1989 Chicago White Sox season


The 1989 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 90th season. They finished with a record 69-92, good enough for 7th place in the American League West, 29.5 games behind of the 1st place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

Potential move to Florida

In July 1988, legislators from the State of Illinois narrowly approved a proposal for a new state-financed stadium and a lease deal that would save the team $60 million and kept the White Sox from moving to St. Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg has begun construction on an $80 million domed stadium.
The club's principal owners, Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, had said the team would move to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 1989 season if the stadium proposal were not approved.
The State Senate in Springfield passed the stadium bill by a 30-26 vote about 20 minutes before midnight, then sent it on to the General Assembly, where Gov. James Thompson was involved in political maneuvering on the last day the Legislature was in session.
The money for the ball park, would come from a 2 percent city hotel-motel tax, estimated to be worth at least $8 million a year. The city would add $5 million annually in revenue-sharing funds, and the state would contribute $5 million in hotel-motel tax revenues.

Notable transactions

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1989 Opening Day Lineup

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
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Harold Baines, DH,RF963335510720113566052.3210
Daryl Boston, OF1012183455345232431.2527
Iván Calderón, OF,DH,1B1576228317834914874394.2867
Carlton Fisk, C1033754711025213683660.2931
Scott Fletcher, 2B,SS5923230631111212619.2721
Dave Gallagher, OF161601741602221464679.2665
Ozzie Guillén, SS155597631512081541548.25336
Jerry Hairston, PH3301000000.3330
Lance Johnson, OF501802854820161724.30016
Ron Karkovice, C711822148923241056.2640
Ron Kittle, 1B,DH,LF51169265110011372242.3020
Steve Lyons, 2B,1B,3B,OF140443511172132503568.2649
Fred Manrique, 2B651872356131230830.2990
Carlos Martinez, 3B,1B,LF109350441052205322157.3004
Matt Merullo, C31815181018614.2220
Russ Morman, 1B37585132008616.2241
Dan Pasqua, OF,DH7324626619111472558.2481
Billy Jo Robidoux, 1B163925200149.1280
Jeff Schaefer, SS,2B,3B151021000002.1001
Sammy Sosa, OF33991927503101127.2737
Robin Ventura, 3B164558300786.1780
Greg Walker, 1B,DH7723325491405262350.2100
Eddie Williams, 3B662012555803101831.2741
Team totals
161550469314932623694661464873.27197

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
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Jeff Bittiger016.522109.2977267
Wayne Edwards003.687007.1733139
John Davis014.504016.0543225
Richard Dotson373.881717099.2112514384455
Jack Hardy006.5750012.11499154
Greg Hibbard673.2123230137.1142584954155
Shawn Hillegas7114.7450133119.21326763125576
Barry Jones322.37220130.1221282817
Eric King9103.3925250159.11446960136572
Bill Long553.92308198.2101494383751
Tom McCarthy123.51310066.272322682027
Donn Pall453.31530687.090353292258
Ken Patterson614.52501065.2643733113143
Mélido Pérez11145.0131310183.11871061022393141
Adam Peterson0115.193205.11399123
Jerry Reuss855.0623190106.21356560122227
Steve Rosenberg4134.9438210142.01489278145977
Jose Segura0115.007006.0131110244
Bobby Thigpen263.766103479.0623433104347
Team totals
69924.23161161461422.01472750668144552778

Farm system

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