Yossarian Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Willie Kamm was a slick fielding 3bman for the Sox from 1923-1931. With Pie Traynor, he was among the elite defensively in the 20's. Years ago when they compiled these all team lists Kamm got a lot of mention, but now he is among the forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 3 words: Chris f***ing Snopek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 C- Ray Schalk (just to be contrarian, HOF catcher) 1B- Frank 2B- Eddie Collins SS- Luke Appling 3B- Buck Weaver (kind of want to cheat and move Nellie over hear) OF- Joe Jackson OF- Minnie Minnoso OF- Tim Raines DH- Dick Allen SP- Ed Walsh SP- Ed Cicotte SP- Billy Pierce SP- Jack McDowell (not sure about the career numbers, but he has a Cy Young) SP- Red Faber (HOF) CL- Hoyt Wilhelm (an absolute beast in the pen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 (edited) This positional chart is pure comedy: White Sox 1901-2004 Take a look at all of the third basemen who have played for us. IMO, Ventura is a no-brainer over Melton, Weaver, Kamm, etc. Weaver was a decent hitter. He hit .272 over his career. Melton hit .253, and Kamm hit .281. They weren't extraordinary offensive players by any means. I doubt that any of the three were better defensively than Robin Ventura. C- Carlton Fisk 1B- Frank Thomas 2B- Eddie Collins SS- Luke Appling 3B- Robin Ventura OF- Joe Jackson OF- Harold Baines OF- Magglio Ordonez DH- Nellie Fox Sorry, our outfielders suck historically. It's terrible. Check the positional chart. Pitching: 1. Ed Walsh 195-126, 0.99 WHIP/2964 IP 2. Eddie Cicotte 208-149, 1.15 WHIP/3223 IP 3. Ted Lyons 260-230, 1.34 WHIP/4160 IP 4. Red Faber 254-213, 1.30 WHIP/4160 IP (no typo, same as Lyons) 5. Billy Pierce 211-169, 1.26 WHIP/3306 IP Ed Walsh is one of the top 10 starters in the history of major league baseball. Look at that WHIP in innings pitched. He has a career 1.82 ERA, which is the best in history. He is our Christy Matthewson, our Sandy Koufax. Nobody even comes close in White Sox history. Early Wynn came to the Sox when he was 38 years old, but he still went 65-57. But in my mind, just like Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton, he shouldn't qualify for Top 5 SPs in our history, despite the fact that he's in the HOF. Edited June 1, 2005 by hammerhead johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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