1949 Chicago White Sox

63-91 • .409 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1949 Chicago White Sox went 63-91 (.409) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 648 runs, allowed 737, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bud Souchock (7 HR, 37 RBI) and Bill Wight (15-13, 3.31 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

63 Wins
91 Losses
.409 Win %
6th Rank
648 R 737 RA
Diff -89

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648 Runs Scored
737 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
938K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 2% below the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .347 2% below the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .347 8% below the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 4.30 2% worse than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 648 10% below the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 938,362
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Avg per Game 12,186

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Gus Zernial 0.318 2 Cass Michaels 0.308 3 Luke Appling 0.301 4 Herb Adams 0.293 5 Dave Philley 0.286

Home Runs

1 Bud Souchock 7 2 Cass Michaels 6 3 Luke Appling 5 4 George Metkovich 5 5 Johnny Ostrowski 5

RBI

1 Cass Michaels 83 2 Luke Appling 58 3 George Metkovich 45 4 Chuck Kress 44 5 Dave Philley 44
1949 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Philley 146 598 84 171 20 8 0 44 54 51 13 0.286
Cass Michaels 154 561 73 173 27 9 6 83 101 50 5 0.308
Luke Appling 142 492 82 148 21 5 5 58 121 24 7 0.301
Floyd Baker 125 388 38 101 15 4 1 40 84 32 3 0.260
Chuck Kress 97 353 45 98 17 6 1 44 39 44 6 0.278
George Metkovich 93 338 50 80 9 4 5 45 41 24 5 0.237
Bud Souchock 84 252 29 59 13 5 7 37 25 38 5 0.234
Herb Adams 56 208 26 61 5 3 0 16 9 16 1 0.293
Gus Zernial 73 198 29 63 17 2 5 38 15 26 0 0.318
Don Wheeler 67 192 17 46 9 2 1 22 27 19 2 0.240
Joe Tipton 67 191 20 39 5 3 3 19 27 17 1 0.204
Eddie Malone 55 170 17 46 7 2 1 16 29 19 2 0.271
Johnny Ostrowski 49 158 19 42 9 4 5 31 15 41 4 0.266
Gordon Goldsberry 39 145 25 36 3 2 1 13 18 9 2 0.248
Jerry Scala 37 120 17 30 7 1 1 13 17 19 3 0.250
Bill Wight 35 85 7 14 3 0 0 6 6 27 0 0.165
Randy Gumpert 34 84 7 16 1 0 0 6 3 16 0 0.190
Billy Bowers 26 78 5 15 2 1 0 6 4 5 1 0.192
Bobby Rhawn 24 73 12 15 4 1 0 5 12 8 0 0.205
Bob Kuzava 29 56 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0.036
Rocky Krsnich 16 55 7 12 3 1 1 9 6 4 0 0.218
Earl Rapp 19 54 3 14 1 1 0 11 5 6 1 0.259
Fred Hancock 39 52 7 7 2 1 0 9 8 9 0 0.135
Billy Pierce 39 51 7 9 0 0 0 2 5 15 0 0.176
Dick Lane 12 42 4 5 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 0.119
Marino Pieretti 48 38 6 9 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.237
Howie Judson 26 31 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.065
Mickey Haefner 14 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.261
Bill Higdon 11 23 3 7 3 0 0 1 6 3 1 0.304
Max Surkont 44 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 12 0 0.045
Al Gettel 19 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.167
George Yankowski 12 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.167
Jim Baumer 8 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0.400
Ed Klieman 18 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Clyde Shoun 16 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Don Kolloway 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pat Seerey 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.000
Bob Cain 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Bradley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Bruner 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Evans 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Carrasquel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernest Groth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orval Grove 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Ed Klieman 3.00 2 Bill Wight 3.31 3 Randy Gumpert 3.81 4 Billy Pierce 3.88 5 Bob Kuzava 4.02

Wins

1 Bill Wight 15 2 Randy Gumpert 13 3 Bob Kuzava 10 4 Billy Pierce 7 5 Mickey Haefner 4

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 95 2 Bob Kuzava 83 3 Randy Gumpert 78 4 Bill Wight 78 5 Max Surkont 38
1949 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Wight 15 13 3.31 35 33 1 245.0 254 90 96 78
Randy Gumpert 13 16 3.81 34 32 1 234.0 223 99 83 78
Billy Pierce 7 15 3.88 32 26 0 171.2 145 74 112 95
Bob Kuzava 10 6 4.02 29 18 0 156.2 139 70 91 83
Marino Pieretti 4 6 5.51 39 9 4 116.0 131 71 54 25
Howie Judson 1 14 4.58 26 12 1 108.0 114 55 70 36
Max Surkont 3 5 4.78 44 2 4 96.0 92 51 60 38
Mickey Haefner 4 6 4.37 14 12 1 80.1 84 39 41 17
Al Gettel 2 5 6.43 19 7 1 63.0 69 45 26 22
Ed Klieman 2 0 3.00 18 0 3 33.0 33 11 15 9
Clyde Shoun 1 1 5.79 16 0 0 23.1 37 15 13 8
Bob Cain 0 0 2.45 6 0 1 11.0 7 3 5 5
Jack Bruner 1 2 8.22 4 2 0 7.2 10 7 8 4
Bill Evans 0 1 7.11 4 0 0 6.1 6 5 8 1
Ernest Groth 0 1 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 2 3 3 1
Alex Carrasquel 0 0 14.73 3 0 0 3.2 8 6 4 1
Fred Bradley 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 2.0 4 3 3 0
Orval Grove 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.2 4 4 1 1

👥 Roster (44)

Herb Adams Luke Appling Floyd Baker Jim Baumer Billy Bowers Fred Bradley Jack Bruner Bob Cain Alex Carrasquel Bill Evans Al Gettel Gordon Goldsberry +32 more

44 players

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The 1949 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 63-91 record (.409) put the 1949 Chicago White Sox 6th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 648 runs and allowed 737, a run differential of -89. The team batting average of .257 was 2% below the 1949 league mark of .263. Pitchers allowed 4.30 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20. Measured against the 722-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Comiskey Park was home in 1949, drawing a total attendance of 938,362. Bud Souchock led the club in home runs with 7. Cass Michaels led in RBI with 83. On the mound, Bill Wight won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Billy Pierce with 95. The 1949 roster runs to 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1949 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1949 Chicago White Sox finished 63-91 (.409 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bud Souchock led the 1949 Chicago White Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1949 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1949 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.30.
Did the 1949 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1949 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1949 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bud Souchock (7 HR, 37 RBI) and Bill Wight (15-13, 3.31 ERA).
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