Personal Catchers for the Chicago White Sox
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Chicago White Sox
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| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 154 | Red Faber (32) | 31 | Ray Schalk (111) |
| 1925 | 154 | Charlie Robertson (23) | 12 | Buck Crouse (34) |
| 1925 | 154 | Sloppy Thurston (25) | 13 | Buck Crouse (34) |
| 1926 | 155 | Red Faber (25) | 22 | Ray Schalk (70) |
| 1926 | 155 | Ted Lyons (31) | 13 | Johnny Grabowski (29) |
| 1928 | 155 | Red Faber (27) | 20 | Buck Crouse (64) |
| 1928 | 155 | Tommy Thomas (32) | 21 | Moe Berg (69) |
| 1932 | 152 | Milt Gaston (25) | 18 | Charlie Berry (63) |
| 1933 | 151 | Milt Gaston (25) | 18 | Charlie Berry (72) |
| 1934 | 153 | George Earnshaw (30) | 22 | Ed Madjeski (76) |
| 1934 | 153 | Les Tietje (22) | 18 | Merv Shea (54) |
| 1942 | 148 | Bill Dietrich (23) | 19 | Mike Tresh (72) |
| 1942 | 148 | Ted Lyons (20) | 18 | Mike Tresh (72) |
| 1943 | 155 | Bill Dietrich (26) | 24 | Mike Tresh (81) |
| 1944 | 154 | Bill Dietrich (36) | 28 | Mike Tresh (89) |
| 1949 | 154 | Mickey Haefner (12) | 10 | Eddie Malone (48) |
| 1949 | 154 | Bill Wight (33) | 23 | Don Wheeler (54) |
| 1951 | 155 | Billy Pierce (28) | 17 | Phil Masi (60) |
| 1953 | 156 | Saul Rogovin (19) | 15 | Red Wilson (48) |
| 1954 | 155 | Bob Keegan (27) | 22 | Sherm Lollar (84) |
| 1958 | 155 | Jim Wilson (23) | 16 | Earl Battey (41) |
| 1961 | 163 | Juan Pizarro (25) | 19 | Cam Carreon (63) |
| 1962 | 162 | Juan Pizarro (32) | 27 | Cam Carreon (85) |
| 1972 | 154 | Tom Bradley (40) | 16 | Tom Egan (33) |
| 1972 | 154 | Wilbur Wood (49) | 48 | Ed Herrmann (108) |
| 1973 | 162 | Wilbur Wood (48) | 39 | Ed Herrmann (110) |
| 1975 | 161 | Jesse Jefferson (21) | 11 | Pete Varney (27) |
| 1975 | 161 | Wilbur Wood (43) | 43 | Brian Downing (134) |
| 1977 | 162 | Wilbur Wood (18) | 12 | Brian Downing (51) |
| 1978 | 161 | Wilbur Wood (27) | 26 | Bill Nahorodny (100) |
| 1987 | 162 | Floyd Bannister (34) | 12 | Ron Hassey (24) |
| 1991 | 162 | Greg Hibbard (29) | 25 | Carlton Fisk (91) |
| 1991 | 162 | Charlie Hough (29) | 20 | Ron Karkovice (49) |
| 1991 | 162 | Charlie Hough (29) | Don Wakamatsu (9) | |
| 1992 | 162 | Charlie Hough (27) | 26 | Ron Karkovice (98) |
| 1992 | 162 | Jack McDowell (34) | 18 | Carlton Fisk (51) |
| 1996 | 162 | Wilson Alvarez (35) | 28 | Ron Karkovice (99) |
| 1996 | 162 | James Baldwin (28) | 13 | Chad Kreuter (26) |
| 1996 | 162 | Alex Fernandez (35) | 30 | Ron Karkovice (99) |
| 1998 | 163 | James Baldwin (24) | 19 | Chad Kreuter (71) |
| 1998 | 163 | Jaime Navarro (27) | 15 | Charlie OโBrien (54) |
| 1998 | 163 | Jim Parque (21) | 11 | Robert Machado (33) |
| 1998 | 163 | Mike Sirotka (33) | 22 | Chad Kreuter (71) |
| 1999 | 162 | Jaime Navarro (27) | 23 | Brook Fordyce (90) |
| 1999 | 162 | Mike Sirotka (32) | 29 | Mark Johnson (67) |
| 2003 | 162 | Mark Buehrle (35) | 28 | Sandy Alomar (57) |
| 2003 | 162 | Jon Garland (32) | 29 | Miguel Olivo (98) |
| 2003 | 162 | Esteban Loaiza (34) | 33 | Miguel Olivo (98) |
| 2004 | 162 | Mark Buehrle (35) | 17 | Sandy Alomar (46) |
| 2004 | 162 | Mark Buehrle (35) | 15 | Jamie Burke (32) |
| 2004 | 162 | Jose Contreras (13) | 12 | Ben Davis (44) |
| 2004 | 162 | Freddy Garcia (16) | 13 | Ben Davis (44) |
| 2004 | 162 | Esteban Loaiza (21) | 16 | Miguel Olivo (40) |
| 2004 | 162 | Scott Schoeneweis (19) | 18 | Sandy Alomar (46) |
| 2010 | 162 | Freddy Garcia (28) | 14 | Ramon Castro (31) |
Includes all games played 1919-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M - P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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