1987 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1987 American League West Comiskey Park Chicago Jerry Reinsdorf Larry Himes Jim Fregosi WFLDSportsvision(Don Drysdale, Frank Messer) WMAQ (AM)(Del Crandall, Lorn Brown) WTAQ(Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores) 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1987-schedule-scores.shtml 1987 Chicago White Sox Schedule The club introduced new uniforms, returning to button-front and belted pants for the first time since 1975. The two-tone cap (navy crown, scarlet bill) sported a cursive "C", the first time the word "SOX" was not displayed on team caps for the first time since 1950. Offseason December 11, 1986 – The Chicago White Sox send Gene Nelson and Bruce Tanner to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Donnie Hill. January 5, 1987: Randy Velarde was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Pete Filson to the New York Yankees for Scott Nielsen and Mike Soper (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml Randy Velarde Stats January 21, 1987: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml Jerry Royster Stats Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Gary Redus, CF Donnie Hill, 2B Harold Baines, RF Carlton Fisk, DH Greg Walker, 1B Iván Calderón, LF Tim Hulett, 2B Ozzie Guillén, SS Ron Karkovice, C Richard Dotson, P Notable transactions June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft Jack McDowell was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed July 29, 1987.Jack McDowell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Buddy Groom was drafted by the White Sox in the 12th round. Player signed June 9, 1987.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/groombu01.shtml Buddy Groom Stats July 13, 1987: Mike Maksudian was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml Mike Maksudian Stats August 6, 1987: Johnnie LeMaster was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml Johnnie LeMaster Stats August 26, 1987: Jerry Royster was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Mike Soper (minors) to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Ken Patterson. The New York Yankees sent Jeff Pries (minors) (September 19, 1987) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. Roster 1987 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 33 Neil Allen 19,24 Floyd Bannister 53 Ralph Citarella 47 Bryan Clark 52 Joel Davis 26 José DeLeón 34 Richard Dotson 43 Bob James 38 Dave LaPoint 46 Bill Long 40 Jack McDowell 50 Joel McKeon 41 Scott Nielsen 48 John Pawlowski 43 Adam Peterson 36 Ray Searage 37 Bobby Thigpen 40,45 Jim Winn Catchers 72 Carlton Fisk 25 Ron Hassey  5 Ron Karkovice 20 Bill Lindsey Infielders 13 Ozzie Guillén 15 Donnie Hill 32 Tim Hulett 44 Pat Keedy 12 Steve Lyons 10 Fred Manrique  1 Jerry Royster 29 Greg Walker Outfielders  3 Harold Baines  8 Daryl Boston 22 Iván Calderón 17 Jerry Hairston 21 Gary Redus  7 Kenny Williams Manager 16 Jim Fregosi Coaches 27 Dick Bosman 35 Ed Brinkman 54 Deron Johnson 51 Art Kusnyer 49 Dyar Miller 28 Doug Rader 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 Minor League Baseball 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 DillardLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BirminghamJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References External links 1987 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago