1986 Chicago White Sox season

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. December 10, 1985: Bobby Bonilla was drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1985 rule 5 draft.Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com 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).Ron Hassey Statistics Baseball-Reference.com 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.

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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.262, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 29, 1986: Steve Lyons was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Seaver.Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 23, 1986: Bobby Bonilla was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José DeLeón. 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. August 12, 1986: Steve Carlton signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Steve Carlton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 15, 1986: George Foster was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.George Foster Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 13, 1986: Craig Grebeck was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent. September 7, 1986: George Foster was released by the Chicago White Sox.

1986 Opening Day lineup John Cangelosi, CF Wayne Tolleson, 3B Harold Baines, RF Carlton Fisk, LF Ron Kittle, DH Greg Walker, 1B Tim Hulett, 2B Joel Skinner, C Ozzie Guillén, SS Tom Seaver, P

Roster 1986 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

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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 1 162 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 72 90 3.93 162 162 38 1442.1 1361 699 630 143 589 895

Farm system

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

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References

External links 1986 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference