1983 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 99-63. They scored 800 runs and belted 157 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Ron Kittle, who led the team with 35 home runs and 100 RBI. Harold Baines led the team with 167 hits for a .280 average. Rudy Law had a great year on the basepaths with 77 stolen bases.
The team allowed 650 runs and had a team ERA of 3.69. LaMarr Hoyt led the team with 24 wins. Floyd Bannister led the team with 193 strikeouts. Dennis Lamp was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 59 | 233 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 26 | 2 | .306 | .373 | .679 | .262 |
| Julio Cruz | 2B | 99 | 334 | 47 | 84 | 1 | 40 | 24 | .311 | .311 | .622 | .251 |
| Jerry Dybzinski | SS | 127 | 256 | 30 | 59 | 1 | 32 | 11 | .283 | .289 | .572 | .230 |
| Scott Fletcher | SS | 114 | 262 | 42 | 62 | 3 | 31 | 5 | .315 | .370 | .685 | .237 |
| Lorenzo Gray | 3B | 41 | 78 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .256 | .256 | .512 | .179 |
| Tim Hulett | 2B | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Vance Law | 3B | 145 | 408 | 55 | 99 | 4 | 42 | 3 | .325 | .348 | .673 | .243 |
| Chris Nyman | 1B | 21 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .394 | .500 | .894 | .286 |
| Tom Paciorek | 1B | 115 | 420 | 65 | 129 | 9 | 63 | 6 | .347 | .462 | .809 | .307 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 22 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 |
| Mike Squires | 1B | 143 | 153 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .326 | .281 | .607 | .222 |
| Greg Walker | 1B | 118 | 307 | 32 | 83 | 10 | 55 | 2 | .332 | .440 | .772 | .270 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | OF | 156 | 596 | 76 | 167 | 20 | 99 | 7 | .333 | .443 | .776 | .280 |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jerry Hairston | OF | 101 | 126 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .397 | .500 | .897 | .294 |
| Ron Kittle | OF | 145 | 520 | 75 | 132 | 35 | 100 | 8 | .314 | .504 | .818 | .254 |
| Rusty Kuntz | OF | 28 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .354 | .286 | .640 | .262 |
| Rudy Law | OF | 141 | 501 | 95 | 142 | 3 | 34 | 77 | .340 | .369 | .709 | .283 |
| Casey Parsons | OF | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .200 | .629 | .200 |
| Dave Stegman | OF | 30 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .292 | .208 | .500 | .170 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Carlton Fisk | C | 138 | 488 | 85 | 141 | 26 | 86 | 9 | .355 | .518 | .873 | .289 |
| Marc Hill | C | 58 | 133 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .275 | .293 | .568 | .226 |
| Joel Skinner | C | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Greg Luzinski | DH | 144 | 502 | 73 | 128 | 32 | 95 | 2 | .352 | .502 | .854 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5484 | 800 | 1439 | 157 | 762 | 165 | .326 | .413 | .739 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Juan Agosto | 39 | 0 | 41.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 4.10 | 1.247 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 34 | 34 | 217.3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 193 | 71 | 3.35 | 1.206 | |||
| Salome Barojas | 52 | 0 | 87.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 2.47 | 1.168 | |||
| Britt Burns | 29 | 26 | 173.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 115 | 55 | 3.58 | 1.267 | |||
| Richard Dotson | 35 | 35 | 240 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 0 | 137 | 106 | 3.22 | 1.313 | |||
| Kevin Hickey | 23 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5.23 | 1.643 | |||
| Guy Hoffman | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.50 | 2.667 | |||
| LaMarr Hoyt | 36 | 36 | 260.7 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 0 | 148 | 31 | 3.66 | 1.024 | |||
| Al Jones | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 2.174 | |||
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.429 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 37 | 24 | 169.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 90 | 53 | 4.77 | 1.349 | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 49 | 5 | 116.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 15 | 44 | 29 | 3.71 | 1.307 | |||
| Randy Martz | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.600 | |||
| Steve Mura | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.38 | 1.545 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 50 | 1 | 91.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 66 | 34 | 4.22 | 1.309 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 162 | 1445.4 | 99 | 63 | .611 | 48 | 877 | 447 | 3.69 | 1.247 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harold Baines | 156 |
| At Bats | Harold Baines | 596 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harold Baines | 655 |
| Batting Average | Carlton Fisk | .289 |
| On-Base % | Carlton Fisk | .355 |
| Slugging % | Carlton Fisk | .518 |
| OPS | Carlton Fisk | .873 |
| Runs | Rudy Law | 95 |
| Hits | Harold Baines | 167 |
| Total Bases | Harold Baines | 264 |
| Doubles | Harold Baines | 33 |
| Triples | Rudy Law | 7 |
| Home Runs | Ron Kittle | 35 |
| RBI | Ron Kittle | 100 |
| Walks | Greg Luzinski | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Kittle | 150 |
| Stolen Bases | Rudy Law | 77 |
| Caught Stealing | Rudy Law | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Dybzinski | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Greg Luzinski | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Harold Baines | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | LaMarr Hoyt | 24 |
| Losses | Britt Burns | 11 |
| Saves | Dennis Lamp | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Richard Dotson | .759 |
| ERA | Richard Dotson | 3.22 |
| WHIP | LaMarr Hoyt | 1.024 |
| Innings Pitched | LaMarr Hoyt | 260.7 |
| Games | Salome Barojas | 52 |
| Games Started | LaMarr Hoyt | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Floyd Bannister | 193 |
| Complete Games | LaMarr Hoyt | 11 |
| Shutouts | Britt Burns | 4 |
| Batters Faced | LaMarr Hoyt | 1034 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | LaMarr Hoyt | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | LaMarr Hoyt | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Richard Dotson | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | LaMarr Hoyt | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | LaMarr Hoyt | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Britt Burns | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Floyd Bannister | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Richard Dotson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Richard Dotson | 33 |
