1949 Chicago White Sox season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Chicago White Sox
season = 1949
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = American League West
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Comiskey Park
y4 = 1910
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1900
owners = Grace Comiskey
general manager = Frank Lane
managers = Jack Onslow
television = WGN-TV
Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
radio =WJJD/WFMF
(Bob Elson) |The 1949 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 50th season. They finished with a record 63-91, good enough for 6th place in the American League, 34 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees. The 1949 White Sox were the last American League franchise in the 20th Century to hit more triples than home runs. The club had 66 triples compared to 43 home runs. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

June 2, 1949: Catfish Metkovich was traded by the Oakland (PCL) with a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Jerry Scala, and cash. The Oakland (PCL) sent Jerry Scala (June 11, 1949) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent Earl Rapp (June 11, 1949) to the Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

1949 Opening Day Lineup

Floyd Baker, 3b

Dave Philley, cf

Luke Appling, ss

Gus Zernial, lf

Pat Seerey, rf

Cass Michaels, 2b

Steve Souchock, 1b

Joe Tipton, c

Al Gettel, p

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1949.shtml 1949 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]