1989 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1989 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 69-92. They scored 693 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Ivan Calderon, who led the team with 14 home runs, 87 RBI, and 178 hits. Ozzie Guillen had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.25. Melido Perez led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 141 strikeouts. Bobby Thigpen led the team with 34 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Scott Fletcher | 2B | 59 | 232 | 30 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .344 | .341 | .685 | .272 |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 155 | 597 | 63 | 151 | 1 | 54 | 36 | .270 | .318 | .588 | .253 |
| Ron Kittle | 1B | 51 | 169 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 37 | 0 | .378 | .556 | .934 | .302 |
| Steve Lyons | 2B | 140 | 443 | 51 | 117 | 2 | 50 | 9 | .317 | .339 | .656 | .264 |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 65 | 187 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .745 | .299 |
| Carlos Martinez | 3B | 109 | 350 | 44 | 105 | 5 | 32 | 4 | .340 | .406 | .746 | .300 |
| Russ Morman | 1B | 37 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .292 | .259 | .551 | .224 |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 1B | 16 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .179 | .388 | .128 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 3B | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 16 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .298 | .244 | .542 | .178 |
| Greg Walker | 1B | 77 | 233 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .286 | .335 | .621 | .210 |
| Eddie Williams | 3B | 66 | 201 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .341 | .358 | .699 | .274 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Boston | OF | 101 | 218 | 34 | 55 | 5 | 23 | 7 | .325 | .372 | .697 | .252 |
| Ivan Calderon | OF | 157 | 622 | 83 | 178 | 14 | 87 | 7 | .332 | .437 | .769 | .286 |
| Dave Gallagher | OF | 161 | 601 | 74 | 160 | 1 | 46 | 5 | .320 | .314 | .634 | .266 |
| Lance Johnson | OF | 50 | 180 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 16 | 16 | .360 | .367 | .727 | .300 |
| Dan Pasqua | OF | 73 | 246 | 26 | 61 | 11 | 47 | 1 | .315 | .427 | .742 | .248 |
| Sammy Sosa | OF | 33 | 99 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 7 | .351 | .414 | .765 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Carlton Fisk | C | 103 | 375 | 47 | 110 | 13 | 68 | 1 | .356 | .475 | .831 | .293 |
| Ron Karkovice | C | 71 | 182 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .306 | .385 | .691 | .264 |
| Matt Merullo | C | 31 | 81 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .272 | .545 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 96 | 333 | 55 | 107 | 13 | 56 | 0 | .423 | .505 | .928 | .321 |
| Jerry Hairston | DH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5504 | 693 | 1493 | 94 | 661 | 97 | .324 | .383 | .707 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Bittiger | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6.52 | 1.546 | |||
| John Davis | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.167 | |||
| Richard Dotson | 17 | 17 | 99.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 3.88 | 1.535 | |||
| Wayne Edwards | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.370 | |||
| Jack Hardy | 5 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6.57 | 1.545 | |||
| Greg Hibbard | 23 | 23 | 137.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 3.21 | 1.333 | |||
| Shawn Hillegas | 50 | 13 | 119.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3 | 76 | 51 | 4.74 | 1.529 | |||
| Barry Jones | 22 | 0 | 30.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.37 | 0.990 | |||
| Eric King | 25 | 25 | 159.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 72 | 64 | 3.39 | 1.306 | |||
| Bill Long | 30 | 8 | 98.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 51 | 37 | 3.92 | 1.398 | |||
| Tom McCarthy | 31 | 0 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 3.51 | 1.379 | |||
| Donn Pall | 53 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6 | 58 | 19 | 3.31 | 1.253 | |||
| Ken Patterson | 50 | 1 | 65.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 4.52 | 1.400 | |||
| Melido Perez | 31 | 31 | 183.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 141 | 90 | 5.01 | 1.511 | |||
| Adam Peterson | 3 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15.19 | 2.830 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 23 | 19 | 106.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 5.06 | 1.462 | |||
| Steve Rosenberg | 38 | 21 | 142 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 0 | 77 | 58 | 4.94 | 1.451 | |||
| Jose Segura | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Bobby Thigpen | 61 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 34 | 47 | 40 | 3.76 | 1.291 | |||
| Team Totals | 482 | 161 | 1422 | 69 | 92 | .429 | 46 | 778 | 539 | 4.25 | 1.414 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Gallagher | 161 |
| At Bats | Ivan Calderon | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ivan Calderon | 676 |
| Batting Average | Ivan Calderon | .286 |
| On-Base % | Ivan Calderon | .332 |
| Slugging % | Ivan Calderon | .437 |
| OPS | Ivan Calderon | .769 |
| Runs | Ivan Calderon | 83 |
| Hits | Ivan Calderon | 178 |
| Total Bases | Ivan Calderon | 272 |
| Doubles | Ivan Calderon | 34 |
| Triples | Ivan Calderon | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ivan Calderon | 14 |
| RBI | Ivan Calderon | 87 |
| Walks | Harold Baines | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Ivan Calderon | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Ozzie Guillen | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Ozzie Guillen | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Gallagher | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ivan Calderon | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ivan Calderon | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Melido Perez | 11 |
| Losses | Melido Perez | 14 |
| Saves | Bobby Thigpen | 34 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Reuss | .615 |
| ERA | Melido Perez | 5.01 |
| WHIP | Melido Perez | 1.511 |
| Innings Pitched | Melido Perez | 183.3 |
| Games | Bobby Thigpen | 61 |
| Games Started | Melido Perez | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Melido Perez | 141 |
| Complete Games | Greg Hibbard, Melido Perez, and Steve Rosenberg | 2 |
| Shutouts | Eric King and Jerry Reuss | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Melido Perez | 810 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Melido Perez | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Melido Perez | 187 |
| Walks Allowed | Melido Perez | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Melido Perez | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Rosenberg | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Melido Perez | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Melido Perez | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Donn Pall | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Eric King | 25 |
