1991 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1991 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 758 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 32 home runs, 109 RBI, and 178 hits. Tim Raines had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.80. Jack McDowell led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 191 strikeouts. Bobby Thigpen led the team with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Esteban Beltre | SS | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Joey Cora | 2B | 100 | 228 | 37 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 11 | .313 | .276 | .589 | .241 |
| Scott Fletcher | 2B | 90 | 248 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .262 | .266 | .528 | .206 |
| Craig Grebeck | 3B | 107 | 224 | 37 | 63 | 6 | 31 | 1 | .386 | .460 | .846 | .281 |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 154 | 524 | 52 | 143 | 3 | 49 | 21 | .284 | .340 | .624 | .273 |
| Ron Kittle | 1B | 17 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .291 | .319 | .610 | .191 |
| Dan Pasqua | 1B | 134 | 417 | 71 | 108 | 18 | 66 | 0 | .358 | .465 | .823 | .259 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 157 | 606 | 92 | 172 | 23 | 100 | 2 | .367 | .442 | .809 | .284 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Huff | OF | 51 | 97 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 3 | .357 | .361 | .718 | .268 |
| Lance Johnson | OF | 159 | 588 | 72 | 161 | 0 | 49 | 26 | .304 | .342 | .646 | .274 |
| Rodney McCray | OF | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Warren Newson | OF | 71 | 132 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 25 | 2 | .419 | .424 | .843 | .295 |
| Tim Raines | OF | 155 | 609 | 102 | 163 | 5 | 50 | 51 | .359 | .345 | .704 | .268 |
| Cory Snyder | OF | 50 | 117 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .228 | .299 | .527 | .188 |
| Sammy Sosa | OF | 116 | 316 | 39 | 64 | 10 | 33 | 13 | .240 | .335 | .575 | .203 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Carlton Fisk | C | 134 | 460 | 42 | 111 | 18 | 74 | 1 | .299 | .413 | .712 | .241 |
| Ron Karkovice | C | 75 | 167 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .310 | .413 | .723 | .246 |
| Matt Merullo | C | 80 | 140 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .268 | .343 | .611 | .229 |
| Don Wakamatsu | C | 18 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .226 | .476 | .226 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bo Jackson | DH | 23 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .225 |
| Frank Thomas | DH | 158 | 559 | 104 | 178 | 32 | 109 | 1 | .453 | .553 | 1.006 | .318 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5594 | 758 | 1464 | 139 | 722 | 134 | .332 | .391 | .723 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wilson Alvarez | 10 | 9 | 56.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 3.51 | 1.350 | |||
| Jeff Carter | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.25 | 1.083 | |||
| Brian Drahman | 28 | 0 | 30.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 3.23 | 1.107 | |||
| Tom Drees | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12.27 | 2.192 | |||
| Wayne Edwards | 13 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 3.86 | 1.674 | |||
| Alex Fernandez | 34 | 32 | 191.7 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 145 | 88 | 4.51 | 1.429 | |||
| Ramon Garcia | 16 | 15 | 78.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 5.40 | 1.405 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.80 | 1.667 | |||
| Greg Hibbard | 32 | 29 | 194 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 71 | 57 | 4.31 | 1.304 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 31 | 29 | 199.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 107 | 94 | 4.02 | 1.310 | |||
| Jack McDowell | 35 | 35 | 253.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 191 | 82 | 3.41 | 1.159 | |||
| Donn Pall | 51 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 2.41 | 1.113 | |||
| Ken Patterson | 43 | 0 | 63.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 2.83 | 1.303 | |||
| Melido Perez | 49 | 8 | 135.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | 128 | 52 | 3.12 | 1.201 | |||
| Scott Radinsky | 67 | 0 | 71.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 2.02 | 1.066 | |||
| Bobby Thigpen | 67 | 0 | 69.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 30 | 47 | 38 | 3.49 | 1.449 | |||
| Steve Wapnick | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.200 | |||
| Team Totals | 500 | 162 | 1478 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 40 | 923 | 601 | 3.80 | 1.288 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lance Johnson | 159 |
| At Bats | Tim Raines | 609 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tim Raines | 709 |
| Batting Average | Frank Thomas | .318 |
| On-Base % | Frank Thomas | .453 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .553 |
| OPS | Frank Thomas | 1.006 |
| Runs | Frank Thomas | 104 |
| Hits | Frank Thomas | 178 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 309 |
| Doubles | Frank Thomas | 31 |
| Triples | Lance Johnson | 13 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 32 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 109 |
| Walks | Frank Thomas | 138 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Thomas | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Tim Raines | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | Ozzie Guillen and Tim Raines | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ozzie Guillen | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ozzie Guillen and Robin Ventura | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Robin Ventura | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack McDowell | 17 |
| Losses | Alex Fernandez | 13 |
| Saves | Bobby Thigpen | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack McDowell | .630 |
| ERA | Jack McDowell | 3.41 |
| WHIP | Jack McDowell | 1.159 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack McDowell | 253.7 |
| Games | Scott Radinsky and Bobby Thigpen | 67 |
| Games Started | Jack McDowell | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jack McDowell | 191 |
| Complete Games | Jack McDowell | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jack McDowell | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jack McDowell | 1028 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Alex Fernandez and Jack McDowell | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack McDowell | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Hough | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Greg Hibbard | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jack McDowell | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Charlie Hough | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Melido Perez | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Greg Hibbard | 27 |
