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1940 Chicago White Sox

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

82-72, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (82-72)
Scored 735 runs, Allowed 672 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 660,336 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103


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1939 / 1941 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 Mike Tresh 26 135 538 480 62 135 15 5 1 64 3 10 49 40 .281 .349 .340 .689 78 163 12 1 8
2 1B Joe Kuhel* 34 155 703 603 111 169 28 8 27 94 12 5 87 59 .280 .374 .488 .861 119 294 11 3 10
3 2B Skeeter Webb 30 84 369 334 33 79 11 2 1 29 3 6 30 33 .237 .299 .290 .590 52 97 4 0 5
4 SS Luke Appling 33 150 639 566 96 197 27 13 0 79 3 5 69 35 .348 .420 .442 .862 122 250 11 1 3
5 3B Bob Kennedy 19 154 655 606 74 153 23 3 3 52 3 7 42 58 .252 .301 .315 .616 59 191 17 0 7
6 OF Taffy Wright* 28 147 627 581 79 196 31 9 5 88 4 7 43 25 .337 .385 .448 .832 113 260 9 2 1
7 OF Mike Kreevich 32 144 637 582 86 154 27 10 8 55 15 7 34 49 .265 .305 .387 .692 76 225 18 0 21
8 OF Moose Solters 34 116 457 428 65 132 28 3 12 80 3 3 27 54 .308 .351 .472 .823 109 202 10 1 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
9 OF Larry Rosenthal* 30 107 346 276 46 83 14 5 6 42 2 3 64 32 .301 .432 .453 .885 128 125 3 0 6
10 2B Eric McNair 31 66 269 251 26 57 13 1 7 31 1 7 12 26 .227 .265 .371 .636 61 93 8 1 5
11 C Tom Turner 23 37 101 96 11 20 1 2 0 6 1 0 3 12 .208 .240 .260 .500 29 25 2 1 1
12 2B Jackie Hayes 33 18 46 41 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 .195 .233 .244 .476 23 10 0 0 3
13 2B Don Kolloway 21 10 40 40 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 .225 .225 .250 .475 22 10 1 0 0
14 C Ken Silvestri# 24 28 28 24 5 6 2 0 2 10 0 0 4 7 .250 .357 .583 .940 137 14 2 0 0
15 Dave Short* 23 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 119 1 0 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
16 P Johnny Rigney 25 40 108 93 5 20 4 0 0 7 1 0 3 28 .215 .240 .258 .498 28 24 3 0 12
17 P Thornton Lee* 33 28 93 84 7 23 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 30 .274 .307 .321 .628 62 27 2 0 5
18 P Eddie Smith# 26 32 83 69 7 15 3 1 0 4 0 0 6 15 .217 .280 .290 .570 47 20 2 0 8
19 P Ted Lyons# 39 22 79 75 4 18 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 7 .240 .260 .293 .553 42 22 4 0 2
20 P Jack Knott 33 25 66 57 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 17 .088 .161 .105 .267 -30 6 1 0 4
21 P Bill Dietrich 30 23 60 50 5 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 7 14 .240 .333 .320 .653 69 16 1 0 3
22 P Clint Brown* 36 37 19 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -30 1 1 0 3
23 P Pete Appleton 36 25 19 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .176 .222 .176 .399 4 3 0 0 1
24 P Vallie Eaves 28 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
25 P Ed Weiland* 25 5 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 1 0 0 0
26 P Jack Hallett 25 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 106 2 1 0 0
27 P Orval Grove 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.5 155 6003 5386 735 1499 238 63 73 671 52 60 497 569 .278 .340 .387 .727 86 2082 123 10 110
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 3 8 5 7 6 1 7 6 3 4 6 6 6 8 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
Pete Appleton 36 19 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ Traded 1
Luke Appling 33 639 28 1 0 0 2 10 16 57 5.6 55 5.4 0.2 $ Purchased *6
Clint Brown* 36 19 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Bill Dietrich 30 60 -2 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ Waivers 1
Vallie Eaves 28 6 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /1
Orval Grove 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Jack Hallett 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Purchased /1
Jackie Hayes 33 46 -5 0 0 0 1 1 1 -2 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ Traded 4
Bob Kennedy 19 655 -33 -2 0 0 5 0 17 -13 -1.2 -18 -1.8 0.6 $ Amateur Free Agent *5
Jack Knott 33 66 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ Traded 1
Don Kolloway 21 40 -4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ Traded 4
Mike Kreevich 32 637 -18 3 0 0 10 -1 16 10 1.0 0 0.0 1.0 $ *8O
Joe Kuhel* 34 703 23 2 0 0 1 -7 17 36 3.5 35 3.4 0.1 $ Traded *3
Thornton Lee* 33 93 -5 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 0.5 4 0.4 0.1 $ Traded 1
Ted Lyons# 39 79 -6 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Free Agency 1
Eric McNair 31 269 -14 -3 0 0 -2 3 7 -9 -0.8 -7 -0.7 -0.1 $ Traded 4/5
Johnny Rigney 25 108 -10 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
Larry Rosenthal* 30 346 18 -1 0 0 5 -4 9 27 2.7 22 2.2 0.5 $ Purchased O789
Dave Short* 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
Ken Silvestri# 24 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /2
Eddie Smith# 26 83 -5 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Waivers 1
Moose Solters 34 457 8 0 0 0 10 -5 12 25 2.5 15 1.5 1.0 $ Traded *7O
Mike Tresh 26 538 -10 -3 0 0 -1 4 14 4 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ Traded *2
Tom Turner 23 101 -10 1 0 0 -1 1 3 -6 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 2
Skeeter Webb 30 369 -21 -2 0 0 4 4 9 -6 -0.5 -10 -1.0 0.5 $ Traded 4/65
Ed Weiland* 25 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Free Agency /1
Taffy Wright* 28 627 18 -2 0 0 0 -7 16 25 2.5 25 2.5 0.0 $ Traded *O9
Team Total 29.5 6003 -66 -6 0 0 33 38 152 151 15.5 118 11.6 3.9 $
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
Pete Appleton 36 19 15 1 1.8 113 .250 .176 .282 .222 .355 .176 .427 .399 .782 4 .132 -2.5 -0.2 .286 .059 .000 1
Luke Appling 33 639 388 103 7.0 113 .371 .348 .282 .420 .355 .442 .427 .862 .782 122 .656 20.9 2.0 .826 .212 .094 .0 *6
Clint Brown* 36 19 17 0 0.0 113 .083 .071 .282 .188 .355 .071 .427 .259 .782 -30 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .214 .143 .000 1
Bill Dietrich 30 60 42 5 3.2 113 .314 .240 .282 .333 .355 .320 .427 .653 .782 69 .305 -2.3 -0.2 .590 .220 .080 .0 1
Vallie Eaves 28 6 6 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .282 .000 .355 .000 .427 .000 .782 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000 /1
Orval Grove 20 1 1 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .282 .000 .355 .000 .427 .000 .782 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Jack Hallett 25 5 4 1 6.6 113 .500 .400 .282 .400 .355 .400 .427 .800 .782 106 .630 0.0 0.0 .500 .000 .000 /1
Jackie Hayes 33 46 36 2 1.5 113 .267 .195 .282 .233 .355 .244 .427 .476 .782 23 .099 -5.0 -0.5 .364 .098 .049 4
Bob Kennedy 19 655 484 56 3.1 113 .275 .252 .282 .301 .355 .315 .427 .616 .782 59 .294 -38.4 -3.7 .480 .125 .063 3.0 *5
Jack Knott 33 66 57 1 0.5 113 .125 .088 .282 .161 .355 .105 .427 .267 .782 -30 .013 -11.4 -1.1 .208 .105 .018 1
Don Kolloway 21 40 32 2 1.7 113 .243 .225 .282 .225 .355 .250 .427 .475 .782 22 .119 -4.8 -0.5 .344 .050 .025 .0 4
Mike Kreevich 32 637 474 69 3.9 113 .278 .265 .282 .305 .355 .387 .427 .692 .782 76 .388 -23.0 -2.2 .589 .194 .122 10.4 *8O
Joe Kuhel* 34 703 460 109 6.3 113 .275 .280 .282 .374 .355 .488 .427 .861 .782 119 .607 17.5 1.6 .869 .363 .207 16.6 *3
Thornton Lee* 33 93 68 8 3.1 113 .426 .274 .282 .307 .355 .321 .427 .628 .782 62 .300 -4.9 -0.5 .492 .095 .048 1
Ted Lyons# 39 79 63 6 2.5 113 .265 .240 .282 .260 .355 .293 .427 .553 .782 42 .226 -6.6 -0.6 .393 .080 .053 1
Eric McNair 31 269 214 22 2.7 113 .229 .227 .282 .265 .355 .371 .427 .636 .782 61 .251 -15.7 -1.5 .478 .167 .143 1.8 4/5
Johnny Rigney 25 108 88 6 1.8 113 .308 .215 .282 .240 .355 .258 .427 .498 .782 28 .136 -10.2 -1.0 .368 .086 .043 .0 1
Larry Rosenthal* 30 346 205 53 6.9 113 .324 .301 .282 .432 .355 .453 .427 .885 .782 128 .645 15.1 1.4 .945 .380 .152 3.0 O789
Dave Short* 23 4 2 1 13.3 113 1.000 .333 .282 .500 .355 .333 .427 .833 .782 119 .858 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .000
Ken Silvestri# 24 28 20 5 6.6 113 .267 .250 .282 .357 .355 .583 .427 .940 .782 137 .630 1.3 0.1 .900 .500 .333 .0 /2
Eddie Smith# 26 83 64 6 2.5 113 .278 .217 .282 .280 .355 .290 .427 .570 .782 47 .221 -5.7 -0.5 .464 .159 .072 1
Moose Solters 34 457 310 70 6.0 113 .331 .308 .282 .351 .355 .472 .427 .823 .782 109 .586 4.9 0.5 .744 .227 .164 4.8 *7O
Mike Tresh 26 538 375 54 3.8 113 .305 .281 .282 .349 .355 .340 .427 .689 .782 78 .383 -15.4 -1.5 .561 .146 .058 1.5 *2
Tom Turner 23 101 79 6 2.0 113 .238 .208 .282 .240 .355 .260 .427 .500 .782 29 .162 -10.8 -1.0 .385 .094 .052 .0 2
Skeeter Webb 30 369 270 28 2.8 113 .260 .237 .282 .299 .355 .290 .427 .590 .782 52 .254 -24.1 -2.3 .468 .135 .054 1.5 4/65
Ed Weiland* 25 5 4 0 0.0 113 .500 .200 .282 .200 .355 .200 .427 .400 .782 3 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 /1
Taffy Wright* 28 627 402 97 6.4 113 .347 .337 .282 .385 .355 .448 .427 .832 .782 113 .615 11.4 1.1 .753 .179 .110 4.4 *O9
League Average 4.9 111 .288 .271 .279 .342 .352 .407 .424 .749 .776 93 .494 .683 .243 .136
Team Total 29.4 6003 4180 711 4.5 113 .301 .278 .282 .340 .355 .387 .427 .727 .782 86 .457 -114.9 -11.1 .634 .199 .108 60.7
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
Pete Appleton 36 26 20 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 .250 .211 .461 1 25 25
Luke Appling 33 157 642 575 87 189 26 12 0 72 3 66 37 .329 .399 .416 .814 95 150 150
Clint Brown* 36 39 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .118 .000 .118 0 37 37
Bill Dietrich 30 24 59 52 5 12 1 0 1 8 0 7 15 .231 .322 .308 .630 5 23 23
Vallie Eaves 28 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
Orval Grove 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Jack Hallett 25 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 2 2
Jackie Hayes 33 19 44 42 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 .190 .227 .238 .465 2 18 18
Bob Kennedy 19 161 660 620 67 147 22 3 3 47 3 40 61 .237 .283 .297 .580 52 154 154
Jack Knott 33 26 64 59 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 5 18 .085 .156 .102 .258 1 25 25
Don Kolloway 21 10 41 41 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 .220 .220 .244 .463 2 10 10
Mike Kreevich 32 151 629 596 79 149 26 10 8 50 15 33 51 .250 .289 .367 .657 63 144 144
Joe Kuhel* 34 162 702 616 101 162 27 8 26 86 12 83 62 .263 .353 .459 .813 99 155 155
Thornton Lee* 33 29 90 86 6 22 4 0 0 4 0 4 31 .256 .289 .302 .591 7 28 28
Ted Lyons# 39 23 79 77 4 17 4 0 0 6 0 2 7 .221 .241 .273 .513 5 22 22
Eric McNair 31 69 271 258 23 55 13 1 7 28 1 12 27 .213 .251 .353 .604 22 66 66
Johnny Rigney 25 42 98 95 5 19 4 0 0 6 1 3 29 .200 .224 .242 .467 5 40 40
Larry Rosenthal* 30 112 342 281 42 79 13 5 6 38 2 61 33 .281 .409 .427 .836 49 107 107
Dave Short* 23 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4 4
Ken Silvestri# 24 29 27 24 4 5 2 0 2 8 0 3 7 .208 .296 .542 .838 4 28 28
Eddie Smith# 26 33 77 71 7 15 3 1 0 4 0 6 16 .211 .273 .282 .554 5 32 32
Moose Solters 34 121 464 437 60 128 27 3 12 73 3 26 56 .293 .334 .451 .785 65 116 116
Mike Tresh 26 141 538 490 56 129 14 5 1 58 3 47 42 .263 .329 .318 .647 51 135 135
Tom Turner 23 39 102 98 10 19 1 2 0 5 1 3 13 .194 .225 .245 .470 5 37 37
Skeeter Webb 30 88 372 343 30 76 11 2 1 26 3 29 34 .222 .282 .274 .556 26 84 84
Ed Weiland* 25 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
Taffy Wright* 28 154 634 591 72 189 30 9 5 80 4 41 26 .320 .366 .426 .792 91 147 147
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
Pete Appleton 36 11 378 304 378 359 29 84 8 6 0 32 0 1 7 64 .234 .249 .290 .538 38 104 2 0 12
Luke Appling 33 11 5618 1334 5618 4877 791 1540 257 70 23 694 89 61 693 301 .316 .401 .411 .813 109 2006 22 5 43
Clint Brown* 36 13 508 389 508 439 41 89 17 2 2 44 1 0 43 49 .203 .277 .264 .541 38 116 3 2 24
Bill Dietrich 30 8 389 217 389 339 32 61 9 2 3 26 0 0 32 127 .180 .251 .245 .496 27 83 1 0 18
Vallie Eaves 28 3 16 10 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .133 .133 .133 .267 -32 2 0 0 1
Orval Grove 20 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Jack Hallett 25 1 5 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 106 2 1 0 0
Jackie Hayes 33 14 4471 1091 4471 4040 494 1069 196 33 20 493 34 31 309 241 .265 .318 .344 .663 70 1391 5 9 113
Bob Kennedy 19 2 664 157 664 614 74 155 23 3 3 53 3 7 42 58 .252 .300 .314 .615 58 193 18 0 8
Jack Knott 33 8 447 275 447 388 23 49 3 0 0 18 0 0 17 156 .126 .165 .134 .299 -24 52 3 1 41
Don Kolloway 21 1 40 10 40 40 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 .225 .225 .250 .475 22 10 1 0 0
Mike Kreevich 32 7 3116 710 3116 2780 440 831 146 57 36 349 73 29 253 209 .299 .358 .431 .790 97 1199 32 5 78
Joe Kuhel* 34 11 5815 1321 5815 5128 833 1482 274 78 100 740 97 53 601 390 .289 .366 .431 .797 105 2212 18 23 63
Thornton Lee* 33 8 508 227 508 474 46 100 16 4 4 41 0 0 16 129 .211 .238 .287 .525 32 136 4 1 17
Ted Lyons# 39 18 1559 658 1559 1408 144 328 43 9 5 133 0 1 67 185 .233 .271 .287 .558 44 404 5 6 78
Eric McNair 31 12 4620 1168 4620 4289 574 1193 224 29 81 622 58 53 243 314 .278 .320 .401 .721 82 1718 21 24 64
Johnny Rigney 25 4 290 135 290 258 14 49 9 0 0 18 1 0 10 72 .190 .220 .225 .445 13 58 5 0 22
Larry Rosenthal* 30 5 1340 418 1340 1119 201 316 60 22 20 160 11 8 197 148 .282 .390 .429 .819 105 480 6 1 23
Dave Short* 23 1 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 119 1 0 0 0
Ken Silvestri# 24 2 111 50 111 99 11 19 5 0 4 15 0 1 10 20 .192 .273 .364 .636 60 36 2 1 1
Eddie Smith# 26 5 281 149 281 244 20 51 12 1 0 15 1 0 20 51 .209 .269 .266 .535 37 65 2 0 17
Moose Solters 34 7 3299 820 3299 3073 473 910 204 38 78 548 39 20 196 341 .296 .340 .463 .803 101 1424 13 8 22
Mike Tresh 26 3 1006 264 1006 861 114 233 22 7 1 104 6 12 121 74 .271 .363 .316 .679 75 272 20 4 20
Tom Turner 23 1 101 37 101 96 11 20 1 2 0 6 1 0 3 12 .208 .240 .260 .500 29 25 2 1 1
Skeeter Webb 30 4 727 186 727 661 72 166 27 3 3 57 5 7 53 64 .251 .308 .315 .622 60 208 10 1 12
Ed Weiland* 25 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 1 0 0 0
Taffy Wright* 28 3 1455 376 1455 1343 193 442 78 30 11 217 6 11 94 61 .329 .376 .456 .832 115 613 16 7 11
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

1939 / 1941 Batting Statistics

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