1987 Chicago White Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-85
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,208,060, Avg. 15,292
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Jim Fregosi (77-85)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987 Chicago White Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 77-85
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,208,060, Avg. 15,292
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Jim Fregosi (77-85)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987 Chicago White Sox Results
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1987 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox plated 748 runs and yielded 746 runs. Ivan Calderon paced Chicago with 28 home runs, while Greg Walker, Harold Baines and Carlton Fisk each walloped 20 or more, too. Greg Walker drove in 94 runs. Ivan Calderon and Harold Baines led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Floyd Bannister topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.58 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Fregosi coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Allen | P | R | R | January 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Kansas City, KS USA |
| Harold Baines | RF | L | L | March 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | Easton, MD USA |
| Floyd Bannister | P | L | L | June 10, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Pierre, SD USA |
| Daryl Boston | LF | L | L | January 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Ivan Calderon | RF | R | R | March 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Fajardo, P.R. |
| Ralph Citarella | P | R | R | February 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | East Orange, NJ USA |
| Bryan Clark | P | L | L | July 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Madera, CA USA |
| Joel Davis | P | L | R | January 30, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Jacksonville, FL USA |
| Jose DeLeon | P | R | R | December 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Rancho Viejo, La Vega D.R. |
| Richard Dotson | P | R | R | January 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Carlton Fisk | C | R | R | December 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Bellows Falls, VT USA |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | L | R | January 20, 1964 | 5'11" | 150 | Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda Venezuela |
| Jerry Hairston | LF | B | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Ron Hassey | C | L | R | February 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Donnie Hill | 2B | B | R | November 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | Pomona, CA USA |
| Tim Hulett | 3B | R | R | January 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Springfield, IL USA |
| Bob James | P | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Glendale, CA USA |
| Ron Karkovice | C | R | R | August 8, 1963 | 6'1" | 210 | Union, NJ USA |
| Pat Keedy | 3B | R | R | January 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Dave LaPoint | P | L | L | July 29, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Glens Falls, NY USA |
| Bill Lindsey | C | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY USA |
| Bill Long | P | R | R | February 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Steve Lyons | 3B | L | R | June 3, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Tacoma, WA USA |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | R | R | November 5, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar Venezuela |
| Jack McDowell | P | R | R | January 16, 1966 | 6'5" | 180 | Van Nuys, CA USA |
| Joel McKeon | P | L | L | February 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Covington, KY USA |
| Scott Nielsen | P | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| John Pawlowski | P | R | R | September 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 175 | Johnson City, NY USA |
| Adam Peterson | P | R | R | December 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Gary Redus | LF | R | R | November 1, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Tanner, AL USA |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | R | R | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 165 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Ray Searage | P | L | L | May 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Freeport, NY USA |
| Bobby Thigpen | P | R | R | July 17, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Tallahassee, FL USA |
| Greg Walker | 1B | L | R | October 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Douglas, GA USA |
| Ken Williams | CF | R | R | April 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 187 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Jim Winn | P | R | R | September 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Stockton, CA USA |
