1950 Chicago White Sox | |
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Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey |
General manager(s) | Frank Lane |
Manager(s) | Jack Onslow, Red Corriden |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
Local radio | WJJD/WBKI (Bob Elson) |
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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 60–94, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 38 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 1949: Chico Carrasquel was purchased by the White Sox from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]
- February 28, 1950: Catfish Metkovich was purchased from the White Sox by the Oakland Oaks.[2]
- 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.[3]
- Vito Valentinetti was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[4]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
Detroit Tigers | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 |
Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 6 |
Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | .435 | 31 |
Chicago White Sox | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38 |
St. Louis Browns | 58 | 96 | .377 | 40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1950 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 15–7 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 19–3 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16–2 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 16–6–2 | 9–13–1 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–19 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–19 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — |
Opening Day lineup[edit]
- 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, p[5]
Notable transactions[edit]
- July 1, 1950: Jack Bruner was purchased from the White Sox by the St. Louis Browns.[6]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
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 | 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 |
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156 | 5260 | 625 | 1368 | 172 | 47 | 93 | 592 | 549 | 567 | .260 | 19 |
Pitching[edit]
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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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 |
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60 | 94 | 4.41 | 156 | 156 | 9 | 1365.2 | 1370 | 749 | 669 | 107 | 734 | 566 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
References[edit]
- ^ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Wilson page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ 1950 Chicago White Sox Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Jack Bruner page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
External links[edit]
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