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1919 Chicago White Sox

88-52 • .629 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1919 Chicago White Sox went 88-52 (.629) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 534, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Shoeless Joe Jackson (7 HR, 96 RBI) and Eddie Cicotte (29-7, 1.82 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
52 Losses
.629 Win %
1st Rank
667 R 534 RA
Diff +133

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⚡ Quick Stats

667 Runs Scored
534 Runs Allowed
+133 Run Diff
461K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 7% above the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .351 5% above the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .379 6% above the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.04 6% better than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 667 16% above the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 461,000
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Avg per Game 6,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.351 2 Eddie Collins 0.319 3 Nemo Leibold 0.302 4 Buck Weaver 0.296 5 Fred McMullin 0.294

Home Runs

1 Happy Felsch 7 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7 3 Eddie Collins 4 4 Buck Weaver 3 5 Swede Risberg 2

RBI

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 96 2 Happy Felsch 86 3 Eddie Collins 80 4 Buck Weaver 75 5 Chick Gandil 60
1919 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buck Weaver 140 571 89 169 33 9 3 75 11 21 22 0.296
Eddie Collins 140 518 87 165 19 7 4 80 68 27 33 0.319
Shoeless Joe Jackson 139 516 79 181 31 14 7 96 60 10 9 0.351
Happy Felsch 135 502 68 138 34 11 7 86 40 35 19 0.275
Chick Gandil 115 441 54 128 24 7 1 60 20 20 10 0.290
Nemo Leibold 122 434 81 131 18 2 0 26 72 30 17 0.302
Swede Risberg 119 414 48 106 19 6 2 38 35 38 19 0.256
Ray Schalk 131 394 57 111 9 3 0 34 51 25 11 0.282
Shano Collins 63 179 21 50 6 3 1 16 7 11 3 0.279
Fred McMullin 60 170 31 50 8 4 0 19 11 18 4 0.294
Eddie Cicotte 40 99 5 20 0 1 0 8 9 18 0 0.202
Lefty Williams 41 94 10 17 2 2 0 10 9 28 0 0.181
Dickey Kerr 39 68 12 17 3 1 0 4 9 8 1 0.250
Byrd Lynn 29 66 4 15 4 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.227
Red Faber 25 54 8 10 0 0 0 4 6 20 0 0.185
Eddie Murphy 30 35 8 17 4 0 0 5 7 0 0 0.486
Grover Lowdermilk 20 34 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 1 0.088
Joe Jenkins 11 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.158
Bill James 5 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Hervey McClellan 7 12 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Frank Shellenback 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.091
Dave Danforth 15 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.111
Roy Wilkinson 4 8 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.375
Erskine Mayer 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Sullivan 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Win Noyes 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tom McGuire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Benz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Ragan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reb Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Eddie Cicotte 1.82 2 Bill James 2.52 3 Lefty Williams 2.64 4 Grover Lowdermilk 2.79 5 Dickey Kerr 2.88

Wins

1 Eddie Cicotte 29 2 Lefty Williams 23 3 Dickey Kerr 13 4 Red Faber 11 5 Grover Lowdermilk 5

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Williams 125 2 Eddie Cicotte 110 3 Dickey Kerr 79 4 Red Faber 45 5 Grover Lowdermilk 43
1919 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Cicotte 29 7 1.82 40 35 1 306.2 256 62 49 110
Lefty Williams 23 11 2.64 41 40 1 297.0 265 87 58 125
Dickey Kerr 13 7 2.88 39 17 0 212.1 208 68 64 79
Red Faber 11 9 3.83 25 20 0 162.1 185 69 45 45
Grover Lowdermilk 5 5 2.79 20 11 0 96.2 95 30 43 43
Dave Danforth 1 2 7.78 15 1 1 41.2 58 36 20 17
Bill James 3 2 2.52 5 5 0 39.1 39 11 14 11
Frank Shellenback 1 3 5.14 8 4 0 35.0 40 20 16 10
Erskine Mayer 1 3 8.37 6 2 0 23.2 30 22 11 9
Roy Wilkinson 1 1 2.05 4 1 0 22.0 21 5 10 5
John Sullivan 0 1 4.20 4 2 0 15.0 24 7 8 9
Win Noyes 0 0 7.50 1 1 0 6.0 10 5 0 4
Tom McGuire 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 0
Joe Benz 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0
Charlie Robertson 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 2.0 5 2 0 1
Pat Ragan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
Reb Russell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to CIN 5-3

👥 Roster (31)

Joe Benz Eddie Cicotte Eddie Collins Shano Collins Dave Danforth Red Faber Happy Felsch Chick Gandil Shoeless Joe Jackson Bill James Joe Jenkins Dickey Kerr +19 more

31 players

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The 1919 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 88-52 record (.629) put the 1919 Chicago White Sox 1st in the AL. In 1919 the franchise won the pennant. The run column shows 667 for and 534 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .287, 7% better than the league's .268. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.23.

League clubs averaged 573 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 16% more. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 461,000 for the year. For power, Shoeless Joe Jackson led the way with 7 homers. Eddie Cicotte was the top winner, with 29 victories. The strikeout leader was Lefty Williams with 125. In the World Series, the Chicago White Sox lost to CIN 5-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1919 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1919 Chicago White Sox finished 88-52 (.629 win pct).
How did the 1919 Chicago White Sox finish?
The 1919 Chicago White Sox finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1919 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Happy Felsch led the 1919 Chicago White Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1919 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1919 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.04.
Did the 1919 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1919 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
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