1987 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkComiskey Park
CityChicago
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
General managersLarry Himes
ManagersJim Fregosi
TelevisionWFLD
Sportsvision
(Don Drysdale, Frank Messer)
RadioWMAQ (AM)
(Del Crandall, Lorn Brown)
WTAQ
(Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 1987 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 88th season. They finished with a record of 77–85, giving them fifth place in the American League West, 8 games behind of the first place Minnesota Twins. The White Sox spent most of 1987 in the cellar, occupying last place from June 9 until September 30, but won 9 of their last 10 to pass the Texas Rangers and California Angels in the season's final week.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 85 77 0.525 — 56–25 29–52
Kansas City Royals 83 79 0.512 2 46–35 37–44
Oakland Athletics 81 81 0.500 4 42–39 39–42
Seattle Mariners 78 84 0.481 7 40–41 38–43
Chicago White Sox 77 85 0.475 8 38–43 39–42
Texas Rangers 75 87 0.463 10 43–38 32–49
California Angels 75 87 0.463 10 38–43 37–44

Record vs. opponents

1987 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 1–12 9–3 8–4 7–6 4–9 9–3 2–11 5–7 3–10 7–5 4–8 7–5 1–12
Boston 12–1 — 4–8 3–9 7–6 2–11 6–6 6–7 7–5 7–6 4–8 7–5 7–5 6–7
California 3–9 8–4 — 8–5 7–5 3–9 5–8 7–5 8–5 3–9 6–7 7–6 5–8 5–7
Chicago 4–8 9–3 5–8 — 7–5 3–9 6–7 6–6 6–7 5–7 9–4 6–7 7–6 4–8
Cleveland 6–7 6–7 5–7 5–7 — 4–9 6–6 4–9 3–9 6–7 4–8 5–7 2–10 5–8
Detroit 9–4 11–2 9–3 9–3 9–4 — 5–7 6–7 8–4 5–8 5–7 7–5 8–4 7–6
Kansas City 3–9 6–6 8–5 7–6 6–6 7–5 — 4–8 8–5 5–7 5–8 9–4 7–6 8–4
Milwaukee 11–2 7–6 5–7 6–6 9–4 7–6 8–4 — 3–9 7–6 6–6 4–8 9–3 9–4
Minnesota 7–5 5–7 5–8 7–6 9–3 4–8 5–8 9–3 — 6–6 10–3 9–4 6–7 3–9
New York 10–3 6–7 9–3 7–5 7–6 8–5 7–5 6–7 6–6 — 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–7
Oakland 5–7 8–4 7–6 4–9 8–4 7–5 8–5 6–6 3–10 7–5 — 5–8 6–7 7–5
Seattle 8–4 5–7 6–7 7–6 7–5 5–7 4–9 8–4 4–9 5–7 8–5 — 9–4 2–10
Texas 5–7 5–7 8–5 6–7 10–2 4–8 6–7 3–9 7–6 7–5 7–6 4–9 — 3–9
Toronto 12–1 7–6 7–5 8–4 8–5 6–7 4–8 4–9 9–3 7–6 5–7 10–2 9–3 —


Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1987 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 132 505 59 148 26 4 20 93 46 82 .293 0
Daryl Boston, OF 103 337 51 87 21 2 10 29 25 68 .258 12
Iván Calderón, OF,DH 144 542 93 159 38 2 28 83 60 109 .293 10
Carlton Fisk, C,1B,DH,LF 135 454 68 116 22 1 23 71 39 72 .256 1
Ozzie Guillén, SS 149 560 64 156 22 7 2 51 22 52 .279 25
Jerry Hairston, LF,DH,1B 66 126 14 29 8 0 5 20 25 25 .230 0
Ron Hassey, C,DH 49 145 15 31 9 0 3 12 17 11 .214 0
Donnie Hill, 2B,3B 111 410 57 98 14 6 9 46 30 35 .239 1
Tim Hulett, 3B,2B 68 240 20 52 10 0 7 28 10 41 .217 0
Ron Karkovice, C 39 85 7 6 0 0 2 7 7 40 .071 3
Pat Keedy, 3B,2B,1B 17 41 6 7 1 0 2 2 2 14 .171 1
Bill Lindsey, C 9 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .188 0
Steve Lyons, 3B,OF 76 193 26 54 11 1 1 19 12 37 .280 3
Fred Manrique, 2B,SS 115 298 30 77 13 3 4 29 19 69 .258 5
Gary Redus, OF 130 475 78 112 26 6 12 48 69 90 .236 52
Jerry Royster, 3B,LF,2B,DH 55 154 25 37 11 0 7 23 19 28 .240 2
Greg Walker, 1B,DH 157 566 85 145 33 2 27 94 75 112 .256 2
Kenny Williams, CF,RF 116 391 48 110 18 2 11 50 10 83 .281 21
Team Totals
 162 5538 748 1427 283 36 173 706 487 971 .258 138

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
Neil Allen 0 7 7.07 15 10 0 49.2 74 40 39 6 26 26
Floyd Bannister 16 11 3.58 34 34 0 228.2 216 100 91 38 49 124
Ralph Citarella 0 0 7.36 5 0 0 11.0 13 9 9 4 4 33
Bryan Clark 0 0 2.41 11 0 0 18.2 19 5 5 1 8 8
Joel Davis 1 5 5.73 13 9 0 55.0 56 35 35 7 30 25
José DeLeón 11 12 4.02 33 31 0 206.0 177 106 92 24 101 153
Richard Dotson 11 12 4.17 31 31 0 211.1 201 109 98 24 88 114
Bob James 4 6 4.67 43 0 10 54.0 54 32 28 10 23 34
Dave LaPoint 6 3 2.94 14 12 0 82.2 69 29 27 7 31 43
Bill Long 8 8 4.37 29 23 1 169.0 179 85 82 20 29 72
Jack McDowell 3 0 1.93 4 4 0 28.0 16 6 6 1 6 15
Joel McKeon 1 2 9.43 13 0 0 21.0 27 22 22 8 15 14
Scott Nielsen 3 5 6.24 19 7 2 66.1 83 48 46 9 26 23
John Pawlowski 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 7 2 2 0 3 2
Adam Peterson 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 1
Ray Searage 2 3 4.20 58 0 2 55.2 56 28 26 9 27 33
Bobby Thigpen 7 5 2.73 51 0 16 89.0 86 30 27 10 29 52
Jim Winn 4 6 4.79 56 0 6 94.0 95 54 50 10 67 44
Team Totals
 77 85 4.30 162 162 37 1447.2 1436 746 691 189 565 792

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Bob Bailey
AA Birmingham Barons Southern League Rico Petrocelli
A Peninsula White Sox Carolina League Marv Foley
A Daytona Beach Admirals Florida State League Marc Hill
Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Steve Dillard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham[8]

References

  1. ^ "1987 Chicago White Sox Schedule".
  2. ^ "Randy Velarde Stats".
  3. ^ a b "Jerry Royster Stats".
  4. ^ Jack McDowell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Buddy Groom Stats".
  6. ^ "Mike Maksudian Stats".
  7. ^ "Johnnie LeMaster Stats".
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

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