# 1992 Chicago White Sox season

The 1992 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 94th season. They finished with a record of 86–76, good enough for third place in the American League West, 10 games behind the first place Oakland Athletics.

## Offseason

* December 4, 1991: Dan Pasqua was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* December 9, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was drafted from the White Sox by the Cleveland Indians in the 1991 rule 5 draft.
* January 10, 1992: Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean and Mélido Pérez were traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Steve Sax.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 48‍–‍33 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 50‍–‍32 | 36‍–‍44 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 36‍–‍45 | 41‍–‍40 |
| California Angels | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 41‍–‍40 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 44‍–‍37 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | .395 | 32 | 38‍–‍43 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |

### 1992 Opening Day lineup

* Tim Raines, LF
* Steve Sax, 2B
* Robin Ventura, 3B
* Frank Thomas, 1B
* George Bell, DH
* Mike Huff, RF
* Ron Karkovice, C
* Lance Johnson, CF
* Ozzie Guillén, SS
* Jack McDowell, P

### Transactions

* March 10, 1992: Bo Jackson was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
* March 30, 1992: Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell.
* April 3, 1992: Shawn Abner was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
* June 1, 1992: A. J. Hinch was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.
* August 10, 1992: Keith Shepherd was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dale Sveum.

### 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 |
| Shawn Abner, OF | 97 | 208 | 21 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 35 | .279 | 1 |
| George Bell, DH,LF | 155 | 627 | 74 | 160 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 112 | 31 | 97 | .255 | 5 |
| Esteban Beltre, SS | 49 | 110 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | .191 | 1 |
| Joey Cora, 2B | 68 | 122 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 13 | .246 | 10 |
| Chris Cron, 1B,LF | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk, C | 62 | 188 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 38 | .229 | 3 |
| Craig Grebeck, SS,3B | 88 | 287 | 24 | 77 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 34 | .268 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillén, SS | 12 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 |
| Scott Hemond, LF,DH | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .231 | 0 |
| Mike Huff, OF | 60 | 115 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 | .209 | 1 |
| Shawn Jeter, OF | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .111 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson, CF | 157 | 567 | 67 | 158 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 34 | 33 | .279 | 41 |
| Ron Karkovice, C | 123 | 342 | 39 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 30 | 89 | .237 | 10 |
| Matt Merullo, C,DH | 24 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .180 | 0 |
| Warren Newson, OF,DH | 63 | 136 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 38 | .221 | 3 |
| Dan Pasqua, RF,1B | 93 | 265 | 26 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 57 | .211 | 0 |
| Tim Raines, LF | 144 | 551 | 102 | 162 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 81 | 48 | .294 | 45 |
| Nelson Santovenia, C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Steve Sax, 2B | 143 | 567 | 74 | 134 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 42 | .236 | 30 |
| Dale Sveum, SS | 40 | 114 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 29 | .219 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas, 1B,DH | 160 | 573 | 108 | 185 | 46 | 2 | 24 | 115 | 122 | 88 | .323 | 6 |
| Robin Ventura, 3B | 157 | 592 | 85 | 167 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 71 | .282 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5498 | 738 | 1434 | 269 | 36 | 110 | 686 | 622 | 784 | .261 | 160 |

### 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 |
| Wilson Álvarez | 5 | 3 | 5.20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 100.1 | 103 | 64 | 58 | 12 | 67 | 66 |
| Brian Drahman | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Dunne | 2 | 0 | 4.26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Alex Fernandez | 8 | 11 | 4.27 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 187.2 | 199 | 100 | 89 | 21 | 53 | 95 |
| Roberto Hernández | 7 | 3 | 1.65 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 71.0 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 68 |
| Greg Hibbard | 10 | 7 | 4.40 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 176.0 | 187 | 92 | 86 | 17 | 59 | 69 |
| Charlie Hough | 7 | 12 | 3.93 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 176.1 | 160 | 88 | 77 | 19 | 68 | 76 |
| Terry Leach | 6 | 5 | 1.95 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 73.2 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 22 |
| Kirk McCaskill | 12 | 13 | 4.18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 209.0 | 193 | 116 | 97 | 11 | 100 | 109 |
| Jack McDowell | 20 | 10 | 3.18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 260.2 | 247 | 95 | 92 | 21 | 94 | 178 |
| Donn Pall | 5 | 2 | 4.93 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 73.0 | 79 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 35 | 27 |
| Scott Radinsky | 3 | 7 | 2.73 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 59.1 | 54 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 39 | 48 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 1 | 3 | 4.75 | 55 | 0 | 22 | 55.0 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 38 | 45 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 76 | 3.82 | 162 | 162 | 52 | 1461.2 | 1400 | 690 | 621 | 123 | 598 | 810 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game
* Jack McDowell
* Robin Ventura

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Vancouver Canadians | Pacific Coast League | Rick Renick |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | Tony Franklin |
| A | Sarasota White Sox | Florida State League | Rick Patterson |
| A | South Bend White Sox | Midwest League | Terry Francona |
| A-Short Season | Utica Blue Sox | New York–Penn League | Fred Kendall |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Mike Rojas |