1991 Chicago White Sox

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1991 Chicago White Sox went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 758 runs, allowed 681, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (32 HR, 109 RBI) and Jack McDowell (17-10, 3.41 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
758 R 681 RA
Diff +77

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⚡ Quick Stats

758 Runs Scored
681 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
2,938K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .336 2% above the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .390 1% below the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.79 7% better than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 758 4% above the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,938,154
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Avg per Game 36,273

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Frank Thomas 0.318 2 Warren Newson 0.295 3 Robin Ventura 0.284 4 Craig Grebeck 0.281 5 Lance Johnson 0.274

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 32 2 Robin Ventura 23 3 Carlton Fisk 18 4 Dan Pasqua 18 5 Sammy Sosa 10

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 109 2 Robin Ventura 100 3 Carlton Fisk 74 4 Dan Pasqua 66 5 Tim Raines 50
1991 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tim Raines 155 609 102 163 20 6 5 50 83 68 51 0.268
Robin Ventura 157 606 92 172 25 1 23 100 80 67 2 0.284
Lance Johnson 159 588 72 161 14 13 0 49 26 58 26 0.274
Frank Thomas 158 559 104 178 31 2 32 109 138 112 1 0.318
Ozzie Guillen 154 524 52 143 20 3 3 49 11 38 21 0.273
Carlton Fisk 134 460 42 111 25 0 18 74 32 86 1 0.241
Dan Pasqua 134 417 71 108 22 5 18 66 62 86 0 0.259
Sammy Sosa 116 316 39 64 10 1 10 33 14 98 13 0.203
Scott Fletcher 90 248 14 51 10 1 1 28 17 26 0 0.206
Joey Cora 100 228 37 55 2 3 0 18 20 21 11 0.241
Craig Grebeck 107 224 37 63 16 3 6 31 38 40 1 0.281
Ron Karkovice 75 167 25 41 13 0 5 22 15 42 0 0.246
Matt Merullo 80 140 8 32 1 0 5 21 9 18 0 0.229
Warren Newson 71 132 20 39 5 0 4 25 28 34 2 0.295
Cory Snyder 50 117 10 22 4 0 3 11 6 41 0 0.188
Mike Huff 51 97 14 26 4 1 1 15 12 18 3 0.268
Bo Jackson 23 71 8 16 4 0 3 14 12 25 0 0.225
Ron Kittle 17 47 7 9 0 0 2 7 5 9 0 0.191
Don Wakamatsu 18 31 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.226
Rodney McCray 17 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.286
Esteban Beltre 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.167
Wilson Alvarez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Carter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Drahman 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Drees 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Edwards 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Fernandez 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Garcia 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Hibbard 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack McDowell 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donn Pall 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Patterson 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Melido Perez 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Radinsky 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Thigpen 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wapnick 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Scott Radinsky 2.02 2 Donn Pall 2.41 3 Ken Patterson 2.83 4 Melido Perez 3.12 5 Brian Drahman 3.23

Wins

1 Jack McDowell 17 2 Greg Hibbard 11 3 Alex Fernandez 9 4 Charlie Hough 9 5 Melido Perez 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack McDowell 191 2 Alex Fernandez 145 3 Melido Perez 128 4 Charlie Hough 107 5 Greg Hibbard 71
1991 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack McDowell 17 10 3.41 35 35 0 253.2 212 96 82 191
Charlie Hough 9 10 4.02 31 29 0 199.1 167 89 94 107
Greg Hibbard 11 11 4.31 32 29 0 194.0 196 93 57 71
Alex Fernandez 9 13 4.51 34 32 0 191.2 186 96 88 145
Melido Perez 8 7 3.12 49 8 1 135.2 111 47 52 128
Ramon Garcia 4 4 5.40 16 15 0 78.1 79 47 31 40
Scott Radinsky 5 5 2.02 67 0 8 71.1 53 16 23 49
Donn Pall 7 2 2.41 51 0 0 71.0 59 19 20 40
Bobby Thigpen 7 5 3.49 67 0 30 69.2 63 27 38 47
Ken Patterson 3 0 2.83 43 0 1 63.2 48 20 35 32
Wilson Alvarez 3 2 3.51 10 9 0 56.1 47 22 29 32
Brian Drahman 3 2 3.23 28 0 0 30.2 21 11 13 18
Wayne Edwards 0 2 3.86 13 0 0 23.1 22 10 17 12
Roberto Hernandez 1 0 7.80 9 3 0 15.0 18 13 7 6
Jeff Carter 0 1 5.25 5 2 0 12.0 8 7 5 2
Tom Drees 0 0 12.27 4 0 0 7.1 10 10 6 2
Steve Wapnick 0 1 1.80 6 0 0 5.0 2 1 4 1

👥 Roster (38)

Wilson Alvarez Esteban Beltre Jeff Carter Joey Cora Brian Drahman Tom Drees Wayne Edwards Alex Fernandez Carlton Fisk Scott Fletcher Ramon Garcia Craig Grebeck +26 more

38 players

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The 1991 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1991 Chicago White Sox won 87 games and lost 75, ending up 2nd in the AL West. With 758 runs scored and 681 given up, the 1991 differential was +77. The team batting average of .261 was 1% above the 1991 league mark of .260. The staff ERA of 3.79 was 7% better than the league average of 4.09. Measured against the 727-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

The home park, Comiskey Park II, recorded 2,938,154 in attendance, about 36,273 a game. Frank Thomas topped the Chicago White Sox with 32 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack McDowell (17). The saves leader was Bobby Thigpen with 30. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1991 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1991 Chicago White Sox finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1991 Chicago White Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1991 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1991 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1991 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1991 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 1991 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (32 HR, 109 RBI) and Jack McDowell (17-10, 3.41 ERA).
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