1996 Chicago White Sox season
Appearance
1996 Chicago White Sox | ||
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File:Chicago White Sox Logo.svg | ||
Division | American League Central | |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
Managers | Terry Bevington | |
Television | WGN-TV SportsChannel Chicago (Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek) | |
Radio | WMVP (John Rooney, Ed Farmer) WIND (AM) (Hector Molina, Chico Carrasquel) | |
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The 1996 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 97th season. They finished with a record 85-77, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 14.5 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.
Offseason
- December 28, 1995: Tim Raines was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.[1]
- January 20, 1996: Tony Phillips was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.[2]
- January 22, 1996: Danny Tartabull was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe (minors).[3]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — | 51–29 | 48–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14½ | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19½ | 38–43 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21½ | 39–43 | 39–41 |
Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24 | 37–43 | 38–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 3–10–1 | 8–5 |
Boston | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 12–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–8 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 7–5 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 12–0 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 |
Detroit | 2–11 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 0–12 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Minnesota | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 10–3–1 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–10 | — | 10–2 |
Toronto | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 2–10 | — |
Game log
1996 Game Log: 85–77 (Home: 44–37; Away: 41–40) | ||||||||
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March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
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April: 15–9 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–6)
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May: 17–10 (Home: 11–2; Away: 6–8)
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June: 14–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 6–6)
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July: 12–15 (Home: 4–10; Away: 8–5)
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August: 15–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 9–8)
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September: 12–13 (Home: 8–7; Away: 4–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = White Sox team member |
Detailed records
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1996 Opening Day Lineup
- Tony Phillips, lf
- Ray Durham, 2b
- Frank Thomas, 1b
- Danny Tartabull, rf
- Lyle Mouton, dh
- Robin Ventura, 3b
- Ron Karkovice, c
- Darren Lewis, cf
- Ozzie Guillén, ss
- Alex Fernandez, p
Transactions
- August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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Harold Baines, DH | 143 | 495 | 80 | 154 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 95 | 73 | 62 | .311 | 3 |
Pat Borders, C | 31 | 94 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | .277 | 0 |
Mike Cameron, OF | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | 0 |
Domingo Cedeño, SS,2B | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .158 | 1 |
Ray Durham, 2B | 156 | 557 | 79 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 58 | 95 | .275 | 30 |
Ozzie Guillén, SS | 150 | 499 | 62 | 131 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 27 | .263 | 6 |
Ron Karkovice, C | 111 | 355 | 44 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 93 | .220 | 0 |
Chad Kreuter, C | 46 | 114 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 29 | .219 | 0 |
Darren Lewis, CF | 141 | 337 | 55 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 45 | 40 | .228 | 21 |
Robert Machado, C | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 0 |
Norberto Martin, SS,2B,DH | 70 | 140 | 30 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .350 | 10 |
Dave Martinez, OF,1B | 146 | 440 | 85 | 140 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 52 | 52 | .318 | 15 |
Lyle Mouton, OF,DH | 87 | 214 | 25 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 50 | .294 | 3 |
Jose Munoz, 2B,SS,3B,LF | 17 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .259 | 0 |
Greg Norton, SS,3B | 11 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .217 | 0 |
Tony Phillips, LF,2B | 153 | 581 | 119 | 161 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 125 | 132 | .277 | 13 |
Mike Robertson, 1B | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0 |
Don Slaught, C | 14 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
Chris Snopek, 3B,SS | 46 | 104 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 16 | .260 | 0 |
Danny Tartabull, RF,DH | 132 | 472 | 58 | 120 | 23 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 64 | 128 | .254 | 1 |
Frank Thomas, 1B | 141 | 527 | 110 | 184 | 26 | 0 | 40 | 134 | 109 | 70 | .349 | 1 |
Robin Ventura, 3B,1B | 158 | 586 | 96 | 168 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 105 | 78 | 81 | .287 | 1 |
162 | 5644 | 898 | 1586 | 284 | 33 | 195 | 860 | 701 | 927 | .281 | 105 |
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 |
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Wilson Álvarez | 15 | 10 | 4.22 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.1 | 216 | 106 | 102 | 21 | 100 | 181 |
Luis Andújar | 0 | 2 | 8.22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.0 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
James Baldwin | 11 | 6 | 4.42 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 169.0 | 168 | 88 | 83 | 24 | 60 | 127 |
Jason Bere | 0 | 1 | 10.26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16.2 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
Mike Bertotti | 2 | 0 | 5.14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 28.0 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 19 |
Tony Castillo | 3 | 1 | 1.59 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Jeff Darwin | 0 | 1 | 2.93 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Alex Fernandez | 16 | 10 | 3.45 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 258.0 | 248 | 110 | 99 | 34 | 76 | 200 |
Marvin Freeman | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roberto Hernández | 6 | 5 | 1.91 | 72 | 0 | 38 | 84.0 | 65 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 43 | 85 |
Stacy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matt Karchner | 7 | 4 | 5.76 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 59.1 | 61 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 49 | 46 |
Brian Keyser | 1 | 2 | 4.98 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 59.2 | 78 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 19 |
Al Levine | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
Joe Magrane | 1 | 5 | 6.88 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 53.2 | 70 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 26 | 21 |
Kirk McCaskill | 5 | 5 | 6.97 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 51.2 | 72 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 39 | 28 |
Scott Ruffcorn | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Rich Sauveur | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Bill Simas | 2 | 8 | 4.58 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 72.2 | 75 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 45 | 95 |
Mike Sirotka | 1 | 2 | 7.18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 26.1 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
Kevin Tapani | 13 | 10 | 4.59 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 225.1 | 236 | 123 | 115 | 34 | 81 | 150 |
Larry Thomas | 2 | 3 | 3.23 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 20 |
85 | 77 | 4.52 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1461.0 | 1529 | 794 | 733 | 174 | 676 | 1039 |
Farm system
References
- ^ Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Tony Phillips Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Danny Tartabull Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freemma02.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997