1947 Chicago White Sox Organizational Leaders

1947 Chicago White Sox Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	237	38	12	21
Jack Maisch	Lima Terriers	D	194	39	8	10
Robert Reash	Oil City Refiners	C	183	24	12	12
Jim Delsing	Hollywood Stars	AAA	181	24	12	5
Richard Szpond	Madisonville Miners	D	169	34	7	10
Carl Cox	Hollywood Stars	AAA	167	29	10	3
Jerry Scala	Waterloo Hawks	B	163	28	15	3
Bob Proulx	Madisonville Miners	D	161	36	8	11
Matthew Sepich	Madisonville Miners	D	158	22	9	1
Al Libke	Hollywood Stars	AAA	157	30	1	10

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Herb Adams	Madisonville Miners	D	.405	85	210
Robert Reash	Oil City Refiners	C	.384	183	477
Bob Proulx	Madisonville Miners	D	.359	161	448
Jack Maisch	Lima Terriers	D	.351	194	552
Richard Szpond	Madisonville Miners	D	.346	169	489
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.344	128	372
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.341	237	696
Jerry Scala	Waterloo Hawks	B	.339	163	481
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	.327	36	110
Jim Delsing	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.316	181	572

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	21
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	21
Bill Behie	Waterloo Hawks	B	15
Hank Ertman	Superior Blues	C	15
Robert Reash	Oil City Refiners	C	12
Fred Vaughn	Hollywood Stars	AAA	12
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	12
Bob Proulx	Madisonville Miners	D	11
Don Ross	Hollywood Stars	AAA	11
Kenneth Smith	Waterloo Hawks	B	11

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Jack Maisch	Lima Terriers	D	39
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	38
Bob Proulx	Madisonville Miners	D	36
Richard Szpond	Madisonville Miners	D	34
Bob Huddleston	Lima Terriers	D	32
Homer Johnston	Waterloo Hawks	B	30
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	30
Al Libke	Hollywood Stars	AAA	30
Dan Phalen	Madisonville Miners	D	30
Donald Slater	Lima Terriers	D	30

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Jerry Scala	Waterloo Hawks	B	15
Joseph Wojey	Superior Blues	C	13
Jim Delsing	Hollywood Stars	AAA	12
Hank Ertman	Superior Blues	C	12
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	12
Robert Reash	Oil City Refiners	C	12
Bill Behie	Waterloo Hawks	B	11
Andy Skurski	Hollywood Stars	AAA	11
Frank Smayda	Oil City Refiners	C	11
Carl Cox	Hollywood Stars	AAA	10
James Grimes	Lima Terriers	D	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Tony Lupien	Hollywood Stars	AAA	110
Jack Maisch	Lima Terriers	D	110
Homer Johnston	Waterloo Hawks	B	103
Robert Reash	Oil City Refiners	C	96
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	93
Bill Behie	Waterloo Hawks	B	91
Donald Slater	Lima Terriers	D	83
Al Libke	Hollywood Stars	AAA	81
Jerry Scala	Waterloo Hawks	B	81
Joseph Pantanelli	Oil City Refiners	C	78
Kenneth Smith	Waterloo Hawks	B	78

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Bob Buhl	Madisonville Miners	D	19	10
John Perkovich	Waterloo Hawks	B	17	9
Lyle Garrison	Oil City Refiners	C	17	11
Howie Judson	Waterloo Hawks	B	16	8
George King	Madisonville Miners	D	15	4
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	15	12
Dick Strahs	Lima Terriers	D	15	14
Henry Williams	Fall River Indians	B	14	15
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	13	10
Jim Hughes	Waterloo Hawks	B	12	6
Bruce Johann	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	D	12	8
Ed Kardach	Superior Blues	C	12	11

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
John Perkovich	Waterloo Hawks	B	2.50	17	9
Howie Judson	Waterloo Hawks	B	2.58	16	8
Bob Buhl	Madisonville Miners	D	3.00	19	10
Dick Strahs	Lima Terriers	D	3.42	15	14
Jim Hughes	Waterloo Hawks	B	3.57	12	6
Bruce Johann	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	D	3.68	12	8
Henry Williams	Fall River Indians	B	3.71	14	15
Ed Kardach	Superior Blues	C	4.11	12	11
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	4.35	15	12
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	4.47	13	10
George King	Madisonville Miners	D	4.76	15	4
Lyle Garrison	Oil City Refiners	C	4.90	17	11

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
John Perkovich	Waterloo Hawks	B	5
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	4
Ray Rapacki	Superior Blues	C	3
Don Spyker	Fall River Indians	B	3
Ed Kardach	Superior Blues	C	2
Melvin Nicolai	Fall River Indians	B	2
Ed Albosta	Hollywood Stars	AAA	1
Ervin Coffman	Superior Blues	C	1
Richard Holland	Waterloo Hawks	B	1
Jim Hughes	Waterloo Hawks	B	1
Howie Judson	Waterloo Hawks	B	1
Joe Krakauskas	Hollywood Stars	AAA	1
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	1
Henry Williams	Fall River Indians	B	1
Paul Wright	Oil City Refiners	C	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
John Perkovich	Waterloo Hawks	B	207
Howie Judson	Waterloo Hawks	B	178
Dick Strahs	Lima Terriers	D	176
Bruce Johann	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	D	170
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	152
Jim Hughes	Waterloo Hawks	B	149
Lyle Garrison	Oil City Refiners	C	147
Henry Williams	Fall River Indians	B	132
Ed Kardach	Superior Blues	C	121
Joe Krakauskas	Hollywood Stars	AAA	117

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