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1951 Chicago White Sox  (1950)  (1952) 86-68, 2nd in American League Scored 668 runs, Allowed 613 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70 Defensive Efficiency Rating: .702 Park Factor: Batting - 93 / Pitching - 92 (over 100 favors batters) Pyth2 W-L: 84-70   (What is this?) Actual W-L record in MLB: 81-73 Manager(s): Robert Rescigno

 Pos Player               Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   RC  RC/27  Defense  Diff
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
 2B *Nellie Fox           23  153  668   97  207  31  15   6   48  13   7   39   24  .310  .348  .428   97   5.3  2e17      -22  
 OF  Minnie Minoso        25  147  589   73  169  26  18  12   84  25   9   67   52  .287  .362  .453   94   5.6  2(-2)e11 -107  
 1B *Eddie Robinson       30  154  591   89  154  17   2  33  111   4   4   78   58  .261  .343  .464   94   5.4  4e17      -59  
 3B *Billy Goodman        25  153  590   80  172  32   5   0   57  18  14   69   49  .292  .364  .363   78   4.6  4e25      -34  
 OF *Dick Sisler          30   91  274   33   88  17   4   3   34   0   0   32   21  .321  .392  .445   47   6.5  3(0)e11    73  
 OF  Jim Busby            24   94  339   41  101   8   2   6   42  14   2   24   39  .298  .344  .386   46   4.6  2(-1)e8    33  
 SS  Chico Carrasquel     25  121  403   36   98  10   2   2   38   8   3   34   46  .243  .299  .293   35   2.7  2e20      -65  
 C   Phil Masi            35   83  242   27   69   6   4   4   31   2   1   27   28  .285  .365  .393   35   5.2  3(-1)e7     0  
 OF  Peanuts Lowrey       33   81  192   26   64  12   2   0   15   1   0   21   11  .333  .395  .417   32   6.4  3(+1)e7    24  
 OF *Bud Stewart          35   96  224   21   60   9   2   2   27   2   4   39   11  .268  .376  .353   30   4.6  3(-1)e9  -104  
 OF *Pete Reiser          32   89  146   40   43   8   3   2   19  10   1   30   20  .295  .417  .432   30   7.2  3(-3)e7    38  
 OF #Dave Philley         31   46  157   25   55   5   4   2   16   1   2   16   15  .350  .410  .471   29   7.2  2(0)e10   157  
 C  *Rube Walker          25   57  185   17   42   8   0   7   30   0   0    9   23  .227  .260  .384   18   3.2  3(+1)e8   -11  
 SS  Lou Boudreau         33   61  159   11   39   4   0   1   17   3   0   15    7  .245  .309  .289   15   3.4  1e35     -150  
 C   Gus Niarhos          30   65  120   18   21   1   0   2   12   5   1   26    8  .175  .315  .233   10   2.6  3(+2)e7  -179  
 3B  Hank Majeski         34   35   47    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .191  .240  .255    3   2.2  4e25     -266  
 C  *Hobie Landrith       21    4   13    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .308  .400  .308    1   5.4  4(0)e7   -182  
 C  #Ken Silvestri        35    3    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    1  .143  .538  .143    1   6.2  3(+1)e7    42  
 C   Red Wilson           22    3    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500  .500  .500    1  13.5  4(+1)e7   303  
 OF *Ted Beard            30    5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250  .400  .250    0   4.5  3(-1)e7    88  
 UT  Bert Haas            37    3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250  .250  .250    0   2.2            -29  
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
             Average age: 27                                                                           704                  -36

     * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, otherwise bats right-handed

Team Pitching   Glossary

     Player               Ag  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV  BS SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   ERA   RC  RC/27  OPS
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
  P *Billy Pierce         24  20   9  .690  36  36   6   0   0   0   2  264.1  245   92   80  18   66  144  2.72   96   3.3  -80  
  P  Bob Lemon            30  18  12  .600  38  38  11   0   0   0   3  280.2  249  109   96  25  138  168  3.08  123   3.9  -28  
  P  Harry Dorish         29   9   8  .529  60   1   0  27   4   1   0  100.1  108   57   47   9   33   38  4.22   49   4.4  -33  
  P *Marv Rotblatt        23   5   4  .556  38   0   0  15   3   4   0   52.1   53   22   17   3   14   34  2.92   21   3.7  -88  
  P  Bob Hooper           29   5   4  .556  17  16   0   0   0   0   0  100.0  122   54   50  11   37   36  4.50   65   5.8   42  
  P  Randy Gumpert        33   5   5  .500  32  16   1   9   0   1   0  120.0  139   65   55  13   26   53  4.12   66   4.9  -29  
  P *Bob Cain             26   4   0 1.000   7   7   0   0   0   0   0   47.1   32   13   12   3   19   24  2.28   12   2.3 -202  
  P *Ken Heintzelman      35   3   0 1.000   9   5   0   3   0   0   0   30.0   32   20   17   2   16   18  5.10   17   5.4  -36  
  P  Luis Aloma           27   3   3  .500  39   0   0  37  24   6   0   55.1   42   11   11   3   12   28  1.79   14   2.3  -51  
  P  Lou Kretlow          30   3   3  .500  24   7   1   9   1   1   1   71.1   73   28   23   6   30   52  2.90   35   4.3  -21  
  P  Ken Holcombe         32   3   8  .273  16  16   0   0   0   0   0   98.0   99   53   44   3   53   40  4.04   48   4.4   16  
  P *Joe Muir             28   2   0 1.000  11   0   0   6   1   1   0   12.2    9    3    3   1    5    5  2.13    3   2.4  -76  
  P  Howie Judson         25   2   1  .667  14   0   0   7   0   1   0   18.0   19    9    9   1    9    6  4.50    8   4.3  -33  
  P  Ray Scarborough      33   2   3  .400   7   7   0   0   0   0   0   48.0   53   23   21   2   11   24  3.94   20   3.7 -163  
  P *Joe Ostrowski        34   2   6  .250  49   0   0  22   7   5   0   64.1   87   35   32   5   18   24  4.48   44   6.3  110  
  P *Niles Jordan         25   0   2  .000   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   30.2   36   19   16   2    9    8  4.70   18   5.3   62  
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
             Average age: 28                                                                                      645        -34

     * - throws left-handed, otherwise throws right-handed

Team Fielding   (completed seasons only)
 An asterisk after a player's name means his fielding stats are for multiple teams.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP OSB OCS +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+--- Phil Masi 605 66 81 351 36 8 4 .980 24 16 Rube Walker 456 53 57 256 22 5 4 .982 28 10 Gus Niarhos 271 28 39 156 16 4 2 .977 15 7 Hobie Landrith 33 4 4 21 3 1 2 .960 2 1 Ken Silvestri 25 3 3 16 2 0 1 1.000 2 1 Red Wilson 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Eddie Robinson 1371 154 154 1388 154 18 153 .988 10.12 Billy Goodman 23 0 13 26 0 0 3 1.000 10.17 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Nellie Fox 1357 151 153 356 454 11 125 .987 5.37 Peanuts Lowrey 37 3 10 14 12 1 7 .963 6.32 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Billy Goodman 1309 150 150 143 301 19 36 .959 3.05 Hank Majeski 52 4 12 2 17 3 3 .864 3.29 Lou Boudreau 28 0 16 2 8 1 2 .909 3.21 Bert Haas 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Peanuts Lowrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Pete Reiser 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Chico Carrasquel 1019 114 119 218 337 13 72 .977 4.90 Lou Boudreau 370 40 47 78 124 5 28 .976 4.92 Minnie Minoso 5 0 2 2 3 0 1 1.000 9.64 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Minnie Minoso 1292 143 144 331 5 16 0 .955 2.34 Dick Sisler 91 11 11 24 1 0 0 1.000 2.47 Bud Stewart 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 Ted Beard 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 Dave Philley 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Pete Reiser 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Center Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Jim Busby 829 92 100 196 11 6 1 .972 2.25 Dave Philley 250 28 30 66 7 2 1 .973 2.62 Pete Reiser 247 29 38 60 8 1 1 .986 2.48 Peanuts Lowrey 12 0 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 3.75 Bud Stewart 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.17 Ted Beard 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 Minnie Minoso 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Dick Sisler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Dick Sisler 481 58 59 131 3 2 0 .985 2.51 Bud Stewart 478 53 60 133 2 2 1 .985 2.54 Peanuts Lowrey 343 39 46 69 2 1 0 .986 1.86 Pete Reiser 54 1 21 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.17 Billy Goodman 17 2 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06 Minnie Minoso 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 Jim Busby 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Ted Beard 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 Bert Haas 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 Dave Philley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

1951 Draft

Round 1 (#13):	Dick Sisler
Round 2 (#27):	Pete Reiser
Round 3 (#41):	Rube Walker
Round 4 (#54):	Niles Jordan

Transactions

• 1951-01: traded Joe Dobson, Bob Dillinger, Johnny Schmitz to BOA for Billy Goodman, Lou Boudreau, Joe Ostrowski
• 1951-01: acquired Gordon Goldsberry as a free agent
• 1951-02: acquired Joe Muir as a free agent
• 1951-04: released Gordon Goldsberry
• 1951-04: acquired Hobie Landrith as a free agent
• 1951-06: acquired Ken Silvestri as a free agent
• 1951-10: traded Ken Holcombe, Bob Hooper, Lou Kretlow to NY2 for Ray Scarborough, Bob Cain
• 1951-11: traded Jim Busby, Paul Lehner to PHA for Dave Philley
• 1951-11: released Hobie Landrith
• 1951-11: acquired Red Wilson as a free agent
• 1951-14: released Ken Silvestri
• 1951-14: acquired Bert Haas as a free agent
• 1951-15: acquired Ted Beard as a free agent
• 1951 postseason: released Johnny Antonelli, Nellie Fox, Rube Walker

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