1993 Chicago White Sox season
The 1993 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox' 94th season. They finished with a record of 94-68, good enough for first place in the American League West, which they won on September 17, eight games ahead of the second-place Texas Rangers. However, they lost the American League Championship Series in six games to the eventual World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays. It would be the last year the Sox would compete in the American League West, as they would join the newly formed American League Central in 1994.
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Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
General manager(s) | Ron Schueler |
Manager(s) | Gene Lamont |
Local television | WGN-TV SportsChannel Chicago (Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek) |
Local radio | WMAQ (AM) (John Rooney, Ed Farmer) WIND (AM) (Hector Molina, Chico Carrasquel) |
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Offseason
- December 8, 1992: Dave Stieb was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.[1]
- January 4, 1993: Ellis Burks was signed as a Free Agent.
Regular season
1993 Opening Day lineup
- Tim Raines, LF
- Joey Cora, 2B
- Frank Thomas, 1B
- George Bell, DH
- Robin Ventura, 3B
- Ellis Burks, RF
- Lance Johnson, CF
- Ron Karkovice, C
- Ozzie Guillén, SS
- Jack McDowell, P
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | — | 45–36 | 49–32 |
Texas Rangers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 8 | 50–31 | 36–45 |
Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 10 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Seattle Mariners | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 12 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
California Angels | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 23 | 44–37 | 27–54 |
Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 23 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 26 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 10–3 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–10 |
New York | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Texas | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Transactions
- April 23, 1993: Mike LaValliere was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.[2]
- May 23, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Chicago White Sox.[1]
- June 28, 1993: Carlton Fisk was Released by the Chicago White Sox.[3]
- July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.[4]
- August 10, 1993: Bobby Thigpen was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for José DeLeón.[5]
- September 1, 1993: Donn Pall was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Doug Lindsey.
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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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George Bell, DH | 102 | 410 | 36 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 13 | 49 | .217 | 1 |
Ellis Burks, RF,CF | 146 | 499 | 75 | 137 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 60 | 97 | .275 | 6 |
Iván Calderón, DH | 9 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .115 | 0 |
Joey Cora, 2B | 153 | 579 | 95 | 155 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 67 | 63 | .268 | 20 |
Drew Denson, 1B | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
Carlton Fisk, C | 25 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .189 | 0 |
Craig Grebeck, SS,2B,3B | 72 | 190 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 26 | .226 | 1 |
Ozzie Guillén, SS | 134 | 457 | 44 | 128 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 10 | 41 | .280 | 5 |
Mike Huff, OF | 43 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | .182 | 1 |
Bo Jackson, OF,DH | 85 | 284 | 32 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 23 | 106 | .232 | 0 |
Lance Johnson, CF | 147 | 540 | 75 | 168 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 33 | .311 | 35 |
Ron Karkovice, C | 128 | 403 | 60 | 92 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 29 | 126 | .228 | 2 |
Mike LaValliere, C | 37 | 97 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | .258 | 0 |
Doug Lindsey, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Norberto Martin, 2B | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .357 | 0 |
Matt Merullo, DH | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .050 | 0 |
Warren Newson, DH,OF | 26 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | .300 | 0 |
Dan Pasqua, OF,1B,DH | 78 | 176 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 51 | .205 | 2 |
Tim Raines, LF | 115 | 415 | 75 | 127 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 64 | 35 | .306 | 21 |
Steve Sax, OF,DH | 57 | 119 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | .235 | 7 |
Frank Thomas, 1B,DH | 153 | 549 | 106 | 174 | 36 | 0 | 41 | 128 | 112 | 54 | .317 | 4 |
Robin Ventura, 3B,1B | 157 | 554 | 85 | 145 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 94 | 105 | 82 | .262 | 1 |
Rick Wrona, C | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 0 |
162 | 5483 | 776 | 1454 | 228 | 44 | 162 | 731 | 604 | 834 | .265 | 106 |
Pitching
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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Wilson Álvarez | 15 | 8 | 2.95 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207.2 | 168 | 78 | 68 | 14 | 130 | 155 |
Tim Belcher | 3 | 5 | 4.40 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 71.2 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 34 |
Jason Bere | 12 | 5 | 3.47 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 142.2 | 109 | 60 | 55 | 12 | 81 | 129 |
Rod Bolton | 2 | 6 | 7.44 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 42.1 | 55 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 17 |
Chuck Cary | 1 | 0 | 5.23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
José DeLeón | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Brian Drahman | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Alex Fernandez | 18 | 9 | 3.13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 247.1 | 221 | 95 | 86 | 27 | 72 | 169 |
Roberto Hernández | 3 | 4 | 2.29 | 70 | 0 | 38 | 78.2 | 66 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 71 |
Chris Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Barry Jones | 0 | 1 | 8.59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Terry Leach | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Kirk McCaskill | 4 | 8 | 5.23 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 113.2 | 144 | 71 | 66 | 12 | 42 | 65 |
Jack McDowell | 22 | 10 | 3.37 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 256.2 | 261 | 104 | 96 | 20 | 75 | 158 |
Donn Pall | 2 | 3 | 3.22 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 58.2 | 62 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
Scott Radinsky | 8 | 2 | 4.28 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 54.2 | 61 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 44 |
Scott Ruffcorn | 0 | 2 | 8.10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Jeff Schwarz | 2 | 2 | 3.71 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 41 |
Dave Stieb | 1 | 3 | 6.04 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.1 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
Bobby Thigpen | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
94 | 68 | 3.70 | 162 | 162 | 48 | 1454.0 | 1398 | 664 | 598 | 125 | 302 | 974 |
ALCS
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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1 | October 5 | Toronto | 7 | Chicago | 3 | 1-0 | 46,246 | Comiskey Park II |
2 | October 6 | Toronto | 3 | Chicago | 1 | 2-0 | 46,101 | Comiskey Park II |
3 | October 8 | Chicago | 6 | Toronto | 1 | 2-1 | 51,783 | SkyDome |
4 | October 9 | Chicago | 7 | Toronto | 4 | 2-2 | 51,889 | SkyDome |
5 | October 10 | Chicago | 3 | Toronto | 5 | 3-2 | 51,375 | SkyDome |
6 | October 12 | Toronto | 6 | Chicago | 3 | 4-2 | 45,527 | Comiskey Park II |
TOR won 4, CHW won 2. Blue Jays win the American League Championship |
Awards and honors
- Bo Jackson, 1993 AL Comeback Player of the Year
- Bo Jackson, 1993 Tony Conigliaro Award
- Jack McDowell, All-Star Game, Reserve
- Jack McDowell, Cy Young Award, American League
- Frank Thomas, All-Star Game, Reserve
- Frank Thomas, Silver Slugger Award
- Frank Thomas, MVP, American League
- Gene Lamont, Manager of the Year, American League
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, South Bend[6]
References
- Dave Stieb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lavalmi01.shtml
- Carlton Fisk Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml
- Bobby Thigpen Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997