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1949 Chicago White Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950)
63-91, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 648 runs, Allowed 737 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86
Manager: Jack Onslow (63-91)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 937,151 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99

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1948 / 1950 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Herb Adams 21 L L 5' 9" 160 Apr 14, 1928 2 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 33 1 48
Luke Appling HOF 42 R R 5' 10" 183 Apr 2, 1907 19 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0
Floyd Baker 32 L R 5' 9" 160 Oct 10, 1916 7 125 125 125 0 0 0 1 122 3 0 0 0 0
Jim Baumer 18 R R 6' 2" 185 Jan 29, 1931 1st 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
Billy Bowers 27 L R 176 Mar 25, 1922 1st 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 8 20
Fred Bradley 28 R R 6' 1" 180 Jul 31, 1920 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Bruner 24 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 1, 1924 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Cain 24 L L 6' 0" 165 Oct 16, 1924 1st 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Carrasquel 36 R R 6' 1" 182 Jul 24, 1912 8 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Evans 30 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 25, 1919 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Gettel 31 R R 200 Sep 17, 1917 5 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordon Goldsberry 21 L L 6' 0" 170 Aug 30, 1927 1st 39 39 39 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernest Groth 27 R R 5' 9" 185 May 3, 1922 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orval Grove 29 R R 6' 3" 196 Aug 29, 1919 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Gumpert 31 R R 6' 3" 205 Jan 23, 1918 7 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mickey Haefner 36 L L 5' 8" 160 Oct 9, 1912 7 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hancock 29 R R 5' 8" 170 Mar 28, 1920 1st 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 3 27 0 0 1 1
Bill Higdon 25 L R 6' 1" 193 Apr 27, 1924 1st 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Howie Judson 23 R R 6' 1" 195 Feb 16, 1926 2 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Klieman 31 R R 6' 1" 190 Mar 21, 1918 7 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Kolloway 30 R R 6' 3" 200 Aug 4, 1918 8 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Kress 27 L L 6' 0" 190 Dec 9, 1921 2 97 97 97 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Krsnich 21 R R 6' 1" 174 Aug 5, 1927 1st 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Kuzava 26 B L 6' 2" 204 May 28, 1923 3 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Lane 22 R R 5' 11" 178 Jun 28, 1927 1st 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
Eddie Malone 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Jun 16, 1920 1st 55 55 55 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Catfish Metkovich 28 L L 6' 1" 185 Oct 8, 1920 6 93 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 79 1 87
Cass Michaels 23 R R 5' 11" 175 Mar 4, 1926 7 154 154 154 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Johnny Ostrowski 31 R R 170 Oct 17, 1917 6 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 8 0 40 0 3 41
Dave Philley 29 B R 6' 0" 188 May 16, 1920 5 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 143 145
Billy Pierce 22 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 3 39 39 39 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marino Pieretti 28 R R 5' 7" 158 Sep 23, 1920 5 48 48 48 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Rapp 28 L R 6' 2" 185 May 20, 1921 1st 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 13
Bobby Rhawn 30 R R 5' 8" 180 Feb 13, 1919 3 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 19 3 0 0 0 0
Jerry Scala 24 L R 5' 11" 178 Sep 27, 1924 2 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 0 37
Pat Seerey 26 R R 5' 10" 200 Mar 17, 1923 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Clyde Shoun 37 L L 6' 1" 188 Mar 20, 1912 14 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Souchock 30 R R 203 Mar 3, 1919 3 84 84 84 0 0 30 0 0 0 39 0 0 39
Max Surkont 27 R R 6' 0" 205 Jun 16, 1922 1st 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Tipton 27 R R 5' 11" 185 Feb 18, 1922 2 67 67 67 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Wheeler 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Sep 29, 1922 1st 67 67 67 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Wight 27 L L 6' 1" 180 Apr 12, 1922 4 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Yankowski 26 R R 6' 0" 180 Nov 19, 1922 2 12 12 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gus Zernial 26 R R 210 Jun 27, 1923 1st 73 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 46
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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