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1937 Chicago White Sox

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938

86-68, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (86-68)
Scored 780 runs, Allowed 730 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 589,245 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103


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1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Luke Sewell 36 122 459 412 51 111 21 6 1 61 4 5 46 18 .269 .343 .357 .700 76 147 0 1
2 1B Zeke Bonura 28 116 502 447 79 154 41 2 19 100 5 1 49 24 .345 .412 .573 .984 145 256 2 4
3 2B Jackie Hayes 30 143 631 573 63 131 27 4 2 79 1 6 41 37 .229 .282 .300 .583 47 172 2 15
4 SS Luke Appling 30 154 665 574 98 182 42 8 4 77 18 10 86 28 .317 .407 .439 .846 113 252 1 4
5 3B Tony Piet 30 100 374 332 34 78 15 1 4 38 14 6 32 36 .235 .314 .322 .636 60 107 6 4
6 OF Dixie Walker* 26 154 688 593 105 179 28 16 9 95 1 2 78 26 .302 .383 .449 .832 109 266 0 17
7 OF Mike Kreevich 29 144 642 583 94 176 29 16 12 73 10 1 43 45 .302 .350 .468 .818 104 273 0 16
8 OF Rip Radcliff* 31 144 643 584 105 190 38 10 4 79 6 1 53 25 .325 .383 .445 .829 108 260 2 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 3B Boze Berger 27 52 152 130 19 31 5 0 5 13 1 1 15 24 .238 .322 .392 .714 79 51 1 6
10 1B Mule Haas* 33 54 133 111 8 23 3 3 0 15 1 0 16 10 .207 .313 .288 .601 52 32 1 5
11 3B Merv Connors 23 28 118 103 12 24 4 1 2 12 2 1 14 19 .233 .325 .350 .674 70 36 0 1
12 OF Larry Rosenthal* 27 58 108 97 20 28 5 3 0 9 1 0 9 20 .289 .355 .402 .757 90 39 1 1
13 CI Jimmy Dykes 40 30 96 85 10 26 5 0 1 23 0 0 9 7 .306 .372 .400 .772 95 34 0 2
14 C Merv Shea 36 25 86 71 7 15 1 0 0 5 1 0 15 10 .211 .349 .225 .574 48 16 0 0
15 OF Hank Steinbacher* 24 26 77 73 13 19 4 1 1 9 2 0 4 7 .260 .299 .384 .682 71 28 0 0
16 C Tony Rensa 35 26 65 57 10 17 5 1 0 5 3 0 8 6 .298 .385 .421 .806 103 24 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Vern Kennedy* 30 32 91 87 12 20 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 17 .230 .239 .333 .572 43 29 1 3
18 P Thornton Lee* 30 30 77 71 5 15 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 16 .211 .222 .310 .532 33 22 0 5
19 P Ted Lyons# 36 23 72 57 6 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 14 .211 .318 .211 .529 36 12 0 6
20 P John Whitehead 28 26 67 58 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 .224 .286 .241 .527 34 14 1 4
21 P Monty Stratton 25 22 65 60 9 12 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .283 .483 20 17 0 5
22 P Bill Dietrich 27 29 54 44 6 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 20 .182 .294 .227 .521 33 10 0 3
23 P Johnny Rigney 22 22 36 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 .167 .265 .167 .431 11 5 0 2
24 P Sugar Cain* 30 18 24 22 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 -8 4 0 2
25 P Clint Brown* 33 53 24 18 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 5 .222 .391 .222 .614 59 4 0 1
26 P Bill Cox 24 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 67 1 1 0
27 P Italo Chelini* 22 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 37 0 0 0
28 P George Gick# 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.8 154 5956 5277 780 1478 280 76 67 726 70 34 549 447 .280 .350 .400 .750 88 2111 19 111
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 5 7 5 2 7 5 7 7 8 5 6 5 5 7 6 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Luke Appling 30 665 18 0 0 0 16 10 21 65 6.4 49 4.8 1.6 $ Purchased *6
Boze Berger 27 152 -5 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ Waivers 5/46
Zeke Bonura 28 502 33 -1 0 0 -1 -5 16 42 4.0 43 4.2 -0.2 $11,000 Purchased *3
Clint Brown* 33 24 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Sugar Cain* 30 24 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Traded 1
Italo Chelini* 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Merv Connors 23 118 -5 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ 5
Bill Cox 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Bill Dietrich 27 54 -5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Waivers 1
Jimmy Dykes 40 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Purchased 35
Mule Haas* 33 133 -8 0 0 0 -1 -2 4 -7 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ Purchased 3/O9
Jackie Hayes 30 631 -47 -2 0 0 20 5 19 -5 -0.2 -25 -2.4 2.2 $ Traded *4
Vern Kennedy* 30 91 -8 1 0 0 0 7 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Mike Kreevich 29 642 3 4 0 0 13 -2 19 37 3.7 24 2.3 1.4 $ *8O/79
Thornton Lee* 30 77 -8 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ Traded 1
Ted Lyons# 36 72 -6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ Free Agency 1
Tony Piet 30 374 -20 -1 0 0 2 2 12 -5 -0.3 -7 -0.7 0.4 $ Purchased 54
Rip Radcliff* 31 643 11 3 0 0 2 -6 19 29 2.8 27 2.6 0.2 $ Purchased *7O
Tony Rensa 35 65 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 2
Johnny Rigney 22 36 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Larry Rosenthal* 27 108 -2 1 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0.1 3 0.3 -0.2 $ Purchased 8O
Luke Sewell 36 459 -13 -1 0 0 1 4 15 6 0.7 5 0.5 0.2 $ Purchased *2
Merv Shea 36 86 -5 0 0 0 0 1 3 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Purchased 2
Hank Steinbacher* 24 77 -4 1 0 0 -1 -1 3 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 7O
Monty Stratton 25 65 -8 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Dixie Walker* 26 688 12 2 0 0 0 -7 21 28 2.7 28 2.7 0.0 $ Waivers *O9
John Whitehead 28 67 -6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ 1
Team Total 29.8 5956 -81 8 0 0 51 41 186 205 21.0 154 15.0 6.0 $11,000
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Luke Appling 30 665 406 102 6.6 117 .328 .317 .290 .407 .365 .439 .432 .846 .797 113 .606 15.6 1.4 .863 .286 .122 6.5 *6
Boze Berger 27 152 106 16 4.0 117 .257 .238 .290 .322 .365 .392 .432 .714 .797 79 .377 -4.6 -0.4 .670 .269 .154 1.7 5/46
Zeke Bonura 28 502 298 105 9.3 117 .334 .345 .290 .412 .365 .573 .432 .984 .797 145 .740 31.8 2.9 1.058 .347 .228 7.9 *3
Clint Brown* 33 24 15 2 3.5 117 .308 .222 .290 .391 .365 .222 .432 .614 .797 59 .325 -0.8 -0.1 .643 .278 .000 1
Sugar Cain* 30 24 20 1 1.3 117 .222 .182 .290 .182 .365 .182 .432 .364 .797 -8 .074 -3.8 -0.4 .222 .000 .000 1
Italo Chelini* 22 2 1 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .290 .500 .365 .000 .432 .500 .797 37 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000 /1
Merv Connors 23 118 81 12 3.9 117 .268 .233 .290 .325 .365 .350 .432 .674 .797 70 .368 -4.9 -0.4 .638 .262 .117 2.0 5
Bill Cox 24 5 3 0 0.0 117 .333 .250 .290 .400 .365 .250 .432 .650 .797 67 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .000 .000 /1
Bill Dietrich 27 54 39 3 2.0 117 .333 .182 .290 .294 .365 .227 .432 .521 .797 33 .150 -4.6 -0.4 .472 .205 .045 1
Jimmy Dykes 40 96 61 13 5.6 117 .325 .306 .290 .372 .365 .400 .432 .772 .797 95 .532 -0.4 -0.0 .729 .200 .094 .0 35
George Gick# 21 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Mule Haas* 33 133 93 10 2.8 117 .228 .207 .290 .313 .365 .288 .432 .601 .797 52 .245 -8.3 -0.8 .568 .234 .081 .0 3/O9
Jackie Hayes 30 631 463 47 2.7 117 .242 .229 .290 .282 .365 .300 .432 .583 .797 47 .226 -48.3 -4.5 .469 .134 .072 1.3 *4
Vern Kennedy* 30 91 70 7 2.6 117 .265 .230 .290 .239 .365 .333 .432 .572 .797 43 .221 -8.5 -0.8 .448 .103 .103 .0 1
Mike Kreevich 29 642 424 97 6.0 117 .312 .302 .290 .350 .365 .468 .432 .818 .797 104 .564 0.5 0.0 .797 .256 .166 10.9 *8O/79
Thornton Lee* 30 77 61 5 2.2 117 .273 .211 .290 .222 .365 .310 .432 .532 .797 33 .166 -7.9 -0.7 .411 .113 .099 1
Ted Lyons# 36 72 51 4 2.1 117 .279 .211 .290 .318 .365 .211 .432 .529 .797 36 .154 -5.5 -0.5 .467 .158 .000 1
Tony Piet 30 374 264 33 3.3 117 .253 .235 .290 .314 .365 .322 .432 .636 .797 60 .300 -20.4 -1.9 .588 .208 .087 6.2 54
Rip Radcliff* 31 643 399 100 6.6 117 .335 .325 .290 .383 .365 .445 .432 .829 .797 108 .604 7.8 0.7 .810 .219 .120 4.8 *7O
Tony Rensa 35 65 40 10 6.6 117 .333 .298 .290 .385 .365 .421 .432 .806 .797 103 .603 0.6 0.0 .875 .316 .123 .0 2
Johnny Rigney 22 36 27 1 1.0 117 .238 .167 .290 .265 .365 .167 .432 .431 .797 11 .044 -4.2 -0.4 .360 .133 .000 1
Larry Rosenthal* 27 108 70 14 5.3 117 .364 .289 .290 .355 .365 .402 .432 .757 .797 90 .503 -1.6 -0.2 .725 .216 .113 .0 8O
Luke Sewell 36 459 307 50 4.3 117 .280 .269 .290 .343 .365 .357 .432 .700 .797 76 .410 -14.7 -1.4 .627 .197 .087 1.6 *2
Merv Shea 36 86 56 6 2.8 117 .246 .211 .290 .349 .365 .225 .432 .574 .797 48 .244 -5.2 -0.5 .571 .239 .014 .0 2
Hank Steinbacher* 24 77 54 9 4.4 117 .277 .260 .290 .299 .365 .384 .432 .682 .797 71 .420 -3.7 -0.3 .630 .205 .123 1.3 7O
Monty Stratton 25 65 53 3 1.5 117 .220 .200 .290 .200 .365 .283 .432 .483 .797 20 .092 -7.7 -0.7 .354 .083 .083 .0 1
Dixie Walker* 26 688 433 101 6.2 117 .305 .302 .290 .383 .365 .449 .432 .832 .797 109 .573 8.1 0.7 .825 .277 .147 1.8 *O9
John Whitehead 28 67 49 4 2.2 117 .271 .224 .290 .286 .365 .241 .432 .527 .797 34 .164 -6.0 -0.6 .422 .086 .017 1
League Average 5.3 117 .299 .281 .289 .355 .365 .413 .431 .768 .796 93 .508 .734 .249 .132
Team Total 29.8 5956 3944 755 5.1 117 .296 .280 .290 .350 .365 .400 .432 .750 .797 88 .483 -96.8 -9.1 .708 .231 .120 68.5
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Luke Appling 30 160 660 578 87 171 39 8 4 68 17 81 29 .296 .383 .412 .795 90 154 154
Boze Berger 27 54 149 133 17 30 5 0 5 12 1 15 25 .226 .309 .376 .685 15 52 52
Zeke Bonura 28 120 496 448 70 144 38 2 18 88 5 46 25 .321 .387 .536 .923 92 116 116
Clint Brown* 33 55 22 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 .167 .318 .167 .485 1 53 53
Sugar Cain* 30 19 24 24 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 .208 .208 .208 .417 1 18 18
Italo Chelini* 22 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 4 4
Merv Connors 23 29 118 105 11 23 4 1 2 11 2 13 20 .219 .305 .333 .638 10 28 28
Bill Cox 24 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 3 3
Bill Dietrich 27 30 50 44 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 6 21 .159 .260 .205 .465 2 29 29
Jimmy Dykes 40 31 95 86 9 25 5 0 1 21 0 9 7 .291 .358 .384 .742 11 30 30
Mule Haas* 33 56 128 112 7 21 3 3 0 13 1 15 10 .188 .289 .268 .557 8 54 54
Jackie Hayes 30 148 624 583 56 124 26 4 2 70 1 39 38 .213 .264 .281 .546 43 143 143
Vern Kennedy* 30 33 91 90 11 20 1 1 2 8 0 0 18 .222 .231 .322 .553 6 32 32
Mike Kreevich 29 150 630 589 83 166 27 15 11 64 9 41 47 .282 .329 .435 .763 84 144 144
Thornton Lee* 30 31 73 72 4 14 3 2 0 3 0 1 17 .194 .205 .292 .497 4 30 30
Ted Lyons# 36 24 66 58 5 11 0 0 0 2 0 8 15 .190 .288 .190 .478 3 23 23
Tony Piet 30 104 373 337 29 73 14 1 4 33 13 30 37 .217 .292 .300 .592 28 100 100
Rip Radcliff* 31 150 639 587 92 178 36 9 4 69 6 50 26 .303 .360 .416 .776 87 144 144
Tony Rensa 35 27 66 58 9 16 5 1 0 4 3 8 6 .276 .364 .397 .760 8 26 26
Johnny Rigney 22 23 33 30 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .133 .212 .133 .345 1 22 22
Larry Rosenthal* 27 60 109 99 18 27 5 3 0 8 1 9 21 .273 .339 .384 .723 12 58 58
Luke Sewell 36 127 462 418 45 105 20 6 1 54 4 44 19 .251 .323 .335 .657 45 122 122
Merv Shea 36 26 88 73 7 15 1 0 0 5 1 15 10 .205 .341 .219 .560 5 25 25
Hank Steinbacher* 24 27 78 74 11 18 4 1 1 8 2 4 7 .243 .282 .365 .647 7 26 26
Monty Stratton 25 23 62 62 8 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 9 .194 .194 .274 .468 3 22 22
Dixie Walker* 26 160 671 598 92 168 26 15 8 83 1 73 27 .281 .359 .415 .774 89 154 154
John Whitehead 28 27 64 59 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 4 10 .203 .266 .220 .486 3 26 26
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Luke Appling 30 8 4011 955 4011 3501 572 1092 200 51 23 515 69 44 477 212 .312 .395 .418 .813 110 1463 3 30
Boze Berger 27 4 710 205 710 644 82 159 34 5 10 59 8 6 50 136 .247 .303 .362 .665 69 233 2 14
Zeke Bonura 28 4 2375 529 2375 2094 392 664 149 17 79 440 13 5 264 112 .317 .396 .518 .914 128 1084 9 8
Clint Brown* 33 10 459 283 459 404 40 83 16 2 2 40 1 0 36 44 .205 .274 .270 .544 38 109 2 17
Sugar Cain* 30 6 368 175 368 336 18 56 4 0 0 21 0 0 13 78 .167 .200 .179 .379 -3 60 1 18
Italo Chelini* 22 3 38 24 38 35 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 .171 .237 .171 .408 1 6 0 0
Merv Connors 23 1 118 28 118 103 12 24 4 1 2 12 2 1 14 19 .233 .325 .350 .674 70 36 0 1
Bill Cox 24 2 5 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 67 1 0 1 0
Bill Dietrich 27 5 268 161 268 236 19 40 5 2 1 16 0 0 19 96 .169 .231 .220 .452 16 52 0 13
Jimmy Dykes 40 20 9247 2254 9247 7956 1099 2229 449 88 106 1058 70 55 948 842 .280 .365 .399 .764 96 3172 115 228
George Gick# 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mule Haas* 33 11 4883 1128 4883 4225 699 1241 252 45 43 484 12 16 421 289 .294 .360 .405 .765 95 1712 13 224
Jackie Hayes 30 11 3851 939 3851 3492 418 916 163 27 19 449 31 26 256 214 .262 .314 .341 .655 69 1190 8 95
Vern Kennedy* 30 4 299 102 299 280 29 72 12 2 2 30 0 0 2 49 .257 .265 .336 .601 49 94 1 16
Mike Kreevich 29 4 1306 292 1306 1168 196 357 63 27 17 144 22 7 105 97 .306 .364 .449 .813 100 525 2 31
Thornton Lee* 30 5 219 132 219 202 17 37 6 3 0 16 0 0 8 58 .183 .218 .243 .461 16 49 1 8
Ted Lyons# 36 15 1331 591 1331 1200 126 278 34 9 5 114 0 1 58 162 .232 .271 .288 .558 45 345 6 67
Tony Piet 30 7 2817 703 2817 2505 343 700 126 30 23 298 78 12 232 263 .279 .350 .381 .731 93 955 17 38 42
Rip Radcliff* 31 4 2047 442 2047 1881 327 590 99 26 22 234 17 8 150 60 .314 .367 .429 .796 99 807 8 8
Tony Rensa 35 4 361 127 361 324 53 88 21 5 4 44 4 1 31 36 .272 .339 .404 .743 81 131 2 4
Johnny Rigney 22 1 36 22 36 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 .167 .265 .167 .431 11 5 0 2
Larry Rosenthal* 27 2 489 143 489 414 91 117 20 11 3 55 3 0 68 57 .283 .385 .406 .791 94 168 1 6
Luke Sewell 36 17 5767 1543 5767 5140 628 1344 267 55 20 668 66 44 462 281 .261 .326 .346 .672 72 1781 26 139
Merv Shea 36 8 1231 380 1231 1060 89 237 34 7 4 102 7 3 157 120 .224 .324 .280 .604 56 297 1 13
Hank Steinbacher* 24 1 77 26 77 73 13 19 4 1 1 9 2 0 4 7 .260 .299 .384 .682 71 28 0 0
Monty Stratton 25 4 121 44 121 113 16 22 5 0 2 14 0 0 2 15 .195 .209 .292 .501 24 33 0 6
Dixie Walker* 26 6 1195 311 1195 1051 192 302 48 25 25 164 5 5 120 71 .287 .361 .452 .813 108 475 2 22
John Whitehead 28 3 256 88 256 227 20 46 2 0 0 23 0 0 13 28 .203 .249 .211 .460 16 48 1 15
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics

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