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1939 Chicago White Sox

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

85-69, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (85-69)
Scored 755 runs, Allowed 737 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 594,104 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107


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1938 / 1940 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 32 148 148 145 789 289 461 39 78 .951 5.07 SS
Ollie Bejma 31 82 71 68 382 174 201 7 36 .982 4.52 2B-SS-3B
Harry Boyles 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Clint Brown 35 61 0 0 33 3 29 1 3 .970 0.52 P
Bill Dietrich 29 25 19 2 26 5 19 2 2 .923 0.96 P
Jess Dobernic 21 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Jimmy Dykes 42 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.00 3B
Vallie Eaves 27 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Vic Frazier 34 10 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Johnny Gerlach 22 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 3B
Jackie Hayes 32 69 66 56 383 172 201 10 51 .974 5.41 2B
Art Herring 33 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43 P
Bob Kennedy 18 2 2 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.50 3B
Jack Knott 32 25 23 8 29 4 23 2 2 .931 1.08 P
Mike Kreevich 31 142 141 138 463 425 26 12 4 .974 3.15 OF-3B
Joe Kuhel 33 136 136 135 1339 1256 72 11 113 .992 9.76 1B
Thornton Lee 32 33 29 15 53 6 45 2 0 .962 1.55 P
Ted Lyons 38 21 21 16 34 9 22 3 3 .912 1.48 P
Johnny Marcum 29 19 6 2 17 4 12 1 1 .941 0.84 P
Eric McNair 30 128 127 117 475 151 299 25 43 .947 3.44 3B-2B-SS
Marv Owen 33 55 47 45 170 63 99 8 11 .953 2.95 3B
Rip Radcliff 33 98 95 87 318 300 12 6 11 .981 3.18 OF-1B
Tony Rensa 37 13 9 4 36 29 6 1 0 .972 2.69 2 4 5 56% 37% C
Johnny Rigney 24 35 29 11 36 3 30 3 1 .917 0.94 P
Larry Rosenthal 29 93 86 82 200 193 5 2 1 .990 2.13 OF
Norm Schlueter 22 32 11 9 84 81 2 1 0 .988 2.59 1 6 3 33% 37% C
Ken Silvestri 23 20 19 19 94 74 15 5 3 .947 4.45 0 6 6 50% 37% C
Eddie Smith 25 29 22 7 33 7 23 3 1 .909 1.03 P
Hank Steinbacher 26 22 18 18 39 38 1 0 0 1.000 1.77 OF
Mike Tresh 25 119 116 94 547 480 59 8 7 .985 4.53 9 57 27 32% 37% C
Gee Walker 31 147 147 144 389 365 11 13 3 .967 2.56 OF
John Whitehead 30 7 4 0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.14 P
Team Totals 30.5 155 1395 1224 5996 4136 1693 167 374 .972 3.66 12 73 41 36% 37%
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 7 2
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Mike Tresh 25 119 116 94 547 480 59 8 7 .985 4.53 9 57 27 32%
Norm Schlueter 22 32 11 9 84 81 2 1 0 .988 2.59 1 6 3 33%
Ken Silvestri 23 20 19 19 94 74 15 5 3 .947 4.45 0 6 6 50%
Tony Rensa 37 13 9 4 36 29 6 1 0 .972 2.69 2 4 5 56%
League Average .981 4.44 37%
Team Total 155 155 126 761 664 82 15 10 .980 4.05 12 73 41 36%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe Kuhel 33 136 136 135 1339 1256 72 11 113 .992 9.76
Rip Radcliff 33 20 19 19 183 170 11 2 11 .989 9.05
League Average .990 9.43
Team Total 155 155 154 1522 1426 83 13 124 .991 9.67

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ollie Bejma 31 81 71 68 376 170 199 7 36 .981 4.56
Jackie Hayes 32 69 66 56 383 172 201 10 51 .974 5.41
Eric McNair 30 19 18 17 111 41 68 2 13 .982 5.74
League Average .965 5.14
Team Total 155 155 141 870 383 468 19 100 .978 5.04

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Eric McNair 30 103 102 93 303 90 194 19 23 .937 2.76
Marv Owen 33 55 47 45 170 63 99 8 11 .953 2.95
Mike Kreevich 31 4 3 3 15 6 8 1 0 .933 3.50
Jimmy Dykes 42 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.00
Bob Kennedy 18 2 2 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.50
Ollie Bejma 31 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00
Johnny Gerlach 22 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .943 3.03
Team Total 155 155 142 498 162 306 30 34 .940 2.79

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Luke Appling 32 148 148 145 789 289 461 39 78 .951 5.07
Eric McNair 30 9 7 7 61 20 37 4 7 .934 6.33
Ollie Bejma 31 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00
League Average .950 4.68
Team Total 155 155 152 854 312 499 43 85 .950 5.13

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Gee Walker 31 147 147 144 389 365 11 13 3 .967 2.56
Mike Kreevich 31 139 138 135 448 419 18 11 4 .975 3.14
Larry Rosenthal 29 93 86 82 200 193 5 2 1 .990 2.13
Rip Radcliff 33 78 76 68 135 130 1 4 0 .970 1.68
Hank Steinbacher 26 22 18 18 39 38 1 0 0 1.000 1.77
League Average .969 2.33
Team Total 155 465 447 1211 1145 36 30 8 .975 2.47

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Thornton Lee 32 33 29 15 53 6 45 2 0 .962 1.55
Johnny Rigney 24 35 29 11 36 3 30 3 1 .917 0.94
Eddie Smith 25 29 22 7 33 7 23 3 1 .909 1.03
Ted Lyons 38 21 21 16 34 9 22 3 3 .912 1.48
Jack Knott 32 25 23 8 29 4 23 2 2 .931 1.08
Bill Dietrich 29 25 19 2 26 5 19 2 2 .923 0.96
Clint Brown 35 61 0 0 33 3 29 1 3 .970 0.52
Johnny Marcum 29 19 6 2 17 4 12 1 1 .941 0.84
John Whitehead 30 7 4 0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.14
Vic Frazier 34 10 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.50
Art Herring 33 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43
Vallie Eaves 27 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00
Jess Dobernic 21 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
Harry Boyles 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .952 0.97
Team Total 155 155 62 280 44 219 17 13 .939 0.94

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics