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Happy Felsch was the White Sox slugger in 1917.  He led the team in homeruns (6), RBIs (102) and batting average (.308).  The six homeruns were good for fourth in the American League and he finished second in RBIs.   Oddly he also had his fair share of singles as well because he was sixth in the league with 144 singles. 

If you want a ton of information on Happy Felsch, I highly recommend you check out his biography at SABR’s Baseball Biography Project website.  Felsch was one of the “eight men out” and he even helped with the book.  As the biography describes, 1917 was a banner year for Felsch and he was also a great with the mitt out in centerfield as well.

Here are Felsch’s numbers in 1917:

Games 152
AB 575
Runs 75
Hits 177
Doubles 17
Triples 10
Homeruns 6
RBIs 102
Walks 33
Strikeouts 52
Stolen Bases 26
Caught Stealing ??
BA .308
OBA .352
SLG% .403
OPS .755
RC 85
RCAA 24
RCAP 5
RC/G 5.31
ISO .096