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1987 Chicago White Sox season

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Owner(s)
  
Jerry Reinsdorf

Manager(s)
  
Jim Fregosi

General manager(s)
  
Larry Himes

Local television
  
WFLD Sportsvision (Don Drysdale, Frank Messer)

Local radio
  
WMAQ (AM) (Del Crandall, Lorn Brown) WTAQ (Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores)

The 1987 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 88th season. They finished with a record of 77-85, giving them 5th place in the American League West, 8 games behind of the 1st place Minnesota Twins.

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Offseason

  • December 11, 1986 – The Chicago White Sox send Gene Nelson and Bruce Tanner to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Donnie Hill.
  • January 5, 1987: Randy Velarde was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Pete Filson to the New York Yankees for Scott Nielsen and Mike Soper (minors).
  • January 21, 1987: Jerry Royster was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Gary Redus, cf
  • Donnie Hill, 2b
  • Harold Baines, rf
  • Carlton Fisk, dh
  • Greg Walker, 1b
  • Iván Calderón, lf
  • Tim Hulett, 2b
  • Ozzie Guillén, ss
  • Ron Karkovice, c
  • Richard Dotson, p

    • Notable transactions

  • June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Jack McDowell was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed July 29, 1987.
  • Buddy Groom was drafted by the White Sox in the 12th round. Player signed June 9, 1987.
  • July 13, 1987: Mike Maksudian was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.
  • August 6, 1987: Johnnie LeMaster was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
  • August 26, 1987: Jerry Royster was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Mike Soper (minors) to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Ken Patterson. The New York Yankees sent Jeff Pries (minors) (September 19, 1987) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

    • 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

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham

    References

    1987 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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