The 1988 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 89th season. They finished with a record 71-90, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 32.5 games behind of the 1st place Oakland Athletics.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
