 in Chicago