1988 Chicago White Sox season

1988 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
American League West (since 1969)
Location
Comiskey Park (since 1910)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
General manager(s)	Larry Himes
Manager(s)	Jim Fregosi
Local television	WFLD Sportsvision (John Rooney, Tom Paciorek)
Local radio	WMAQ (AM) (Del Crandall, Lorn Brown) WTAQ (Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 1988 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 89th season. They finished with a record 71-90, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 32.5 games behind of the 1st place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

• November 12, 1987: Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen were traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Dan Pasqua, Steve Rosenberg and Mark Salas.^[1]
• November 16, 1987: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[2]
• December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted by the White Sox from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.^[3]
• December 10, 1987: Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard and Chuck Mount (minors).^[4]
• February 9, 1988: José DeLeón was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash.^[5]

Regular season

• Twenty-six days and 21 losses after leaving spring training, the Baltimore Orioles finally got their first win of the season. The runs came in bunches and the pitching staff threw a shutout as the O's downed the Chicago White Sox, 9-0.^[6]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	104	58	0.642	—	54–27	50–31
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	13	47–34	44–37
Kansas City Royals	84	77	0.522	19½	44–36	40–41
California Angels	75	87	0.463	29	35–46	40–41
Chicago White Sox	71	90	0.441	32½	40–41	31–49
Texas Rangers	70	91	0.435	33½	38–43	32–48
Seattle Mariners	68	93	0.422	35½	37–44	31–49

Record vs. opponents

1988 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	5–7	4–7	4–9	5–8	0–12	4–9	3–9	3–10	4–8	7–5	6–6	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	8–4	7–5	8–5	6–7	6–6	10–3	7–5	9–4	3–9	6–6	8–4	2–11
California	7–5	4–8	—	9–4	8–4	5–7	5–8	3–9	4–9	6–6	4–9	6–7	8–5	6–6
Chicago	7–4	5–7	4–9	—	3–9	3–9	7–6	6–6	4–9	3–9	5–8	9–4	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	9–4	5–8	4–8	9–3	—	4–9	6–6	9–4	5–7	6–7	4–8	5–7	6–6	6–7
Detroit	8–5	7–6	7–5	9–3	9–4	—	8–4	5–8	1–11	8–5	4–8	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	12–0	6–6	8–5	6–7	6–6	4–8	—	3–9	7–6	6–6	8–5	7–5	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	9–4	3–10	9–3	6–6	4–9	8–5	9–3	—	7–5	6–7	3–9	8–4	8–4	7–6
Minnesota	9–3	5–7	9–4	9–4	7–5	11–1	6–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–8	8–5	7–6	7–5
New York	10–3	4–9	6–6	9–3	7–6	5–8	6–6	7–6	9–3	—	6–6	5–7	5–6	6–7
Oakland	8–4	9–3	9–4	8–5	8–4	8–4	5–8	9–3	8–5	6–6	—	9–4	8–5	9–3
Seattle	5–7	6–6	7–6	4–9	7–5	3–9	5–7	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	6–6	4–8	6–7	4–8	6–7	6–5	5–8	7–6	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	11–2	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–5	8–4	6–7	5–7	7–6	3–9	7–5	6–6	—

1988 Opening Day Lineup

• Lance Johnson, cf
• Ozzie Guillén, ss
• Harold Baines, dh
• Iván Calderón, rf
• Greg Walker, 1b
• Carlton Fisk, c
• Dan Pasqua, lf
• Kenny Williams, 3b
• Donnie Hill, 2b
• Ricky Horton, p

Notable transactions

• June 1, 1988: Robin Ventura was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 21, 1988.^[7]
• August 4, 1988: Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris (minors) were traded by the White Sox to the New York Mets for Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer.^[8]
• August 19, 1988: Gary Redus was traded by the White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Diaz.^[9]
• August 30, 1988: Ricky Horton was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Shawn Hillegas.^[10]
• September 25, 1988: Jim Morris was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[11]

Roster

1988 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 32 Jeff Bittiger 52 Joel Davis 31 John Davis 45 Shawn Hillegas 26 Ricky Horton 38 Barry Jones 38 Dave LaPoint 47 Bill Long 56 Ravelo Manzanillo 57 Tom McCarthy 40 Jack McDowell 25 Donn Pall 34 Ken Patterson 48 John Pawlowski 33 Mélido Pérez 42 Adam Peterson 41 Jerry Reuss 46 Steve Rosenberg 36 José Segura 37 Bobby Thigpen 45 Carl Willis		Catchers 72 Carlton Fisk  5 Ron Karkovice 27 Mark Salas Infielders 20 Mike Diaz 13 Ozzie Guillén 15 Donnie Hill 12 Steve Lyons 10 Fred Manrique 24 Carlos Martínez 14 Russ Morman 28 Kelly Paris 30 Sap Randall 29 Greg Walker 20 Mike Woodard		Outfielders  3 Harold Baines  8 Daryl Boston 22 Iván Calderón 17 Dave Gallagher  1 Lance Johnson 44 Dan Pasqua 21 Gary Redus  7 Kenny Williams Other batters 36 Jerry Hairston		Manager 16 Jim Fregosi Coaches 35 Ed Brinkman -- Ron Clark -- Cal Emery 49 Dyar Miller -- Don Rowe -- Walt Williams

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Harold Baines, DH,RF	158	599	55	166	39	1	13	81	67	109	.277	0
Daryl Boston, OF	105	281	37	61	12	2	15	31	21	44	.217	9
Iván Calderón, OF,DH	73	264	40	56	14	0	14	35	34	66	.212	4
Mike Diaz, 1B,DH	40	152	12	36	6	0	3	12	5	30	.237	0
Carlton Fisk, C	76	253	37	70	8	1	19	50	37	40	.277	0
Dave Gallagher, OF	101	347	59	105	15	3	5	31	29	40	.303	5
Ozzie Guillén, SS	156	566	58	148	16	7	0	39	25	40	.261	25
Jerry Hairston, PH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Donnie Hill, 2B,3B,DH	83	221	17	48	6	1	2	20	26	32	.217	3
Lance Johnson, OF	33	124	11	23	4	1	0	6	6	11	.185	6
Ron Karkovice, C	46	115	10	20	4	0	3	9	7	30	.174	4
Steve Lyons, 3B,OF,2B	146	472	59	127	28	3	5	45	32	59	.269	1
Fred Manrique, 2B,SS	140	345	43	81	10	6	5	37	21	54	.235	6
Carlos Martinez, 3B	17	55	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	12	.164	1
Russ Morman, 1B,LF,DH	40	75	8	18	2	0	0	3	3	17	.240	0
Kelly Paris, 1B,3B	14	44	6	11	0	0	3	6	0	6	.250	0
Dan Pasqua, OF,1B,DH	129	422	48	96	16	2	20	50	46	100	.227	1
Sap Randall, 1B,RF,DH	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.000	0
Gary Redus, OF	77	262	42	69	10	4	6	34	33	52	.263	26
Mark Salas, C	75	196	17	49	7	0	3	9	12	17	.250	0
Greg Walker, 1B	99	377	45	93	22	1	8	42	29	77	.247	0
Kenny Williams, OF,3B,DH	73	220	18	35	4	2	8	28	10	64	.159	6
Mike Woodard, 2B	18	45	3	6	0	1	0	4	1	5	.133	1
Team totals	161	5449	631	1327	224	35	132	573	446	908	.244	98

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Jeff Bittiger	2	4	4.23	25	7	0	61.2	59	31	29	11	32	33
Joel Davis	0	1	6.75	5	2	0	16.0	21	12	12	4	5	10
John Davis	2	5	6.64	34	1	1	63.2	77	58	47	5	60	37
Shawn Hillegas	3	2	3.15	6	6	0	40.0	30	16	14	4	18	26
Ricky Horton	6	10	4.86	52	9	2	109.1	120	64	59	6	40	28
Barry Jones	2	2	2.42	17	0	1	26.0	15	7	7	3	18	17
Dave LaPoint	10	11	3.40	25	25	0	161.1	151	69	61	10	48	79
Bill Long	8	11	4.03	47	18	2	174.0	187	89	78	21	47	77
Ravelo Manzanillo	0	1	5.79	2	2	0	9.1	7	6	6	1	12	10
Tom McCarthy	2	0	1.38	6	0	1	13.0	9	2	2	0	2	5
Jack McDowell	5	10	3.97	26	26	0	158.2	147	85	70	12	73	84
Donn Pall	0	2	3.45	17	0	0	28.2	39	11	11	1	9	16
Ken Patterson	0	2	4.79	9	2	1	20.2	25	11	11	2	7	8
John Pawlowski	1	0	8.36	6	0	0	14.0	20	14	13	2	3	10
Mélido Pérez	12	10	3.79	32	32	0	197.0	186	105	83	26	72	138
Adam Peterson	0	1	13.50	2	2	0	6.0	6	9	9	0	7	5
Jerry Reuss	13	9	3.44	32	29	0	183.0	183	79	70	15	44	73
Steve Rosenberg	0	1	4.30	33	0	1	46.0	53	22	22	5	19	28
Jose Segura	0	0	13.50	4	0	0	8.2	19	17	13	1	8	2
Bobby Thigpen	5	8	3.30	68	0	34	90.0	96	38	33	6	36	62
Carl Willis	0	0	8.25	6	0	0	12.0	17	12	11	3	8	6
Team totals	71	90	4.12	161	161	43	1439.0	1467	757	659	138	567	754

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Terry Bevington
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	Rico Petrocelli
A	Tampa White Sox	Florida State League	Marv Foley
A	South Bend White Sox	Midwest League	Steve Dillard
A-Short Season	Utica Blue Sox	New York–Penn League	Rick Patterson
Rookie	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	Art Kusnyer

^[12]

References

1. Dan Pasqua at Baseball Reference
2. Jeff Schaefer at Baseball Reference
3. Rodney McCray at Baseball Reference
4. Mélido Pérez at Baseball Reference
5. Lance Johnson at Baseball Reference
6. Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On
7. Robin Ventura at Baseball Reference
8. Mike Maksudian at Baseball Reference
9. Mike Diaz at Baseball Reference
10. Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference
11. Jim Morris at Baseball Reference
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1988 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference