1989 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Larry Himes | |
Managers | Jeff Torborg | |
Television | WFLD SportsChannel Chicago (Gary Thorne, Tom Paciorek) | |
Radio | WMAQ (AM) (John Rooney, Wayne Hagin) WTAQ (Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores) | |
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The 1989 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 90th season. They finished with a record of 69-92, good enough for 7th place in the American League West, 29.5 games behind the 1st place Oakland Athletics.
In July 1988, legislators from the State of Illinois narrowly approved a proposal for a new state-financed stadium and a lease deal that would save the team $60 million and kept the White Sox from moving to St. Petersburg, Florida. [1] St. Petersburg had begun construction on an $80 million domed stadium. [1]
The club's principal owners, Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, had said the team would move to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 1989 season if the stadium proposal were not approved. [1]
The State Senate in Springfield passed the stadium bill by a 30-26 vote about 20 minutes before midnight, then sent it on to the General Assembly, where Gov. James Thompson was involved in political maneuvering on the last day the Legislature was in session. [1]
The money for the ball park, would come from a 2 percent city hotel-motel tax, estimated to be worth at least $8 million a year. The city would add $5 million annually in revenue-sharing funds, and the state would contribute $5 million in hotel-motel tax revenues. [1]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 54–27 | 45–36 |
Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 7 | 55–26 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 8 | 52–29 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Minnesota Twins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 19 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 26 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 29½ | 35–45 | 34–47 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 5–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 1–11 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 2–11 | 1–11 | 8–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 2–11 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 6–6 | 2–11 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 |
New York | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — |
1989 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Harold Baines, DH,RF | 96 | 333 | 55 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 60 | 52 | .321 | 0 |
Daryl Boston, OF | 101 | 218 | 34 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 31 | .252 | 7 |
Iván Calderón, OF,DH,1B | 157 | 622 | 83 | 178 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 43 | 94 | .286 | 7 |
Carlton Fisk, C | 103 | 375 | 47 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 36 | 60 | .293 | 1 |
Scott Fletcher, 2B,SS | 59 | 232 | 30 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 19 | .272 | 1 |
Dave Gallagher, OF | 161 | 601 | 74 | 160 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 79 | .266 | 5 |
Ozzie Guillén, SS | 155 | 597 | 63 | 151 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 15 | 48 | .253 | 36 |
Jerry Hairston, PH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
Lance Johnson, OF | 50 | 180 | 28 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 24 | .300 | 16 |
Ron Karkovice, C | 71 | 182 | 21 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 56 | .264 | 0 |
Ron Kittle, 1B,DH,LF | 51 | 169 | 26 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 22 | 42 | .302 | 0 |
Steve Lyons, 2B,1B,3B,OF | 140 | 443 | 51 | 117 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 35 | 68 | .264 | 9 |
Fred Manrique, 2B | 65 | 187 | 23 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 30 | .299 | 0 |
Carlos Martinez, 3B,1B,LF | 109 | 350 | 44 | 105 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 57 | .300 | 4 |
Matt Merullo, C | 31 | 81 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | .222 | 0 |
Russ Morman, 1B | 37 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 16 | .224 | 1 |
Dan Pasqua, OF,DH | 73 | 246 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 25 | 58 | .248 | 1 |
Billy Jo Robidoux, 1B | 16 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .128 | 0 |
Jeff Schaefer, SS,2B,3B | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | 1 |
Sammy Sosa, OF | 33 | 99 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 27 | .273 | 7 |
Robin Ventura, 3B | 16 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | .178 | 0 |
Greg Walker, 1B,DH | 77 | 233 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 50 | .210 | 0 |
Eddie Williams, 3B | 66 | 201 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | .274 | 1 |
Team Totals | 161 | 5504 | 693 | 1493 | 262 | 36 | 94 | 661 | 464 | 873 | .271 | 97 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Jeff Bittiger | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Wayne Edwards | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
John Davis | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Richard Dotson | 3 | 7 | 3.88 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 99.2 | 112 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 44 | 55 |
Jack Hardy | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Greg Hibbard | 6 | 7 | 3.21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 137.1 | 142 | 58 | 49 | 5 | 41 | 55 |
Shawn Hillegas | 7 | 11 | 4.74 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 119.2 | 132 | 67 | 63 | 12 | 55 | 76 |
Barry Jones | 3 | 2 | 2.37 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 30.1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Eric King | 9 | 10 | 3.39 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 159.1 | 144 | 69 | 60 | 13 | 65 | 72 |
Bill Long | 5 | 5 | 3.92 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 98.2 | 101 | 49 | 43 | 8 | 37 | 51 |
Tom McCarthy | 1 | 2 | 3.51 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 72 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 27 |
Donn Pall | 4 | 5 | 3.31 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 87.0 | 90 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 22 | 58 |
Ken Patterson | 6 | 1 | 4.52 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 65.2 | 64 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 43 |
Mélido Pérez | 11 | 14 | 5.01 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 183.1 | 187 | 106 | 102 | 23 | 93 | 141 |
Adam Peterson | 0 | 1 | 15.19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Jerry Reuss | 8 | 5 | 5.06 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 106.2 | 135 | 65 | 60 | 12 | 22 | 27 |
Steve Rosenberg | 4 | 13 | 4.94 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 142.0 | 148 | 92 | 78 | 14 | 59 | 77 |
Jose Segura | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Bobby Thigpen | 2 | 6 | 3.76 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 79.0 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 47 |
Team Totals | 69 | 92 | 4.23 | 161 | 161 | 46 | 1422.0 | 1472 | 750 | 668 | 144 | 552 | 778 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver, Birmingham, South Bend [10]
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