1998 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1997 Season 1999 Season

Record: 80-82-1, Finished 2nd in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Jerry Manuel (80-82-1)

General Manager: Ron Schueler

Farm Director: Steve Noworyta

Scouting Director: Duane Shaffer

Ballpark: Comiskey Park II

Attendance: 1,391,146 (12th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 75-87, 861 Runs, 931 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	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
Jeff Abbott	25	us US	R	L	6' 2"	190	Aug 17, 1972	2	89	61	89	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	38	27	76	2	15	0	-0.6	$175,000
Jim Abbott	30	us US	L	L	6' 3"	200	Sep 19, 1967	9	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
James Baldwin	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jul 15, 1971	4	37	24	3	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$300,000
Albert Belle	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Aug 25, 1966	10	163	163	163	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	159	4	0	0	7.1	$10,000,000
Jason Bere	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	May 26, 1971	6	18	15	1	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3	$700,000
Chad Bradford	23	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Sep 14, 1974	1st	29	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$170,000
Mike Cameron	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Jan 8, 1973	4	141	105	141	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	2	138	0	3	6	1.5	$230,000
Mike Caruso	21	us US	L	R	6' 1"	172	May 27, 1977	1st	133	129	133	131	0	0	0	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2.7	$170,000
Larry Casian	32	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Oct 28, 1965	9	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Carlos Castillo	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	240	Apr 21, 1975	2	54	2	3	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$195,000
Tony Castillo	35	ve VE	L	L	5' 10"	177	Mar 1, 1963	10	25	0	2	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$1,250,000
Wil Cordero	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 3, 1971	7	96	90	96	93	0	0	83	0	0	0	4	0	8	11	0	4	0	1.4	$1,000,000
Ray Durham	26	us US	B	R	5' 8"	170	Nov 30, 1971	4	158	156	158	158	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4.4	$1,935,000	All-Star
Scott Eyre	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	160	May 30, 1972	2	33	17	2	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$185,000
Tom Fordham	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Feb 20, 1974	2	29	5	3	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$175,000
Keith Foulke	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Oct 19, 1972	2	54	0	5	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$185,000
Lou Frazier	33	us US	B	R	6' 2"	175	Jan 26, 1965	5	7	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	3	1	0.1	$170,000
Mike Heathcott	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	May 16, 1969	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bob Howry	24	us US	L	R	6' 5"	215	Aug 4, 1973	1st	44	0	3	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$170,000
Mark Johnson	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 12, 1975	1st	7	5	7	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$170,000
Matt Karchner	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	245	Jun 28, 1967	4	32	0	3	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$300,000
Chad Kreuter	33	us US	B	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 26, 1964	11	93	71	93	91	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.5	$710,000
Robert Machado	25	ve VE	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jun 3, 1973	3	34	33	34	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$175,000
Jaime Navarro	31	pr PR	R	R	6' 4"	210	Mar 27, 1967	10	37	27	1	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.7	$5,000,000
Greg Norton	25	us US	B	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 6, 1972	3	105	72	105	87	0	0	79	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	2	-0.9	$180,000
Charlie O'Brien	38	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	May 1, 1960	13	57	54	57	57	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$700,000
Magglio Ordóñez	24	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	215	Jan 28, 1974	2	145	138	145	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	136	145	0	0	0	0.6	$175,000
Jim Parque	23	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Feb 8, 1975	1st	21	21	2	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$170,000
Todd Rizzo	27	us US	R	L	6' 3"	220	May 24, 1971	1st	9	0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$170,000
Rubén Sierra	32	pr PR	B	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 6, 1965	13	27	17	27	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	14	5	10	0	-0.2	$500,000
Bill Simas	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Nov 28, 1971	4	60	0	4	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$250,000
Brian Simmons	24	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Sep 4, 1973	1st	5	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	0.1	$170,000
Mike Sirotka	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	May 13, 1971	4	33	33	2	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$195,000
Chris Snopek	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Sep 20, 1970	4	53	31	53	48	0	0	1	12	3	33	0	0	1	1	1	4	6	-0.2	$190,000
John Snyder	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Aug 16, 1974	1st	15	14	1	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$170,000
Frank Thomas HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 5"	240	May 27, 1968	9	160	160	160	14	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	3.5	$7,000,000
Robin Ventura	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 14, 1967	10	161	158	161	161	0	0	0	0	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8	$6,100,000
Bryan Ward	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Jan 28, 1972	1st	28	0	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$170,000
Craig Wilson	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 3, 1970	1st	13	11	13	13	0	0	0	4	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$170,000
Name	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

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Jerry Manuel	44	us US	Dec 23, 1953	Manager	Mar 31	Sep 27
Ron Jackson	45	us US	May 9, 1953	Hitting	Mar 31	Sep 27
Mike Pazik	48	us US	Jan 26, 1950	Pitching	Mar 31	Sep 27
Art Kusnyer	52	us US	Dec 19, 1945	Bullpen	Mar 31	Sep 27
Wallace Johnson	41	us US	Dec 25, 1956		Mar 31	Sep 27
Nardi Contreras	46	us US	Sep 19, 1951	Coach	Mar 31	Sep 27
Von Joshua	50	us US	May 1, 1948	Coach	Mar 31	Sep 27
Bryan Little	38	us US	Oct 8, 1959	Coach	Mar 31	Sep 27
Joe Nossek	57	us US	Nov 8, 1940	Coach	Mar 31	Sep 27
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date