1996 Chicago White Sox

85-77 • .525 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 1996 Chicago White Sox went 85-77 (.525) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 898 runs, allowed 794, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (40 HR, 134 RBI) and Alex Fernandez (16-10, 3.45 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
2nd Rank
898 R 794 RA
Diff +104

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898 Runs Scored
794 Runs Allowed
+104 Run Diff
1,666K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 1% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .360 3% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .446 equal to the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 4.52 9% better than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 898 3% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,666,025
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Avg per Game 20,568

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Norberto Martin 0.350 2 Frank Thomas 0.349 3 Dave Martinez 0.318 4 Harold Baines 0.311 5 Lyle Mouton 0.294

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 40 2 Robin Ventura 34 3 Danny Tartabull 27 4 Harold Baines 22 5 Tony Phillips 12

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 134 2 Robin Ventura 105 3 Danny Tartabull 101 4 Harold Baines 95 5 Ray Durham 65
1996 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Robin Ventura 158 586 96 168 31 2 34 105 78 81 1 0.287
Tony Phillips 153 581 119 161 29 3 12 63 125 132 13 0.277
Ray Durham 156 557 79 153 33 5 10 65 58 95 30 0.275
Frank Thomas 141 527 110 184 26 0 40 134 109 70 1 0.349
Ozzie Guillen 150 499 62 131 24 8 4 45 10 27 6 0.263
Harold Baines 143 495 80 154 29 0 22 95 73 62 3 0.311
Danny Tartabull 132 472 58 120 23 3 27 101 64 128 1 0.254
Dave Martinez 146 440 85 140 20 8 10 53 52 52 15 0.318
Ron Karkovice 111 355 44 78 22 0 10 38 24 93 0 0.220
Darren Lewis 141 337 55 77 12 2 4 53 45 40 21 0.228
Lyle Mouton 87 214 25 63 8 1 7 39 22 50 3 0.294
Norberto Martin 70 140 30 49 7 0 1 14 6 17 10 0.350
Chad Kreuter 46 114 14 25 8 0 3 18 13 29 0 0.219
Chris Snopek 46 104 18 27 6 1 6 18 6 16 0 0.260
Pat Borders 31 94 6 26 1 0 3 6 5 18 0 0.277
Don Slaught 14 36 2 9 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.250
Jose Munoz 17 27 7 7 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.259
Greg Norton 11 23 4 5 0 0 2 3 4 6 0 0.217
Domingo Cedeno 12 19 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 0.158
Mike Cameron 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.091
Mike Robertson 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Robert Machado 4 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.667
Wilson Alvarez 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Andujar 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
James Baldwin 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Bere 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bertotti 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Darwin 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Fernandez 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marvin Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stacy Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Karchner 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Keyser 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Levine 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Magrane 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Ruffcorn 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Sauveur 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Simas 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Sirotka 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tapani 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Thomas 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Roberto Hernandez 1.91 2 Jeff Darwin 2.93 3 Larry Thomas 3.23 4 Alex Fernandez 3.45 5 Wilson Alvarez 4.22

Wins

1 Alex Fernandez 16 2 Wilson Alvarez 15 3 Kevin Tapani 13 4 James Baldwin 11 5 Matt Karchner 7

Strikeouts

1 Alex Fernandez 200 2 Wilson Alvarez 181 3 Kevin Tapani 150 4 James Baldwin 127 5 Roberto Hernandez 85
1996 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Alex Fernandez 16 10 3.45 35 35 0 258.0 248 99 72 200
Kevin Tapani 13 10 4.59 34 34 0 225.1 236 115 76 150
Wilson Alvarez 15 10 4.22 35 35 0 217.1 216 102 97 181
James Baldwin 11 6 4.42 28 28 0 169.0 168 83 57 127
Roberto Hernandez 6 5 1.91 72 0 38 84.2 65 18 38 85
Bill Simas 2 8 4.58 64 0 2 72.2 75 37 39 65
Brian Keyser 1 2 4.98 28 0 1 59.2 78 33 28 19
Matt Karchner 7 4 5.76 50 0 1 59.1 61 38 41 46
Joe Magrane 1 5 6.88 19 8 0 53.2 70 41 25 21
Kirk McCaskill 5 5 6.97 29 4 0 51.2 72 40 31 28
Jeff Darwin 0 1 2.93 22 0 0 30.2 26 10 9 15
Larry Thomas 2 3 3.23 57 0 0 30.2 32 11 14 20
Mike Bertotti 2 0 5.14 15 2 0 28.0 28 16 20 19
Mike Sirotka 1 2 7.18 15 4 0 26.1 34 21 12 11
Luis Andujar 0 2 8.22 5 5 0 23.0 32 21 15 6
Tony Castillo 3 1 1.59 15 0 1 22.2 23 4 4 9
Al Levine 0 1 5.40 16 0 0 18.1 22 11 7 12
Jason Bere 0 1 10.26 5 5 0 16.2 26 19 18 19
Scott Ruffcorn 0 1 11.37 3 1 0 6.1 10 8 6 3
Rich Sauveur 0 0 15.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 5 5 1
Marvin Freeman 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 2.0 4 3 1 1
Stacy Jones 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (44)

Wilson Alvarez Luis Andujar Harold Baines James Baldwin Jason Bere Mike Bertotti Pat Borders Mike Cameron Tony Castillo Domingo Cedeno Jeff Darwin Ray Durham +32 more

44 players

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The 1996 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1996 Chicago White Sox reads 85 wins and 77 losses, good for 2nd in the AL Central. The run column shows 898 for and 794 against. Against a league average of .277, the 1996 Chicago White Sox batted .281. Pitchers allowed 4.52 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.99. Measured against the 872-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

Comiskey Park II was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 1,666,025. Frank Thomas topped the Chicago White Sox with 40 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Alex Fernandez (16). Roberto Hernandez closed out 38 saves. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1996 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1996 Chicago White Sox finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1996 Chicago White Sox with 40 home runs.
What was the 1996 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1996 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.52.
Did the 1996 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1996 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 1996 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (40 HR, 134 RBI) and Alex Fernandez (16-10, 3.45 ERA).
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