| 1991 Chicago White Sox First Season at New Comiskey Park |
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The 1991 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 93rd season. They finished with a record 87-75, good enough for 2nd place in the American League West, 8 games behind of the 1st place Minnesota Twins, as the club opened the new Comiskey Park on April 18.
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Offseason [edit]
- November 30, 1990: Jerry Willard was released by the White Sox.[1]
- December 3, 1990: Buddy Groom was drafted from the White Sox by the Detroit Tigers in the 1990 minor league draft.[2]
- December 4, 1990: Shawn Hillegas and Eric King were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Cory Snyder and Lindsay Foster (minors).[3]
- December 12, 1990: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[4]
- December 23, 1990: Iván Calderón and Barry Jones were traded by the White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Tim Raines, Jeff Carter and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mario Brito (minors) to the White Sox on February 15.[5]
- March 18, 1991: Ron Coomer was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.[6]
- March 31, 1991: Joe Borowski was traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Rose, Jr..[7]
Regular season [edit]
- Frank Thomas led the Major Leagues in On-Base Percentage with .457. He became the 38th player in history to reach base at least 300 times in one season.
New Comiskey Park [edit]
- The White Sox started the season in new Comiskey Park. The park opened for the 1991 season, after the White Sox had spent 81 years at Comiskey Park. The new park was completed at a cost of $167 million.
- The stadium was the first new sports venue built in Chicago since 1929 (The United Center opened in 1995). It was also the first baseball-only park since Royals Stadium (now Kauffman Stadium) opened in 1973, and the last built before the recent wave of new "retro-classic" stadiums. However, a few design features from the old park were retained. Most notable among them is the "exploding scoreboard," which is a replica of the one installed by Bill Veeck at the old park in 1960.
- At the beginning of all games, after a White Sox player hits a home run, and after a White Sox victory, the scoreboard lights up in color and fireworks explode in the sky. The entrance has several arched windows. The Sox Shower, located in left-center field, is a place where fans can cool off during hot gamedays.
- The first game at New Comiskey was on April 18, 1991 against the Detroit Tigers. Despite starting the season on the road with a 6-1 record, the White Sox lost the game by a score of 16-0.
First Game at New Comiskey [edit]
Scorecard [edit]
April 18, New Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Frank Tanana (1-1) L: Jack McDowell (2-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: Cecil Fielder (1), Rob Deer 2 (1, 2), Tony Phillips (2), Umpires: HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Rich Garcia. Time 3:11. Attendance 42,191. | ||||||||||||
Batting [edit]
| Detroit Tigers | AB | R | H | RBI | Chicago White Sox | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips, dh,ss | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Raines, dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trammell, ss | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Johnson, cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanana, p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ventura, 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Whitaker, 2b | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Thomas, 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernazard, 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Fisk, c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fielder, 1b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Merullo, c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergman, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sosa, rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incaviglia, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Snyder, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuyler, cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Guillen, ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tettleton c,rf | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Grebeck, ph,ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deer, rf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Fletcher 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allanson, c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cora, ph,2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelby, cf,lf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | McDowell, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fryman, 3b | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Drahman, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| de los Santos, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Patterson, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radinsky, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Pall, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Thigpen, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 46 | 16 | 19 | 16 | Totals | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching [edit]
| Chicago White Sox | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| McDowell, L (2-1) | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Drahman | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Patterson | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Radinsky | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pall | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thigpen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Detroit Tigers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Tanana, W (1-1) | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1991 Opening Day Lineup [edit]
- Tim Raines, DH
- Lance Johnson, CF
- Robin Ventura, 3B
- Frank Thomas, 1B
- Carlton Fisk, C
- Cory Snyder, LF
- Sammy Sosa, RF
- Ozzie Guillén, SS
- Scott Fletcher, 2B
- Jack McDowell, P
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Away |
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| Minnesota Twins | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- | 51-30 | 44-37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 46-35 | 41-40 |
| Texas Rangers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 46-35 | 39-42 |
| Oakland Athletics | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 47-34 | 37-44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 45-36 | 38-43 |
| Kansas City Royals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13 | 40-41 | 42-39 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14 | 40-41 | 41-40 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 3, 1991: Bo Jackson was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[8]
- April 12, 1991: Danny Heep was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[9]
- April 13, 1991: Steve Lyons was released by the White Sox.[10]
- May 18, 1991: Magglio Ordóñez was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.[11]
- July 12, 1991: Mike Huff was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.[12]
- July 14, 1991: Cory Snyder was traded by the White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for Shawn Jeter and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Steve Wapnick to the White Sox on September 4.[13]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
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 |
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| Esteban Beltre, SS | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 1 |
| Joey Cora, 2B | 100 | 228 | 37 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 21 | .241 | 18 |
| Carlton Fisk, C | 134 | 460 | 42 | 111 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 74 | 32 | 86 | .241 | 1 |
| Scott Fletcher, 2B | 90 | 248 | 14 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 26 | .206 | 0 |
| Craig Grebeck, 2B,3B,SS | 107 | 224 | 37 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 40 | .281 | 1 |
| Ozzie Guillen, SS | 154 | 524 | 52 | 143 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 38 | .273 | 21 |
| Mike Huff, OF | 51 | 97 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 18 | .268 | 3 |
| Bo Jackson, DH | 23 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 25 | .225 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson, CF | 159 | 588 | 72 | 161 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 26 | 58 | .274 | 26 |
| Ron Karkovice, C | 75 | 167 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 42 | .246 | 0 |
| Ron Kittle, 1B | 17 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .191 | 0 |
| Rodney McCray, OF | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | 1 |
| Matt Merullo, C,1B,DH | 80 | 140 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 18 | .229 | 0 |
| Warren Newson, OF | 71 | 132 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 34 | .295 | 2 |
| Dan Pasqua, 1B,OF,DH | 134 | 417 | 71 | 108 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 62 | 86 | .259 | 0 |
| Tim Raines, LF | 155 | 609 | 102 | 163 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 83 | 68 | .268 | 51 |
| Sammy Sosa, RF,CF | 116 | 316 | 39 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 14 | 98 | .203 | 13 |
| Cory Snyder, OF,1B | 50 | 117 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 41 | .188 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas, DH,1B | 158 | 559 | 104 | 178 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 109 | 138 | 112 | .318 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura, 3B,1B | 157 | 606 | 92 | 172 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 100 | 80 | 67 | .284 | 2 |
| Don Wakamatsu, C | 18 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .226 | 0 |
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162 | 5594 | 758 | 1464 | 226 | 39 | 139 | 722 | 610 | 896 | .262 | 134 |
Pitching [edit]
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 |
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| Wilson Alvarez | 3 | 2 | 3.51 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 56.1 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 32 |
| Jeff Carter | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Brian Drahman | 3 | 2 | 3.23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Tom Drees | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Wayne Edwards | 0 | 2 | 3.86 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 12 |
| Alex Fernandez | 9 | 13 | 4.51 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 191.2 | 186 | 100 | 96 | 16 | 90 | 145 |
| Ramon Garcia | 4 | 4 | 5.40 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 78.1 | 79 | 50 | 47 | 13 | 33 | 40 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 7.80 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Greg Hibbard | 11 | 11 | 4.31 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 194.0 | 196 | 107 | 93 | 23 | 58 | 71 |
| Charlie Hough | 9 | 10 | 4.02 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 199.1 | 167 | 98 | 89 | 21 | 94 | 107 |
| Jack McDowell | 17 | 10 | 3.41 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 253.2 | 212 | 97 | 96 | 19 | 84 | 191 |
| Donn Pall | 7 | 2 | 2.41 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 59 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
| Ken Patterson | 3 | 0 | 2.83 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 63.2 | 48 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 32 |
| Melido Perez | 8 | 7 | 5.25 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 135.2 | 111 | 49 | 47 | 15 | 52 | 128 |
| Scott Radinsky | 5 | 5 | 2.02 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 71.1 | 53 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 49 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 7 | 5 | 3.49 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 69.2 | 63 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 46 | 47 |
| Steve Wapnick | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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87 | 75 | 3.79 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 1478.0 | 1302 | 681 | 622 | 154 | 626 | 923 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Frank Thomas – Major League Baseball Leader, On-Base Percentage (.457)
- Jack McDowell, Pitcher, Reserve
- Carlton Fisk, Catcher, Reserve
- Ozzie Guillén, Shortstop, Reserve
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
References [edit]
- ^ Jerry Willard page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Buddy Groom page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charlie Hough page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coomero01.shtml?redir
- ^ Pete Rose, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bo Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Lyons page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Magglio Ordóñez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Huff page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cory Snyder page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
External links [edit]
- 1991 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
- 1991 Chicago White Sox team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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