Chicago White Sox - The Depression (1930-1939)

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Top White Sox Players of the Depression Years

BallPark: Comiskey Park

Pitchers:

Ted Lyons (32.17) - 80

Team Name: White Sox

Vern Kennedy (5.95) - 31

John Whitehead (11.7) - 29

Owner: Charles Comiskey (1930-1931)

Thornton Lee (13.97) - 26

J Louis Comiskey (1932-1939)

Sad Sam Jones (8.38) - 23

Monty Stratton (9.95) - 20

General Manager: Harry Grabiner (1915-1945)

Johnny Rigney (8.8) - 15

Milt Gaston (1.53) - 14

Managers: Donie Bush (1930-1931)

Pat Caraway (1.4) - 12

Lew Fonseca (1932-1934)

Red Faber (8.46) - 12

Jimmy Dykes (1934-1939)

Clint Brown (6.16) - 9

Les Tietje (4,69) - 7

No Hitters:

Jack Knott (5.18) - 6

Vern Kennedy (1935)

Eddie Smith (4.38) - 4

Bill Dietrich (1937)

Catchers:

Hall of Famers:

Luke Sewell (0.62) - 23

Charles Comiskey

Red Faber

First Basemen:

Ted Lyons

Zeke Bonura (16.28) - 50

Luke Appling

Lu Blue (5.91) - 18

Al Simmons

Joe Kuhel (3.13) - 16

MVP: None

Second Basemen:

Minter Hayes (5.97) - 18

Notable Events:

ShortStop:

1930 - Twenty three year old future Hall of Fame Shortstop Luke Appling

Luke Appling (33.64) - 87

joins the club. Luke was purchase from Atlanta of the

Southern Association

Third Base:

Tony Piet (4.18) - 13

1931 - Charles Comiskey dies and his son J Louis takes over

Jimmy Dykes (6.45) - 11

1932 - J Louis attempts to rebuild the White Sox in his first season

Outfield:

at the helm. He purchases Jimmy Dykes, Al Simmons and Mule

Al Simmons (10.89) - 40

Haas from the A's, but it does not work out and the team continues

Mike Kreevich (11.39) - 40

to flounder. His father, being an ex ballplayer and manager, knew

Carl Reynolds (8.04) - 24

what it took to build a contender. He had done so both in the Oughts

Gee Walker (2.78) - 18

and the Teens when he was still competing. The son didn't.

Evar Swanson (4.72) - 18

Mule Haas (2.91) - 16

1933 - Comiskey Park hosts the first all star game

Rip Radcliff (4.07) - 15

Larry Rosenthal (2.83) - 13

1934 - Twenty five year old slugger Zeke Bonura joins the club.

Johnny Watwood (3.78) - 11

Zeke was purchased from Dallas of the Texas League.

Smead Jolley (2.77) - 7

He had previously been in the Cleveland Indians organization.

Notable Events:

1935 - Twenty seven year old centerfielder Mike Kreevich joins the

club. He had made a brief big league appearance four years earlier

1938 - In a very unpopular trade, Zeke Bonura is dealt to Washington

with the Cubs

for slick fielding first baseman Joe Kuhel. It doesn't help matters that the

Sox proceed to drop twenty one games in the standings, as well.

1936 - The Sox end a string of 10 sub .500 seasons

J Louis Comiskey was making an effort to make the team a winner.

1939 -Chicago bounces back picking up twenty games in the standings

At the end of the day, J Louis was just a not savvy enough baseball

and Kuhel begins his journey to being one of the more popular Sox

man to pull it off. Mike Kreevich playing full time and Vern Kennedy

having a big year were the main factors pushing the Sox into the

1939 - The first night game at Comiskey Park is played on August 14

winners column

1939 - J Louis Comiskey dies - only eight years after his father died

He leaves the Sox as a decent team, but not a contender.