1986 Chicago White Sox

72-90 • .444 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1986 Chicago White Sox went 72-90 (.444) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 644 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Harold Baines (21 HR, 88 RBI) and Joe Cowley (11-11, 3.88 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
5th Rank
644 R 699 RA
Diff -55

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⚡ Quick Stats

644 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
-55 Run Diff
1,424K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 6% below the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .310 6% below the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .363 11% below the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.93 6% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 644 14% below the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,424,017
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Avg per Game 17,580

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Ron Hassey 0.353 2 Harold Baines 0.296 3 Greg Walker 0.277 4 Jerry Hairston 0.271 5 Bobby Bonilla 0.269

Home Runs

1 Harold Baines 21 2 Tim Hulett 17 3 Ron Kittle 17 4 Carlton Fisk 14 5 Greg Walker 13

RBI

1 Harold Baines 88 2 Carlton Fisk 63 3 Greg Walker 51 4 Ron Kittle 48 5 Ozzie Guillen 47
1986 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 145 570 72 169 29 2 21 88 38 89 2 0.296
Ozzie Guillen 159 547 58 137 19 4 2 47 12 52 8 0.250
Tim Hulett 150 520 53 120 16 5 17 44 21 91 4 0.231
Carlton Fisk 125 457 42 101 11 0 14 63 22 92 2 0.221
John Cangelosi 137 438 65 103 16 3 2 32 71 61 50 0.235
Ron Kittle 86 296 34 63 11 0 17 48 28 87 2 0.213
Greg Walker 78 282 37 78 10 6 13 51 29 44 1 0.277
Wayne Tolleson 81 260 39 65 7 3 3 29 38 43 13 0.250
Bobby Bonilla 75 234 27 63 10 2 2 26 33 49 4 0.269
Jerry Hairston 101 225 32 61 15 0 5 26 26 26 0 0.271
Julio Cruz 81 209 38 45 2 0 0 19 42 28 7 0.215
Daryl Boston 56 199 29 53 11 3 5 22 21 33 9 0.266
Russ Morman 49 159 18 40 5 0 4 17 16 36 1 0.252
Ron Hassey 49 150 22 53 11 1 3 20 22 11 0 0.353
Joel Skinner 60 149 17 30 5 1 4 20 9 43 1 0.201
Reid Nichols 74 136 9 31 4 0 2 18 11 23 5 0.228
Steve Lyons 42 123 10 25 2 1 0 6 7 24 2 0.203
Ron Karkovice 37 97 13 24 7 0 4 13 9 37 1 0.247
Jack Perconte 24 73 6 16 1 0 0 4 11 10 2 0.219
Dave Cochrane 19 62 4 12 2 0 1 2 5 22 0 0.194
George Foster 15 51 2 11 0 2 1 4 3 8 0 0.216
Bryan Little 20 35 3 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.171
Ivan Calderon 13 33 3 10 2 1 0 2 3 6 0 0.303
Ken Williams 15 31 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 11 1 0.129
Scott Bradley 9 21 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Marc Hill 22 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.158
Brian Giles 9 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.273
Rod Craig 10 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.200
Luis Salazar 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Bill Dawley 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Agosto 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neil Allen 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Carlton 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Clark 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Cowley 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Davis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose DeLeon 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Filson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel McKeon 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Searage 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Seaver 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Thigpen 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Bobby Thigpen 1.77 2 Joel McKeon 2.45 3 Jose DeLeon 2.96 4 Dave Schmidt 3.31 5 Bill Dawley 3.32

Wins

1 Joe Cowley 11 2 Floyd Bannister 10 3 Richard Dotson 10 4 Neil Allen 7 5 Gene Nelson 6

Strikeouts

1 Joe Cowley 132 2 Richard Dotson 110 3 Floyd Bannister 92 4 Gene Nelson 70 5 Jose DeLeon 68
1986 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Richard Dotson 10 17 5.48 34 34 0 197.0 226 120 69 110
Floyd Bannister 10 14 3.54 28 27 0 165.1 162 65 48 92
Joe Cowley 11 11 3.88 27 27 0 162.1 133 70 83 132
Gene Nelson 6 6 3.85 54 1 6 114.2 118 49 41 70
Neil Allen 7 2 3.82 22 17 0 113.0 101 48 38 57
Joel Davis 4 5 4.70 19 19 0 105.1 115 55 51 54
Bill Dawley 0 7 3.32 46 0 2 97.2 91 36 28 66
Dave Schmidt 3 6 3.31 49 1 8 92.1 94 34 27 67
Jose DeLeon 4 5 2.96 13 13 0 79.0 49 26 42 68
Tom Seaver 2 6 4.38 12 12 0 72.0 66 35 27 31
Steve Carlton 4 3 3.69 10 10 0 63.1 58 26 25 40
Bob James 5 4 5.25 49 0 14 58.1 61 34 23 32
Bobby Thigpen 2 0 1.77 20 0 7 35.2 26 7 12 20
Joel McKeon 3 1 2.45 30 0 1 33.0 18 9 17 18
Ray Searage 1 0 0.62 29 0 0 29.0 15 2 19 26
Pete Filson 0 1 6.17 3 1 0 11.2 14 8 5 4
Bryan Clark 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 8.0 8 4 2 5
Juan Agosto 0 2 7.71 9 0 0 4.2 6 4 4 3

👥 Roster (47)

Juan Agosto Neil Allen Harold Baines Floyd Bannister Bobby Bonilla Daryl Boston Scott Bradley Ivan Calderon John Cangelosi Steve Carlton Bryan Clark Dave Cochrane +35 more

47 players

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The 1986 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 72-90 record (.444) put the 1986 Chicago White Sox 5th in the AL West. The Chicago White Sox scored 644 runs and allowed 699, a run differential of -55. The team batting average of .246 was 6% below the 1986 league mark of .261. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 14% fewer.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 1,424,017 fans came through the gates. Harold Baines topped the Chicago White Sox with 21 home runs. Joe Cowley was the top winner, with 11 victories. The saves leader was Bob James with 14. The 1986 roster runs to 47 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1986 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1986 Chicago White Sox finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Harold Baines led the 1986 Chicago White Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1986 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1986 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1986 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1986 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1986 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harold Baines (21 HR, 88 RBI) and Joe Cowley (11-11, 3.88 ERA).
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