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1987 Chicago White Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
77-85, Finished 5th in AL West
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Scored 748 runs, Allowed 746 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Manager: Jim Fregosi (77-85)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Neil Allen 29 R R 6' 2" 190 Jan 24, 1958 9 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,250,000.00
Harold Baines 28 L L 6' 2" 195 Mar 15, 1959 8 132 123 132 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 115 9 0 $950,000.00 All-Star
Floyd Bannister 32 L L 6' 1" 195 Jun 10, 1955 11 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $930,000.00
Daryl Boston 24 L L 6' 3" 203 Jan 4, 1963 4 103 82 103 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 45 0 92 1 10 8 $75,000.00
Ivan Calderon 25 R R 6' 1" 220 Mar 19, 1962 4 144 142 144 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 135 140 2 1 1 $85,000.00
Ralph Citarella 29 R R 6' 0" 180 Feb 7, 1958 3 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
Joel Davis 22 L R 6' 5" 205 Jan 30, 1965 3 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $65,000.00
Jose DeLeon 26 R R 6' 4" 215 Dec 20, 1960 5 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $195,000.00
Richard Dotson 28 R R 6' 0" 204 Jan 10, 1959 9 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,075,000.00
Carlton Fisk HOF 39 R R 6' 2" 220 Dec 26, 1947 18 135 117 135 127 0 122 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 14 0 $900,000.00
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 $175,000.00
Jerry Hairston 35 B R 5' 10" 180 Feb 16, 1952 12 66 27 66 18 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 12 39 0
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 17 8 0 $534,343.00
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
Tim Hulett 27 R R 6' 0" 195 Jan 12, 1960 5 68 65 68 68 0 0 0 8 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $185,000.00
Bob James 28 R R 6' 4" 230 Aug 15, 1958 8 43 0 1 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $470,000.00
Ron Karkovice 23 R R 6' 1" 215 Aug 8, 1963 2 39 31 39 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 $625,000.00
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 0 0 3
Dave LaPoint 27 L L 6' 3" 215 Jul 29, 1959 8 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $65,000.00
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
Bill Long 27 R R 6' 0" 185 Feb 29, 1960 2 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Lyons 27 L R 6' 3" 195 Jun 3, 1960 3 76 54 76 67 0 0 0 1 51 0 6 8 2 15 0 4 9
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 0 1 8 $62,500.00
Jack McDowell 21 R R 6' 5" 180 Jan 16, 1966 1st 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joel McKeon 24 L L 6' 0" 185 Feb 25, 1963 2 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $675,000.00
Scott Nielsen 28 R R 6' 1" 190 Dec 18, 1958 2 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Pawlowski 23 R R 6' 2" 175 Sep 6, 1963 1st 2 0 2 2 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Redus 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Nov 1, 1956 6 130 120 130 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 19 20 124 1 1 5 $400,000.00
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 $260,000.00
Ray Searage 32 L L 6' 1" 180 May 1, 1955 5 58 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $125,000.00
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 $625,000.00
Greg Walker 27 L R 6' 3" 210 Oct 6, 1959 6 157 152 157 154 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 $500,000.00
Kenny 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
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 $140,000.00
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

1986 / 1988 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played