The 1949

1949 Major League Baseball season

-Regular season standings:-World series:-Awards and honors:-Statistical leaders:-All-Star game:-Cycles:*Wally Westlake, Pittsburgh Pirates, June 14 vs. Boston Braves*Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers, June 25 at Pittsburgh Pirates*Stan Musial, St...

 Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

 season was the White Sox's 49th season in the major leagues, and their 50th season overall. They finished with a record 63-91, good enough for 6th place in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

, 34 games behind the first place New York Yankees

1949 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the team's 47th season in New York, and its 49th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97-57, winning their 16th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee...

.

Offseason

• November 10, 1948: Tod Davis
  Tod Davis
  Thomas Oscar "Tod" Davis was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the Philadelphia Athletics. He played most of his games as either a shortstop or a third baseman.-External links:...
  
   was drafted from the White Sox by the Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   in the 1948 rule 5 draft
  Rule 5 draft
  The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
  
  .

Regular season

The 1949 White Sox were the last American League team in the 20th century to hit more triple

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

s than home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s. The club had 66 triples compared to 43 home runs.

Opening Day lineup

• Floyd Baker
  Floyd Baker
  Floyd Wilson Baker was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators, , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  , 3b
• Dave Philley
  Dave Philley
  David Earl Philley is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he debuted on September 6, and played his final game on August 6, . He was born in Paris, Texas....
  
  , cf
• Luke Appling
  Luke Appling
  Lucius Benjamin Appling was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
  
  , ss
• Gus Zernial
  Gus Zernial
  Gus Edward Zernial was a Major League Baseball left-fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics , Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers...
  
  , lf
• Pat Seerey
  Pat Seerey
  James Patrick Seerey was an American outfielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox....
  
  , rf
• Cass Michaels
  Cass Michaels
  Casimir Eugene Michaels was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Detroit, Michigan as Casimir Eugene Kwietniewski, and was primarily a second baseman throughout his career, though he was also a third baseman and shortstop for a time.Under his real name, Michaels was signed to a...
  
  , 2b
• Steve Souchock
  Steve Souchock
  Stephen Souchock was a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first basemen and a former veteran who served in the military during World War II. His Major League Baseball career lasted a total of eight years, having served in the military for three years...
  
  , 1b
• Joe Tipton
  Joe Tipton
  Joe Hicks Tipton was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1954. Tipton, who was born in McCaysville, Georgia, batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , c
• Al Gettel
  Al Gettel
  Allen Jones "Al" "Two Gun" Gettel , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with several teams. He batted and threw right-handed. Gettel had a 38–45 record in 184 career games. He was born and died in Norfolk, Virginia.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
  
  , p

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1949: Jerry Scala
  Jerry Scala
  Gerald Michael Scala was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1948 to 1950 for the Chicago White Sox....
  
  , a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the White Sox to the Oakland Oaks
  Oakland Oaks (PCL)
  The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia...
  
   for Catfish Metkovich
  Catfish Metkovich
  George Michael "Catfish" Metkovich was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves...
  
  . The Oaks returned Jerry Scala
  Jerry Scala
  Gerald Michael Scala was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1948 to 1950 for the Chicago White Sox....
  
   to the White Sox on June 11, and the Chicago White Sox sent Earl Rapp
  Earl Rapp
  Earl Wellington "Rappy" Rapp was a 6'2", 185 pound Major League Baseball outfielder who played in 1949 and from 1951 to 1952 for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, St...
  
   to the Oaks to complete the trade.
• September 13, 1949: Jack Bruner
  Jack Bruner
  Jack Raymond Bruner was a professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1949 and 1950.Signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1949 as a bonus baby, he debuted in the major leagues three days after signing. In 1950, he was traded to the St. Louis Browns...
  
   was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.

Roster

1949 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		valign="top" | Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B		125	388	101	.260	1	40
SS		142	492	148	.301	5	58
OF		146	598	171	.286	0	44

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	73	198	63	.318	5	38

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	1	2	0	0	13.50	0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	4	7.2	1	2	8.22	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	6	0	0	1	2.45	5

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Madisonville

Fall River club folded, July 19, 1949