# 2017 Chicago White Sox season

The 2017 Chicago White Sox season was the franchise’s 118th season in Chicago and 117th in the American League. It was also the team’s first season under new manager Rick Renteria following Robin Ventura, who chose not to extend his contract with the team after five seasons. The White Sox missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, and finished in fourth place in the American League Central and second worst in the AL respectively.

## Offseason

After another disappointing season in 2016, GM Rick Hahn and the White Sox decided to rebuild the franchise for future success.
* November 3, 2016, Matt Albers, Alex Avila, Austin Jackson and Justin Morneau granted free agency. White Sox released pitcher Daniel Webb.
* November 7, 2016, Jason Bourgeois, Tony Campana, Brett Hayes, Slade Heathcott, John Holdzkom, Kameron Loe, Andy Parrino, J. B. Shuck, Jacob Turner and Chris Volstad granted free agency. Selected pitcher Giovanni Soto off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
* November 22, 2016, White Sox released pitcher Anthony Ranaudo.
* December 2, 2016, White Sox signed pitcher Jorge Rondón as a free agent. Blake Smith granted free agency.
* December 6, 2016, White Sox ace Chris Sale was traded to the Boston Red Sox for prospects Luis Alexander Basabe, Víctor Díaz, Michael Kopech and Yoan Moncada.
* December 7, 2016, Rick Hahn traded away their leadoff hitter, outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals for pitching prospects Dane Dunning, Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López.
* December 8, 2016, the White Sox drafted pitcher Dylan Covey from the Oakland Athletics in the 2016 rule 5 draft.
* December 9, 2016, White Sox signed outfielder Caleb Gindl as a free agent.
* December 14, 2016, White Sox signed pitcher Derek Holland as a free agent.
* December 16, 2016, White Sox signed pitcher Chris Volstad as a free agent.
* December 22, 2016, White Sox signed Cody Asche as a free agent.
* December 28, 2016, White Sox released pitcher Jorge Rondón.
* January 6, 2017, White Sox selected outfielder Willy García off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* January 7, 2017, White Sox signed outfielder Jason Bourgeois and shortstop Everth Cabrera as free agents.
* January 10, 2017, White Sox signed catcher Geovany Soto as a free agent.
* January 11, 2017, White Sox signed catcher Carson Blair as a free agent. Outfielder Jason Coats selected by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers.
* January 12, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Cory Luebke as a free agent.
* January 20, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Gregory Infante as a free agent.
* January 23, 2017, White Sox signed pitchers Blake Smith and Anthony Swarzak as free agents.
* January 27, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Mayckol Guaipe as a free agent.
* January 30, 2017, White Sox Signed outfielder Peter Bourjos as a free agent.
* February 13, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Tyler Matzek as a free agent.
* February 18, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Scott Snodgress as a free agent.
* February 27, 2017, White Sox signed Tyler Ladendorf as a free agent.
* March 2, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Jake Dunning as a free agent.
* March 3, 2017, White Sox released infielder Brett Lawrie.
* March 20, 2017, White Sox released outfielder Caleb Gindl.
* March 25, 2017, White Sox released pitcher Mayckol Guaipe.
* March 28, 2017, White Sox sold outfielder Peter Bourjos to the Tampa Bay Rays.
* March 30, 2017, White Sox released pitchers Tyler Matzek and Blake Smith.

## Regular season

During the season GM Rick Hahn continued his rebuild plan to trade away key players for top prospects.
* April 8, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Mike Pelfrey and Ryan Raburn as free agents.
* May 8, 2017, pitcher Cory Luebke voluntarily retired.
* May 26, 2017, White Sox traded Ryan Raburn to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later or cash.
* June 6, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Bobby Parnell as a free agent.
* June 9, 2017, White Sox released catcher Giovanni Soto. Selected Alen Hanson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* June 21, 2017, White Sox signed second baseman Grant Green as a free agent.
* June 28, 2017, White Sox released pitcher Jake Dunning.
* June 29, 2017, White Sox signed catcher Rob Brantly as a free agent.
* July 13, 2017, the White Sox traded away their ace José Quintana to their crosstown rival Chicago Cubs for Dylan Cease, Bryant Flete, Eloy Jiménez and Matt Rose.
* July 14, 2017, White Sox released shortstop Everth Cabrera.
* July 19, 2017, the White Sox traded third baseman Todd Frazier, relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle and closer David Robertson to the New York Yankees for Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, Blake Rutherford and Tyler Clippard.
* July 24, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Danny Farquhar as a free agent. Purchased pitchers Mark Lowe and Jean Machi from the Seattle Mariners. Released catcher Carson Blair and pitcher Bobby Parnell.
* July 26, 2017, a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers sent relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak for outfielder Ryan Cordell.
* July 27, 2017, the White Sox sent relief pitcher Dan Jennings to the Tampa Bay Rays for first baseman Casey Gillaspie.
* July 30, 2017, Rick Hahn traded outfielder Melky Cabrera and cash to division rival Kansas City Royals for Andre Davis and pitcher A. J. Puckett.
* August 4, 2017, White Sox signed pitcher Al Alburquerque as a free agent.
* August 7, 2017, White Sox released second baseman Grant Green.
* August 9, 2017, White Sox purchased pitcher Steve Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles.
* August 13, 2017, recently acquired pitcher Tyler Clippard was traded to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later or cash.
* August 21, 2017, White Sox released pitcher Mark Lowe.
* August 31, 2017, pitcher Miguel González was traded to the Texas Rangers for third baseman Ti'Quan Forbes.
* September 5, 2017, White Sox released pitcher Derek Holland.

### Season standings
#### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35 | 39‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38 | 34‍–‍47 | 30‍–‍51 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | +6 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 21 |

#### Record against opponents

2017 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–12 |
| Boston | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | — | 13–6 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Houston | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 15–5 |
| Oakland | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 7–12 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 5–1 | 11–8 | 1–6 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–9 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 3–4 | 14–6 |
| Toronto | 7–12 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | — | 9–11 |

## Game log

2017 White Sox Game Log: 67–95 (Home: 39–42; Away: 28–53) :
April 13–10 (Home: 6–5; Road 7–5)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
—April 3Tigers3:10 pmPostponed (rain) (Rescheduled for April 4)
1April 4Tigers1:10 pm3–6Verlander (1–0)Quintana (0–1)Rodríguez (1)0–136,534L1
—April 5Tigers1:10 pmPostponed (rain) (Rescheduled for May 26)
2April 6Tigers1:10 pm11–2Shields (1–0)Boyd (0–1)—1–110,842W1
3April 7Twins7:10 pm1–3Hughes (1–0)Holland (0–1)Kintzler (2)1–214,004L1
4April 8Twins1:10 pm6–2González (1–0)Mejía (0–1)—2–223,024W1
5April 9Twins1:10 pm1–4Santana (2–0)Quintana (0–2)Kintzler (3)2–324,074L1
6April 11@ Indians3:10 pm1–2 (10)Shaw (1–0)Kahnle (0–1)—2–435,002L2
7April 12@ Indians5:10 pm2–1Holland (1–1)Salazar (0–1)Robertson (1)3–415,628W1
8April 13@ Indians5:10 pm10–4Swarzak (1–0)Tomlin (0–2)—4–415,060W2
9April 14@ Twins7:10 pm2–1Jennings (1–0)Pressly (0–1)Robertson (2)5–418,466W3
10April 15@ Twins1:10 pm0–6Santana (3–0)Quintana (0–3)—5–525,938L1
11April 16@ Twins3:10 pm3–1 (10)Jones (1–0)Pressly (0–2)Robertson (3)6–519,511W1
12April 17@ Yankees6:05 pm4–7Montgomery (1–0)Holland (1–2)Chapman (4)6–628,181L1
13April 18@ Yankees6:05 pm4–1González (2–0)Severino (1–1)Robertson (4)7–630,075W1
14April 19@ Yankees6:05 pm1–9Tanaka (2–1)Covey (0–1)—7–730,014L1
15April 21Indians7:10 pm0–3Kluber (2–1)Quintana (0–4)—7–818,159L2
16April 22Indians6:10 pm0–7Carrasco (2–1)Pelfrey (0–1)—7–932,044L3
17April 23Indians1:10 pm6–2Holland (2–2)Salazar (1–2)—8–924,444W1
18April 24Royals7:10 pm12–1González (3–0)Vargas (3–1)—9–911,484W2
19April 25Royals7:10 pm10–5Jennings (2–0)Duffy (2–1)—10–914,591W3
20April 26Royals1:10 pm5–2Quintana (1–4)Karns (0–2)Robertson (5)11–918,218W4
21April 28@ Tigers6:10 pm7–3Swarzak (2–0)Wilson (0–1)—12–926,049W5
22April 29@ Tigers12:10 pm6–4 (10)Robertson (1–0)Wilson (1–1)—13–936,217W6
23April 30@ Tigers12:10 pm3–7Zimmermann (3–1)González (3–1)—13–1026,045L1 :
May 11–18 (Home: 6–6; Road: 5–12)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
24May 1@ Royals7:15 pm1–6Vargas (4–1)Covey (0–2)—13–1120,148L2
25May 2@ Royals7:15 pm6–0Quintana (2–4)Duffy (2–2)—14–1118,604W1
26May 3@ Royals7:15 pm1–6Karns (1–2)Pelfrey (0–2)—14–1222,298L1
27May 4@ Royals1:15 pm8–3Holland (3–2)Kennedy (0–3)—15–1236,525W1
28May 5@ Orioles6:05 pm2–4Ynoa (1–0)González (3–2)Brach (6)15–1320,302L1
29May 6@ Orioles6:05 pm5–6Bundy (5–1)Covey (0–3)O'Day (2)15–1428,718L2
30May 7@ Orioles12:35 pm0–4Tillman (1–0)Quintana (2–5)Brach (7)15–1531,806L3
31May 9Twins7:10 pm2–7Santiago (4–1)Pelfrey (0–3)—15–1614,498L4
—May 10Twins7:10 pmPostponed (rain) (Rescheduled for August 21)
32May 11Twins7:10 pm6–7Pressly (1–2)Holland (3–3)Kintzler (8)15–1716,084L5
33May 12Padres7:10 pm3–6Chacín (4–3)González (3–3)Maurer (5)15–1824,194L6
34May 13Padres6:10 pm5–4Robertson (2–0)Hand (0–3)—16–1829,111W1
35May 14Padres1:10 pm9–3Ynoa (1–0)Buchter (2–2)—17–1822,518W2
36May 15@ Angels9:07 pm3–5Chavez (3–5)Pelfrey (0–4)Norris (8)17–1929,445L1
37May 16@ Angels9:07 pm6–7 (11)Petit (1–0)Robertson (2–1)—17–2036,089L2
38May 17@ Angels9:07 pm8–12Shoemaker (3–2)González (3–4)—17–2133,234L3
39May 18@ Mariners9:10 pm4–5Vincent (2–1)Jennings (2–1)—17–2217,757L4
40May 19@ Mariners9:10 pm2–1 (10)Robertson (3–1)Zych (2–1)—18–2232,371W1
41May 20@ Mariners9:10 pm16–1Pelfrey (1–4)Gallardo (2–4)—19–2233,801W2
42May 21@ Mariners3:10 pm8–1Holland (4–3)Heston (0–1)—20–2236,782W3
43May 22@ Diamondbacks8:40 pm1–5Greinke (6–2)González (3–5)—20–2318,333L1
44May 23@ Diamondbacks8:40 pm4–5Corbin (4–4)Covey (0–4)Rodney (11)20–2417,865L2
45May 24@ Diamondbacks2:40 pm6–8Chafin (1–0)Quintana (2–6)Rodney (12)20–2518,002L3
–May 26Tigers4:10 pmPostponed (rain) (Rescheduled for May 27)
46May 26Tigers7:45 pm8–2Pelfrey (2–4)Boyd (2–5)
—21–2517,842W1
47May 27Tigers1:10 pm3–0Danish (1–0)Fulmer (5–3)Robertson (6)22–2526,327W2
48May 27Tigers4:30 pm3–4Farmer (1–0)Holland (4–4)—22–2626,327L1
49May 28Tigers1:10 pm7–3González (4–5)Zimmermann (4–4)Robertson (7)23–2627,578W1
50May 29Red Sox1:10 pm5–4Minaya (1–0)Barnes (3–2)Robertson (8)24–2627,148W2
51May 30Red Sox7:10 pm7–13Sale (6–2)Quintana (2–7)Kimbrel (14)24–2721,852L1
52May 31Red Sox7:10 pm1–4Pomeranz (5–3)Swarzak (2–1)Kimbrel (15)24–2819,075L2 :
June 11–16 (Home: 6–6; Road: 5–10)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
53June 2@ Tigers6:10 pm5–15Fulmer (6–3)Holland (4–5)—24–2928,619L3
54June 3@ Tigers3:10 pm1–10Zimmermann (5–4)González (4–6)—24–3033,188L4
55June 4@ Tigers12:10 pm4–7Wilson (2–1)Robertson (3–2)—24–3130,208L5
56June 6@ Rays6:10 pm4–2Beck (1–0)Archer (4–4)Robertson (9)25–3114,590W1
57June 7@ Rays6:10 pm1–3Faria (1–0)Pelfrey (2–5)Colomé (16)25–329,313L1
58June 8@ Rays6:10 pm5–7Odorizzi (4–3)Holland (4–6)Colomé (17)25–338,971L2
59June 9@ Indians6:10 pm3–7Kluber (5–2)González (4–7)—25–3430,043L3
60June 10@ Indians6:15 pm5–3Holmberg (1–0)Tomlin (3–8)Robertson (10)26–3431,753W1
61June 11@ Indians12:10 pm2–4Carrasco (6–3)Quintana (2–8)Allen (15)26–3526,611L1
62June 12Orioles7:10 pm10–7Petricka (1–0)Miley (2–4)—27–3517,665W1
63June 13Orioles7:10 pm6–1Holland (5–6)Asher (2–5)—28–3515,038W2
64June 14Orioles7:10 pm6–10Bundy (7–5)González (4–8)—28–3620,008L1
65June 15Orioles1:10 pm5–2Swarzak (3–1)Tillman (1–5)—29–3620,139W1
66June 16@ Blue Jays6:07 pm11–4Quintana (3–8)Biagini (1–6)—30–3639,071W2
67June 17@ Blue Jays12:07 pm5–2Pelfrey (3–5)Stroman (7–3)Robertson (11)31–3647,171W3
68June 18@ Blue Jays12:07 pm3–7Happ (2–4)Swarzak (3–2)—31–3746,599L1
69June 20@ Twins7:10 pm7–9Santana (9–4)Holland (5–7)Kintzler (18)31–3826,095L2
70June 21@ Twins7:10 pm2–4Berríos (7–1)Holmberg (1–1)Kintzler (19)31–3933,316L3
71June 22@ Twins12:10 pm9–0Quintana (4–8)Turley (0–2)—32–3927,684W1
72June 23Athletics7:10 pm0–3Cotton (5–7)Pelfrey (3–6)Casilla (12)32–4025,370L1
73June 24Athletics1:10 pm2–10Gossett (1–2)Shields (1–1)—32–4138,618L2
74June 25Athletics1:10 pm3–5Gray (3–3)Kahnle (0–2)Casilla (13)32–4228,089L3
75June 26Yankees7:10 pm5–6Montgomery (6–4)Holmberg (1–2)Chapman (8)32–4320,339L4
76June 27Yankees7:10 pm4–3Jennings (3–1)Betances (3–2)—33–4318,023W1
77June 28Yankees7:10 pm3–12Tanaka (6–7)Rodon (0–1)—33–4415,259L1
78June 29Yankees7:10 pm4–3Shields (2–1)Cessa (0–3)Robertson (12)34–4421,032W1
79June 30Rangers7:10 pm8–7Swarzak (4–2)Bush (2–4)—35–4418,838W2 :
July 6–18 (Home: 3–10; Road: 3–8)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
80July 1Rangers1:10 pm4–10Hamels (3–0)Holland (5–8)—35–4522,915L1
81July 2Rangers1:10 pm6–5Robertson (4–2)Leclerc (1–2)—36–4526,206W1
82July 3@ Athletics8:05 pm7–2Rodon (1–1)Cotton (5–8)—37–4540,019W2
83July 4@ Athletics3:05 pm6–7Casilla (2–3)Kahnle (0–3)—37–4616,314L1
84July 5@ Athletics2:35 pm4–7Gray (4–4)Pelfrey (3–7)—37–4713,813L2
85July 7@ Rockies7:40 pm4–12Márquez (6–4)Holland (5–9)—37–4838,386L3
86July 8@ Rockies8:10 pm5–4Kahnle (1–3)Holland (1–1)Robertson (13)38–4848,118W1
87July 9@ Rockies2:10 pm0–10Freeland (9–7)Rodon (1–2)—38–4936,541L1
88th All-Star Game in Miami, Florida
88July 14Mariners7:10 pm2–4Paxton (8–3)Shields (2–2)Díaz (14)38–5020,311L2
89July 15Mariners6:10 pm3–4Hernández (5–3)Swarzak (4–3)Díaz (15)38–5121,743L3
90July 16Mariners1:10 pm6–7 (10)Vincent (3–1)Beck (1–1)Díaz (16)38–5224,502L4
91July 18Dodgers7:10 pm0–1Kershaw (15–2)González (4–9)Jansen (24)38–5323,088L5
92July 19Dodgers7:10 pm1–9 (8)Maeda (8–4)Rodon (1–3)—38–5424,907L6
93July 21@ Royals7:15 pm6–7 (10)Feliz (2–5)Clippard (1–6)—38–5529,647L7
94July 22@ Royals6:15 pm2–7Alexander (2–3)Holmberg (1–3)—38–5634,088L8
95July 23@ Royals1:15 pm4–5Herrera (3–2)Infante (0–1)—38–5723,184L9
96July 24@ Cubs1:20 pm3–1González (5–9)Grimm (1–1)Swarzak (1)39–5740,849W1
97July 25@ Cubs1:20 pm2–7Lackey (7–9)Rodon (1–4)—39–5840,717L1
98July 26Cubs7:10 pm3–8Arrieta (10–7)Shields (2–3)—39–5938,517L2
99July 27Cubs7:10 pm3–6Lester (8–6)Pelfrey (3–8)—39–6039,422L3
100July 28Indians7:10 pm3–9Salazar (4–5)Holland (5–10)—39–6120,387L4
101July 29Indians6:10 pm4–5Miller (4–3)Bummer (0–1)Allen (19)39–6230,115L5
102July 30Indians1:10 pm3–1Clippard (2–6)Shaw (4–5)—40–6228,152W1
103July 31Blue Jays7:10 pm7–6Beck (2–1)Osuna (3–2)—41–6213,023W2 :
August 11–18 (Home: 9–7; Road: 2–11)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
104August 1Blue Jays7:10 pm4–8Stroman (10–5)Pelfrey (3–9)—41–6314,622L1
105August 2Blue Jays1:10 pm1–5Happ (4–8)Holland (5–11)Osuna (27)41–6420,878L2
106August 3@ Red Sox6:10 pm5–9Porcello (5–14)González (5–10)—41–6537,442L3
107August 4@ Red Sox6:10 pm2–3 (11)Hembree (2–3)Bummer (0–2)—41–6636,612L4
108August 5@ Red Sox6:10 pm1–4Pomeranz (11–4)Shields (2–4)Kimbrel (26)41–6736,599L5
109August 6@ Red Sox12:35 pm3–6Fister (2–5)Pelfrey (3–10)Kimbrel (27)41–6837,283L6
110August 8Astros7:10 pm8–5Holland (6–11)Keuchel (9–2)Clippard (2)42–6813,974W1
111August 9Astros7:10 pm7–1González (6–10)McHugh (0–1)—43–6814,824W2
112August 10Astros7:10 pm3–2 (11)Holmberg (2–3)Martes (4–2)—44–6818,034W3
113August 11Royals7:10 pm6–3Bummer (1–2)Duffy (7–8)Clippard (3)45–6818,173W4
114August 12Royals6:10 pm4–5Alexander (3–3)Bummer (1–3)Herrera (25)45–6920,413L1
115August 13Royals1:10 pm6–14Vargas (14–6)Holland (6–12)—45–7027,351L2
116August 15@ Dodgers9:10 pm1–6Morrow (5–0)Minaya (1–1)—45–7146,385L3
117August 16@ Dodgers9:10 pm4–5Stripling (2–4)Petricka (1–1)—45–7252,413L4
118August 17@ Rangers7:05 pm8–9Bibens-Dirkx (4–2)López (0–1)Claudio (6)45–7323,459L5
119August 18@ Rangers7:05 pm4–3Infante (1–1)Rodríguez (0–1)Minaya (1)46–7323,402W1
120August 19@ Rangers7:05 pm7–17Pérez (8–10)Holland (6–13)—46–7433,441L1
121August 20@ Rangers2:05 pm3–2González (7–10)Griffin (6–4)Minaya (2)47–7423,861W1
122August 21Twins4:10 pm7–6Rodon (2–4)Melville (0–1)Minaya (3)48–7414,493W2
123August 21Twins7:10 pm2–10Gee (1–0)Fulmer (0–1)Duffey (1)48–7514,493L1
124August 22Twins7:10 pm1–4Gibson (7–10)Giolito (0–1)Belisle (4)48–7614,053L2
125August 23Twins7:10 pm4–3Farquhar (3–2)Hildenberger (2–2)—49–7615,605W1
126August 24Twins7:10 pm5–1Holland (7–13)Berríos (11–6)—50–7616,013W2
127August 25Tigers7:10 pm3–2Minaya (2–1)Jiménez (0–2)—51–7623,171W3
128August 26Tigers6:10 pm3–6Farmer (3–1)Rodon (2–5)Greene (5)51–7729,489L1
129August 27Tigers1:10 pm7–1Giolito (1–1)Boyd (5–8)—52–7722,532W1
130August 29@ Twins7:10 pm4–6Santana (14–7)Shields (2–5)Belisle (5)52–7820,530L1
131August 30@ Twins7:10 pm1–11Berríos (12–6)Holland (7–14)—52–7921,172L2
132August 31@ Twins12:10 pm4–5Belisle (1–2)Minaya (2–2)—52–8021,288L3 :
September/October 15–15 (Home: 9–8; Road: 6–7)
#DateOpponentTimeScoreWinLossSaveRecordAttendanceStreak/ Box
133September 1Rays7:10 pm1–3Snell (3–6)López (0–2)Colomé (41)52–8113,585L4
134September 2Rays6:10 pm5–4Fulmer (1–1)Archer (9–8)Minaya (4)53–8117,700W1
135September 3Rays1:10 pm6–2Giolito (2–1)Andriese (5–2)—54–8117,633W2
136September 4Indians1:10 pm3–5Bauer (15–8)Shields (2–6)Allen (24)54–8216,848L1
137September 5Indians7:10 pm4–9Otero (3–0)Holmberg (2–4)—54–8312,369L2
138September 6Indians7:10 pm1–5Carrasco (14–6)López (0–3)—54–8413,403L3
139September 7Indians7:10 pm2–11Kluber (15–4)Pelfrey (3–11)—54–8517,019L4
140September 8Giants7:10 pm2–9Moore (5–13)Giolito (2–2)—54–8616,852L5
141September 9Giants6:10 pm13–1Shields (3–6)Samardzija (9–13)—55–8617,688W1
142September 10Giants1:10 pm8–1Fulmer (2–1)Bumgarner (3–8)—56–8616,458W2
143September 11@ Royals7:15 pm11–3López (1–3)Hammel (8–11)—57–8623,135W3
144September 12@ Royals12:15 pm3–4Gaviglio (4–5)Covey (0–5)Alexander (4)57–8717,727L1
145September 13@ Royals1:15 pm5–3Minaya (3–2)Alexander (4–4)—58–8725,665W1
146September 14@ Tigers12:10 pm17–7Shields (4–6)Bell (0–3)—59–8726,743W2
147September 15@ Tigers6:10 pm2–3Greene (4–3)Alburquerque (0–2)—59–8825,298L1
148September 16@ Tigers5:10 pm10–4López (2–3)Jaye (1–2)—60–8829,846W1
149September 17@ Tigers12:10 pm0–12Boyd (6–10)Covey (0–6)—60–8925,663L1
150September 19@ Astros7:10 pm1–3McHugh (3–2)Giolito (2–3)Giles (32)60–9023,293L2
151September 20@ Astros7:10 pm3–4Peacock (12–2)Shields (4–7)Musgrove (2)60–9124,995L3
152September 21@ Astros7:10 pm3–1Volstad (1–0)Keuchel (13–5)Minaya (5)61–9124,283W1
153September 22Royals7:10 pm7–6López (3–3)Hammel (8–13)Minaya (6)62–9118,041W2
154September 23Royals6:10 pm2–8Duffy (9–9)Covey (0–7)—62–9220,306L1
155September 24Royals1:10 pm8–1Giolito (3–3)Kennedy (4–13)—63–9218,791W1
156September 25Angels7:10 pm4–2Shields (5–7)Nolasco (6–15)Minaya (7)64–9213,443W2
157September 26Angels7:10 pm3–9Bridwell (9–3)Volstad (1–1)—64–9313,786L1
158September 27Angels7:10 pm6–4 (10)Farquhar (4–2)Parker (3–3)—65–9317,012W1
159September 28Angels7:10 pm5–4Infante (2–1)Chavez (7–11)Minaya (8)66–9319,596W2
160September 29@ Indians6:10 pm1–10Bauer (17–9)Pelfrey (3–12)—66–9426,983L1
161September 30@ Indians6:10 pm2–1Fulmer (3–1)Clevinger (12–6)Minaya (9)67–9433,173W1
162October 1@ Indians2:10 pm1–3Tomlin (10–9)Volstad (1–2)Allen (30)67–9530,036L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member :

## Personnel
### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Pos. |
| Tyler Saladino | 2B |
| Tim Anderson | SS |
| Melky Cabrera | LF |
| Jose Abreu | 1B |
| Todd Frazier | 3B |
| Cody Asche | DH |
| Avisaíl García | RF |
| Omar Narváez | C |
| Jacob May | CF |
| José Quintana | SP |

### Roster
## Statistics
### Batting

BOLD denotes team leader
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage;
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| José Abreu | 156 | 621 | 95 | 189 | 43 | 6 | 33 | 102 | 3 | 35 | 119 | .304 | .354 | .552 |
| Tim Anderson | 146 | 587 | 72 | 151 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 15 | 13 | 162 | .257 | .276 | .402 |
| Cody Asche | 19 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .105 | .177 | .175 |
| Rob Brantly | 13 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .290 | .389 | .516 |
| Melky Cabrera | 98 | 397 | 54 | 117 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 25 | 52 | .295 | .336 | .436 |
| Dylan Covey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Davidson | 118 | 414 | 43 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 19 | 165 | .220 | .260 | .452 |
| Nicky Delmonico | 43 | 141 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 31 | .262 | .373 | .482 |
| Adam Engel | 97 | 301 | 34 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 117 | .166 | .235 | .282 |
| Todd Frazier | 81 | 280 | 41 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 48 | 71 | .207 | .328 | .432 |
| Avisaíl García | 136 | 518 | 75 | 171 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 5 | 33 | 111 | .330 | .380 | .506 |
| Leury García | 87 | 300 | 41 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 69 | .270 | .316 | .423 |
| Willy García | 44 | 105 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 31 | .238 | .305 | .400 |
| Miguel González | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alen Hanson | 69 | 160 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 43 | .231 | .276 | .375 |
| Derek Holland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Rymer Liriano | 21 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .220 | .304 | .341 |
| Jacob May | 15 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .056 | .150 | .056 |
| Yoan Moncada | 54 | 199 | 31 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 74 | .231 | .338 | .412 |
| Omar Narváez | 90 | 253 | 23 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 45 | .277 | .373 | .340 |
| José Quintana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Carlos Rodon | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
| Tyler Saladino | 79 | 253 | 23 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 67 | .178 | .254 | .229 |
| Yolmer Sánchez | 141 | 484 | 63 | 129 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 8 | 35 | 111 | .267 | .319 | .413 |
| Kevan Smith | 87 | 276 | 23 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 46 | .283 | .309 | .388 |
| Geovany Soto | 13 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .190 | .271 | .405 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5513 | 706 | 1412 | 256 | 37 | 186 | 670 | 71 | 401 | 1397 | .256 | .314 | .417 |

### Pitching

BOLD denotes team leader
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Al Alburquerque | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Chris Beck | 2 | 1 | 6.40 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 73 | 48 | 46 | 34 | 42 |
| Rob Brantly | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Bummer | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
| Tyler Clippard | 1 | 1 | 1.80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Dylan Covey | 0 | 7 | 7.71 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 70.0 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 41 |
| Tyler Danish | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Danny Farquhar | 2 | 0 | 4.40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Jace Fry | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Carson Fulmer | 3 | 1 | 3.86 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23.1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 |
| Lucas Giolito | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 45.1 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| Brad Goldberg | 0 | 0 | 8.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| Miguel González | 7 | 10 | 4.31 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 133.2 | 145 | 72 | 64 | 47 | 85 |
| Derek Holland | 7 | 14 | 6.20 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 135.0 | 156 | 106 | 93 | 75 | 104 |
| David Holmberg | 2 | 4 | 4.68 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 57.2 | 63 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 33 |
| Gregory Infante | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 49 |
| Dan Jennings | 3 | 1 | 3.45 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 38 |
| Nate Jones | 1 | 0 | 2.31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 1 | 3 | 2.50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 60 |
| Reynaldo López | 3 | 3 | 4.72 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 47.2 | 49 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 30 |
| Juan Minaya | 3 | 2 | 4.53 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 43.2 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 51 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 3 | 12 | 5.93 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 120.0 | 127 | 87 | 79 | 62 | 79 |
| Jake Petricka | 1 | 1 | 7.01 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Zach Putnam | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| José Quintana | 4 | 8 | 4.49 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 104.1 | 98 | 55 | 52 | 40 | 109 |
| David Robertson | 4 | 2 | 2.70 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 33.1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 47 |
| Carlos Rodon | 2 | 5 | 4.15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 69.1 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 76 |
| James Shields | 5 | 7 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 117.0 | 116 | 72 | 68 | 53 | 103 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 4 | 3 | 2.23 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 52 |
| Chris Volstad | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19.1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Michael Ynoa | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 95 | 4.78 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1421.2 | 1384 | 820 | 755 | 632 | 1193 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Charlotte Knights | International League | Mark Grudzielanek |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | Julio Vinas |
| A-Advanced | Winston-Salem Dash | Carolina League | Willie Harris |
| A | Kannapolis Intimidators | South Atlantic League | Justin Jirschele |
| Rookie | Great Falls Voyagers | Pioneer League | Tim Esmay |
| Rookie | AZL White Sox | Arizona League | Ryan Newman |
| Rookie | DSL White Sox | Dominican Summer League | |