1988 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 71-90. They scored 631 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Dan Pasqua led the team in home runs with 20. The offense was powered by Harold Baines, who led the team with 81 RBI and 166 hits.
The team allowed 757 runs and had a team ERA of 4.13. Jerry Reuss was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Melido Perez led the team with 138 strikeouts. Bobby Thigpen was the team's best fireman, with 34 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Diaz | 1B | 40 | 152 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .266 | .336 | .602 | .237 |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 156 | 566 | 58 | 148 | 0 | 39 | 25 | .294 | .314 | .608 | .261 |
| Donnie Hill | 2B | 83 | 221 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .296 | .281 | .577 | .217 |
| Steve Lyons | 3B | 146 | 472 | 59 | 127 | 5 | 45 | 1 | .313 | .373 | .686 | .269 |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 140 | 345 | 43 | 81 | 5 | 37 | 6 | .283 | .342 | .625 | .235 |
| Carlos Martinez | 3B | 17 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .182 | .346 | .164 |
| Russ Morman | 1B | 40 | 75 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .269 | .267 | .536 | .240 |
| Kelly Paris | 1B | 14 | 44 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .705 | .250 |
| Sap Randall | 1B | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .000 | .133 | .000 |
| Greg Walker | 1B | 99 | 377 | 45 | 93 | 8 | 42 | 0 | .304 | .374 | .678 | .247 |
| Mike Woodard | 2B | 18 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .170 | .178 | .348 | .133 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Boston | OF | 105 | 281 | 37 | 61 | 15 | 31 | 9 | .271 | .434 | .705 | .217 |
| Ivan Calderon | OF | 73 | 264 | 40 | 56 | 14 | 35 | 4 | .299 | .424 | .723 | .212 |
| Dave Gallagher | OF | 101 | 347 | 59 | 105 | 5 | 31 | 5 | .354 | .406 | .760 | .303 |
| Lance Johnson | OF | 33 | 124 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .223 | .234 | .457 | .185 |
| Dan Pasqua | OF | 129 | 422 | 48 | 96 | 20 | 50 | 1 | .307 | .417 | .724 | .227 |
| Gary Redus | OF | 77 | 262 | 42 | 69 | 6 | 34 | 26 | .342 | .401 | .743 | .263 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 73 | 220 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 28 | 6 | .221 | .305 | .526 | .159 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Carlton Fisk | C | 76 | 253 | 37 | 70 | 19 | 50 | 0 | .377 | .542 | .919 | .277 |
| Ron Karkovice | C | 46 | 115 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .228 | .287 | .515 | .174 |
| Mark Salas | C | 75 | 196 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .303 | .332 | .635 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 158 | 599 | 55 | 166 | 13 | 81 | 0 | .347 | .411 | .758 | .277 |
| Jerry Hairston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5449 | 631 | 1327 | 132 | 573 | 98 | .299 | .370 | .669 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Bittiger | 25 | 7 | 61.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 4.23 | 1.426 | |||
| Joel Davis | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6.75 | 1.625 | |||
| John Davis | 34 | 1 | 63.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 37 | 50 | 6.64 | 1.994 | |||
| Shawn Hillegas | 6 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 3.15 | 1.200 | |||
| Ricky Horton | 52 | 9 | 109.3 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2 | 28 | 36 | 4.86 | 1.427 | |||
| Barry Jones | 17 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 2.42 | 1.231 | |||
| Dave LaPoint | 25 | 25 | 161.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 79 | 47 | 3.40 | 1.228 | |||
| Bill Long | 47 | 18 | 174 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2 | 77 | 43 | 4.03 | 1.322 | |||
| Ravelo Manzanillo | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5.79 | 2.043 | |||
| Tom McCarthy | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.38 | 0.846 | |||
| Jack McDowell | 26 | 26 | 158.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 84 | 68 | 3.97 | 1.355 | |||
| Donn Pall | 17 | 0 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3.45 | 1.638 | |||
| Ken Patterson | 9 | 2 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4.79 | 1.546 | |||
| John Pawlowski | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8.36 | 1.643 | |||
| Melido Perez | 32 | 32 | 197 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 138 | 72 | 3.79 | 1.310 | |||
| Adam Peterson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 32 | 29 | 183 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 73 | 43 | 3.44 | 1.235 | |||
| Steve Rosenberg | 33 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 4.30 | 1.565 | |||
| Jose Segura | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13.50 | 3.103 | |||
| Bobby Thigpen | 68 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 34 | 62 | 33 | 3.30 | 1.433 | |||
| Carl Willis | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 454 | 161 | 1439.1 | 71 | 90 | .441 | 43 | 754 | 533 | 4.13 | 1.390 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harold Baines | 158 |
| At Bats | Harold Baines | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harold Baines | 674 |
| Batting Average | Harold Baines | .277 |
| On-Base % | Harold Baines | .347 |
| Slugging % | Harold Baines | .411 |
| OPS | Harold Baines | .758 |
| Runs | Dave Gallagher and Steve Lyons | 59 |
| Hits | Harold Baines | 166 |
| Total Bases | Harold Baines | 246 |
| Doubles | Harold Baines | 39 |
| Triples | Ozzie Guillen | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dan Pasqua | 20 |
| RBI | Harold Baines | 81 |
| Walks | Harold Baines | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Harold Baines | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Gary Redus | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Ozzie Guillen | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fred Manrique | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Harold Baines and Gary Redus | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Harold Baines | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Reuss | 13 |
| Losses | Dave LaPoint and Bill Long | 11 |
| Saves | Bobby Thigpen | 34 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Reuss | .591 |
| ERA | Jerry Reuss | 3.44 |
| WHIP | Jerry Reuss | 1.235 |
| Innings Pitched | Melido Perez | 197 |
| Games | Bobby Thigpen | 68 |
| Games Started | Melido Perez | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Melido Perez | 138 |
| Complete Games | Bill Long and Melido Perez | 3 |
| Shutouts | Dave LaPoint and Melido Perez | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Melido Perez | 836 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Melido Perez | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Long | 187 |
| Walks Allowed | Melido Perez | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Melido Perez | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bill Long | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Long | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Melido Perez | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack McDowell | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 25 |



