1919WHITE SOX
CENTER FIELD
HAPPY FELSCH1919
Happy Felschcenter field · 1919 white sox
Ht 5'11"Wt 175Bats RThrows RBorn 1891 · Milwaukee, WI
Happy Felsch gave the 1919 White Sox everything a center fielder has: 135 games in the middle of the outfield, 138 hits, 34 doubles, 11 triples, seven home runs. He drove in 86 and stole 19. His arm was the best it ever was — 360 putouts, 32 assists, runners cut down from deep center and runners who stopped trying. The Sox won 88 and took the pennant. The three frames ahead keep the doubles, the arm, and the 86 runs.
34 DOUBLES
In 1919 he smacked 34 doubles.
32 ASSISTS
In 1919 he threw out 32 runners from center field.
86 RBI
In 1919 he drove in 86 runs.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 135 | 502 | 68 | 138 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 86 | 0.275 | 0.336 | 0.428 |
| Life | 749 | 2,812 | 385 | 825 | 135 | 64 | 38 | 446 | 0.293 | 0.347 | 0.427 |
SkillScore
123.061919 · CHA
ComponentsAVG 0.275OBP 0.336SLG 0.428
Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Chicago AL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).