1988 Chicago White Sox

71-90 • .441 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1988 Chicago White Sox went 71-90 (.441) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 631 runs, allowed 757, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Dan Pasqua (20 HR, 50 RBI) and Jerry Reuss (13-9, 3.44 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

71 Wins
90 Losses
.441 Win %
5th Rank
631 R 757 RA
Diff -126

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⚡ Quick Stats

631 Runs Scored
757 Runs Allowed
-126 Run Diff
1,115K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 6% below the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .302 7% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .370 5% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.12 4% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 631 10% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,115,655
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Avg per Game 13,773

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Dave Gallagher 0.303 2 Harold Baines 0.277 3 Carlton Fisk 0.277 4 Steve Lyons 0.269 5 Gary Redus 0.263

Home Runs

1 Dan Pasqua 20 2 Carlton Fisk 19 3 Daryl Boston 15 4 Ivan Calderon 14 5 Harold Baines 13

RBI

1 Harold Baines 81 2 Carlton Fisk 50 3 Dan Pasqua 50 4 Steve Lyons 45 5 Greg Walker 42
1988 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 158 599 55 166 39 1 13 81 67 109 0 0.277
Ozzie Guillen 156 566 58 148 16 7 0 39 25 40 25 0.261
Steve Lyons 146 472 59 127 28 3 5 45 32 59 1 0.269
Dan Pasqua 129 422 48 96 16 2 20 50 46 100 1 0.227
Greg Walker 99 377 45 93 22 1 8 42 29 77 0 0.247
Dave Gallagher 101 347 59 105 15 3 5 31 29 40 5 0.303
Fred Manrique 140 345 43 81 10 6 5 37 21 54 6 0.235
Daryl Boston 105 281 37 61 12 2 15 31 21 44 9 0.217
Ivan Calderon 73 264 40 56 14 0 14 35 34 66 4 0.212
Gary Redus 77 262 42 69 10 4 6 34 33 52 26 0.263
Carlton Fisk 76 253 37 70 8 1 19 50 37 40 0 0.277
Donnie Hill 83 221 17 48 6 1 2 20 26 32 3 0.217
Ken Williams 73 220 18 35 4 2 8 28 10 64 6 0.159
Mark Salas 75 196 17 49 7 0 3 9 12 17 0 0.250
Mike Diaz 40 152 12 36 6 0 3 12 5 30 0 0.237
Lance Johnson 33 124 11 23 4 1 0 6 6 11 6 0.185
Ron Karkovice 46 115 10 20 4 0 3 9 7 30 4 0.174
Russ Morman 40 75 8 18 2 0 0 3 3 17 0 0.240
Carlos Martinez 17 55 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 0.164
Mike Woodard 18 45 3 6 0 1 0 4 1 5 1 0.133
Kelly Paris 14 44 6 11 0 0 3 6 0 6 0 0.250
Sap Randall 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.000
Jerry Hairston 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Bittiger 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Davis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Davis 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Hillegas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Horton 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Jones 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaPoint 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Long 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ravelo Manzanillo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom McCarthy 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack McDowell 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donn Pall 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Patterson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pawlowski 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Melido Perez 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Peterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Rosenberg 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Segura 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Thigpen 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Willis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Shawn Hillegas 3.15 2 Bobby Thigpen 3.30 3 Dave LaPoint 3.40 4 Jerry Reuss 3.44 5 Melido Perez 3.79

Wins

1 Jerry Reuss 13 2 Melido Perez 12 3 Dave LaPoint 10 4 Bill Long 8 5 Ricky Horton 6

Strikeouts

1 Melido Perez 138 2 Jack McDowell 84 3 Dave LaPoint 79 4 Bill Long 77 5 Jerry Reuss 73
1988 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Melido Perez 12 10 3.79 32 32 0 197.0 186 83 72 138
Jerry Reuss 13 9 3.44 32 29 0 183.0 183 70 43 73
Bill Long 8 11 4.03 47 18 2 174.0 187 78 43 77
Dave LaPoint 10 11 3.40 25 25 0 161.1 151 61 47 79
Jack McDowell 5 10 3.97 26 26 0 158.2 147 70 68 84
Ricky Horton 6 10 4.86 52 9 2 109.1 120 59 36 28
Bobby Thigpen 5 8 3.30 68 0 34 90.0 96 33 33 62
John Davis 2 5 6.64 34 1 1 63.2 77 47 50 37
Jeff Bittiger 2 4 4.23 25 7 0 61.2 59 29 29 33
Steve Rosenberg 0 1 4.30 33 0 1 46.0 53 22 19 28
Shawn Hillegas 3 2 3.15 6 6 0 40.0 30 14 18 26
Donn Pall 0 2 3.45 17 0 0 28.2 39 11 8 16
Barry Jones 2 2 2.42 17 0 1 26.0 15 7 17 17
Ken Patterson 0 2 4.79 9 2 1 20.2 25 11 7 8
Joel Davis 0 1 6.75 5 2 0 16.0 21 12 5 10
John Pawlowski 1 0 8.36 6 0 0 14.0 20 13 3 10
Tom McCarthy 2 0 1.38 6 0 1 13.0 9 2 2 5
Carl Willis 0 0 8.25 6 0 0 12.0 17 11 7 6
Ravelo Manzanillo 0 1 5.79 2 2 0 9.1 7 6 12 10
Jose Segura 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 8.2 19 13 8 2
Adam Peterson 0 1 13.50 2 2 0 6.0 6 9 6 5

👥 Roster (44)

Harold Baines Jeff Bittiger Daryl Boston Ivan Calderon Joel Davis John Davis Mike Diaz Carlton Fisk Dave Gallagher Ozzie Guillen Jerry Hairston Donnie Hill +32 more

44 players

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The 1988 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 71-90 record (.441) put the 1988 Chicago White Sox 5th in the AL West. The Chicago White Sox scored 631 runs and allowed 757, a run differential of -126. The team batting average of .243 was 6% below the 1988 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97. Measured against the 704-run league average, the offense was 10% behind. Comiskey Park was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 1,115,655.

Dan Pasqua topped the Chicago White Sox with 20 home runs. Harold Baines led in RBI with 81. Jerry Reuss led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Melido Perez with 138. Bobby Thigpen saved 34 games. The 1988 roster runs to 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1988 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1988 Chicago White Sox finished 71-90 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Dan Pasqua led the 1988 Chicago White Sox with 20 home runs.
What was the 1988 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1988 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1988 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1988 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1988 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dan Pasqua (20 HR, 50 RBI) and Jerry Reuss (13-9, 3.44 ERA).
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