1999 Chicago White Sox

75-86 • .466 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 1999 Chicago White Sox went 75-86 (.466) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 777 runs, allowed 870, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Magglio Ordonez (30 HR, 117 RBI) and James Baldwin (12-13, 5.10 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
2nd Rank
777 R 870 RA
Diff -93

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777 Runs Scored
870 Runs Allowed
-93 Run Diff
1,338K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 1% above the 1999 league average (.274)
OBP .336 3% below the 1999 league average (.347)
SLG .428 2% below the 1999 league average (.439)
Team ERA 4.92 1% worse than the 1999 league average (4.86)
Runs Scored 777 7% below the 1999 league average (838 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,338,851
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Avg per Game 16,529

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Frank Thomas 0.305 2 Magglio Ordonez 0.301 3 Chris Singleton 0.300 4 Brook Fordyce 0.297 5 Ray Durham 0.296

Home Runs

1 Magglio Ordonez 30 2 Paul Konerko 24 3 Chris Singleton 17 4 Carlos Lee 16 5 Greg Norton 16

RBI

1 Magglio Ordonez 117 2 Carlos Lee 84 3 Paul Konerko 81 4 Frank Thomas 77 5 Chris Singleton 72
1999 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Magglio Ordonez 157 624 100 188 34 3 30 117 47 64 13 0.301
Ray Durham 153 612 109 181 30 8 13 60 73 105 34 0.296
Mike Caruso 136 529 60 132 11 4 2 35 20 36 12 0.250
Paul Konerko 142 513 71 151 31 4 24 81 45 68 1 0.294
Chris Singleton 133 496 72 149 31 6 17 72 22 45 20 0.300
Carlos Lee 127 492 66 144 32 2 16 84 13 72 4 0.293
Frank Thomas 135 486 74 148 36 0 15 77 87 66 3 0.305
Greg Norton 132 436 62 111 26 0 16 50 69 93 4 0.255
Brook Fordyce 105 333 36 99 25 1 9 49 21 48 2 0.297
Craig Wilson 98 252 28 60 8 1 4 26 23 22 1 0.238
Mark Johnson 73 207 27 47 11 0 4 16 36 58 3 0.227
Darrin Jackson 73 149 22 41 9 1 4 16 3 20 4 0.275
Brian Simmons 54 126 14 29 3 3 4 17 9 30 4 0.230
Jeff Liefer 45 113 8 28 7 1 0 14 8 28 2 0.248
Liu Rodriguez 39 93 8 22 2 2 1 12 12 11 0 0.237
Jeff Abbott 17 57 5 9 0 0 2 6 5 12 1 0.158
McKay Christensen 28 53 10 12 1 0 1 6 4 7 2 0.226
Jason Dellaero 11 33 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.091
Josh Paul 6 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Mike Sirotka 32 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Jim Parque 31 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Jaime Navarro 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
James Baldwin 35 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Pat Daneker 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chad Bradford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Castillo 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Davenport 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Eyre 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Lowe 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Lundquist 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Myette 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesus Peña 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Rizzo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Simas 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Snyder 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tanyon Sturtze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Ward 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Kip Wells 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Keith Foulke 2.22 2 Bob Howry 3.59 3 Sean Lowe 3.67 4 Bill Simas 3.75 5 Mike Sirotka 4.00

Wins

1 James Baldwin 12 2 Mike Sirotka 11 3 Jim Parque 9 4 John Snyder 9 5 Jaime Navarro 8

Strikeouts

1 Mike Sirotka 125 2 James Baldwin 123 3 Keith Foulke 123 4 Jim Parque 111 5 Bob Howry 80
1999 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Sirotka 11 13 4.00 32 32 0 209.0 236 93 57 125
James Baldwin 12 13 5.10 35 33 0 199.1 219 113 81 123
Jim Parque 9 15 5.13 31 30 0 173.2 210 99 79 111
Jaime Navarro 8 13 6.09 32 27 0 159.2 206 108 71 74
John Snyder 9 12 6.68 25 25 0 129.1 167 96 49 67
Keith Foulke 3 3 2.22 67 0 9 105.1 72 26 21 123
Sean Lowe 4 1 3.67 64 0 0 95.2 90 39 46 62
Bill Simas 6 3 3.75 70 0 2 72.0 73 30 32 41
Bob Howry 5 3 3.59 69 0 28 67.2 58 27 38 80
Carlos Castillo 2 2 5.71 18 2 0 41.0 45 26 14 23
Bryan Ward 0 1 7.55 40 0 0 39.1 63 33 11 35
Kip Wells 4 1 4.04 7 7 0 35.2 33 16 15 29
Scott Eyre 1 1 7.56 21 0 0 25.0 38 21 15 17
David Lundquist 1 1 8.59 17 0 0 22.0 28 21 12 18
Jesus Peña 0 0 5.31 26 0 0 20.1 21 12 23 20
Aaron Myette 0 2 6.32 4 3 0 15.2 17 11 14 11
Pat Daneker 0 0 4.20 3 2 0 15.0 14 7 6 5
Tanyon Sturtze 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 6.0 4 0 2 2
Chad Bradford 0 0 19.64 3 0 0 3.2 9 8 5 0
Joe Davenport 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1.2 1 0 2 0
Todd Rizzo 0 2 6.75 3 0 0 1.1 4 1 3 2

👥 Roster (40)

Jeff Abbott James Baldwin Chad Bradford Mike Caruso Carlos Castillo McKay Christensen Pat Daneker Joe Davenport Jason Dellaero Ray Durham Scott Eyre Brook Fordyce +28 more

40 players

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The 1999 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1999 Chicago White Sox finished 75-86, a .466 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL Central. The Chicago White Sox scored 777 runs and allowed 870, a run differential of -93. Against a league average of .274, the 1999 Chicago White Sox batted .276. The staff ERA of 4.92 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.86. The 1999 Chicago White Sox scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (777 against 838).

Comiskey Park II was home in 1999, drawing a total attendance of 1,338,851. Magglio Ordonez topped the Chicago White Sox with 30 home runs. James Baldwin was the top winner, with 12 victories. Mike Sirotka struck out 125, the most on the club. Bob Howry saved 28 games. The 1999 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1999 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1999 Chicago White Sox finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1999 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Magglio Ordonez led the 1999 Chicago White Sox with 30 home runs.
What was the 1999 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1999 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.92.
Did the 1999 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1999 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 1999 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Magglio Ordonez (30 HR, 117 RBI) and James Baldwin (12-13, 5.10 ERA).
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