The 1949 Chicago White Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1949 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1949 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Fred Bradley | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1920-07-31 |
49 | Jack Bruner | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Left | 1924-07-01 |
56 | Bob Cain | 6-00 | 165 | Left | Left | 1924-10-16 |
34 | Alex Carrasquel | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Right | 1912-07-24 |
56 | Bill Evans | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1919-03-25 |
28 | Al Gettel | 6-03½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1917-09-17 |
36 | Ernest Groth | 5-09 | 185 | Right | Right | 1922-05-03 |
45 | Orval Grove | 6-03 | 196 | Right | Right | 1919-08-29 |
18 | Randy Gumpert | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1918-01-23 |
12 | Mickey Haefner | 5-08 | 160 | Left | Left | 1912-10-09 |
48 | Howie Judson | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1925-02-16 |
35, 39, 49 | Ed Klieman | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1918-03-21 |
46 | Bob Kuzava | 6-02 | 204 | Left | Both | 1923-05-28 |
19 | Billy Pierce | 5-10 | 160 | Left | Left | 1927-04-02 |
14 | Marino Pieretti | 5-07 | 158 | Right | Right | 1920-09-23 |
45, 56 | Clyde Shoun | 6-01 | 188 | Left | Left | 1912-03-20 |
16 | Max Surkont | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-06-16 |
29 | Bill Wight | 6-01 | 180 | Left | Left | 1922-04-12 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Eddie Malone | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1920-06-16 |
15 | Joe Tipton | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1922-02-18 |
38 | Don Wheeler | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1922-09-29 |
58 | George Yankowski | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1922-11-19 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Luke Appling | 5-10 | 183 | Right | Right | 1907-04-02 |
8 | Floyd Baker | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Left | 1916-10-10 |
58 | Jim Baumer | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-01-29 |
25 | Gordon Goldsberry | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Left | 1927-08-30 |
26, 59 | Fred Hancock | 5-08 | 170 | Right | Right | 1920-03-28 |
47 | Don Kolloway | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1918-08-04 |
25 | Chuck Kress | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1921-12-09 |
24 | Rocky Krsnich | 6-01 | 174 | Right | Right | 1927-08-05 |
7 | Cass Michaels | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-03-04 |
2 | Bobby Rhawn | 5-08 | 180 | Right | Right | 1919-02-13 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Herb Adams | 5-09 | 160 | Left | Left | 1928-04-14 |
12 | Billy Bowers | 5-09½ | 176 | Right | Left | 1922-03-25 |
58 | Bill Higdon | 6-01 | 193 | Right | Left | 1924-04-27 |
12 | Dick Lane | 5-11 | 178 | Right | Right | 1927-06-28 |
47 | Catfish Metkovich | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Left | 1920-10-08 |
2 | Johnny Ostrowski | 5-10½ | 170 | Right | Right | 1917-10-17 |
9 | Dave Philley | 6-00 | 188 | Right | Both | 1920-05-16 |
26 | Earl Rapp | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1921-05-20 |
2 | Jerry Scala | 5-11 | 178 | Right | Left | 1924-09-27 |
5 | Pat Seerey | 5-10 | 200 | Right | Right | 1923-03-17 |
3 | Steve Souchock | 6-02½ | 203 | Right | Right | 1919-03-03 |
6 | Gus Zernial | 6-02½ | 210 | Right | Right | 1923-06-27 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1949 Chicago White Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1949 Chicago White Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 63 games, lost 91 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (Park Factors: 97/99) where 937,151 fans witnessed their 1949 White Sox finish the season with a .409 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1949 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1949 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1949 Chicago White Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?