2006 Chicago White Sox season
Appearance
2006 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Kenny Williams | |
Managers | Ozzie Guillén | |
Television | WGN-TV/WCIU-TV Comcast Sportsnet (Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson) | |
Radio | WSCR (Chris Singleton, Ed Farmer) WRTO (AM) (Hector Molina) | |
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The 2006 Chicago White Sox season was their first since winning the World Series the season before. They finished with a record of 90–72, good enough for third place in the American League Central, six games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.
Offseason
[edit]- November 25, 2005: Jim Thome was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Aaron Rowand, and Daniel Haigwood (minors). The Chicago White Sox sent Gio González (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- November 30, 2005: Paul Konerko was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.[1]
- December 13, 2005: Rob Mackowiak was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Damaso Marte.[2]
- December 20, 2005: Javier Vázquez was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox for Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno and Chris Young.
- January 19, 2006: Jorge Velandia and Agustín Montero was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.[3]
- March 8, 2006: Jeff Bajenaru was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Cintrón.[4]
- March 20, 2006: Joe Borchard was traded to the Seattle Mariners by the Chicago White Sox for Matt Thornton.[5]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 54–27 | 42–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 1 | 46–35 | 49–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | 34–47 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–15 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 8–11 | 9–9 |
Boston | 15–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 16–2 |
Chicago | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 14–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 13–6 | — | 14–4 | 3–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 15–3 |
Kansas City | 1–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 8–10 | 4–14 | — | 3–7 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 7–11 |
Minnesota | 6–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 16–2 |
New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 3–6 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 8–2 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 4–2 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 4–6 | 6–3 | — | 17–2 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 8–10 |
Seattle | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 9–10 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–17 | — | 6–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 14–4 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 1–6 | 5–13 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 |
Texas | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 2–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Toronto | 11–8 | 12–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 2–4 | — | 9–9 |
Game log
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April (17–7) – home (9–3) – road (8–4)
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May (16–12) – home (10–3) – road (6–9)
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June (19–8) – home (10–5) – road (9–3)
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July (10–15) – home (5–8) – road (5–7)
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August (16–13) – home (10–7) – road (6–6)
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September/October (12–17) – home (5–6) – road (7–11)
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Transactions
[edit]- April 1, 2006: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.[6]
- May 2, 2006: Jeff Nelson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.[7]
- June 15, 2006: David Riske was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Javier Lopez.[8]
- July 20, 2006: Cliff Politte was released by the Chicago White Sox.[9]
- July 23, 2006: Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for B. J. LaMura (minors).[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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Opening Day lineup
[edit]- Scott Podsednik, LF
- Tadahito Iguchi, 2B
- Jim Thome, DH
- Paul Konerko, 1B
- Jermaine Dye, RF
- A. J. Pierzynski, C
- Joe Crede, 3B
- Juan Uribe, SS
- Brian Anderson, CF
- José Contreras, P
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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Sandy Alomar Jr., C | 19 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 35 | .217 | 0 |
Brian Anderson, CF | 134 | 365 | 46 | 82 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 90 | .225 | 4 |
Mark Buehrle, P | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Alex Cintrón, SS,2B | 91 | 288 | 35 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 10 | 35 | .285 | 10 |
José Contreras, P | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Joe Crede, 3B | 150 | 544 | 76 | 154 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 94 | 28 | 58 | .283 | 0 |
Jermaine Dye, RF | 146 | 539 | 103 | 170 | 27 | 3 | 44 | 120 | 59 | 118 | .315 | 7 |
Josh Fields, 3B,LF | 11 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .150 | 0 |
Freddy García, P | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
Jon Garland, P | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 0 |
Ross Gload, OF,1B | 77 | 156 | 22 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 15 | .327 | 6 |
Tadahito Iguchi, 2B | 138 | 555 | 97 | 156 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 67 | 59 | 110 | .281 | 11 |
Paul Konerko, 1B | 152 | 566 | 97 | 177 | 30 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 60 | 104 | .313 | 1 |
Rob Mackowiak, OF,3B | 112 | 255 | 31 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 59 | .290 | 5 |
Brandon McCarthy, P | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
Jerry Owens, OF | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1 |
Pablo Ozuna, OF,2B | 79 | 189 | 25 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 16 | .328 | 6 |
A. J. Pierzynski, C | 140 | 509 | 65 | 150 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 22 | 72 | .295 | 1 |
Scott Podsednik, LF | 139 | 524 | 86 | 137 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 54 | 96 | .261 | 40 |
Chris Stewart, C | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Ryan Sweeney, OF | 18 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .229 | 0 |
Jim Thome, DH | 143 | 490 | 108 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 109 | 107 | 147 | .288 | 0 |
Juan Uribe, SS | 132 | 463 | 53 | 109 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 71 | 13 | 82 | .235 | 1 |
Javier Vázquez, P | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
Chris Widger, C | 27 | 76 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | .184 | 0 |
Team Totals
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162 | 5657 | 868 | 1586 | 291 | 20 | 236 | 839 | 502 | 1056 | .280 | 93 |
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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Mark Buehrle | 12 | 13 | 4.99 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 204.0 | 247 | 124 | 113 | 36 | 53 | 98 |
José Contreras | 13 | 9 | 4.27 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.0 | 194 | 101 | 93 | 20 | 59 | 134 |
Neal Cotts | 1 | 2 | 5.17 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 60 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 43 |
Freddy García | 17 | 9 | 4.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 216.1 | 228 | 116 | 109 | 32 | 51 | 135 |
Jon Garland | 18 | 7 | 4.51 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 211.1 | 247 | 112 | 106 | 26 | 45 | 112 |
Charlie Haeger | 1 | 1 | 3.44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18.1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
Dustin Hermanson | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Bobby Jenks | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 67 | 0 | 41 | 69.2 | 66 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 41 | 80 |
Boone Logan | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 17.1 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 15 |
Mike MacDougal | 1 | 1 | 1.80 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
Brandon McCarthy | 4 | 7 | 4.68 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 84.2 | 77 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 42 | 69 |
Agustín Montero | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Jeff Nelson | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Cliff Politte | 2 | 2 | 8.70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 15 |
David Riske | 1 | 1 | 3.93 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
Matt Thornton | 5 | 3 | 3.33 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 49 |
Sean Tracey | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Javier Vázquez | 11 | 12 | 4.84 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 202.2 | 206 | 116 | 109 | 23 | 58 | 184 |
Team Totals
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90 | 72 | 4.61 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1449.0 | 1534 | 794 | 743 | 200 | 492 | 1012 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- Batting Statistics: Chicago White Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Chicago White Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- ^ "Paul Konerko Stats".
- ^ "Damaso Marte Stats".
- ^ "Jorge Velandia Stats".
- ^ "Jeff Bajenaru Stats".
- ^ "Joe Borchard Stats".
- ^ "Ernie Young Stats".
- ^ "Jeff Nelson Stats".
- ^ "David Riske Stats".
- ^ "Cliff Politte Stats".
- ^ "Sandy Alomar Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007