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The 2008 Chicago White Sox season was the organization's 109th season in Chicago and 108th in the American League. The White Sox won the American League Central title for the first time since 2005. They finished the regular season tied with the Minnesota Twins (88–74) and won a one-game playoff for the division title. They subsequently lost the 2008 American League Division Series to Tampa Bay Rays.
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American League Central Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Field | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Record | 89–74 (.546) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
General managers | Kenny Williams | |
Managers | Ozzie Guillén | |
Television | CSN Chicago CSN+ WGN-TV and WGN America WCIU-TV (Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson) | |
Radio | WSCR (Ed Farmer, Steve Stone) WRTO (Spanish) | |
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Individual highlights for the White Sox included the breakout season of offseason acquisition Carlos Quentin and the strong rookie season of infielder Alexei Ramírez. Gavin Floyd nearly threw a no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins on May 6, broken up by Joe Mauer's double in the ninth inning. The White Sox set a new home record at U.S. Cellular Field of 54–28 (.658 pct.) breaking the 2003 home record of 51–30 (.629 pct.).
Finishing fourth in the American League Central division coupled with having both MLB's lowest batting average and on-base percentage in 2007 prompted the White Sox to make numerous transactions, particularly with West Coast teams, to improve their lineup.
Other players no longer with the team from the 2007 season are Alex Cintrón, Darin Erstad (signed with Houston), Andy González, Mike Myers, Heath Phillips, Scott Podsednik, and Luis Terrero.
Two coaching staff changes were made, with the hiring of Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Jeff Cox and bullpen coach Juan Nieves. Cox replaces Razor Shines, while Nieves replaces Art Kusnyer.
Record: 14–13
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Record: 17–10
Record: 13–12
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Record: 1–3
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 89 | 74 | .546 | — | 54–28 | 35–46 |
Minnesota Twins | 88 | 75 | .540 | 1 | 53–28 | 35–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7½ | 45–36 | 36–45 |
Kansas City Royals | 75 | 87 | .463 | 13½ | 38–43 | 37–44 |
Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14½ | 40–41 | 34–47 |
The Chicago White Sox claim their second A.L Central Championship in the last four years.
Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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Baltimore | – | 6–12 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 0–5 | 8–2 | 3–15 | 4–5 | 6–12 | 11–7 |
Boston | 12–6 | – | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 1–8 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 9–1 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 5–4 | 3–4 | – | 11–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 5–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 12–6 |
Cleveland | 4–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | – | 11–7 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 6–12 |
Detroit | 3–4 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 7–11 | – | 7–11 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 7–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–5 | 13–5 |
Kansas City | 3–5 | 1–6 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | – | 2–3 | 6–12 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 13–5 |
Los Angeles | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 3–2 | – | 5–3 | 7–3 | 10–9 | 14–5 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
Minnesota | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–6 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 0–6 | 14–4 |
New York | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 6–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–2 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 5–0 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 9–10 | 5–5 | 1–5 | - | 10–9 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 4–6 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 2–8 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 2–7 | 5–14 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 9–10 | – | 3–4 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 9–9 |
Tampa Bay | 15–3 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 6–3 | 4–3 | – | 6–3 | 11–7 | 12–6 |
Texas | 5–4 | 1–9 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 3–6 | – | 4–4 | 10–8 |
Toronto | 12–6 | 9–9 | 7–1 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 9–9 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–11 | 4–4 | – | 8–10 |
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March/April (14–13) – Home (7–7) – Road (7–6)
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May (16–13) – Home (6–3) – Road (10–10)
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June (17–10) – Home (15–2) – Road (2–8)
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July (13–12) – Home (7–5) – Road (6–7)
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August (17–11) – Home (11–5) – Road (6–6)
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September (12–15) – Home (8–6) – Road (4–9)
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American League Division Series (1–3) (best of 5)
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Brian Anderson | 109 | 181 | 24 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .232 | 5 |
Mark Buehrle | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
Orlando Cabrera | 161 | 661 | 93 | 186 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 57 | .281 | 19 |
José Contreras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Joe Crede | 97 | 335 | 41 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 55 | .248 | 0 |
John Danks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
Octavio Dotel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jermaine Dye | 154 | 590 | 96 | 172 | 41 | 2 | 34 | 96 | .292 | 3 |
Josh Fields | 14 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 | 0 |
Gavin Floyd | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 41 | 131 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .260 | 0 |
Toby Hall | 41 | 127 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .260 | 0 |
Bobby Jenks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Paul Konerko | 122 | 438 | 59 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 62 | .240 | 2 |
Scott Linebrink | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Boone Logan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Nick Masset | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pablo Ozuna | 32 | 64 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .281 | 0 |
A. J. Pierzynski | 134 | 534 | 66 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 60 | .281 | 1 |
Carlos Quentin | 130 | 480 | 96 | 138 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 100 | .288 | 7 |
Alexei Ramírez | 136 | 480 | 65 | 139 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 77 | .290 | 13 |
Adam Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Nick Swisher | 153 | 497 | 86 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 69 | .219 | 3 |
Jim Thome | 149 | 503 | 93 | 123 | 28 | 0 | 34 | 90 | .245 | 1 |
Matt Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Juan Uribe | 110 | 324 | 38 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 40 | .247 | 1 |
Javier Vázquez | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Ehren Wassermann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
DeWayne Wise | 57 | 129 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .248 | 9 |
Team Totals | 163 | 5553 | 811 | 1458 | 296 | 13 | 235 | 785 | .263 | 67 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Mark Buehrle | 15 | 12 | 3.79 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 218.2 | 106 | 92 | 52 | 140 |
D. J. Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 3.96 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 30 |
José Contreras | 7 | 6 | 4.54 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 121 | 64 | 61 | 35 | 70 |
John Danks | 12 | 9 | 3.32 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 195 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 159 |
Octavio Dotel | 4 | 4 | 3.76 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 92 |
Gavin Floyd | 17 | 8 | 3.84 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.1 | 107 | 88 | 70 | 145 |
Bobby Jenks | 3 | 1 | 2.63 | 57 | 0 | 30 | 61.2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 38 |
Scott Linebrink | 2 | 2 | 3.69 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 40 |
Esteban Loaiza | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boone Logan | 2 | 3 | 5.95 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 42 |
Mike MacDougal | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Nick Masset | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 44.2 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 32 |
Clayton Richard | 2 | 5 | 6.04 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 47.2 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 29 |
Adam Russell | 4 | 0 | 5.19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 22 |
Matt Thornton | 5 | 3 | 2.67 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
Javier Vázquez | 12 | 16 | 4.67 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.1 | 113 | 108 | 61 | 200 |
Ehren Wassermann | 1 | 2 | 7.78 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
Team Totals | 89 | 74 | 4.11 | 163 | 163 | 34 | 1457.2 | 665 | 729 | 460 | 1147 |
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