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1945 Chicago White Sox

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946

71-78, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (71-78)
Scored 596 runs, Allowed 633 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-79

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 657,981 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96


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1944 / 1946 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 31 150 532 458 50 114 12 0 0 47 6 3 65 37 .249 .342 .275 .617 82 126 9 0 9
2 1B Kerby Farrell* 31 103 426 396 44 102 11 3 0 34 4 9 24 18 .258 .300 .301 .601 77 119 6 0 6
3 2B Roy Schalk 36 133 570 513 50 127 23 1 1 65 3 6 32 41 .248 .293 .302 .595 75 155 13 1 24
4 SS Cass Michaels 19 129 499 445 47 109 8 5 2 54 8 7 37 28 .245 .307 .299 .606 78 133 13 3 14
5 3B Tony Cuccinello 37 118 450 402 50 124 25 3 2 49 6 2 45 19 .308 .379 .400 .780 129 161 9 1 2
6 OF Oris Hockett* 35 106 449 417 46 122 23 4 2 55 10 9 27 30 .293 .340 .381 .721 112 159 12 3 2
7 OF Johnny Dickshot 35 130 542 486 74 147 19 10 4 58 18 3 48 41 .302 .366 .407 .774 127 198 16 1 7
8 OF Wally Moses* 34 140 641 569 79 168 35 15 2 50 11 5 69 33 .295 .373 .420 .793 133 239 4 2 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 Guy Curtright 32 98 367 324 51 91 15 7 4 32 3 4 39 29 .281 .358 .407 .766 125 132 6 0 4
10 1B Bill Nagel 29 67 241 220 21 46 10 3 3 27 3 1 15 41 .209 .263 .323 .585 72 71 8 1 5
11 3B Floyd Baker* 28 82 234 208 22 52 8 0 0 19 3 2 23 12 .250 .325 .288 .613 81 60 1 0 3
12 MI Danny Reynolds 25 29 78 72 6 12 2 1 0 4 1 2 3 8 .167 .200 .222 .422 24 16 4 0 3
13 SS Luke Appling 38 18 70 57 12 21 2 2 1 10 1 0 12 7 .368 .478 .526 1.005 195 30 0 0 1
14 C Vince Castino 27 26 39 36 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .222 .282 .250 .532 57 9 2 0 0
15 IF Joe Orengo 30 17 19 15 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .067 .222 .067 .289 -14 1 0 0 1
16 OF Bill Mueller 24 13 11 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 .182 .000 .182 -45 0 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
17 P Thornton Lee* 38 29 85 78 6 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 15 .179 .229 .192 .421 24 15 7 0 2
18 P Eddie Lopat* 27 32 85 82 13 24 4 0 1 13 0 0 2 9 .293 .310 .378 .688 102 31 3 0 1
19 P Orval Grove 25 33 79 71 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 23 .099 .169 .113 .282 -17 8 3 2 2
20 P Johnny Humphries 30 22 59 54 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .148 .179 .148 .327 -4 8 1 0 3
21 P Bill Dietrich 35 18 44 36 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 22 .167 .268 .222 .491 45 8 0 0 3
22 P Joe Haynes 27 15 40 40 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 .175 .175 .175 .350 3 7 1 0 0
23 P Earl Caldwell 40 27 40 37 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .216 .216 .243 .459 35 9 1 0 3
24 P Frank Papish 27 19 31 26 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .231 .286 .269 .555 63 7 0 0 3
25 P Johnny Johnson* 30 29 18 14 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .286 .412 .429 .840 147 6 0 0 1
26 P Buck Ross 30 13 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 7 2 1 0 0
27 P Clay Touchstone 42 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 31.8 150 5661 5077 596 1330 204 55 22 544 78 54 470 467 .262 .326 .337 .663 95 1710 120 14 100
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 6 5 5 3 8 2 2 7 7 1 4 6 6 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 38 70 8 1 0 0 -1 1 2 11 1.2 12 1.3 -0.1 $ Purchased 6
Floyd Baker* 28 234 -4 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 0.3 1 0.1 0.2 $ Purchased 54
Earl Caldwell 40 40 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
Vince Castino 27 39 -2 0 0 0 -1 1 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 2
Tony Cuccinello 37 450 18 1 0 0 0 0 10 29 3.2 29 3.2 0.0 $ Free Agency *5
Guy Curtright 32 367 12 1 0 0 0 -2 8 19 2.1 19 2.1 0.0 $ Unknown O879
Johnny Dickshot 35 542 19 6 0 0 -4 -6 12 27 3.0 31 3.5 -0.5 $ Purchased *7O
Bill Dietrich 35 44 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ Waivers 1
Kerby Farrell* 31 426 -10 -2 0 0 -2 -4 9 -9 -1.1 -7 -0.8 -0.3 $ Purchased 3
Orval Grove 25 79 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $ 1
Joe Haynes 27 40 -5 -1 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ Purchased 1
Oris Hockett* 35 449 8 -1 0 0 -2 -1 10 14 1.5 16 1.8 -0.3 $ Traded *8O
Johnny Humphries 30 59 -7 0 0 0 0 3 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ Traded 1
Johnny Johnson* 30 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ Traded 1
Thornton Lee* 38 85 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ Traded 1
Eddie Lopat* 27 85 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 8 0.8 8 0.9 -0.1 $ Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Cass Michaels 19 499 -10 0 0 0 -5 8 11 4 0.2 9 1.0 -0.8 $ Amateur Free Agent *6/4
Wally Moses* 34 641 28 3 0 0 6 -6 13 44 4.8 38 4.3 0.5 $ Traded *O9
Bill Mueller 24 11 -2 1 0 0 -2 0 0 -3 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ /O89
Bill Nagel 29 241 -8 1 0 0 -3 -3 5 -8 -0.9 -5 -0.6 -0.3 $ Traded 3/5
Joe Orengo 30 19 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Traded /54
Frank Papish 27 31 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Danny Reynolds 25 78 -7 0 0 0 0 1 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 64
Buck Ross 30 11 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Roy Schalk 36 570 -15 -2 0 0 -6 6 12 -5 -0.8 1 0.1 -0.9 $ *4
Clay Touchstone 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Mike Tresh 31 532 -6 0 0 0 0 5 12 11 1.0 11 1.2 -0.2 $ Traded *2
Team Total 31.8 5661 -10 9 0 0 -18 28 123 132 13.0 150 16.8 -3.8 $
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 38 70 37 15 10.9 86 .408 .368 .258 .478 .330 .526 .351 1.005 .680 195 .869 7.6 0.8 1.194 .386 .158 1.0 6
Floyd Baker* 28 234 162 19 3.2 86 .265 .250 .258 .325 .330 .288 .351 .613 .681 81 .407 -4.3 -0.5 .528 .154 .038 .0 54
Earl Caldwell 40 40 33 2 1.6 86 .276 .216 .258 .216 .330 .243 .351 .459 .680 35 .170 -3.2 -0.4 .300 .027 .027 1
Vince Castino 27 39 30 3 2.7 86 .276 .222 .258 .282 .330 .250 .351 .532 .680 57 .338 -2.0 -0.2 .400 .111 .028 2
Tony Cuccinello 37 450 291 61 5.6 86 .320 .308 .258 .379 .330 .400 .351 .780 .681 129 .665 16.4 1.8 .730 .214 .092 3.0 *5
Guy Curtright 32 367 247 46 5.0 86 .299 .281 .258 .358 .330 .407 .351 .766 .681 125 .615 10.1 1.1 .700 .244 .127 3.4 O879
Johnny Dickshot 35 542 365 75 5.5 86 .324 .302 .258 .366 .330 .407 .351 .774 .680 127 .656 16.2 1.7 .732 .235 .105 6.5 *7O
Bill Dietrich 35 44 33 2 1.6 86 .429 .167 .258 .268 .330 .222 .351 .491 .680 45 .170 -2.6 -0.3 .433 .194 .056 1
Kerby Farrell* 31 426 315 34 2.9 86 .270 .258 .258 .300 .330 .301 .351 .601 .680 77 .371 -12.6 -1.4 .447 .091 .043 .0 3
Orval Grove 25 79 69 1 0.4 86 .146 .099 .258 .169 .330 .113 .351 .282 .680 -17 .015 -10.6 -1.2 .209 .070 .014 1
Joe Haynes 27 40 35 1 0.8 86 .184 .175 .258 .175 .330 .175 .351 .350 .680 3 .050 -5.1 -0.6 .171 -.025 .000 1
Oris Hockett* 35 449 318 52 4.4 86 .312 .293 .258 .340 .330 .381 .351 .721 .680 112 .557 5.6 0.6 .601 .156 .089 3.3 *8O
Johnny Humphries 30 59 50 1 0.5 86 .229 .148 .258 .179 .330 .148 .351 .327 .681 -4 .026 -7.2 -0.8 .213 .037 .000 1
Johnny Johnson* 30 18 11 2 4.9 86 .500 .286 .258 .412 .330 .429 .351 .840 .681 147 .604 1.1 0.1 .900 .357 .143 1
Thornton Lee* 38 85 73 3 1.1 86 .222 .179 .258 .229 .330 .192 .351 .421 .680 24 .091 -7.6 -0.8 .282 .077 .013 1
Eddie Lopat* 27 85 62 10 4.3 86 .319 .293 .258 .310 .330 .378 .351 .688 .680 102 .551 -0.3 -0.0 .541 .110 .085 .0 1
Cass Michaels 19 499 370 40 2.9 86 .258 .245 .258 .307 .330 .299 .351 .606 .680 78 .371 -12.8 -1.4 .489 .139 .054 3.2 *6/4
Wally Moses* 34 641 411 89 5.8 86 .311 .295 .258 .373 .330 .420 .351 .793 .680 133 .678 24.7 2.6 .771 .257 .125 3.4 *O9
Bill Mueller 24 11 9 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .258 .182 .330 .000 .351 .182 .681 -45 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .333 .333 .000 .0 /O89
Bill Nagel 29 241 188 19 2.7 86 .244 .209 .258 .263 .330 .323 .351 .585 .681 72 .342 -8.9 -1.0 .486 .191 .114 3.0 3/5
Joe Orengo 30 19 15 0 0.0 86 .077 .067 .258 .222 .330 .067 .351 .289 .681 -14 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .286 .200 .000 /54
Frank Papish 27 31 23 2 2.3 86 .316 .231 .258 .286 .330 .269 .351 .555 .680 63 .283 -1.2 -0.1 .450 .115 .038 1
Danny Reynolds 25 78 69 3 1.2 86 .188 .167 .258 .200 .330 .222 .351 .422 .681 24 .101 -7.2 -0.8 .273 .083 .056 .0 64
Buck Ross 30 11 10 0 0.0 86 .222 .182 .258 .182 .330 .182 .351 .364 .681 7 .000 -1.3 -0.2 .200 .000 .000 1
Roy Schalk 36 570 429 44 2.8 86 .268 .248 .258 .293 .330 .302 .351 .595 .681 75 .349 -16.7 -1.8 .457 .111 .055 1.5 *4
Clay Touchstone 42 1 1 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .258 .000 .330 .000 .351 .000 .681 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Mike Tresh 31 532 365 44 3.2 86 .271 .249 .258 .342 .330 .275 .351 .617 .680 82 .418 -7.2 -0.8 .545 .175 .026 .0 *2
League Average 3.9 89 .275 .255 .262 .327 .334 .346 .356 .673 .690 95 .500 .586 .195 .091
Team Total 31.7 5661 4021 568 3.8 86 .285 .262 .258 .326 .330 .337 .351 .663 .681 95 .490 -33.0 -3.8 .566 .172 .075 34.3
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 38 19 77 63 15 25 2 2 1 13 1 14 7 .397 .506 .540 1.046 18 18 18
Floyd Baker* 28 87 253 226 28 61 9 0 0 24 4 27 13 .270 .348 .310 .658 24 82 82
Earl Caldwell 40 29 40 40 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 .225 .225 .250 .475 2 27 27
Vince Castino 27 28 42 39 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 3 7 .231 .286 .256 .542 3 26 26
Tony Cuccinello 37 125 491 438 62 144 29 3 2 61 7 52 20 .329 .401 .422 .824 75 118 118
Guy Curtright 32 104 398 353 63 106 17 8 5 39 3 45 31 .300 .379 .436 .816 58 98 98
Johnny Dickshot 35 138 587 530 91 171 22 12 5 71 21 56 43 .323 .388 .438 .826 89 130 130
Bill Dietrich 35 19 47 40 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 7 23 .200 .319 .250 .569 3 18 18
Kerby Farrell* 31 109 458 430 55 119 13 4 0 42 5 28 19 .277 .321 .326 .647 44 103 103
Orval Grove 25 35 81 75 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 4 24 .093 .160 .107 .267 1 33 33
Joe Haynes 27 16 42 42 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 15 15
Oris Hockett* 35 112 487 453 57 141 27 5 2 68 12 31 32 .311 .359 .406 .766 66 106 106
Johnny Humphries 30 23 61 59 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 2 20 .169 .197 .169 .366 2 22 22
Johnny Johnson* 30 31 20 16 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 4 6 .313 .450 .438 .888 3 29 29
Thornton Lee* 38 31 90 84 7 16 1 0 0 7 0 6 16 .190 .244 .202 .447 4 29 29
Eddie Lopat* 27 34 91 89 16 28 5 0 1 16 0 2 10 .315 .330 .404 .734 12 32 32
Cass Michaels 19 137 528 482 58 126 9 6 2 67 9 43 30 .261 .326 .317 .643 50 129 129
Wally Moses* 34 148 703 621 98 196 41 18 2 62 13 80 35 .316 .395 .449 .845 110 140 140
Bill Mueller 24 14 12 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 13 13
Bill Nagel 29 71 257 238 27 54 12 4 4 34 4 18 43 .227 .284 .361 .645 23 67 67
Joe Orengo 30 18 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .158 .000 .158 0 17 17
Frank Papish 27 20 29 27 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 .222 .276 .259 .535 2 19 19
Danny Reynolds 25 31 82 78 8 14 2 1 0 5 1 4 8 .179 .220 .231 .450 4 29 29
Buck Ross 30 14 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13 13
Roy Schalk 36 141 595 557 62 148 27 1 1 81 3 37 43 .266 .313 .323 .636 56 133 133
Clay Touchstone 42 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6 6
Mike Tresh 31 159 571 496 61 132 14 0 0 58 7 75 39 .266 .363 .294 .657 53 150 150
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 38 15 7655 1803 7655 6654 1037 2081 344 86 31 894 146 82 940 392 .313 .399 .404 .803 111 2690 52 10 51
Floyd Baker* 28 3 397 148 397 351 37 77 13 0 0 28 5 3 40 21 .219 .299 .256 .556 61 90 3 0 6
Earl Caldwell 40 5 135 88 135 124 12 24 4 0 1 13 0 0 1 34 .194 .200 .250 .450 16 31 1 0 10
Vince Castino 27 3 242 88 242 215 24 49 7 0 2 23 0 1 25 31 .228 .311 .288 .600 75 62 6 1 1
Tony Cuccinello 37 15 6877 1704 6877 6184 730 1729 334 46 94 884 42 3 579 497 .280 .343 .394 .737 104 2437 121 18 96
Guy Curtright 32 3 1160 308 1160 1010 140 283 43 16 9 103 20 19 131 110 .280 .365 .381 .746 118 385 22 3 16
Johnny Dickshot 35 6 1110 322 1110 990 142 273 35 19 7 116 23 3 101 97 .276 .345 .371 .715 104 367 30 3 16
Bill Dietrich 35 13 694 342 694 590 55 92 12 3 5 42 0 0 59 237 .156 .235 .212 .447 20 125 5 2 43
Kerby Farrell* 31 2 729 188 729 676 55 177 25 4 0 55 5 9 40 33 .262 .303 .311 .614 80 210 16 0 13
Orval Grove 25 6 278 116 278 239 19 32 2 1 1 16 0 0 20 76 .134 .210 .163 .373 9 39 4 3 16
Joe Haynes 27 7 265 180 265 249 24 50 4 0 0 17 2 1 11 43 .201 .235 .217 .451 27 54 4 0 5
Oris Hockett* 35 7 2353 551 2353 2165 259 598 112 21 13 214 43 48 159 157 .276 .329 .365 .694 103 791 37 10 19
Johnny Humphries 30 8 350 201 350 321 25 61 18 1 0 18 1 1 15 125 .190 .228 .252 .481 36 81 7 1 13
Johnny Johnson* 30 2 24 51 24 20 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .350 .435 .500 .935 171 10 0 0 1
Thornton Lee* 38 13 828 336 828 780 62 156 24 4 4 62 0 0 25 190 .200 .226 .256 .482 26 200 20 1 22
Eddie Lopat* 27 2 172 62 172 163 21 49 5 1 1 19 0 0 7 14 .301 .329 .362 .691 101 59 4 0 2
Cass Michaels 19 3 577 158 577 520 51 121 12 6 2 59 8 7 39 33 .233 .290 .290 .580 70 151 14 3 15
Wally Moses* 34 11 6541 1472 6541 5860 910 1756 344 95 76 535 159 69 630 342 .300 .369 .430 .799 114 2518 33 13 38
Bill Mueller 24 2 109 39 109 94 8 14 1 0 0 5 3 1 14 10 .149 .266 .160 .426 23 15 5 1 0
Bill Nagel 29 3 675 189 675 617 62 140 30 8 15 72 5 2 43 141 .227 .281 .374 .655 77 231 24 3 12
Joe Orengo 30 6 1306 366 1306 1120 129 266 54 8 17 122 12 1 156 219 .238 .332 .346 .678 88 387 23 3 27
Frank Papish 27 1 31 19 31 26 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .231 .286 .269 .555 63 7 0 0 3
Danny Reynolds 25 1 78 29 78 72 6 12 2 1 0 4 1 2 3 8 .167 .200 .222 .422 24 16 4 0 3
Buck Ross 30 10 500 237 500 448 24 69 11 0 3 27 0 0 20 141 .154 .194 .199 .392 4 89 8 2 30
Roy Schalk 36 3 1238 282 1238 1112 100 259 38 5 2 109 8 10 79 95 .233 .285 .281 .566 65 313 30 2 45
Clay Touchstone 42 3 4 12 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0
Mike Tresh 31 8 2910 780 2910 2533 265 640 63 10 1 244 17 19 326 197 .253 .339 .287 .626 72 726 64 7 44
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

1944 / 1946 Batting Statistics