# 1988 Chicago White Sox season

The 1988 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 89th season. They finished with a record of 71–90, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 32.5 games behind the first 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.
* November 16, 1987: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted by the White Sox from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.
* 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).
* February 9, 1988: José DeLeón was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash.

## 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.

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 50‍–‍31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 | 47‍–‍34 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ | 44‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍41 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | 35‍–‍46 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32½ | 40‍–‍41 | 31‍–‍49 |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ | 38‍–‍43 | 32‍–‍48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35½ | 37‍–‍44 | 31‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1988 American League recordvte 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.
* 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.
* August 19, 1988: Gary Redus was traded by the White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Diaz.
* August 30, 1988: Ricky Horton was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Shawn Hillegas.
* September 25, 1988: Jim Morris was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.

### Roster
## 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 |