1948 Chicago White Sox Organizational Leaders

1948 Chicago White Sox Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	237	47	7	40
Herb Adams	Hot Springs Bathers	C	223	28	10	3
Lou Stringer	Hollywood Stars	AAA	217	50	4	7
William Haschak	Hot Springs Bathers	C	182	17	11	3
Homer Johnston	Muskegon Clippers	A	177	30	6	3
Paul Armstrong	Memphis Chicks	AA	175	45	5	3
Joe Frisina	Lima Terriers	D	175	31	7	2
Billy Bowers	Memphis Chicks	AA	174	33	9	10
Oliver Kelly	Memphis Chicks	AA	167	29	3	1
John Antonelli	Memphis Chicks	AA	165	32	1	2

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Herb Adams	Hot Springs Bathers	C	.375	223	594
Otto Denning	Oil City Refiners	C	.368	43	117
William Close	Kingsport Cherokees	D	.356	67	188
Paul Armstrong	Memphis Chicks	AA	.352	175	497
Joe Astroth	Memphis Chicks	AA	.352	123	349
Billy Bowers	Memphis Chicks	AA	.346	174	503
Herman Rhodes	Superior Blues	C	.342	155	453
Jerry Scala	Memphis Chicks	AA	.342	81	237
Gene Thomas	Oil City Refiners, Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Waterloo White Hawks	B, C, D	.338	135	400
Jim Delsing	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.333	154	463
Joseph DeMasi	Muskegon Clippers, Kingsport Cherokees	A, D	.333	132	396
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.333	146	439
Dick Lane	Muskegon Clippers	A	.333	162	487
Red Mincy	Kingsport Cherokees	D	.333	44	132
Lou Stringer	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.333	217	651

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	40
Gene Thomas	Waterloo White Hawks, Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	B, D	29
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	25
Dan Phalen	Oil City Refiners	C	25
Owen Friend	Muskegon Clippers	A	21
Clinton Dahlberg	Muskegon Clippers	A	15
Joseph DeMasi	Kingsport Cherokees	D	14
Tod Davis	Hollywood Stars	AAA	12
Connie Juelke	Muskegon Clippers, Madisonville Miners, Waterloo White Hawks	A, B, D	12
Dick Lane	Muskegon Clippers	A	12

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Lou Stringer	Hollywood Stars	AAA	50
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	47
Paul Armstrong	Memphis Chicks	AA	45
Bill Behie	Memphis Chicks, Waterloo White Hawks	AA, B	34
Fred Hancock	Memphis Chicks	AA	34
Billy Bowers	Memphis Chicks	AA	33
Herman Rhodes	Superior Blues	C	33
John Antonelli	Memphis Chicks	AA	32
Bob Huddleston	Lima Terriers	D	32
Jack Maisch	Waterloo White Hawks	B	32

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Andrew Baud	Hot Springs Bathers	C	13
Gene Creekmore	Seminole Oilers	D	13
Owen Friend	Muskegon Clippers	A	13
James Grimes	Superior Blues	C	11
Wilbert Hackbarth	Madisonville Miners	D	11
William Haschak	Hot Springs Bathers	C	11
Ed McGhee	Hot Springs Bathers	C	11
George Verespy	Oil City Refiners	C	11
Herb Adams	Hot Springs Bathers	C	10
Connie Juelke	Waterloo White Hawks, Madisonville Miners	B, D	10
Bob Proulx	Waterloo White Hawks	B	10
Frank Whitman	Memphis Chicks, Muskegon Clippers	A, AA	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Gus Zernial	Hollywood Stars	AAA	156
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	107
Lou Stringer	Hollywood Stars	AAA	99
Don Ross	Hollywood Stars	AAA	65
Jim Delsing	Hollywood Stars	AAA	56
Tod Davis	Hollywood Stars	AAA	55
Gene Handley	Hollywood Stars	AAA	50
Lou Kahn	Hollywood Stars	AAA	37
Andy Skurski	Hollywood Stars	AAA	36
Jim Gladd	Hollywood Stars	AAA	35

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Kenneth Skidmore	Seminole Oilers	D	20	9
Dick Strahs	Hot Springs Bathers	C	19	7
Arthur Hamilton	Hot Springs Bathers	C	18	9
Ted Shandor	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Madisonville Miners	D	17	11
Bill Evans	Muskegon Clippers	A	17	12
Chuck Eisenmann	Memphis Chicks	AA	16	11
Jim Hughes	Muskegon Clippers	A	16	13
Donald Schmudlach	Madisonville Miners	D	15	10
Russell Rodemoyer	Oil City Refiners	C	15	13
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	15	20

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Arthur Hamilton	Hot Springs Bathers	C	2.26	18	9
Bill Evans	Muskegon Clippers	A	2.55	17	12
Dick Strahs	Hot Springs Bathers	C	2.66	19	7
Kenneth Skidmore	Seminole Oilers	D	2.86	20	9
Ted Shandor	Madisonville Miners, Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	D	3.24	17	11
Chuck Eisenmann	Memphis Chicks	AA	3.52	16	11
Donald Schmudlach	Madisonville Miners	D	4.12	15	10

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Rugger Ardizoia	Hollywood Stars	AAA	3
Pete Gebrian	Hollywood Stars	AAA	2
Vern Kennedy	Hollywood Stars	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	161
Rugger Ardizoia	Hollywood Stars	AAA	109
Joe Krakauskas	Hollywood Stars	AAA	98
Vern Kennedy	Hollywood Stars	AAA	97
Pete Gebrian	Hollywood Stars	AAA	95
John Zuchnik	Wisconsin Rapids White Sox	D	75
Ed Albosta	Hollywood Stars	AAA	58
Bill Butland	Hollywood Stars	AAA	49
Ed Oliver	Hollywood Stars	AAA	48
Gordon Maltzberger	Hollywood Stars	AAA	32

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