1929 Chicago White Sox

59-93 • .388 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1929 Chicago White Sox went 59-93 (.388) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 627 runs, allowed 792, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Carl Reynolds (11 HR, 67 RBI) and Ted Lyons (14-20, 4.10 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

59 Wins
93 Losses
.388 Win %
7th Rank
627 R 792 RA
Diff -165

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627 Runs Scored
792 Runs Allowed
-165 Run Diff
565K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 6% below the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .325 7% below the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .363 11% below the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.41 4% worse than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 627 18% below the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 565,550
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Avg per Game 7,441

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Carl Reynolds 0.317 2 Art Shires 0.312 3 Johnny Watwood 0.302 4 Moe Berg 0.287 5 Bud Clancy 0.283

Home Runs

1 Carl Reynolds 11 2 Bill Cissell 5 3 Bud Clancy 3 4 Clarence Hoffman 3 5 Willie Kamm 3

RBI

1 Carl Reynolds 67 2 Willie Kamm 63 3 Bill Cissell 62 4 Alex Metzler 49 5 Moe Berg 47
1929 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Cissell 152 618 83 173 27 12 5 62 28 53 25 0.280
Alex Metzler 146 568 80 156 23 13 2 49 80 45 9 0.275
Willie Kamm 147 523 72 140 33 6 3 63 75 23 12 0.268
Carl Reynolds 131 517 81 164 24 12 11 67 20 37 19 0.317
John Kerr 127 419 50 108 20 4 1 39 31 24 9 0.258
Art Shires 100 353 41 110 20 7 3 41 32 20 4 0.312
Moe Berg 107 352 32 101 7 0 0 47 17 16 5 0.287
Clarence Hoffman 107 337 27 87 16 5 3 37 24 28 6 0.258
Bud Clancy 92 290 36 82 14 6 3 45 16 19 3 0.283
Johnny Watwood 85 278 33 84 12 6 2 28 22 21 6 0.302
Bill Hunnefield 47 127 13 23 5 0 0 9 7 3 5 0.181
Doug Taitt 47 124 11 21 7 0 0 12 8 13 0 0.169
Buck Crouse 45 107 11 29 7 0 2 12 5 7 2 0.271
Tommy Thomas 37 98 9 25 4 0 0 10 5 14 0 0.255
Martin Autry 43 96 7 20 6 0 1 12 1 8 0 0.208
Ted Lyons 40 91 7 20 4 0 0 11 9 13 0 0.220
Red Faber 31 78 8 10 2 0 1 5 8 24 0 0.128
Grady Adkins 37 46 6 11 3 2 0 1 4 10 1 0.239
Buck Redfern 21 46 0 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.130
Hal McKain 34 44 5 10 1 0 0 1 9 8 0 0.227
Ed Walsh 25 43 5 10 2 1 0 6 3 9 0 0.233
Johnny Mostil 12 35 4 8 3 0 0 3 6 2 1 0.229
Dan Dugan 19 20 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.150
Bob Weiland 15 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.111
Dutch Henry 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.143
Ted Blankenship 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Frank Sigafoos 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.333
Jerry Byrne 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Barrett 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Karl Swanson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lena Blackburne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sarge Connally 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Tommy Thomas 3.19 2 Hal McKain 3.65 3 Red Faber 3.88 4 Ted Lyons 4.10 5 Grady Adkins 5.33

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 14 2 Tommy Thomas 14 3 Red Faber 13 4 Hal McKain 6 5 Ed Walsh 6

Strikeouts

1 Red Faber 68 2 Tommy Thomas 62 3 Ted Lyons 57 4 Hal McKain 33 5 Ed Walsh 31
1929 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Thomas 14 18 3.19 36 31 1 259.2 270 92 60 62
Ted Lyons 14 20 4.10 37 31 2 259.1 276 118 76 57
Red Faber 13 13 3.88 31 31 0 234.0 241 101 61 68
Hal McKain 6 9 3.65 34 10 1 158.0 158 64 85 33
Grady Adkins 2 11 5.33 31 15 0 138.1 168 82 67 24
Ed Walsh 6 11 5.65 24 20 0 129.0 156 81 64 31
Dan Dugan 1 4 6.65 19 2 1 65.0 77 48 19 15
Bob Weiland 2 4 5.81 15 9 1 62.0 62 40 43 25
Ted Blankenship 0 2 8.84 8 1 0 18.1 28 18 9 7
Dutch Henry 1 0 6.00 2 1 0 15.0 20 10 7 2
Sarge Connally 0 0 4.76 11 0 1 11.1 13 6 8 3
Jerry Byrne 0 1 7.36 3 1 0 7.1 11 6 6 1
Lena Blackburne 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Grady Adkins Martin Autry Bill Barrett Moe Berg Lena Blackburne Ted Blankenship Jerry Byrne Bill Cissell Bud Clancy Sarge Connally Buck Crouse Dan Dugan +20 more

32 players

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The 1929 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1929 Chicago White Sox reads 59 wins and 93 losses, good for 7th in the AL. With 627 runs scored and 792 given up, the 1929 differential was -165. The team batting average of .267 was 6% below the 1929 league mark of .283. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.24.

The 1929 Chicago White Sox scored 18% fewer runs than the average club (627 against 767). Comiskey Park was home in 1929, drawing a total attendance of 565,550. Carl Reynolds led the club in home runs with 11. On the mound, Tommy Thomas won 14 games to lead the staff. Red Faber struck out 68, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1929 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1929 Chicago White Sox finished 59-93 (.388 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carl Reynolds led the 1929 Chicago White Sox with 11 home runs.
What was the 1929 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1929 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1929 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1929 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1929 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carl Reynolds (11 HR, 67 RBI) and Ted Lyons (14-20, 4.10 ERA).
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