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1988 Chicago White Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987/1989)
71-90, Finished 5th in AL Western Division
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Scored 631 runs, Allowed 757 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-94
Managed by Jim Fregosi

Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,115,749 (13th of 14)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1987/1989) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 9, 1987

Dave LaPoint granted Free Agency.

November 12, 1987

Traded Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen to the New York Yankees. Received Dan Pasqua, Mark Salas, and Steve Rosenberg.

November 16, 1987

Signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.

November 21, 1987

Signed Mike Woodard as a free agent.

November 22, 1987

Released Ray Krawczyk.

November 23, 1987

Released Pat Keedy.

November 30, 1987

Ron Hassey granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1987

Signed Dave Gallagher as a free agent.

Signed Daryl Smith as a free agent.

December 8, 1987

Drafted Rodney McCray from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.

December 9, 1987

Signed Sap Randall as a free agent.

December 10, 1987

Traded Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane to the Kansas City Royals. Received John Davis, Melido Perez, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount (minors).

December 13, 1987

Released Mike Brown.

December 21, 1987

Released Bob James.

December 24, 1987

Signed Kelly Paris as a free agent.

January 19, 1988

Traded Darrell Pruitt (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Carl Willis.

January 22, 1988

Signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.

Carlton Fisk granted Free Agency.

January 29, 1988

Signed Jose Segura as a free agent.

February 2, 1988

Signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.

February 9, 1988

Traded Jose DeLeon to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ricky Horton, Lance Johnson, and cash.

Signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.

Signed Dave LaPoint as a free agent.

February 11, 1988

Traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres. Received Ed Wojna. The Chicago White Sox sent Joel McKeon (February 11, 1988) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

March 25, 1988

Released Jerry Hairston.

Released Ray Searage.

Released Jim Winn.

March 29, 1988

Signed Jerry Reuss as a free agent.

April 13, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Tim Hulett to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Edgar Caceres (June 15, 1988) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

May, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Ray Chadwick as a free agent.

June 1, 1988 (Standings)

Drafted Robin Ventura in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 21, 1988.

Drafted Johnny Ruffin in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

Drafted Joey Eischen in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rich Batchelor in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Hudek in the 10th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.

Drafted John DeSilva in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Derek Lee in the 42nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1988.

Drafted Ozzie Timmons in the 44th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 4, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Pedro Borbon as an amateur free agent.

August 4, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer.

August 13, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Dave LaPoint to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Barry Jones.

August 19, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Gary Redus to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Diaz.

August 30, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Ricky Horton to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Shawn Hillegas.

August 31, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

September 25, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Jim Morris as a free agent.

October 15, 1988 (Standings)

Sap Randall granted Free Agency.

Mike Woodard granted Free Agency.

October 19, 1988

Released Jerry Hairston.

October 30, 1988

Signed Billy Jo Robidoux as a free agent.

November 8, 1988

Released Kelly Paris.

Signed Rick Rodriguez as a free agent.

November 20, 1988

Released Jose Segura.

November 26, 1988

Signed Ron Kittle as a free agent.

December 5, 1988

Drafted Rich Amaral from the Chicago Cubs in the 1988 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1988

Carl Willis selected by the California Angels in the 1988 minor league draft.

December 9, 1988

Signed Jim Weaver as a free agent.

December 12, 1988

Released Mike Diaz.

December 22, 1988

Signed Jose Segura as a free agent.

January 13, 1989

Released Dwayne Hosey.

January 23, 1989

Traded Joel Davis and Ed Wojna to the Cleveland Indians. Received Eddie Williams.

February, 1989

Released Daryl Smith.

February 10, 1989

Signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.

March 9, 1989

Released Donnie Hill.

March 23, 1989

Traded Kenny Williams to the Detroit Tigers. Received Eric King.

March 28, 1989

Released Mark Salas.

April 1, 1989

Released Pedro Borbon.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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