1989 Chicago White Sox

69-92 • .429 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1989 Chicago White Sox went 69-92 (.429) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Ivan Calderon (14 HR, 87 RBI) and Melido Perez (11-14, 5.01 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

69 Wins
92 Losses
.429 Win %
7th Rank
693 R 750 RA
Diff -57

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693 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
1,045K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% above the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .328 1% above the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .383 equal to the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.23 9% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 693 equal to the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,045,646
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Avg per Game 13,070

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Harold Baines 0.321 2 Ron Kittle 0.302 3 Lance Johnson 0.300 4 Carlos Martinez 0.300 5 Fred Manrique 0.299

Home Runs

1 Ivan Calderon 14 2 Harold Baines 13 3 Carlton Fisk 13 4 Ron Kittle 11 5 Dan Pasqua 11

RBI

1 Ivan Calderon 87 2 Carlton Fisk 68 3 Harold Baines 56 4 Ozzie Guillen 54 5 Steve Lyons 50
1989 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan Calderon 157 622 83 178 34 9 14 87 43 94 7 0.286
Dave Gallagher 161 601 74 160 22 2 1 46 46 79 5 0.266
Ozzie Guillen 155 597 63 151 20 8 1 54 15 48 36 0.253
Steve Lyons 140 443 51 117 21 3 2 50 35 68 9 0.264
Carlton Fisk 103 375 47 110 25 2 13 68 36 60 1 0.293
Carlos Martinez 109 350 44 105 22 0 5 32 21 57 4 0.300
Harold Baines 96 333 55 107 20 1 13 56 60 52 0 0.321
Dan Pasqua 73 246 26 61 9 1 11 47 25 58 1 0.248
Greg Walker 77 233 25 49 14 0 5 26 23 50 0 0.210
Scott Fletcher 59 232 30 63 11 1 1 21 26 19 1 0.272
Daryl Boston 101 218 34 55 3 4 5 23 24 31 7 0.252
Eddie Williams 66 201 25 55 8 0 3 10 18 31 1 0.274
Fred Manrique 65 187 23 56 13 1 2 30 8 30 0 0.299
Ron Karkovice 71 182 21 48 9 2 3 24 10 56 0 0.264
Lance Johnson 50 180 28 54 8 2 0 16 17 24 16 0.300
Ron Kittle 51 169 26 51 10 0 11 37 22 42 0 0.302
Sammy Sosa 33 99 19 27 5 0 3 10 11 27 7 0.273
Matt Merullo 31 81 5 18 1 0 1 8 6 14 0 0.222
Russ Morman 37 58 5 13 2 0 0 8 6 16 1 0.224
Robin Ventura 16 45 5 8 3 0 0 7 8 6 0 0.178
Billy Jo Robidoux 16 39 2 5 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.128
Jeff Schaefer 15 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.100
Jerry Hairston 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jeff Bittiger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Edwards 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Hardy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Hibbard 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Hillegas 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Jones 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric King 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Long 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom McCarthy 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donn Pall 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Patterson 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Melido Perez 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Peterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Rosenberg 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Segura 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Thigpen 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Barry Jones 2.37 2 Greg Hibbard 3.21 3 Donn Pall 3.31 4 Eric King 3.39 5 Tom McCarthy 3.51

Wins

1 Melido Perez 11 2 Eric King 9 3 Jerry Reuss 8 4 Shawn Hillegas 7 5 Greg Hibbard 6

Strikeouts

1 Melido Perez 141 2 Steve Rosenberg 77 3 Shawn Hillegas 76 4 Eric King 72 5 Donn Pall 58
1989 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Melido Perez 11 14 5.01 31 31 0 183.1 187 102 90 141
Eric King 9 10 3.39 25 25 0 159.1 144 60 64 72
Steve Rosenberg 4 13 4.94 38 21 0 142.0 148 78 58 77
Greg Hibbard 6 7 3.21 23 23 0 137.1 142 49 41 55
Shawn Hillegas 7 11 4.74 50 13 3 119.2 132 63 51 76
Jerry Reuss 8 5 5.06 23 19 0 106.2 135 60 21 27
Richard Dotson 3 7 3.88 17 17 0 99.2 112 43 41 55
Bill Long 5 5 3.92 30 8 1 98.2 101 43 37 51
Donn Pall 4 5 3.31 53 0 6 87.0 90 32 19 58
Bobby Thigpen 2 6 3.76 61 0 34 79.0 62 33 40 47
Tom McCarthy 1 2 3.51 31 0 0 66.2 72 26 20 27
Ken Patterson 6 1 4.52 50 1 0 65.2 64 33 28 43
Barry Jones 3 2 2.37 22 0 1 30.1 22 8 8 17
Jack Hardy 0 0 6.57 5 0 0 12.1 14 9 5 4
Jeff Bittiger 0 1 6.52 2 1 0 9.2 9 7 6 7
Wayne Edwards 0 0 3.68 7 0 0 7.1 7 3 3 9
John Davis 0 1 4.50 4 0 1 6.0 5 3 2 5
Jose Segura 0 1 15.00 7 0 0 6.0 13 10 3 4
Adam Peterson 0 1 15.19 3 2 0 5.1 13 9 2 3

👥 Roster (42)

Harold Baines Jeff Bittiger Daryl Boston Ivan Calderon John Davis Richard Dotson Wayne Edwards Carlton Fisk Scott Fletcher Dave Gallagher Ozzie Guillen Jerry Hairston +30 more

42 players

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The 1989 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1989 Chicago White Sox reads 69 wins and 92 losses, good for 7th in the AL West. Runs came in at 693 scored against 750 allowed (-57). At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .271, 4% better than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 4.23 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.89. The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,045,646 in attendance, about 13,070 a game.

For power, Ivan Calderon led the way with 14 homers. Melido Perez was the top winner, with 11 victories. Bobby Thigpen closed out 34 saves. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1988 season and the 1990 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1989 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1989 Chicago White Sox finished 69-92 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Ivan Calderon led the 1989 Chicago White Sox with 14 home runs.
What was the 1989 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1989 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 1989 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1989 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1989 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ivan Calderon (14 HR, 87 RBI) and Melido Perez (11-14, 5.01 ERA).
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