1986 Chicago White Sox season

1986 Chicago White Sox
1986 Chicago White Sox
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Comiskey Park
City	Chicago
Owners	Jerry Reinsdorf
President of baseball operations	Ken Harrelson
General managers	Tom Haller (from June 9)
Managers	Tony La Russa, Doug Rader, Jim Fregosi
Television	WFLD; Sportsvision; (Don Drysdale, Frank Messer)
Radio	WMAQ (AM); (Del Crandall, Lorn Brown) ; WTAQ; (Armando Perez Martinez, Frank Diaz)

The 1986 Chicago White Sox season was the 87th season for the Chicago White Sox franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB). They compiled a record of 72–90, finishing in fifth place in the West division of the American League, 20 games behind the first-place California Angels. The team played their home games at Comiskey Park.

Offseason

November 25, 1985: Wayne Tolleson was traded by the Texas Rangers with Dave Schmidt to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Ed Correa, and Scott Fletcher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jose Mota (December 11, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.^[3]
December 10, 1985: Bobby Bonilla was drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1985 rule 5 draft.^[4]
December 12, 1985: Ron Hassey was traded by the New York Yankees with Joe Cowley to the Chicago White Sox for Britt Burns, Glen Braxton (minors), and Mike Soper (minors).^[5]
February 13, 1986: Ron Hassey was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Chris Alvarez (minors), Eric Schmidt (minors), and Matt Winters to the New York Yankees for Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glen Braxton (minors), and cash.^[5]

Regular season

In a game against the Minnesota Twins held on October 4, Greg Gagne of the Twins hit two inside the park home runs in one game.^[6]

Season standings

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
California Angels	92	70	.568	—	50‍–‍32	42‍–‍38
Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	5	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals	76	86	.469	16	45‍–‍36	31‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics	76	86	.469	16	47‍–‍36	29‍–‍50
Chicago White Sox	72	90	.444	20	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	21	43‍–‍38	28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners	67	95	.414	25	41‍–‍41	26‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	6–6	9–3	4–9	1–12	6–6	6–7	8–4	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–7	8–5
Boston	9–4	—	5–7	7–5	10–3	7–6	6–6	6–6	10–2	5–8	7–5	8–4	8–4	7–6
California	6–6	7–5	—	7–6	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–7	7–6	7–5	10–3	8–5	8–5	6–6
Chicago	3–9	5–7	6–7	—	5–7	6–6	7–6	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	2–11	6–6
Cleveland	9–4	3–10	6–6	7–5	—	4–9	8–4	8–5	6–6	5–8	10–2	9–3	6–6	3–10–1
Detroit	12–1	6–7	5–7	6–6	9–4	—	5–7	8–5	7–5	6–7	6–6	6–6	7–5	4–9
Kansas City	6–6	6–6	5–8	6–7	4–8	7–5	—	6–6	6–7	4–8	8–5	5–8	8–5	5–7
Milwaukee	7–6	6–6	7–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	6–6	—	4–8	8–5	5–7	6–6	4–8	7–6
Minnesota	4–8	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–4	—	4–8	6–7	6–7	6–7	4–8
New York	8–5	8–5	5–7	6–6	8–5	7–6	8–4	5–8	8–4	—	5–7	8–4	7–5	7–6
Oakland	7–5	5–7	3–10	6–7	2–10	6–6	5–8	7–5	7–6	7–5	—	10–3	3–10	8–4
Seattle	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	3–9	6–6	8–5	6–6	7–6	4–8	3–10	—	4–9	6–6
Texas	7–5	4–8	5–8	11–2	6–6	5–7	5–8	8–4	7–6	5–7	10–3	9–4	—	5–7
Toronto	5–8	6–7	6–6	6–6	10–3–1	9–4	7–5	6–7	8–4	6–7	4–8	6–6	7–5	—

Notable transactions

June 29, 1986: Steve Lyons was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Seaver.^[7]
July 23, 1986: Bobby Bonilla was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José DeLeón.^[4]
July 30, 1986: Ron Hassey was traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later and Carlos Martinez to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson, and Joel Skinner. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.^[5]
August 12, 1986: Steve Carlton signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[8]
August 15, 1986: George Foster was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[9]
August 13, 1986: Craig Grebeck was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.^[10]
September 7, 1986: George Foster was released by the Chicago White Sox.^[9]

1986 Opening Day lineup

Roster

1986 Chicago White Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

5 Luis Salazar

Manager

16 Jim Fregosi
10 Tony La Russa

Coaches

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Harold Baines, RF,DH	145	570	72	169	29	2	21	88	38	89	.296	2
Bobby Bonilla, OF,1B	75	234	27	63	10	2	2	26	33	49	.269	4
Daryl Boston, CF	56	199	29	53	11	3	5	22	21	33	.266	9
Scott Bradley, DH,OF	9	21	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	0
Iván Calderón, DH,LF	13	33	3	10	2	1	0	2	3	6	.303	0
John Cangelosi, OF	137	438	65	103	16	3	2	32	71	61	.235	50
Dave Cochrane, 3B	19	62	4	12	2	0	1	2	5	22	.194	0
Rod Craig, OF	10	10	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.200	0
Julio Cruz, 2B	81	209	38	45	2	0	0	19	42	28	.215	7
Bill Dawley, P,PH	46	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Carlton Fisk, C,LF,DH	125	457	42	101	11	0	14	63	22	92	.221	2
George Foster, LF,DH	15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	3	8	.216	0
Brian Giles	9	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.273	0
Ozzie Guillén, SS	159	547	58	137	19	4	2	47	12	52	.250	8
Jerry Hairston, DH,1B,OF	101	225	32	61	15	0	5	26	26	26	.271	0
Ron Hassey, DH,C	49	150	22	53	11	1	3	20	22	11	.353	0
Marc Hill, C	22	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.158	0
Tim Hulett, 3B,2B	150	520	53	120	16	5	17	44	21	91	.231	4
Ron Karkovice, C	37	97	13	24	7	0	4	13	9	37	.247	1
Ron Kittle, DH,LF	86	296	34	63	11	0	17	48	28	87	.213	2
Bryan Little, 2B,SS	20	35	3	6	1	0	0	2	4	4	.171	0
Steve Lyons, OF,3B	42	123	10	25	2	1	0	6	7	24	.203	2
Russ Morman, 1B	49	159	18	40	5	0	4	17	16	36	.252	1
Reid Nichols, OF	74	136	9	31	4	0	2	18	11	23	.228	5
Jack Perconte, 2B	24	73	6	16	1	0	0	4	11	10	.219	2
Luis Salazar, DH	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.143	0
Joel Skinner, C	60	149	17	30	5	1	4	20	9	43	.201	1
Wayne Tolleson, 3B,SS	81	260	39	65	7	3	3	29	38	43	.250	13
Greg Walker, 1B	78	282	37	78	10	6	13	51	29	44	.277	1
Kenny Williams, OF	15	31	2	4	0	0	1	1	1	11	.129	1
Team Totals	162	5406	644	1335	197	34	121	605	487	940	.247	115

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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Juan Agosto	0	2	7.71	9	0	0	4.2	6	5	4	0	4	3
Neil Allen	7	2	3.82	22	17	0	113.0	101	50	48	8	39	57
Floyd Bannister	10	14	3.54	28	27	0	165.1	162	81	65	17	48	92
Steve Carlton	4	3	3.69	10	10	0	63.1	58	30	26	6	25	40
Bryan Clark	0	0	4.50	5	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	0	2	5
Joe Cowley	11	11	3.88	27	27	0	162.1	133	81	70	20	84	132
Joel Davis	4	5	4.70	19	19	0	105.1	115	64	55	9	51	54
Bill Dawley	0	7	3.32	46	0	2	97.2	91	38	36	10	31	66
José DeLeón	4	5	2.96	13	13	0	79.0	49	30	26	7	42	68
Richard Dotson	10	17	5.48	34	34	0	197.0	226	125	120	24	71	110
Pete Filson	0	1	6.17	3	1	0	11.2	14	9	8	4	5	4
Bob James	5	4	5.25	49	0	14	58.1	61	36	34	8	26	32
Joel McKeon	3	1	2.45	30	0	1	33.0	18	10	9	2	19	18
Gene Nelson	6	6	3.85	54	1	6	114.2	118	52	49	7	46	70
Dave Schmidt	3	6	3.31	49	1	8	92.1	94	37	34	10	34	67
Ray Searage	1	0	0.62	29	0	0	29.0	15	3	2	1	22	26
Tom Seaver	2	6	4.38	12	12	0	72.0	66	37	35	9	28	31
Bobby Thigpen	2	0	1.77	20	0	7	35.2	26	7	7	1	12	20
Team Totals	72	90	3.93	162	162	38	1442.1	1361	699	630	143	589	895

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Jim Marshall
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	Tom Haller and Bob Bailey
A	Peninsula White Sox	Carolina League	Bob Bailey and Duke Sims
A	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	Duke Sims and Rico Petrocelli
Rookie	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	Steve Dillard

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Notes

^ Harrelson's formal title was executive vice president of baseball operations.^[1]

References

^ "'Hawk' put in charge in White Sox shakeup". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. UPI. October 3, 1985. p. 33. Retrieved December 11, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Haller joins White Sox". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa: Woodward Communications Inc. United Press International. June 10, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
^ "Wayne Tolleson Stats".
^ ^a ^b Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b ^c Ron Hassey Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.262, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Steve Carlton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b George Foster Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Craig Grebeck Stats".
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

1986 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

[2] Harrelson's formal title was executive vice president of baseball operations.^[1]

[1] "'Hawk' put in charge in White Sox shakeup". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. UPI. October 3, 1985. p. 33. Retrieved December 11, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "Haller joins White Sox". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa: Woodward Communications Inc. United Press International. June 10, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

[4] "Wayne Tolleson Stats".

[autogenerated2-5] Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[autogenerated3-6] Ron Hassey Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[7] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.262, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[8] Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[9] Steve Carlton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[autogenerated1-10] George Foster Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[11] "Craig Grebeck Stats".

[12] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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