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1987 Chicago White Sox

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988

77-85, Finished 5th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Fregosi (77-85)
Scored 748 runs, Allowed 746 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 1,208,060 (12th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 110

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1986 / 1988 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Neil Allen 29 R R 6' 3" 185 Jan 24, 1958 9 15 10 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $1,250,000
Harold Baines 28 L L 6' 2" 175 Mar 15, 1959 8 132 123 132 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 117 9 0 1.1 $950,000 All-Star
Floyd Bannister 32 L L 6' 1" 190 Jun 10, 1955 11 34 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 $930,000
Daryl Boston 24 L L 6' 3" 185 Jan 4, 1963 4 103 82 103 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 45 0 96 5 10 8 0.5 $75,000
Ivan Calderon 25 R R 6' 1" 220 Mar 19, 1962 4 144 142 144 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 135 141 3 1 1 3.5 $85,000
Ralph Citarella 29 R R 6' 0" 180 Feb 7, 1958 3 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Bryan Clark 30 L L 6' 2" 185 Jul 12, 1956 7 11 0 1 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
Joel Davis 22 L R 6' 5" 205 Jan 30, 1965 3 13 9 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $65,000
Jose DeLeon 26 R R 6' 3" 210 Dec 20, 1960 5 33 31 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 $195,000
Richard Dotson 28 R R 6' 1" 190 Jan 10, 1959 9 31 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 $1,075,000
Carlton Fisk HOF 39 R R 6' 3" 200 Dec 26, 1947 18 135 117 135 127 0 122 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 14 0 3.1 $900,000
Ozzie Guillen 23 L R 5' 11" 150 Jan 20, 1964 3 149 146 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.5 $175,000
Jerry Hairston 35 B R 5' 10" 170 Feb 16, 1952 12 66 27 66 18 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 13 39 0 0.3 $150,000
Ron Hassey 34 L R 6' 2" 200 Feb 27, 1953 10 49 41 49 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 -0.8 $534,343
Donnie Hill 26 B R 5' 10" 160 Nov 12, 1960 5 111 105 111 108 0 0 0 84 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0.6 $275,000
Tim Hulett 27 R R 6' 0" 185 Jan 12, 1960 5 68 65 68 68 0 0 0 8 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $185,000
Bob James 28 R R 6' 4" 215 Aug 18, 1958 8 43 0 1 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $470,000
Ron Karkovice 23 R R 6' 1" 210 Aug 8, 1963 2 39 31 39 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -0.4 $625,000
Pat Keedy 29 R R 6' 4" 205 Jan 10, 1958 2 17 11 17 15 0 0 2 1 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 -0.2 $62,500
Dave LaPoint 27 L L 6' 3" 205 Jul 29, 1959 8 14 12 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 $65,000
Bill Lindsey 27 R R 6' 3" 195 Apr 12, 1960 1st 9 5 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 $62,500
Bill Long 27 R R 6' 0" 185 Feb 29, 1960 2 29 23 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 $65,000
Steve Lyons 27 L R 6' 3" 190 Jun 3, 1960 3 76 54 76 67 0 0 0 1 51 0 6 8 2 16 6 4 9 1.0 $121,000
Fred Manrique 25 R R 6' 1" 175 Nov 5, 1961 5 115 90 115 110 0 0 0 92 0 23 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 1.1 $62,500
Jack McDowell 21 R R 6' 5" 180 Jan 16, 1966 1st 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $
Joel McKeon 24 L L 6' 0" 185 Feb 25, 1963 2 13 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $675,000
Scott Nielsen 28 R R 6' 1" 190 Dec 18, 1958 2 19 7 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 $65,000
John Pawlowski 23 R R 6' 2" 175 Sep 6, 1963 1st 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Adam Peterson 21 R R 6' 3" 190 Dec 11, 1965 1st 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Gary Redus 30 R R 6' 1" 180 Nov 1, 1956 6 130 120 130 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 19 20 137 4 1 5 2.1 $400,000
Jerry Royster 34 R R 6' 0" 165 Oct 18, 1952 15 55 40 55 45 0 0 0 5 30 0 13 0 0 13 4 9 2 0.0 $260,000
Ray Searage 32 L L 6' 1" 180 May 1, 1955 5 58 0 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $125,000
Bobby Thigpen 23 R R 6' 3" 195 Jul 17, 1963 2 51 0 2 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 $625,000
Greg Walker 27 L R 6' 3" 205 Oct 6, 1959 6 157 152 157 154 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1.3 $500,000
Ken Williams 23 R R 6' 2" 187 Apr 6, 1964 2 116 107 116 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 4 115 0 1 1 1.6 $62,500
Jim Winn 27 R R 6' 3" 210 Sep 23, 1959 5 56 0 1 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $140,000
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

Jerry Royster
Ken Williams

Harold Baines

Ron Karkovice
Jerry Royster

Ken Williams

Daryl Boston

Fred Manrique

Steve Lyons

Ozzie Guillen

Ralph Citarella

Donnie Hill

Jerry Hairston

Floyd Bannister

Bill Lindsey

Gary Redus

Ivan Calderon

Floyd Bannister

Ron Hassey

Jose DeLeon

Greg Walker

Tim Hulett

Neil Allen

Richard Dotson

Ray Searage

Bobby Thigpen

Pat Keedy
Dave LaPoint

Jack McDowell
Jim Winn

Scott Nielsen

Adam Peterson

Bob James
Adam Peterson

Bill Long

Bryan Clark

John Pawlowski

Joel McKeon

Joel Davis

Ralph Citarella
Ron Karkovice

Carlton Fisk

1986 / 1988 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers