1950 Chicago White Sox

60-94 • .390 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1950 Chicago White Sox went 60-94 (.390) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 625 runs, allowed 749, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Gus Zernial (29 HR, 93 RBI) and Billy Pierce (12-16, 3.98 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

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
6th Rank
625 R 749 RA
Diff -124

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625 Runs Scored
749 Runs Allowed
-124 Run Diff
782K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 4% below the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .333 6% below the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .363 10% below the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.41 4% better than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 625 20% below the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 782,129
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Avg per Game 9,900

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Gus Niarhos 0.324 2 Floyd Baker 0.317 3 Eddie Robinson 0.314 4 Cass Michaels 0.312 5 Hank Majeski 0.309

Home Runs

1 Gus Zernial 29 2 Eddie Robinson 20 3 Dave Philley 14 4 Phil Masi 7 5 Hank Majeski 6

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 93 2 Dave Philley 80 3 Eddie Robinson 73 4 Phil Masi 55 5 Chico Carrasquel 46
1950 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Philley 156 619 69 150 21 5 14 80 52 57 6 0.242
Gus Zernial 143 543 75 152 16 4 29 93 38 110 0 0.280
Chico Carrasquel 141 524 72 148 21 5 4 46 66 46 0 0.282
Nellie Fox 130 457 45 113 12 7 0 30 35 17 4 0.247
Eddie Robinson 119 424 62 133 11 2 20 73 60 28 0 0.314
Hank Majeski 122 414 47 128 18 2 6 46 42 34 1 0.309
Phil Masi 122 377 38 105 17 2 7 55 49 36 2 0.279
Marv Rickert 84 278 38 66 9 2 4 27 21 42 0 0.237
Floyd Baker 83 186 26 59 7 0 0 11 32 10 1 0.317
Mike McCormick 55 138 16 32 4 3 0 10 16 6 0 0.232
Cass Michaels 36 138 21 43 6 3 4 19 13 8 0 0.312
Luke Appling 50 128 11 30 3 4 0 13 12 8 2 0.234
Gordon Goldsberry 82 127 19 34 8 2 2 25 26 18 0 0.268
Herb Adams 34 118 12 24 2 3 0 2 12 7 3 0.203
Gus Niarhos 41 105 17 34 4 0 0 16 14 6 0 0.324
Billy Pierce 40 77 10 20 3 0 0 6 6 13 0 0.260
Eddie Malone 31 71 2 16 2 0 0 10 10 8 0 0.225
Jerry Scala 40 67 8 13 2 1 0 6 10 10 0 0.194
Bob Cain 35 61 7 12 2 0 0 2 3 15 0 0.197
Bill Wight 30 61 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 0 0.000
Jim Busby 18 48 5 10 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.208
Ray Scarborough 27 46 1 8 0 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.174
Johnny Ostrowski 21 45 9 10 1 1 2 2 9 8 0 0.222
Randy Gumpert 41 42 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.071
Ken Holcombe 24 32 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.156
Mickey Haefner 24 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.200
Howie Judson 46 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.100
Joe Erautt 16 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.222
Luis Aloma 42 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.067
Bob Kuzava 10 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.083
Al Kozar 10 10 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.300
Chuck Kress 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed McGhee 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Bill Wilson 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Joe Kirrene 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Lou Kretlow 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Salkeld 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Marv Rotblatt 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gus Keriazakos 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Perkovich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Bruner 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Connelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Cuellar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Bill Wight 3.58 2 Luis Aloma 3.80 3 Bob Cain 3.93 4 Howie Judson 3.94 5 Billy Pierce 3.98

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 12 2 Ray Scarborough 10 3 Bill Wight 10 4 Bob Cain 9 5 Luis Aloma 7

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 118 2 Bob Cain 77 3 Ray Scarborough 70 4 Bill Wight 62 5 Luis Aloma 49
1950 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 12 16 3.98 33 29 1 219.1 189 97 137 118
Bill Wight 10 16 3.58 30 28 0 206.0 213 82 79 62
Bob Cain 9 12 3.93 34 23 2 171.2 153 75 109 77
Randy Gumpert 5 12 4.75 40 17 0 155.1 165 82 58 48
Ray Scarborough 10 13 5.30 27 23 1 149.1 160 88 62 70
Howie Judson 2 3 3.94 46 3 0 112.0 105 49 63 34
Ken Holcombe 3 10 4.59 24 15 1 96.0 122 49 45 37
Luis Aloma 7 2 3.80 42 0 4 87.2 77 37 53 49
Mickey Haefner 1 6 5.73 24 9 0 70.2 83 45 45 17
Bob Kuzava 1 3 5.68 10 7 0 44.1 43 28 27 21
Lou Kretlow 0 0 3.80 11 1 0 21.1 17 9 27 14
Jack Bruner 0 0 3.65 9 0 0 12.1 7 5 14 8
Marv Rotblatt 0 0 6.23 2 0 0 8.2 11 6 5 6
John Perkovich 0 0 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 7 4 1 3
Bill Connelly 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 5 3 1 0
Gus Keriazakos 0 1 19.29 1 1 0 2.1 7 5 5 1
Charlie Cuellar 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 1.1 6 5 3 1

👥 Roster (43)

Herb Adams Luis Aloma Luke Appling Floyd Baker Jack Bruner Jim Busby Bob Cain Chico Carrasquel Bill Connelly Charlie Cuellar Joe Erautt Nellie Fox +31 more

43 players

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The 1950 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1950 Chicago White Sox finished 60-94, a .390 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 625 for and 749 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .260, 4% worse than the league's .270. The staff ERA of 4.41 was 4% better than the league average of 4.58. The 1950 Chicago White Sox scored 20% fewer runs than the average club (625 against 782).

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 782,129 for the year. The home run leader was Gus Zernial, who hit 29. Billy Pierce was the top winner, with 12 victories. The 1950 roster runs to 43 players. The 1949 season and the 1951 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1950 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1950 Chicago White Sox finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Gus Zernial led the 1950 Chicago White Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1950 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1950 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1950 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1950 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1950 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Zernial (29 HR, 93 RBI) and Billy Pierce (12-16, 3.98 ERA).
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