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1938 Chicago White Sox

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939

65-83, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (65-83)
Scored 709 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-78

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 338,278 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

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1937 / 1939 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Luke Appling	31	78	77	74	427	149	258	20	37	.953	5.22								SS
Boze Berger	28	118	115	111	631	239	353	39	79	.938	5.02								SS-2B-3B
Harry Boyles	26	9	2	1	15	1	12	2	0	.867	1.44								P
Clint Brown	34	8	0	0	8	1	7	0	2	1.000	1.00								P
Sugar Cain	31	5	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.20								P
Merv Connors	24	16	16	15	143	129	11	3	17	.979	8.75								1B
Bill Cox	25	7	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29								P
Bill Dietrich	28	8	7	1	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	1.25								P
Jimmy Dykes	41	25	23	22	156	75	72	9	13	.942	5.88								2B-3B-SS
Gene Ford	26	4	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Frank Gabler	26	18	7	3	11	2	9	0	1	1.000	0.61								P
Johnny Gerlach	21	8	8	8	39	17	20	2	9	.949	4.63								SS
George Gick	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Jackie Hayes	31	61	61	59	337	146	183	8	51	.976	5.39								2B
Jack Knott	31	20	18	9	37	4	30	3	5	.919	1.70								P
Mike Kreevich	30	127	123	120	396	379	7	10	2	.975	3.04								OF
Joe Kuhel	32	111	110	109	1209	1136	59	14	97	.988	10.77								1B
Jesse Landrum	25	3	1	1	3	0	3	0	1	1.000	1.00								2B
Thornton Lee	31	33	30	18	52	1	46	5	2	.904	1.42								P
Ted Lyons	37	23	23	17	56	9	46	1	1	.982	2.39								P
George Meyer	28	24	23	23	152	61	86	5	12	.967	6.13								2B
Marv Owen	32	140	139	139	465	136	305	24	29	.948	3.15								3B
Rip Radcliff	32	122	122	122	491	466	15	10	25	.980	3.94								OF-1B
Tony Rensa	36	57	46	43	225	185	36	4	4	.982	3.88	2		18	18	50%	37%		C
Johnny Rigney	23	38	12	7	38	4	32	2	4	.947	0.95								P
Larry Rosenthal	28	22	20	18	49	44	3	2	1	.959	2.14								OF
Norm Schlueter	21	34	29	28	126	107	13	6	3	.952	3.53	2		11	5	31%	37%		C
Luke Sewell	37	65	64	51	264	205	55	4	7	.985	4.00	5		26	16	38%	37%		C
Hank Steinbacher	25	101	99	95	217	202	7	8	2	.963	2.07								OF
Monty Stratton	26	26	22	17	44	6	36	2	1	.955	1.62								P
Tommy Thompson	28	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	2.00								1B
Mike Tresh	24	10	10	10	46	37	8	1	1	.978	4.50	1		2	3	60%	37%		C
Bob Uhl	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Gee Walker	30	107	106	105	215	197	9	9	2	.958	1.93								OF
John Whitehead	29	32	24	10	40	4	35	1	3	.975	1.22								P
Team Totals	30.2	149	1341	1236	5912	3950	1767	195	412	.967	3.91	10		57	42	42%	37%
Rank in 8 AL teams								2	6	7
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Luke Sewell	37	65	64	51	264	205	55	4	7	.985	4.00	5	26	16	38%
Tony Rensa	36	57	46	43	225	185	36	4	4	.982	3.88	2	18	18	50%
Norm Schlueter	21	34	29	28	126	107	13	6	3	.952	3.53	2	11	5	31%
Mike Tresh	24	10	10	10	46	37	8	1	1	.978	4.50	1	2	3	60%
League Average										.983	4.37				37%
Team Total		149	149	132	661	534	112	15	15	.977	3.89	10	57	42	42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Kuhel	32	111	110	109	1209	1136	59	14	97	.988	10.77
Rip Radcliff	32	23	23	23	251	236	10	5	25	.980	10.70
Merv Connors	24	16	16	15	143	129	11	3	17	.979	8.75
Tommy Thompson	28	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.990	9.56
Team Total		149	149	147	1605	1503	80	22	140	.986	10.48

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jackie Hayes	31	61	61	59	337	146	183	8	51	.976	5.39
Boze Berger	28	42	42	41	218	86	117	15	23	.931	4.83
George Meyer	28	24	23	23	152	61	86	5	12	.967	6.13
Jimmy Dykes	41	23	22	21	152	75	68	9	13	.941	6.22
Jesse Landrum	25	3	1	1	3	0	3	0	1	1.000	1.00
League Average										.967	5.32
Team Total		149	149	145	862	368	457	37	100	.957	5.39

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Marv Owen	32	140	139	139	465	136	305	24	29	.948	3.15
Boze Berger	28	9	9	8	24	9	12	3	1	.875	2.33
Jimmy Dykes	41	1	1	1	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	4.00
League Average										.941	3.07
Team Total		149	149	148	493	145	321	27	30	.945	3.11

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Luke Appling	31	78	77	74	427	149	258	20	37	.953	5.22
Boze Berger	28	67	64	62	389	144	224	21	55	.946	5.49
Johnny Gerlach	21	8	8	8	39	17	20	2	9	.949	4.63
Jimmy Dykes	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.953	4.99
Team Total		149	149	144	855	310	502	43	101	.950	5.27

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Mike Kreevich	30	127	123	120	396	379	7	10	2	.975	3.04
Gee Walker	30	107	106	105	215	197	9	9	2	.958	1.93
Hank Steinbacher	25	101	99	95	217	202	7	8	2	.963	2.07
Rip Radcliff	32	99	99	99	240	230	5	5	0	.979	2.37
Larry Rosenthal	28	22	20	18	49	44	3	2	1	.959	2.14
League Average										.972	2.31
Team Total		149	447	437	1117	1052	31	34	7	.970	2.38

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Thornton Lee	31	33	30	18	52	1	46	5	2	.904	1.42
Ted Lyons	37	23	23	17	56	9	46	1	1	.982	2.39
Monty Stratton	26	26	22	17	44	6	36	2	1	.955	1.62
John Whitehead	29	32	24	10	40	4	35	1	3	.975	1.22
Johnny Rigney	23	38	12	7	38	4	32	2	4	.947	0.95
Jack Knott	31	20	18	9	37	4	30	3	5	.919	1.70
Frank Gabler	26	18	7	3	11	2	9	0	1	1.000	0.61
Bill Dietrich	28	8	7	1	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	1.25
Harry Boyles	26	9	2	1	15	1	12	2	0	.867	1.44
Sugar Cain	31	5	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.20
Gene Ford	26	4	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Clint Brown	34	8	0	0	8	1	7	0	2	1.000	1.00
Bill Cox	25	7	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29
Bob Uhl	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
George Gick	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.952	1.12
Team Total		149	149	83	319	38	264	17	19	.947	1.30

1937 / 1939 Fielding Statistics

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