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 Chicago White Sox Batting Leaders (1949) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Cass Michaels .308
2. Luke Appling .301
3. Herb Adams .293
4. Dave Philley .286
5. Chuck Kress .278
6. Eddie Malone .271
7. Johnny Ostrowski .266
8. Floyd Baker .260
9. Catfish Metkovich .237
10. Steve Souchock .234
Home Runs
1. Steve Souchock 7
2. Cass Michaels 6
3. Luke Appling 5
3. Catfish Metkovich 5
3. Johnny Ostrowski 5
6. Joe Tipton 3
7. Floyd Baker 1
7. Gordon Goldsberry 1
7. Chuck Kress 1
7. Rocky Krsnich 1
Runs Batted In
1. Cass Michaels 83
2. Luke Appling 58
3. Catfish Metkovich 45
4. Chuck Kress 44
4. Dave Philley 44
6. Floyd Baker 40
7. Steve Souchock 37
8. Johnny Ostrowski 31
9. Joe Tipton 19
10. Herb Adams 16
On-Base Average
1. Luke Appling .439
2. Cass Michaels .417
3. Floyd Baker .392
4. Eddie Malone .377
5. Chuck Kress .349
6. Dave Philley .347
7. Johnny Ostrowski .333
8. Herb Adams .323
9. Catfish Metkovich .321
10. Joe Tipton .306
Slugging Percentage
1. Johnny Ostrowski .468
2. Cass Michaels .421
3. Steve Souchock .409
4. Luke Appling .394
5. Chuck Kress .368
6. Eddie Malone .353
7. Herb Adams .346
7. Dave Philley .346
9. Catfish Metkovich .331
10. Floyd Baker .327
Runs Scored
1. Dave Philley 84
2. Luke Appling 82
3. Cass Michaels 73
4. Catfish Metkovich 50
5. Chuck Kress 45
6. Floyd Baker 38
7. Steve Souchock 29
8. Herb Adams 26
9. Gordon Goldsberry 25
10. Joe Tipton 20
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Cass Michaels .838
2. Luke Appling .833
3. Johnny Ostrowski .801
4. Eddie Malone .730
5. Floyd Baker .719
6. Chuck Kress .717
7. Steve Souchock .712
8. Dave Philley .693
9. Herb Adams .669
10. Catfish Metkovich .652
Isolated Power
1. Johnny Ostrowski .202
2. Steve Souchock .175
3. Cass Michaels .113
4. Joe Tipton .105
5. Catfish Metkovich .094
6. Luke Appling .093
7. Chuck Kress .090
8. Eddie Malone .082
9. Floyd Baker .067
10. Dave Philley .060
Steals
1. Dave Philley 13
2. Luke Appling 7
3. Chuck Kress 6
4. Catfish Metkovich 5
4. Cass Michaels 5
4. Steve Souchock 5
7. Johnny Ostrowski 4
8. Floyd Baker 3
8. Jerry Scala 3
10. Gordon Goldsberry 2
Hits
1. Cass Michaels 173
2. Dave Philley 171
3. Luke Appling 148
4. Floyd Baker 101
5. Chuck Kress 98
6. Catfish Metkovich 80
7. Herb Adams 61
8. Steve Souchock 59
9. Eddie Malone 46
10. Johnny Ostrowski 42
Doubles
1. Cass Michaels 27
2. Luke Appling 21
3. Dave Philley 20
4. Chuck Kress 17
5. Floyd Baker 15
6. Steve Souchock 13
7. Catfish Metkovich 9
7. Johnny Ostrowski 9
9. Eddie Malone 7
9. Jerry Scala 7
Triples
1. Cass Michaels 9
2. Dave Philley 8
3. Chuck Kress 6
4. Luke Appling 5
4. Steve Souchock 5
6. Floyd Baker 4
6. Catfish Metkovich 4
6. Johnny Ostrowski 4
9. Herb Adams 3
9. Joe Tipton 3
Walks
1. Luke Appling 121
2. Cass Michaels 101
3. Floyd Baker 84
4. Dave Philley 54
5. Catfish Metkovich 41
6. Chuck Kress 39
7. Eddie Malone 29
8. Joe Tipton 27
9. Steve Souchock 25
10. Gordon Goldsberry 18
Sacrifice Hits
1. Chuck Kress 17
2. Bill Wight 9
3. Cass Michaels 7
4. Luke Appling 6
4. Randy Gumpert 6
4. Mickey Haefner 6
4. Billy Pierce 6
4. Dave Philley 6
9. Bob Kuzava 5
10. Howie Judson 3
Total Bases
1. Cass Michaels 236
2. Dave Philley 207
3. Luke Appling 194
4. Chuck Kress 130
5. Floyd Baker 127
6. Catfish Metkovich 112
7. Steve Souchock 103
8. Johnny Ostrowski 74
9. Herb Adams 72
10. Eddie Malone 60
Games Played
1. Cass Michaels 154
2. Dave Philley 146
3. Luke Appling 142
4. Floyd Baker 125
5. Chuck Kress 97
6. Catfish Metkovich 93
7. Steve Souchock 84
8. Joe Tipton 67
9. Herb Adams 56
10. Eddie Malone 55
At Bats
1. Dave Philley 598
2. Cass Michaels 561
3. Luke Appling 492
4. Floyd Baker 388
5. Chuck Kress 353
6. Catfish Metkovich 338
7. Steve Souchock 252
8. Herb Adams 208
9. Joe Tipton 191
10. Eddie Malone 170
Plate Appearances
1. Cass Michaels 665
2. Dave Philley 654
3. Luke Appling 613
4. Floyd Baker 472
5. Chuck Kress 392
6. Catfish Metkovich 380
7. Steve Souchock 277
8. Joe Tipton 219
9. Herb Adams 217
10. Eddie Malone 199
Strikeouts
1. Dave Philley 51
2. Cass Michaels 50
3. Chuck Kress 44
4. Johnny Ostrowski 41
5. Steve Souchock 38
6. Floyd Baker 32
7. Bill Wight 27
8. Luke Appling 24
8. Catfish Metkovich 24
10. Bob Kuzava 19
Strikeout Percent
1. Luke Appling 4.9%
2. Catfish Metkovich 7.1%
3. Herb Adams 7.7%
4. Floyd Baker 8.2%
5. Dave Philley 8.5%
6. Cass Michaels 8.9%
6. Joe Tipton 8.9%
8. Eddie Malone 11.2%
9. Chuck Kress 12.5%
10. Steve Souchock 15.1%
Steal Success
1. Dave Philley 76.5%
2. Steve Souchock 71.4%
3. Catfish Metkovich 55.6%
4. Chuck Kress 46.2%
5. Cass Michaels 41.7%
6. Luke Appling 36.8%
Secondary Average
1. Luke Appling .354
2. Johnny Ostrowski .323
3. Cass Michaels .301
4. Steve Souchock .294
5. Floyd Baker .291
6. Eddie Malone .265
7. Joe Tipton .251
8. Catfish Metkovich .231
9. Chuck Kress .218
10. Dave Philley .172
Hit By Pitch
1. Cass Michaels 3
2. Jim Baumer 2
2. Dave Philley 2
4. Marino Pieretti 1
4. Fred Hancock 1
4. Catfish Metkovich 1
4. Johnny Ostrowski 1
4. Jerry Scala 1
4. Joe Tipton 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Cass Michaels 42
2. Luke Appling 31
3. Dave Philley 28
4. Steve Souchock 25
5. Chuck Kress 24
6. Floyd Baker 20
7. Catfish Metkovich 18
7. Johnny Ostrowski 18
9. Joe Tipton 11
10. Eddie Malone 10
Runs Created
1. Cass Michaels 98
2. Luke Appling 86
3. Dave Philley 74
4. Floyd Baker 59
5. Chuck Kress 45
6. Catfish Metkovich 32
7. Steve Souchock 30
8. Eddie Malone 24
9. Johnny Ostrowski 23
10. Herb Adams 22
Runs Created / 27
1. Cass Michaels 6.27
2. Luke Appling 6.03
3. Floyd Baker 5.44
4. Johnny Ostrowski 5.01
5. Eddie Malone 4.98
6. Dave Philley 4.45
7. Chuck Kress 4.25
8. Steve Souchock 4.05
9. Herb Adams 3.88
10. Joe Tipton 3.08
Home Run Percent
1. Johnny Ostrowski 3.2%
2. Steve Souchock 2.8%
3. Joe Tipton 1.6%
4. Catfish Metkovich 1.5%
5. Cass Michaels 1.1%
6. Luke Appling 1.0%
7. Eddie Malone 0.6%
8. Floyd Baker 0.3%
8. Chuck Kress 0.3%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Luke Appling 23
2. Cass Michaels 20
3. Catfish Metkovich 18
4. Dave Philley 12
5. Chuck Kress 7
6. Steve Souchock 5
6. Joe Tipton 5
8. Billy Bowers 4
8. Eddie Malone 4
8. Johnny Ostrowski 4

 Chicago White Sox Pitching Leaders (1949) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bill Wight 15
2. Randy Gumpert 13
3. Bob Kuzava 10
4. Billy Pierce 7
5. Mickey Haefner 4
5. Marino Pieretti 4
7. Max Surkont 3
8. Al Gettel 2
8. Ed Klieman 2
10. Jack Bruner 1
Earned Run Average
1. Bill Wight 3.31
2. Randy Gumpert 3.81
3. Billy Pierce 3.88
4. Bob Kuzava 4.02
5. Mickey Haefner 4.37
6. Howie Judson 4.58
7. Max Surkont 4.78
8. Marino Pieretti 5.51
9. Al Gettel 6.43
Strikeouts
1. Billy Pierce 95
2. Bob Kuzava 83
3. Randy Gumpert 78
3. Bill Wight 78
5. Max Surkont 38
6. Howie Judson 36
7. Marino Pieretti 25
8. Al Gettel 22
9. Mickey Haefner 17
10. Ed Klieman 9
Saves
1. Marino Pieretti 4
1. Max Surkont 4
3. Ed Klieman 3
4. Bob Cain 1
4. Al Gettel 1
4. Randy Gumpert 1
4. Mickey Haefner 1
4. Howie Judson 1
4. Bill Wight 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Randy Gumpert 11.77
2. Bill Wight 12.86
3. Bob Kuzava 13.21
4. Billy Pierce 13.47
5. Al Gettel 13.57
6. Mickey Haefner 14.00
7. Max Surkont 14.25
8. Marino Pieretti 14.35
9. Howie Judson 15.33
Winning Percentage
1. Bob Kuzava .625
2. Bill Wight .536
3. Randy Gumpert .448
4. Mickey Haefner .400
4. Marino Pieretti .400
6. Max Surkont .375
7. Billy Pierce .318
8. Al Gettel .286
9. Howie Judson .067
Save Success
1. Ed Klieman 100.0%
1. Marino Pieretti 100.0%
1. Max Surkont 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Randy Gumpert 18
2. Bill Wight 14
3. Bob Kuzava 9
4. Billy Pierce 8
5. Mickey Haefner 4
6. Howie Judson 3
7. Al Gettel 1
Shutouts
1. Randy Gumpert 3
1. Bill Wight 3
3. Al Gettel 1
3. Mickey Haefner 1
3. Bob Kuzava 1
Starts
1. Bill Wight 33
2. Randy Gumpert 32
3. Billy Pierce 26
4. Bob Kuzava 18
5. Mickey Haefner 12
5. Howie Judson 12
7. Marino Pieretti 9
8. Al Gettel 7
9. Jack Bruner 2
9. Max Surkont 2
Appearances
1. Max Surkont 44
2. Marino Pieretti 39
3. Bill Wight 35
4. Randy Gumpert 34
5. Billy Pierce 32
6. Bob Kuzava 29
7. Howie Judson 26
8. Al Gettel 19
9. Ed Klieman 18
10. Clyde Shoun 16
Innings Pitched
1. Bill Wight 245.0
2. Randy Gumpert 234.0
3. Billy Pierce 171.2
4. Bob Kuzava 156.2
5. Marino Pieretti 116.0
6. Howie Judson 108.0
7. Max Surkont 96.0
8. Mickey Haefner 80.1
9. Al Gettel 63.0
10. Ed Klieman 33.0
Opp. OPS
1. Bob Kuzava .617
2. Billy Pierce .638
3. Bill Wight .651
4. Randy Gumpert .671
5. Max Surkont .711
6. Marino Pieretti .736
7. Mickey Haefner .760
8. Howie Judson .780
9. Al Gettel .851
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bill Wight 4.02
2. Bob Kuzava 4.20
3. Randy Gumpert 4.63
4. Billy Pierce 4.68
5. Marino Pieretti 5.09
6. Max Surkont 5.40
7. Mickey Haefner 5.75
8. Howie Judson 5.87
9. Al Gettel 6.11
Innings / Game
1. Bill Wight 7.00
2. Randy Gumpert 6.88
3. Mickey Haefner 5.74
4. Bob Kuzava 5.40
5. Billy Pierce 5.36
6. Howie Judson 4.15
7. Al Gettel 3.32
8. Marino Pieretti 2.97
9. Max Surkont 2.18
Opp. Batting Average
1. Billy Pierce .223
2. Bob Kuzava .234
3. Max Surkont .247
4. Randy Gumpert .249
5. Howie Judson .268
6. Mickey Haefner .269
7. Bill Wight .270
8. Al Gettel .279
9. Marino Pieretti .283
Opp. Slugging
1. Bob Kuzava .280
2. Billy Pierce .300
3. Bill Wight .313
4. Max Surkont .355
5. Randy Gumpert .358
6. Marino Pieretti .378
7. Mickey Haefner .397
8. Howie Judson .407
9. Al Gettel .498
Opp. On-Base
1. Randy Gumpert .313
2. Bob Kuzava .337
3. Billy Pierce .338
3. Bill Wight .338
5. Al Gettel .353
6. Max Surkont .356
7. Marino Pieretti .358
8. Mickey Haefner .363
9. Howie Judson .373
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Billy Pierce 4.98
2. Bob Kuzava 4.77
3. Max Surkont 3.56
4. Al Gettel 3.14
5. Randy Gumpert 3.00
5. Howie Judson 3.00
7. Bill Wight 2.87
8. Marino Pieretti 1.94
9. Mickey Haefner 1.90
Hits / 9 IP
1. Billy Pierce 7.60
2. Bob Kuzava 7.99
3. Randy Gumpert 8.58
4. Max Surkont 8.63
5. Bill Wight 9.33
6. Mickey Haefner 9.41
7. Howie Judson 9.50
8. Al Gettel 9.86
9. Marino Pieretti 10.16
Walks / 9 IP
1. Randy Gumpert 3.19
2. Bill Wight 3.53
3. Al Gettel 3.71
4. Marino Pieretti 4.19
5. Mickey Haefner 4.59
6. Bob Kuzava 5.23
7. Max Surkont 5.63
8. Howie Judson 5.83
9. Billy Pierce 5.87
Hit Batters
1. Mickey Haefner 5
2. Max Surkont 3
3. Al Gettel 2
4. Ernest Groth 1
4. Orval Grove 1
4. Randy Gumpert 1
4. Howie Judson 1
4. Bob Kuzava 1
Homers Allowed
1. Randy Gumpert 22
2. Howie Judson 13
3. Al Gettel 12
4. Billy Pierce 11
5. Marino Pieretti 10
6. Mickey Haefner 9
6. Max Surkont 9
6. Bill Wight 9
9. Bob Kuzava 6
10. Ernest Groth 2

 Chicago White Sox Fielding Leaders (1949) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Max Surkont 1.000
1. Gus Zernial 1.000
3. Steve Souchock .996
4. Chuck Kress .994
5. Joe Tipton .992
6. Gordon Goldsberry .990
6. Eddie Malone .990
8. Jerry Scala .988
9. Randy Gumpert .983
10. Fred Hancock .978
Outfield Assists
1. Dave Philley 16
2. Herb Adams 4
2. Gus Zernial 4
4. Johnny Ostrowski 3
5. Billy Bowers 2
5. Dick Lane 2
5. Earl Rapp 2
8. Bill Higdon 1
8. Catfish Metkovich 1
8. Jerry Scala 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Bob Cain 1.000
1. Al Gettel 1.000
1. Ed Klieman 1.000
1. Clyde Shoun 1.000
1. Max Surkont 1.000
6. Randy Gumpert .983
7. Marino Pieretti .950
8. Howie Judson .929
9. Bill Wight .923
10. Billy Pierce .918
Fielding Average (C)
1. Joe Tipton .992
2. Eddie Malone .990
3. Don Wheeler .976
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Steve Souchock .996
2. Chuck Kress .994
3. Gordon Goldsberry .990
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Cass Michaels .976
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Floyd Baker .977
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Fred Hancock .978
2. Luke Appling .964
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Gus Zernial 1.000
2. Steve Souchock .951
3. Johnny Ostrowski .944
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Jerry Scala .988
2. Herb Adams .975
3. Catfish Metkovich .968
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Dave Philley .977
Range Factor (P)
1. Bill Wight 1.86
2. Randy Gumpert 1.74
3. Billy Pierce 1.53
4. Mickey Haefner 1.50
5. Howie Judson 1.08
6. Marino Pieretti 1.03
7. Bob Kuzava 0.97
8. Ed Klieman 0.67
9. Al Gettel 0.63
10. Max Surkont 0.39
Range Factor (C)
1. Joe Tipton 4.56
2. Don Wheeler 4.43
3. Eddie Malone 4.20
Range Factor (1B)
1. Chuck Kress 10.50
2. Gordon Goldsberry 10.40
3. Steve Souchock 9.20
Range Factor (2B)
1. Cass Michaels 5.94
Range Factor (3B)
1. Floyd Baker 3.21
Range Factor (SS)
1. Luke Appling 5.27
2. Fred Hancock 1.74
Range Factor (LF)
1. Steve Souchock 2.67
2. Johnny Ostrowski 2.21
3. Gus Zernial 1.71
Range Factor (CF)
1. Catfish Metkovich 2.58
2. Herb Adams 2.53
3. Jerry Scala 2.34
Range Factor (RF)
1. Dave Philley 2.14