2016 Chicago White Sox season

2016 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
American League Central (since 1994)
Location
U.S. Cellular Field (since 1991)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
General manager(s)	Rick Hahn
Manager(s)	Robin Ventura
Local television	CSN Chicago CSN+ WGN-TV WPWR-TV[1] (Ken Harrelson, Chuck Swirsky, Steve Stone, Jason Benetti)
Local radio	WLS Chicago White Sox Radio Network (Ed Farmer, Darrin Jackson) WRTO-AM (Spanish) (Hector Molina, Billy Russo)
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The 2016 Chicago White Sox season is the club's 117th season in Chicago and 116th in the American League. This year's team will wear a black diamond patch on the uniform in honor of the late Eddie Einhorn, minority owner of the team.

Regular season

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	21	10	0.677	—	9–5	12–5
Cleveland Indians	14	13	0.519	5	7–6	7–7
Kansas City Royals	15	14	0.517	5	9–5	6–9
Detroit Tigers	14	15	0.483	6	5–8	9–7
Minnesota Twins	8	22	0.267	12½	6–8	2–14

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago White Sox	21	10	0.677
Seattle Mariners	18	12	0.600
Baltimore Orioles	17	12	0.586

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	17	13	0.567	+½
Texas Rangers	17	14	0.548	—
Cleveland Indians	14	13	0.519	1
Kansas City Royals	15	14	0.517	1
Toronto Blue Jays	16	16	0.500	1½
Tampa Bay Rays	14	14	0.500	1½
Detroit Tigers	14	15	0.483	2
Oakland Athletics	14	17	0.452	3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	13	17	0.433	3½
New York Yankees	11	17	0.393	4½
Houston Astros	11	20	0.355	6
Minnesota Twins	8	22	0.267	8½

Record against opponents

2016 American League Records Source: AL Standings Head-to-head
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	3–2	1–2	2–1	0–0
Boston	1–2	—	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	4–3	3–1
Chicago	2–2	1–0	—	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	1–2	3–0	3–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	1–1	1–1	—	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–5
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	—	1–2	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–1
Houston	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1	—	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–3	0–0	1–2
Kansas City	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	—	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1
Los Angeles	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–3	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–2
Minnesota	0–3	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	3–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2
New York	1–2	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0
Oakland	1–1	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	0–0	2–0	—	3–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0
Seattle	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	4–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–1	3–3	—	0–0	3–3	0–0	0–0
Tampa Bay	2–3	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	3–4	0–0
Texas	2–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	2–0	3–0	0–0	4–2	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–3	0–0	—	1–3	0–0
Toronto	1–2	3–4	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	4–3	0–0	—	0–0

Game log

Legend
	White Sox win
	White Sox loss
	Postponement
Bold	White Sox team member

2016 White Sox Game Log 19–9
April 17–8 (Home: 6–3; Road 11–5) – 95 R.S. 76 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 1 April 4 @ Athletics 9:05PM 4–3 Sale (1–0) Hill (0–1) Robertson (1) 1–0 35,067 W1 2 April 5 @ Athletics 9:05PM 5–4 Jones (1–0) Doolittle (0–1) Robertson (2) 2–0 10,478 W2 3 April 6 @ Athletics 9:05PM 1–2 Gray (1–0) Rodon (0–1) Madson (1) 2–1 16.468 L1 4 April 7 @ Athletics 2:35PM 6–1 Latos (1–0) Graveman (0–1) — 3–1 12,577 W1 5 April 8 Indians 3:10PM 1–7 Salazar (1–0) Danks (0–1) — 3–2 38,019 L1 6 April 9 Indians 1:10PM 7–3 Sale (2–0) Shaw (0–1) — 4–2 20,192 W1 — April 10 Indians 1:10PM Postponed (rain). Makeup date: May 23 (Game 1). 7 April 11 @ Twins 3:10PM 4–1 Quintana (1–0) Gibson (0–2) Robertson (3) 5–2 40,638 W2 8 April 13 @ Twins 7:10PM 3–0 Rodon (1–1) Hughes (0–2) Robertson (4) 6–2 21,008 W3 9 April 14 @ Twins 12:10PM 3–1 Latos (2–0) Santana (0–1) Robertson (5) 7–2 19,736 W4 10 April 15 @ Rays 6:10PM 1–0 Sale (3–0) Colomé (1–1) — 8–2 16,801 W5 11 April 16 @ Rays 5:10PM 2–7 Ramírez (2–0) Danks (0–2) — 8–3 30,451 L1 12 April 17 @ Rays 12:10PM 2–3 Moore (1–0) Quintana (1–1) Colomé (1) 8–4 21,810 L2 13 April 18 Angels 7:10PM 0–7 Santiago (1–0) Rodon (1–2) — 8–5 14,706 L3 14 April 19 Angels 7:10PM 5–0 Latos (3–0) Shoemaker (1–2) Jones (1) 9–5 12,093 W1 15 April 20 Angels 1:10PM 2–1 Sale (4–0) Richards (0–3) Robertson (6) 10–5 12,785 W2 16 April 21 Angels 1:10PM 2–3 Weaver (2-0) Danks (0-3) Street (4) 10–6 11,418 L1 17 April 22 Rangers 7:10PM 5–0 Quintana (2-1) Pérez (0-2) — 11–6 15,486 W1 18 April 23 Rangers 1:10PM 4–3 (11) Albers (1-0) Martinez (0-1) — 12–6 20,182 W2 19 April 24 Rangers 1:10PM 4–1 Latos (4-0) Holland (2-1) Robertson (7) 13–6 26,058 W3 20 April 25 @ Blue Jays 6:07PM 7–5 Putnam (1–0) Cecil (0–4) Robertson (8) 14–6 24,333 W4 21 April 26 @ Blue Jays 6:07PM 10–1 Sale (5–0) Dickey (1–3) — 15–6 23,726 W5 22 April 27 @ Blue Jays 6:07PM 4–0 Quintana (3–1) Estrada (1–2) — 16–6 28,759 W6 23 April 28 @ Orioles 6:05PM 2–10 Givens (2–0) Danks (0–4) — 16–7 14,568 L1 24 April 29 @ Orioles 6:05PM 3–6 Brach (3–0) Rodon (1–3) Britton (6) 16–8 19,912 L2 25 April 30 @ Orioles 6:05PM 8–7 Jones (2–0) Britton (1–1) — 17–8 29,152 W1
May 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0) – 13 R.S. 7 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 26 May 1 @ Orioles 12:35PM 7–1 Sale (6–0) Jiménez (1–3) — 18–8 28,803 W2 27 May 3 Red Sox 7:10PM 4–1 Quintana (4–1) Wright (2–3) Robertson (9) 19–8 15,025 W3 28 May 4 Red Sox 7:10PM 2–5 Buchholz (1–3) Rodon (1–4) Kimbrel (9) 19–9 14,383 L1 29 May 5 Red Sox 7:10PM – — – 30 May 6 Twins 7:10PM – — – 31 May 7 Twins 6:10PM – — – 32 May 8 Twins 1:10PM – — – 33 May 9 @ Rangers 7:05PM – — – 34 May 10 @ Rangers 7:05PM – — – 35 May 11 @ Rangers 1:05PM – — – 36 May 13 @ Yankees 6:05PM – — – 37 May 14 @ Yankees 12:05PM – — – 38 May 15 @ Yankees 12:05PM – — – 39 May 17 Astros 7:10PM – — – 40 May 18 Astros 7:10PM – — – 41 May 19 Astros 7:10PM – — – 42 May 20 Royals 7:10PM – — – 43 May 21 Royals 1:10PM – — – 44 May 22 Royals 1:10PM – — – 45 May 23 Indians 4:10PM – — – 46 May 23 Indians 7:10PM – — – 47 May 24 Indians 7:10PM – — – 48 May 25 Indians 1:10PM – — – 49 May 26 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 50 May 27 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 51 May 28 @ Royals 1:15PM – — – 52 May 29 @ Royals 1:15PM – — – 53 May 30 @ Mets 12:10PM – — – 54 May 31 @ Mets 6:10PM – — –
June 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) – 0 R.S. 0 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 55 June 1 @ Mets 12:10PM – — – 56 June 3 @ Tigers 6:10PM – — – 57 June 4 @ Tigers 3:10PM – — – 58 June 5 @ Tigers 12:10PM – — – 59 June 7 Nationals 7:10PM – — – 60 June 8 Nationals 7:10PM – — – 61 June 9 Nationals 7:10PM – — – 62 June 10 Royals 7:10PM – — – 63 June 11 Royals 1:10PM – — – 64 June 12 Royals 1:10PM – — – 65 June 13 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 66 June 14 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 67 June 15 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 68 June 17 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 69 June 18 @ Indians 5:10PM – — – 70 June 19 @ Indians 12:10PM – — – 71 June 20 @ Red Sox 6:10PM – — – 72 June 21 @ Red Sox 6:10PM – — – 73 June 22 @ Red Sox 6:10PM – — – 74 June 23 @ Red Sox 12:35PM – — – 75 June 24 Blue Jays 7:10PM – — – 76 June 25 Blue Jays 1:10PM – — – 77 June 26 Blue Jays 1:10PM – — – 78 June 28 Twins 7:10PM – — – 79 June 29 Twins 7:10PM – — – 80 June 30 Twins 1:10PM – — –
July 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) – 0 R.S. 0 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 81 July 1 @ Astros 7:10PM – — – 82 July 2 @ Astros 3:10PM – — – 83 July 3 @ Astros 1:10PM – — – 84 July 4 Yankees 1:10PM – — – 85 July 5 Yankees 7:10PM – — – 86 July 6 Yankees 7:10PM – — – 87 July 8 Braves 7:10PM – — – 88 July 9 Braves 1:10PM – — – 89 July 10 Braves 1:10PM – — – 90 July 15 @ Angels 9:05PM – — – 91 July 16 @ Angels 8:05PM – — – 92 July 17 @ Angels 2:35PM – — – 93 July 18 @ Mariners 9:10PM – — – 94 July 19 @ Mariners 9:10PM – — – 95 July 20 @ Mariners 2:40PM – — – 96 July 21 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 97 July 22 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 98 July 23 Tigers 6:10PM – — – 99 July 24 Tigers 1:10PM – — – 100 July 25 Cubs 7:10PM – — – 101 July 26 Cubs 7:10PM – — – 102 July 27 @ Cubs 7:05PM – — – 103 July 28 @ Cubs 7:05PM – — – 104 July 29 @ Twins 7:10PM – — – 105 July 30 @ Twins 6:10PM – — – 106 July 31 @ Twins 1:10PM – — –
August 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) – 0 R.S. 0 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 107 August 2 @ Tigers 6:10PM – — – 108 August 3 @ Tigers 6:10PM – — – 109 August 4 @ Tigers 12:10PM – — – 110 August 5 Orioles 7:10PM – — – 111 August 6 Orioles 6:10PM – — – 112 August 7 Orioles 1:10PM – — – 113 August 9 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 114 August 10 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 115 August 11 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 116 August 12 @ Marlins 6:10PM – — – 117 August 13 @ Marlins 6:10PM – — – 118 August 14 @ Marlins 12:10PM – — – 119 August 16 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 120 August 17 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 121 August 18 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 122 August 19 Athletics 7:10PM – — – 123 August 20 Athletics 6:10PM – — – 124 August 21 Athletics 1:10PM – — – 125 August 23 Phillies 7:10PM – — – 126 August 24 Phillies 7:10PM – — – 127 August 25 Mariners 7:10PM – — – 128 August 26 Mariners 7:10PM – — – 129 August 27 Mariners 6:10PM – — – 130 August 28 Mariners 1:10PM – — – 131 August 29 @ Tigers 6:10PM – — – 132 August 30 @ Tigers 6:10PM – — – 133 August 31 @ Tigers 12:10PM – — –
September 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) – 0 R.S. 0 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 134 September 1 @ Twins 7:10PM – — – 135 September 2 @ Twins 7:10PM – — – 136 September 3 @ Twins 6:10PM – — – 137 September 4 @ Twins 1:10PM – — – 138 September 5 Tigers 3:10PM – — – 139 September 6 Tigers 7:10PM – — – 140 September 7 Tigers 1:10PM – — – 141 September 9 Royals 7:10PM – — – 142 September 10 Royals 6:10PM – — – 143 September 11 Royals 1:10PM – — – 144 September 12 Indians 7:10PM – — – 145 September 13 Indians 7:10PM – — – 146 September 14 Indians 7:10PM – — – 147 September 15 Indians 1:10PM – — – 148 September 16 @ Royals 7:15PM – — – 149 September 17 @ Royals 6:15PM – — – 150 September 18 @ Royals 1:15PM – — – 151 September 20 @ Phillies 6:05PM – — – 152 September 21 @ Phillies 6:05PM – — – 153 September 23 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 154 September 24 @ Indians 6:10PM – — – 155 September 25 @ Indians 12:10PM – — – 156 September 26 Rays 7:10PM – — – 157 September 27 Rays 7:10PM – — – 158 September 28 Rays 7:10PM – — – 159 September 29 Rays 7:10PM – — – 160 September 30 Twins 7:10PM – — –
October 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) – 0 R.S. 0 R.A. # Date Opponent Time Score Win Loss Save Record Attendance Streak/ Box 161 October 1 Twins 6:10PM – — – 162 October 2 Twins 2:10PM – — –

Roster

Chicago White Sox roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 38 Mat Latos 62 José Quintana 55 Carlos Rodon 49 Chris Sale Bullpen 34 Matt Albers 67 Scott Carroll 33 Zach Duke 43 Dan Jennings 65 Nate Jones 48 Tommy Kahnle 57 Zach Putnam Closer 30 David Robertson		Catchers 27 Dioner Navarro 29 Héctor Sánchez Infielders 79 José Abreu 21 Todd Frazier 15 Brett Lawrie  7 Jimmy Rollins 18 Tyler Saladino  5 Carlos Sánchez Outfielders 53 Melky Cabrera  1 Adam Eaton 26 Avisail García 10 Austin Jackson 41 Jerry Sands		Pitchers 54 Chris Beck 63 Brandon Brennan 58 Miguel González 45 Erik Johnson 52 Jake Petricka 40 Daniel Webb 66 Michael Ynoa Catchers 31 Alex Avila 61 Kevan Smith Infielders 22 Matt Davidson 28 Leury García Outfielders 60 Daniel Fields 20 J. B. Shuck		Manager 23 Robin Ventura Coaches  8 Daryl Boston (first base) 99 Don Cooper (pitching) 47 Joe McEwing (third base) 17 Rick Renteria (bench) 59 Mark Salas (bullpen catcher) 46 Greg Sparks (assistant hitting) 39 Todd Steverson (hitting) 37 Bobby Thigpen (bullpen) 25 active, 13 inactive 7- or 15-day disabled list ^† Suspended list ^# Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 6, 2016 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charlotte Knights	International League
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern League
A-Advanced	Winston-Salem Dash	Carolina League
A	Kannapolis Intimidators	South Atlantic League
Rookie	Great Falls Voyagers	Pioneer League
Rookie	AZL White Sox	Arizona League
Rookie	DSL White Sox	Dominican Summer League

References

1. Just, David. "White Sox release 2015 broadcast schedule". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

External links

• 2016 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
• 2016 Chicago White Sox season Official Site
• 2016 Chicago White Sox season at ESPN