1988 Chicago White Sox season

Offseason

• November 12, 1987: Richard Dotson and Scott Nielsen were traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Dan Pasqua, Steve Rosenberg and Mark Salas.
• November 16, 1987: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
• December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted by the White Sox from the San Diego Padres in the 1987 minor league draft.
• December 10, 1987: Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard and Chuck Mount (minors).
• February 9, 1988: José DeLeón was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash.

Regular season

• Twenty-six days and 21 losses after leaving spring training, the Baltimore Orioles finally got their first win of the season. The runs came in bunches and the pitching staff threw a shutout as the O's downed the Chicago White Sox, 9–0.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1988 Opening Day lineup

• Lance Johnson, CF
• Ozzie Guillén, SS
• Harold Baines, DH
• Iván Calderón, RF
• Greg Walker, 1B
• Carlton Fisk, C
• Dan Pasqua, LF
• Kenny Williams, 3B
• Donnie Hill, 2B
• Ricky Horton, P

Notable transactions

• June 1, 1988: Robin Ventura was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 21, 1988.
• August 4, 1988: Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris (minors) were traded by the White Sox to the New York Mets for Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer.
• August 19, 1988: Gary Redus was traded by the White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Diaz.
• August 30, 1988: Ricky Horton was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Shawn Hillegas.
• September 25, 1988: Jim Morris was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pasquda01.shtml Dan Pasqua] at ''Baseball Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schaeje01.shtml Jeff Schaefer] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraro01.shtml Rodney McCray] at ''Baseball Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezme01.shtml Mélido Pérez] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsla03.shtml Lance Johnson] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/orioles/longterm/memories/1988/11to21.htm Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venturo01.shtml Robin Ventura] at ''Baseball Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml Mike Maksudian] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/diazmi01.shtml Mike Diaz] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillesh01.shtml Shawn Hillegas] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morrija03.shtml Jim Morris] at ''Baseball Reference''
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997