1993 Chicago White Sox season

The 1993 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox' 94th season. They finished with a record of 94–68, good enough for first place in the American League West, which they won on September 27, eight games ahead of the second-place Texas Rangers. However, they lost the American League Championship Series in six games to the eventual World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays. It would be the last year the Sox would compete in the American League West, as they would join the newly formed American League Central in 1994.

Offseason

• December 8, 1992: Dave Stieb was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
• January 4, 1993: Ellis Burks was signed as a free agent.

Regular season

1993 Opening Day lineup

• Tim Raines, LF
• Joey Cora, 2B
• Frank Thomas, 1B
• George Bell, DH
• Robin Ventura, 3B
• Ellis Burks, RF
• Lance Johnson, CF
• Ron Karkovice, C
• Ozzie Guillén, SS
• Jack McDowell, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

• April 23, 1993: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
• May 23, 1993: Dave Stieb was released by the Chicago White Sox.
• June 28, 1993: Carlton Fisk was released by the Chicago White Sox.
• July 31, 1993: Tim Belcher was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce.
• August 10, 1993: Bobby Thigpen was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for José DeLeón.
• September 1, 1993: Donn Pall was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Doug Lindsey.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">15</span> || || style=";" |6:38<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W 5–4</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">McCaskill</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Leiter</span> <span style="color:white;">(1–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Hernández</span> <span style="color:black;">(3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:38</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,494</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">8–7</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W3</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">16</span> || || style=";" |12:35<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L 4–10</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Guzmán</span> <span style="color:white;">(2–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Bolton</span> <span style="color:black;">(0–3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:58</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,518</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">8–8</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L1</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">17</span> || || style=";" |2:04<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L 0–1</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Stottelmyre</span> <span style="color:white;">(3–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:black;">(2–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Ward</span> <span style="color:white;">(6)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:13</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,430</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">8–9</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L2</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">22</span> || || style=";" |7:07<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W 10–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:white;">(3–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Stottelmyre</span> <span style="color:black;">(3–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:whiie;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2:40</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">29,497</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">13–9</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W5</span> |-

|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">23</span> || || style=";" |6:05<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W 8–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Álvarez</span> <span style="color:white;">(2–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Morris</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–4)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2:49</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">35,378</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">14–9</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W6</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">24</span> || || style=";" |1:37<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 1–6</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Hentgen</span> <span style="color:black;">(4–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">McDowell</span> <span style="color:white;">(5–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Cox</span> <span style="color:black;">(1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2:30</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">25,715</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">14–10</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L1</span> |-

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|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">80</span> || || style=";" |6:37<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W 4–3</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Álvarez</span> <span style="color:black;">(8–4)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Hentgen</span> <span style="color:white;">(11–3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Hernández</span> <span style="color:black;">(16)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:53</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,508</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">42–38</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W2</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">81</span> || || style=";" |6:35<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L 1–5</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Stewart</span> <span style="color:white;">(4–3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">McDowell</span> <span style="color:black;">(12–6)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:47</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,505</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">42–39</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L1</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">82</span> || || style=";" |6:36<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W 5–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:black;">(10–4)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Guzmán</span> <span style="color:white;">(7–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Hernández</span> <span style="color:black;">(17)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">3:03</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">50,517</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">43–39</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W1</span> |-style=background:#bbbfff | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">7:40p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || colspan="9" style=";" |<span style="color:white;">64th All-Star Game in Baltimore, MD</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">91</span> || || style=";" |7:06<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 7–15</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Stewart</span> <span style="color:black;">(5–4)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Bolton</span> <span style="color:white;">(1–6)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2:58</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">40,127</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">49–42</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L1</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">92</span> || || style=";" |7:07<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W 2–1</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:white;">(12–4)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Guzmán</span> <span style="color:black;">(7–3)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2:11</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">30,454</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">50–42</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">W1</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">93</span> || || style=";" |7:37<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 1–4</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Leiter</span> <span style="color:black;">(6–5)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Álvarez</span> <span style="color:white;">(8–6)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Ward</span> <span style="color:black;">(23)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">3:08</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">30,900</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">50–43</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L1</span> |-

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Detailed records

Postseason Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">1</span> || || style=";" |7:12<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 3–7</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Guzmán</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">McDowell</span> <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">3:38</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">46,246</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">TOR 1–0</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L1</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">2</span> || || style=";" |2:07<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 1–3</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Stewart</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Ward</span> <span style="color:black;">(1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">3:00</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">46,101</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">TOR 2–0</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L2</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">3</span> || || style=";" |7:12<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W 6–1</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Álvarez</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Hentgen</span> <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">2:56</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">51,783</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">TOR 2–1</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W1</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">4</span> || || style=";" |7:12<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W 7–4</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Belcher</span> <span style="color:black;">(1–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Stottelmyre</span> <span style="color:white;">(0–1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Hernández</span> <span style="color:black;">(1)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">3:30</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">51,885</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Tied 2–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">W2</span> |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:black;">5</span> || || style=";" |3:10<span style="color:black;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:black;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">@</span> <span style="color:white;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L 3–5</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Guzmán</span> <span style="color:white;">(2–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">McDowell</span> <span style="color:black;">(0–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">—</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">3:09</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">51,375</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">TOR 3–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">L1</span> |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |<span style="color:white;">6</span> || || style=";" |7:12<span style="color:white;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:white;">CDT</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Blue Jays</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L 3–6</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Stewart</span> <span style="color:black;">(2–0)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">Fernandez</span> <span style="color:white;">(0–2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:black;">Ward</span> <span style="color:black;">(2)</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">3:31</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">45,527</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">TOR 4–2</span> || style=";" |<span style="color:white;">L2</span> |-

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

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

Postseason

ALCS

Awards and honors

• Bo Jackson, 1993 AL Comeback Player of the Year
• Bo Jackson, 1993 Tony Conigliaro Award
• Jack McDowell, All-Star Game, reserve
• Jack McDowell, Cy Young Award, American League
• Frank Thomas, All-Star Game, reserve
• Frank Thomas, Silver Slugger Award
• Frank Thomas, MVP, American League
• Gene Lamont, Manager of the Year, American League

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, South Bend</small>

References

External links

• 1993 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
• 1993 White Sox: The Big Hurt, the strike and the white flag