1949 Chicago White Sox season
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1949 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Jack Onslow | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
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| Local radio | WJJD/WFMF (Bob Elson) |
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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 63-91, good enough for 6th place in the American League, 34 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- November 10, 1948: Tod Davis was drafted from the White Sox by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1948 rule 5 draft.[1]
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.[2]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 |
| Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | .325 | 47 |
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.[3]
- September 13, 1949: Jack Bruner was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[4]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 3B | Floyd Baker | 125 | 388 | 101 | .260 | 1 | 40 |
| SS | Luke Appling | 142 | 492 | 148 | .301 | 5 | 58 |
| OF | Dave Philley | 146 | 598 | 171 | .286 | 0 | 44 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Gus Zernial | 73 | 198 | 63 | .318 | 5 | 38 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Fred Bradley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jack Bruner | 4 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 8.22 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Cain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| 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 | George 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, 1949[5]
Notes
- ^ 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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jack Bruner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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