2001 Chicago White Sox season

The 2001 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 102nd season, and their 101st in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record of 83–79, good enough for third place in the American League Central, 8 games behind the champion Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

• December 18, 2000: Sandy Alomar Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Ray Durham, 2B

José Valentín, CF

Frank Thomas, DH

Magglio Ordóñez, RF

Paul Konerko, 1B

Carlos Lee, LF

Herbert Perry, 3B

Sandy Alomar Jr., C

Royce Clayton, SS

David Wells, P

Notable transactions

• June 20, 2001: José Canseco signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
• June 29, 2001: Alan Embree was traded by the San Francisco Giants with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Derek Hasselhoff (minors).
• July 26, 2001: James Baldwin was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Barry (minors), Gary Majewski (minors) and Onan Masaoka (minors)
• August 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.

Roster

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Indians || 7–4 || D. Wells (1–0) || Colón (0–1) || Foulke (1) || 2:40 || 42,606 || 1–0 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || @ Indians || 4–8 || Finley (1–0) || Eldred (0–1) || || 2:45 || 32,763 || 1–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || Tigers || 9 – 10 <small>(10)</small> || Patterson (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || Jones (1) || 3:38 || 43,954 || 1–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || Tigers || 3–5 || Holt (1–0) || Buehrle (0–1) || Jones (2) || 2:31 || 20,264 || 1–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || Tigers || 3–5 || Weaver (1–1) || D. Wells (1–1) || Jones (3) || 2:49 || 19,887 || 1–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 9 || Indians || 9–2 || Biddle (1–0) || Finley (1–1) || || 2:40 || 21,242 || 2–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 10 || Indians || 8–7 || Glover (1–0) || Shuey (0–1) || Foulke (2) || 2:56 || 12,465 || 3–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || Indians || 7–6 || Lowe (1–0) || Burba (0–1) || Foulke (3) || 2:59 || 12,693 || 4–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || @ Twins || 4–7 || Redman (1–1) || Buehrle (0–2) || Hawkins (1) || 2:34 || 21,202 || 4–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || @ Twins || 4–9 || Radke (3–0) || D. Wells (1–2) || || 2:47 || 26,487 || 4–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 15 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Milton (2–0) || Parque (0–1) || Hawkins (2) || 2:41 || 9,141 || 4–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Wunsch (0–1) || Jones (4) || 2:39 || 13,068 || 4–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Buehrle (1–2) || Holt (1–2) || Foulke (4) || 2:49 || 13,180 || 5–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || D. Wells (2–2) || Weaver (1–3) || || 2:34 || 14,571 || 6–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || Twins || 1–4 || Radke (4–0) || Parque (0–2) || || 2:25 || 16,557 || 6–9 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 21 || Twins || 3–4 || Milton (3–0) || Glover (1–1) || Hawkins (4) || 2:15 || 19,096 || 6–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 22 || Twins || 2–4 || Carrasco (2–0) || Foulke (0–2) || Hawkins (5) || 3:03 || 19,730 || 6–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Athletics || 4–6 || Zito (3–1) || Buehrle (1–3) || Isringhausen (4) || 2:53 || 12,441 || 6–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Athletics || 2 – 1 <small>(11)</small> || Foulke (1–2) || Bradford (0–1) || || 3:48 || 12,941 || 7–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–16 || Heredia (1–4) || Parque (0–3) || || 3:22 || 12,963 || 7–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Mariners || 3–8 || Sele (4–0) || Baldwin (0–1) || Sasaki (12) || 3:22 || 16,276 || 7–14 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 28 || Mariners || 5–8 || Tomko (1–1) || Biddle (1–1) || Sasaki (13) || 3:38 || 25,542 || 7–15 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 29 || Mariners || 2 – 1 <small>(14)</small> || Glover (2–1) || Franklin (2–1) || || 4:03 || 25,542 || 8–15 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Angels || 4–6 || Rapp (1–3) || D. Wells (2–3) || Percival (5) || 2:54 || 15,664 || 8–16 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Angels || 5–12 || Washburn (1–3) || Garland (0–1) || || 3:15 || 15,516 || 8–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Angels || 1–3 || Valdez (2–2) || Baldwin (0–2) || Percival (6) || 2:19 || 15,372 || 8–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 4 || Rangers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain), <small>rescheduled for May 5</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Rangers || 0–2 || Glynn (1–3) || Biddle (1–2) || Zimmerman (3) || 2:28 || 47,674 || 8–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 10–5 || D. Wells (3–3) || Rogers (1–3) || Foulke (5) || 3:05 || 34,871 || 9–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 7–4 || Garland (1–1) || Dickey (0–1) || Foulke (6) || 3:20 || 30,073 || 10–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Angels || 2–0 || Baldwin (1–2) || Washburn (1–4) || || 2:11 || 13,187 || 11–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Angels || 6–5 || Howry (1–0) || Levine (1–2) || || 2:52 || 13,458 || 12–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || Angels || 6 – 7 <small>(10)</small> || Percival (2–0) || Foulke (1–3) || || 3:11 || 12,684 || 12–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 11 || Rangers || 6 – 5 <small>(10)</small> || Howry (2–0) || Venafro (1–1) || || 3:00 || 19,399 || 13–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || Rangers || 6–16 || Mahomes (2–2) || Garland (1–2) || || 3:42 || 31,647 || 13–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 35 || May 13 || Rangers || 6–3 || Baldwin (2–2) || Helling (1–6) || Foulke (7) || 2:21 || 21,019 || 14–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Nelson (2–0) || Howry (2–1) || Paniagua (1) || 3:16 || 31,096 || 14–22 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Mariners || 2–7 || Abbott (2–1) || Biddle (1–3) || Paniagua (2) || 2:58 || 33,748 || 14–23 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Mariners || 1–5 || García (4–0) || D. Wells (3–4) || Nelson (3) || 2:53 || 43,510 || 14–24 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Heredia (3–5) || K. Wells (0–1) || Isringhausen (6) || 2:40 || 16,823 || 14–25 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Athletics || 3–4 || Mulder (5–2) || Baldwin (2–3) || Isringhausen (7) || 2:11 || 30,820 || 14–26 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Hudson (4–3) || Howry (2–2) || || 2:31 || 39,249 || 14–27 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–10 || Parris (3–3) || Biddle (1–4) || || 2:38 || 20,806 || 14–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–9 || Hamilton (2–2) || D. Wells (3–5) || Koch (10) || 3:08 || 19,115 || 14–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || K. Wells (1–1) || Carpenter (4–2) || Foulke (8) || 2:36 || 17,062 || 15–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Tigers || 8–4 || Lowe (2–0) || Jones (2–3) || || 3:08 || 21,053 || 16–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Tigers || 8–0 || Buehrle (2–3) || Mlicki (3–5) || || 2:39 || 25,881 || 17–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Tigers || 3 – 2 <small>(11)</small> || Barceló (1–0) || Patterson (3–2) || Lowe (1) || 3:55 || 17,355 || 18–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Garland (2–2) || Hamilton (2–3) || Howry (1) || 3:05 || 20,631 || 19–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || Blue Jays || 0–4 || Carpenter (5–2) || K. Wells (1–2) || || 2:47 || 13,356 || 19–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Wunsch (1–1) || Escobar (0–3) || Foulke (9) || 2:30 || 13,208 || 20–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 31 || Tigers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain) <small>Rescheduled for September 4</small>

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || June 1 || Tigers || 3–0 || Buehrle (3–3) || Mlicki (3–6) || Foulke (10) || 2:34 || 19,840 || 21–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Tigers || 5–3 || D. Wells (4–5) || Weaver (4–6) || Foulke (11) || 2:30 || 23,915 || 22–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || Tigers || 9 – 6 <small>(10)</small> || Howry (3–2) || Jones (2–4) || || 3:17 || 19,446 || 23–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 5 || @ Royals || 6–2 || K. Wells (2–2) || Reichert (5–5) || Howry (2) || 3:05 || 12,770 || 24–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 6 || @ Royals || 6–12 || Suppan (3–5) || Baldwin (2–4) || || 2:38 || 13,394 || 24–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 7 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Buehrle (4–3) || Durbin (3–5) || || 2:27 || 18,957 || 25–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 8 || Cubs || 7 – 3 <small>(10)</small> || Foulke (2–3) || Duncan (3–2) || || 3:38 || 45,396 || 26–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 9 || Cubs || 3 – 4 <small>(10)</small> || Van Poppel (3–1) || Foulke (2–4) || Fassero (11) || 3:26 || 45,849 || 26–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || Cubs || 3–1 || K. Wells (3–2) || Lieber (6–4) || Howry (3) || 2:41 || 45,079 || 27–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 12 || Reds || 5–0 || D. Wells (5–5) || Dessens (5–3) || || 2:26 || 21,687 || 28–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 13 || Reds || 4–2 || Buehrle (5–3) || Bell (0–5) || Foulke (12) || 2:27 || 17,327 || 29–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 14 || Reds || 7–5 || Wunsch (2–1) || Brower (3–4) || Foulke (13) || 2:52 || 18,201 || 30–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–10 || Benes (6–4) || Garland (2–3) || || 2:59 || 42,741 || 30–33 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 16 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Hermanson (6–5) || K. Wells (3–3) || || 3:03 || 43,648 || 30–34 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 17 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Smith (1–0) || D. Wells (5–6) || || 2:52 || 41,515 || 30–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 18 || Royals || 5–4 || Buehrle (6–3) || Durbin (4–6) || Foulke (14) || 2:35 || 28,882 || 31–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 19 || Royals || 5–3 || Baldwin (3–4) || Suppan (3–6) || Foulke (15) || 2:48 || 18,715 || 32–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 68 || June 20 || Royals || 2–1 || Garland (3–3) || Grimsley (0–3) || Foulke (16) || 2:41 || 21,210 || 33–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 21 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || K. Wells (4–3) || Johnson (6–4) || || 2:49 || 34,735 || 34–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Orioles || 4–6 || Mercedes (3–8) || D. Wells (5–7) || Groom (5) || 2:43 || 43,101 || 34–36 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 23 || @ Orioles || 8–3 || Glover (3–1) || Ponson (4–5) || || 3:32 || 40,796 || 35–36 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ Orioles || 8–2 || Baldwin (4–4) || Towers (5–2) || Lowe (2) || 3:02 || 40,996 || 36–36 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 26 || @ Twins || 6–7 || Miller (1–2) || Foulke (2–5) || || 3:19 || 16,200 || 36–37 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 27 || @ Twins || 1–4 || Lohse (1–0) || K. Wells (4–4) || Hawkins (18) || 2:42 || 19,576 || 36–38 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 75 || June 28 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Lowe (3–0) || Radke (8–4) || || 2:52 || 19,576 || 37–38 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 29 || Orioles || 0–4 || Towers (6–2) || Buehrle (6–4) || Trombley (6) || 2:46 || 27,890 || 37–39 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 30 || Orioles || 4–1 || Baldwin (5–4) || Roberts (6–7) || Foulke (17) || 3:11 || 33,439 || 38–39 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 1 || Orioles || 3–11 || Johnson (7–5) || Biddle (1–5) || || 3:43 || 34,588 || 38–40 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || July 2 || Twins || 5–7 || Lohse (2–0) || K. Wells (4–5) || Hawkins (20) || 3:19 || 33,230 || 38–41 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || July 3 || Twins || 3–5 || Radke (9–4) || Lowe (3–1) || Hawkins (21) || 2:36 || 17,964 || 38–42 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 4 || Twins || 4–3 || Foulke (3–5) || Hawkins (1–2) || || 2:51 || 22,934 || 39–42 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 5 || Twins || 2–12 || Mays (11–5) || Baldwin (5–5) || || 3:02 || 20,564 || 39–43 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 6 || Pirates || 6–10 || Manzanillo (2–2) || Howry (3–3) || || 3:20 || 19,554 || 39–44 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 7 || Pirates || 4–1 || K. Wells (5–5) || Schmidt (5–4) || Foulke (18) || 2:43 || 25,113 || 40–44 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 85 || July 8 || Pirates || 9–2 || Lowe (4–1) || Ritchie (5–9) || || 2:11 || 22,105 || 41–44 || box |- style="text-align:center;" |colspan="11" style="background-color:#bbcaff" | All-Star Break: AL defeats NL 4–1 at Safeco Field |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 12 || @ Cubs || 1–5 || Fassero (2–2) || Garland (3–4) || || 3:08 || 38,233 || 41–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 13 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Buehrle (7–4) || Wood (8–6) || || 3:01 || 40,157 || 42–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 14 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Lowe (5–1) || Tavárez (6–6) || Foulke (19) || 2:44 || 40,551 || 43–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 15 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Biddle (2–5) || Sheets (10–6) || Foulke (20) || 2:26 || 42,455 || 44–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 16 || @ Brewers || 6–5 || Baldwin (6–5) || King (0–2) || Foulke (21) || 3:20 || 42,487 || 45–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 17 || @ Brewers || 8–4 || K. Wells (6–5) || Haynes (6–12) || Garland (1) || 2:58 || 40,332 || 46–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 18 || Indians || 4–9 || Sabathia (9–3) || Buehrle (7–5) || || 3:04 || 22,634 || 46–46 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 19 || Indians || 3–10 || Burba (9–6) || Lowe (5–2) || || 3:01 || 23,450 || 46–47 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 20 || Red Sox || 2–7 || Nomo (10–4) || Biddle (2–6) || || 3:06 || 28,740 || 46–48 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 21 || Red Sox || 10–3 || Baldwin (7–5) || Ohka (2–5) || || 3:27 || 29,303 || 47–48 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 96 || July 22 || Red Sox || 13–8 || Garland (4–4) || Wakefield (6–5) || Howry (4) || 3:56 || 26,211 || 48–48 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 23 || @ Indians || 0–2 || Sabathia (10–3) || Buehrle (7–6) || Wickman (16) || 2:52 || 42,645 || 48–49 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 24 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Lowe (6–2) || Burba (9–7) || Foulke (22) || 2:43 || 42,175 || 49–49 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 25 || @ Indians || 5–7 || Westbrook (3–2) || Biddle (2–7) || Wickman (17) || 3:04 || 42,645 || 49–50 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 26 || @ Indians || 5–4 || Ginter (1–0) || Nagy (4–4) || Foulke (23) || 2:45 || 42,054 || 50–50 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 27 || @ Red Sox || 5–9 || Saberhagen (1–0) || K. Wells (6–6) || || 2:42 || 33,813 || 50–51 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 28 || @ Red Sox || 3–1 || Buehrle (8–6) || Wakefield (6–6) || Foulke (24) || 2:53 || 33,316 || 51–51 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 29 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Beck (5–3) || Embree (0–3) || Lowe (21) || 3:02 || 33,375 || 51–52 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 31 || Royals || 1 – 2 <small>(10)</small> || Byrd (3–5) || Foulke (3–6) || Hernández (18) || 2:53 || 18,581 || 51–53 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 105 || August 1 || Royals || 7–6 || Wright (1–0) || George (0–2) || Foulke (25) || 3:12 || 15,620 || 52–53 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 106 || August 2 || Royals || 3–6 || Suppan (5–9) || K. Wells (6–7) || Hernández (19) || 2:48 || 16,021 || 52–54 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || August 3 || Devil Rays || 4–0 || Buehrle (9–6) || Bierbrodt (2–3) || || 2:12 || 19,330 || 53–54 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 4 || Devil Rays || 8–6 || Biddle (3–7) || Kennedy (3–7) || Foulke (26) || 3:14 || 28,952 || 54–54 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 5 || Devil Rays || 4–6 || Zambrano (4–1) || Howry (3–4) || Yan (14) || 2:55 || 21,443 || 54–55 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 6 || Devil Rays || 5–2 || Wright (2–0) || Wallace (0–3) || Foulke (27) || 2:52 || 26,944 || 55–55 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 7 || @ Angels || 3–9 || Rapp (5–9) || K. Wells (6–8) || || 2:36 || 18,498 || 55–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 112 || August 8 || @ Angels || 15–1 || Buehrle (10–6) || Washburn (9–6) || || 2:42 || 18,864 || 56–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 9 || @ Angels || 2–3 || Valdez (8–6) || Lowe (6–3) || Percival (31) || 2:18 || 17,896 || 56–57 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 114 || August 10 || @ Mariners || 8–6 || Biddle (4–7) || Sasaki (0–4) || Foulke (28) || 3:19 || 45,665 || 57–57 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Franklin (5–1) || Foulke (3–7) || || 3:04 || 45,898 || 57–58 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 12 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Rhodes (7–0) || K. Wells (6–9) || Sasaki (37) || 2:48 || 45,765 || 57–59 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 14 || Rangers || 7–4 || Buehrle (11–6) || Myette (1–2) || Foulke (29) || 2:53 || 22,336 || 58–59 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 15 || Rangers || 6–5 || K. Wells (7–9) || Mahomes (5–5) || Foulke (30) || 3:12 || 18,062 || 59–59 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 16 || Rangers || 7–5 || K. Wells (8–9) || Petkovsek (1–2) || Foulke (31) || 3:24 || 20,252 || 60–59 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 17 || Athletics || 2–9 || Hiljus (2–0) || Wright (2–1) || || 3:05 || 33,834 || 60–60 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 121 || August 18 || Athletics || 4–5 || Heredia (7–8) || Howry (3–5) || Isringhausen (24) || 3:08 || 27,861 || 60–61 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 19 || Athletics || 7–8 || Magnante (2–1) || Biddle (4–8) || Isringhausen (25) || 3:42 || 25,019 || 60–62 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || @ Royals || 1–10 || Stein (5–6) || Lowe (6–4) || || 2:24 || 13,842 || 60–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Royals || 6–1 || Garland (5–4) || Byrd (6–6) || || 2:49 || 12,391 || 61–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || @ Royals || 13–12 || K. Wells (9–9) || Henry (2–1) || Foulke (32) || 3:51 || 11,670 || 62–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || @ Royals || 7–6 || Biddle (5–8) || Suppan (7–11) || Foulke (33) || 3:15 || 13,541 || 63–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 24 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 || Buehrle (12–6) || Sturtze (8–10) || Foulke (34) || 2:21 || 10,650 || 64–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 25 || @ Devil Rays || 4–8 || Kennedy (5–8) || Wright (2–2) || || 3:12 || 26,597 || 64–64 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 26 || @ Devil Rays || 3–2 || Garland (6–4) || Seay (0–1) || Foulke (35) || 2:52 || 19,182 || 65–64 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 28 || @ Tigers || 8–6 || Embree (1–3) || Patterson (5–4) || Howry (5) || 2:59 || 19,129 || 66–64 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 29 || @ Tigers || 8–3 || Glover (4–1) || Redman (2–6) || || 3:19 || 21,998 || 67–64 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 30 || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Cornejo (3–1) || Buehrle (12–7) || Anderson (16) || 2:04 || 24,364 || 67–65 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 31 || Indians || 11–8 || Howry (4–5) || Westbrook (3–4) || Foulke (36) || 3:22 || 24,097 || 68–65 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 1 || Indians || 3–4 || Drese (1–0) || Garland (6–5) || Wickman (27) || 3:27 || 27,869 || 68–66 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 135 || September 2 || Indians || 19–10 || Biddle (6–8) || Burba (10–9) || || 3:32 || 25,680 || 69–66 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 136 || September 3 || Indians || 3–6 || Sabathia (15–4) || Glover (4–2) || Wickman (28) || 2:47 || 28,135 || 69–67 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 4 || Tigers || 10–1 || Buehrle (13–7) || Cornejo (3–2) || || 2:41 || N/A || 70–67 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 4 || Tigers || 4–0 || Lowe (7–4) || Pettyjohn (0–6) || || 2:31 || 13,265 || 71–67 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 139 || September 5 || Tigers || 5–3 || Wright (3–2) || Sparks (10–9) || Foulke (37) || 2:45 || 14,576 || 72–67 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || Tigers || 2–6 || Weaver (11–14) || Garland (6–6) || || 3:27 || 13,602 || 72–68 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 7 || @ Indians || 10–7 || Biddle (7–8) || Burba (10–10) || Foulke (38) || 3:28 || 42,487 || 73–68 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || @ Indians || 7–8 || Báez (5–1) || Foulke (3–8) || || 3:13 || 42,488 || 73–69 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 9 || @ Indians || 8–9 || Wickman (5–0) || Foulke (3–9) || || 3:25 || 42,377 || 73–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 10 || @ Indians || 7–1 || Wright (4–2) || Colón (12–11) || || 3:26 || 38,244 || 74–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 11 || @ Yankees ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 1</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 12 || @ Yankees ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 2</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 13 || @ Yankees ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 3</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 14 || @ Twins ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 5</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 15 || @ Twins ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 6</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 16 || @ Twins ||colspan=8| Postponed (September 11 attacks), <small>rescheduled for October 7</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 145 || September 18 || Yankees || 3–11 || Hernández (3–6) || Buehrle (13–8) || || 2:57 || 22,785 || 74–71 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 19 || Yankees || 3–6 || Clemens (20–1) || Glover (4–3) || Rivera (46) || 3:05 || 18,465 || 74–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 147 || September 20 || Yankees || 7–5 || Lowe (8–4) || Pettitte (15–10) || Foulke (39) || 3:18 || 22,284 || 75–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 21 || Royals || 8–7 || Lowe (9–4) || Henry (2–2) || || 3:10 || 15,404 || 76–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 22 || Royals || 5 – 4 <small>(10)</small> || Foulke (4–9) || Stein (5–8) || || 4:04 || 24,307 || 77–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 23 || Royals || 10–2 || Buehrle (14–8) || Durbin (7–16) || || 2:30 || 19,014 || 78–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 25 || Twins || 2–4 || Mays (17–13) || Glover (4–4) || Guardado (8) || 2:49 || 11,973 || 78–73 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 26 || Twins || 6–3 || K. Wells (10–9) || Reed (12–10) || Foulke (40) || 2:49 || 13,006 || 79–73 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 153 || September 27 || Twins || 9–3 || Wright (5–2) || Radke (13–11) || Lowe (3) || 2:51 || 13,567 || 80–73 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 28 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Durbin (8–16) || Embree (1–4) || Hernández (27) || 2:40 || 14,914 || 80–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 155 || September 29 || @ Royals || 10–2 || Buehrle (15–8) || Suppan (9–14) || || 3:06 || 16,443 || 81–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 30 || @ Royals || 5–2 || Glover (5–4) || George (4–7) || Foulke (41) || 2:45 || 12,235 || 82–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || October 1 || @ Yankees || 1–8 || Hitchcock (6–5) || K. Wells (10–10) || || 2:48 || 8,112 || 82–75 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 158 || October 2 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Lilly (5–6) || Wright (5–3) || Rivera (48) || 3:15 || 10,480 || 82–76 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 159 || October 3 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Mussina (17–11) || Garland (6–7) || Rivera (49) || 2:49 || 14,895 || 82–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 160 || October 5 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Buehrle (16–8) || Reed (12–12) || Foulke (42) || 2:50 || 13,631 || 83–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || October 6 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Cressend (3–2) || Glover (5–5) || Guardado (11) || 2:56 || 18,599 || 83–78 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || October 7 || @ Twins || 5–8 || Radke (15–11) || K. Wells (10–11) || Guardado (12) || 2:46 || 14,413 || 83–79 || box

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

Farm system

External links

• 2001 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

References