2002 Chicago White Sox season

The 2002 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 103rd season, and their 102nd in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record of 81–81, good enough for second place in the American League Central, 13.5 games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

February 1, 2002: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

Regular season

• On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Mariners hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.
• On July 2, the Tigers and White Sox set a Major League Baseball record by combining to hit for 12 home runs in one game. The box score for the home runs is as follows:
• Detroit Young 2 (7,1st inning off Ritchie 0 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Howry 0 on, 2 out); Fick (11,1st inning off Ritchie 1 on, 2 out); Lombard (1,7th inning off Ritchie 0 on, 1 out); Magee (6,9th inning off Howry 0 on, 0 out); Easley (4,9th inning off Howry 1 on).
• Chicago Lofton (4,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Ordonez 2 (15,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Paniagua 3 on, 1 out); Valentin (11,2nd inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Alomar 2 (6,4th inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out, 6th inning off Lima 0 on).

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Kenny Lofton, CF
• Ray Durham, 2B
• Frank Thomas, DH
• Magglio Ordóñez, RF
• Paul Konerko, 1B
• José Valentín, 3B
• Carlos Lee, LF
• Sandy Alomar Jr., C
• Royce Clayton, SS
• Mark Buehrle, P

Notable transactions

• May 16, 2002: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
• July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.
• July 28, 2002: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Diaz and Ryan Meaux (minors).
• July 29, 2002: Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Enemencio Pacheco (minors).

Roster

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Buehrle (1–0) || García (0–1) || Foulke (1) || 3:18 || 46,036 || 1–0 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 4–7 || Rhodes (1–0) || Barceló (0–1) || Sasaki (1) || 3:03 || 40,805 || 1–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Franklin (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || || 2:50 || 31,082 || 1–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Byrd (1–0) || Garland (0–1) || Stein (1) || 2:50 || 15,975 || 1–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Royals || 14–0 || Buehrle (2–0) || Durbin (0–1) || || 2:49 || 15,178 || 2–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Royals || 2–9 || Suppan (1–0) || Ritchie (0–1) || || 2:47 || 10,788 || 2–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || April 8 || @ Tigers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain), <small>rescheduled for July 13</small> |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || Wright (1–0) || Sparks (0–1) || || 2:34 || 11,833 || 3–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Tigers || 7–5 || Osuna (1–0) || Lima (0–2) || Foulke (2) || 2:49 || 14,155 || 4–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 12 || Orioles || 5–2 || Buehrle (3–0) || Towers (0–2) || Foulke (3) || 2:24 || 41,128 || 5–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Orioles || 4–3 || Osuna (2–0) || Roberts (0–1) || Foulke (4) || 2:36 || 19,201 || 6–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Orioles || 4–9 || Maduro (1–1) || Wright (1–1) || || 2:55 || 23,951 || 6–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 15 || Orioles || 13–4 || Garland (1–1) || Johnson (0–3) || || 2:41 || 15,794 || 7–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || Indians || 10–5 || Marte (1–0) || Finley (1–1) || || 2:55 || 23,502 || 8–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || Indians || 7–2 || Buehrle (4–0) || Báez (2–1) || || 2:35 || 15,561 || 9–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Indians || 7–1 || Ritchie (1–1) || Colón (3–1) || || 2:55 || 13,880 || 10–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || Tigers || 2–8 || Sparks (1–1) || Wright (1–2) || || 2:42 || 13,917 || 10–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || Tigers || 12–5 || Garland (2–1) || Cornejo (0–2) || || 2:51 || 15,737 || 11–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 21 || Tigers || 11–8 || Osuna (3–0) || Paniagua (0–1) || Foulke (5) || 3:08 || 13,619 || 12–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Indians || 2–4 || Báez (3–1) || Buehrle (4–1) || Wickman (6) || 2:35 || 24,519 || 12–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 23 || @ Indians || 5–1 || Ritchie (2–1) || Colón (3–2) || || 2:53 || 25,284 || 13–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 24 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Wright (2–2) || Sabathia (2–2) || || 3:04 || 25,935 || 14–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 25 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Garland (3–1) || Drese (2–2) || Foulke (6) || 3:07 || 29,046 || 15–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 26 || @ Athletics || 4–6 || Lidle (1–3) || Parque (0–1) || Koch (5) || 2:52 || 10,129 || 15–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 1–16 || Fyhrie (1–1) || Buehrle (4–2) || || 2:42 || 26,111 || 15–9 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 0–10 || Hudson (3–2) || Ritchie (2–2) || || 2:37 || 20,365 || 15–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || April 30 || Mariners || 8–4 || Wright (3–2) || Abbott (1–3) || || 2:41 || 16,253 || 16–10 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || Mariners || 9 – 2 <small>(8)</small> || Garland (4–1) || Franklin (2–1) || Glover (1) || 2:50 || 12,735 || 17–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 2 || Mariners || 4–15 || Baldwin (3–1) || Rauch (0–1) || || 3:00 || 12,891 || 17–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 3 || Athletics || 6–1 || Buehrle (5–2) || Fyhrie (1–2) || || 2:39 || 15,746 || 18–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 4 || Athletics || 10–2 || Ritchie (3–2) || Hudson (3–3) || || 2:59 || 27,511 || 19–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || Athletics || 2–3 || Zito (2–2) || Wright (3–3) || Koch (7) || 2:42 || 27,275 || 19–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 5–6 || Irabu (1–2) || Osuna (3–1) || || 3:18 || 24,609 || 19–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 11–6 || Porzio (1–0) || Bell (2–1) || Ginter (1) || 3:00 || 20,108 || 20–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Buehrle (6–2) || Davis (3–3) || || 2:49 || 21,305 || 21–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 1–4 || Benoit (1–0) || Ritchie (3–3) || Irabu (8) || 2:47 || 32,962 || 21–14 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 10 || @ Angels || 0–19 || Schoeneweis (2–4) || Wright (3–4) || || 2:48 || 36,715 || 21–15 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 11 || @ Angels || 3–6 || Ortiz (4–3) || Garland (4–2) || Percival (6) || 2:49 || 40,535 || 21–16 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 12 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Percival (2–1) || Foulke (0–2) || || 3:26 || 19,251 || 21–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 14 || Rangers || 15–4 || Buehrle (7–2) || Davis (3–4) || || 3:07 || 17,503 || 22–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || Rangers || 2–5 || Valdez (3–4) || Ritchie (3–4) || Irabu (10) || 2:47 || 13,980 || 22–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Rangers || 4–0 || Wright (4–4) || Rogers (4–2) || || 2:16 || 13,119 || 23–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 17 || Angels || 4–8 || Schoeneweis (3–4) || Garland (4–3) || Levine (4) || 2:56 || 12,736 || 23–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 18 || Angels || 10–4 || Glover (1–0) || Ortiz (4–4) || || 3:08 || 21,122 || 24–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 19 || Angels || 1–6 || Washburn (4–2) || Buehrle (7–3) || || 2:13 || 19,869 || 24–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Red Sox || 0–9 || Lowe (7–1) || Ritchie (3–5) || || 2:20 || 32,461 || 24–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Wright (5–4) || Oliver (4–3) || || 2:48 || 31,772 || 25–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Garland (5–3) || Castillo (2–5) || Foulke (7) || 2:22 || 33,157 || 26–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 24 || Tigers || 12–1 || Buehrle (8–3) || Sparks (2–5) || || 2:22 || 14,597 || 27–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 25 || Tigers || 6–4 || Wunsch (1–0) || Greisinger (2–2) || Foulke (8) || 2:33 || 21,543 || 28–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Tigers || 2–9 || Bernero (1–0) || Ritchie (3–6) || || 2:30 || 23,353 || 28–22 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || Yankees || 6–10 || Thurman (1–0) || Wright (5–5) || || 2:52 || 43,781 || 28–23 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || Yankees || 2–4 || Lilly (2–4) || Garland (5–4) || Rivera (16) || 3:00 || 27,859 || 28–24 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 29 || Yankees || 3–6 || Karsay (2–2) || Foulke (0–3) || Rivera (17) || 3:10 || 27,572 || 28–25 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ Indians || 0–7 || Colón (7–3) || Glover (1–1) || || 2:44 || 33,756 || 28–26 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Indians || 4–8 || Báez (5–4) || Ritchie (3–7) || || 2:59 || 37,707 || 28–27 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Finley (4–6) || Wright (5–6) || Wickman (13) || 2:42 || 37,760 || 28–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 3 || Royals || 4–0 || Garland (6–4) || Affeldt (1–3) || || 2:41 || 15,168 || 29–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || Royals || 2–3 || Asencio (1–0) || Buehrle (8–4) || Hernández (9) || 2:42 || 13,063 || 29–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || Royals || 6–1 || Glover (2–1) || Suppan (5–5) || || 2:33 || 12,167 || 30–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 6 || Royals || 3–4 || May (1–3) || Ritchie (3–8) || Hernández (10) || 2:50 || 14,311 || 30–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 7 || Expos || 3–4 || Armas (6–7) || Wright (5–7) || Tucker (3) || 2:55 || 22,481 || 30–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 8 || Expos || 1–2 || Stewart (1–1) || Foulke (0–4) || Tucker (4) || 2:31 || 24,783 || 30–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 63 || June 9 || Expos || 13–2 || Buehrle (9–4) || Pavano (3–8) || || 2:42 || 21,870 || 31–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 10 || Mets || 1–3 || Astacio (7–2) || Glover (2–2) || Benítez (14) || 2:51 || 27,679 || 31–33 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 11 || Mets || 10–8 || Ritchie (4–8) || D'Amico (4–5) || Osuna (1) || 2:51 || 20,156 || 32–33 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 12 || Mets || 2–1 || Biddle (1–0) || Leiter (6–6) || Osuna (2) || 2:36 || 16,314 || 33–33 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 14 || @ Cubs || 4–8 || Clement (5–4) || Garland (6–5) || || 2:46 || 38,051 || 33–34 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 15 || @ Cubs || 3–7 || Lieber (5–4) || Buehrle (9–5) || || 2:57 || 38,860 || 33–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 16 || @ Cubs || 10–7 || Foulke (1–4) || Wood (6–5) || Osuna (3) || 3:09 || 38,742 || 34–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 6 – 3 <small>(12)</small> || Osuna (4–1) || Coggin (0–2) || Biddle (1) || 4:16 || 17,424 || 35–35 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Plesac (2–2) || Biddle (1–1) || || 2:49 || 21,905 || 35–36 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Buehrle (10–5) || Person (2–4) || || 2:49 || 22,132 || 36–36 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 21 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Gryboski (1–1) || Ritchie (4–9) || Smoltz (23) || 2:37 || 35,102 || 36–37 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 22 || @ Braves || 2–15 || Moss (4–2) || Glover (2–3) || || 2:57 || 47,276 || 36–38 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 23 || @ Braves || 1–9 || Marquis (6–4) || Wright (5–8) || || 2:45 || 30,883 || 36–39 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 24 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Hawkins (3–0) || Howry (0–1) || Guardado (22) || 2:46 || 24,102 || 36–40 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 25 || @ Twins || 15–7 || Buehrle (11–5) || Milton (8–6) || || 3:19 || 24,662 || 37–40 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 26 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Lohse (7–5) || Ritchie (4–10) || Guardado (23) || 2:51 || 28,340 || 37–41 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || June 27 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Glover (3–3) || Reed (6–4) || Foulke (9) || 3:18 || 29,532 || 38–41 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || June 28 || Cubs || 13–9 || Ginter (1–0) || Borowski (2–4) || || 3:35 || 46,027 || 39–41 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || June 29 || Cubs || 5–4 || Garland (7–5) || Cruz (1–10) || Osuna (4) || 3:10 || 45,942 || 40–41 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || June 30 || Cubs || 2–9 || Clement (6–5) || Buehrle (11–6) || || 2:42 || 45,351 || 40–42 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 2 || Tigers || 17–9 || Ritchie (5–10) || Bernero (2–4) || || 2:53 || 19,331 || 41–42 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 3 || Tigers || 4–5 || Moehler (1–0) || Glover (3–4) || Paniagua (1) || 3:01 || 15,064 || 41–43 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 4 || Tigers || 5–6 || Sparks (4–8) || Wunsch (1–1) || Acevedo (13) || 3:02 || 22,916 || 41–44 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 5 || Indians || 2–4 || Báez (7–6) || Garland (7–6) || Wickman (19) || 3:09 || 29,085 || 41–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 6 || Indians || 7–3 || Buehrle (12–6) || Phillips (0–1) || Marte (1) || 2:38 || 25,016 || 42–45 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 88 || July 7 || Indians || 3–9 || Drese (8–6) || Ritchie (5–11) || || 2:55 || 22,104 || 42–46 || box |- style="text-align:center;" |colspan="11" style="background-color:#bbcaff" | All-Star Break: AL and NL tied 7–7 <small>(11)</small> at Miller Park |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 11 || @ Tigers || 9–2 || Wright (6–8) || Sparks (4–9) || || 2:24 || 16,791 || 43–46 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Redman (5–8) || Ritchie (5–12) || Acevedo (15) || 2:38 || 26,121 || 43–47 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 13 || @ Tigers || 3–5 || Rodney (1–2) || Buehrle (12–7) || Acevedo (16) || 2:37 || 13,189 || 43–48 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 13 || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Maroth (2–3) || Biddle (1–2) || Henriquez (1) || 2:38 || 20,058 || 43–49 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 93 || July 14 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Garland (8–6) || Bernero (2–5) || Osuna (5) || 2:33 || 22,098 || 44–49 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 15 || @ Indians || 1–7 || Phillips (1–1) || Glover (3–5) || || 2:53 || 30,025 || 44–50 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 16 || @ Indians || 5–4 || Osuna (5–1) || Wickman (0–3) || Marte (2) || 3:08 || 30,754 || 45–50 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 17 || @ Royals || 6–8 || Suppan (8–7) || Ritchie (5–13) || Hernández (17) || 3:08 || 13,823 || 45–51 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 18 || @ Royals || 3–5 || Byrd (13–6) || Marte (1–1) || || 2:06 || 15,522 || 45–52 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 19 || @ Orioles || 4–10 || López (10–3) || Garland (8–7) || || 2:44 || 36,949 || 45–53 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 20 || @ Orioles || 3 – 4 <small>(14)</small> || Bauer (5–4) || Howry (0–2) || || 4:54 || 39,257 || 45–54 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 21 || @ Orioles || 8–7 || Howry (1–2) || Roberts (5–3) || Osuna (6) || 3:12 || 35,337 || 46–54 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 22 || Twins || 6–11 || Reed (8–5) || Ritchie (5–14) || || 3:33 || 32,352 || 46–55 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 23 || Twins || 8–7 || Buehrle (13–7) || Santana (4–2) || Osuna (7) || 3:08 || 22,665 || 47–55 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 24 || Twins || 1–8 || Lohse (10–5) || Garland (8–8) || || 2:50 || 23,535 || 47–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || July 26 || Royals || 10–2 || Wright (7–8) || Sedlacek (1–1) || || 3:08 || 20,803 || 48–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 105 || July 27 || Royals || 9–1 || Glover (4–5) || May (2–7) || || 2:41 || 28,931 || 49–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || July 28 || Royals || 4–2 || Howry (2–2) || Suppan (8–9) || Marte (3) || 2:36 || 29,534 || 50–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || July 30 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Buehrle (14–7) || Lohse (10–6) || || 2:08 || 27,391 || 51–56 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 108 || July 31 || @ Twins || 1 – 2 <small>(10)</small> || Romero (6–1) || Osuna (5–2) || || 3:02 || 29,478 || 51–57 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 1 || @ Twins || 0–6 || Milton (13–7) || Wright (7–9) || || 2:25 || 26,270 || 51–58 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 2 || @ Devil Rays || 8 – 5 <small>(12)</small> || Wunsch (2–1) || Colomé (2–6) || Osuna (8) || 3:57 || 10,823 || 52–58 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 3 || @ Devil Rays || 2–6 || Wilson (4–7) || Ritchie (5–15) || || 2:34 || 11,963 || 52–59 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 4 || @ Devil Rays || 3–10 || Kennedy (7–8) || Buehrle (14–8) || || 2:41 || 11,809 || 52–60 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 5 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 || Foulke (2–4) || Yan (5–6) || Marte (4) || 2:28 || 10,769 || 53–60 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 6 || Angels || 2–11 || Washburn (14–3) || Wright (7–10) || Levine (5) || 3:05 || 17,706 || 53–61 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 7 || Angels || 7–6 || Osuna (6–2) || Donnelly (0–1) || || 3:33 || 14,253 || 54–61 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 116 || August 8 || Angels || 3–2 || Parque (1–1) || Sele (8–8) || Marte (5) || 2:44 || 18,165 || 55–61 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 9 || Mariners || 10–2 || Buehrle (15–8) || García (12–8) || || 2:49 || 28,229 || 56–61 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 10 || Mariners || 3–7 || Nelson (3–2) || Biddle (1–3) || || 3:34 || 29,766 || 56–62 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 11 || Mariners || 6–5 || Wright (8–10) || Baldwin (7–9) || Osuna (9) || 2:54 || 28,282 || 57–62 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 13 || @ Rangers || 12–3 || Glover (5–5) || Benoit (2–2) || || 3:05 || 25,657 || 58–62 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 121 || August 14 || @ Rangers || 6–11 || Valdez (6–9) || Parque (1–2) || || 3:11 || 21,450 || 58–63 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 16 || @ Athletics || 0–1 || Lidle (6–9) || Buehrle (15–9) || Koch (31) || 2:16 || 22,622 || 58–64 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 17 || @ Athletics || 2–9 || Mulder (14–7) || Garland (8–9) || || 2:48 || 40,658 || 58–65 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 18 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Zito (17–5) || Wright (8–11) || || 2:47 || 31,489 || 58–66 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 19 || Twins || 3–7 || Radke (5–3) || Glover (5–6) || || 2:42 || 24,016 || 58–67 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 20 || Twins || 0–5 || Lohse (11–7) || Parque (1–3) || || 2:22 || 16,192 || 58–68 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 21 || Twins || 10–1 || Buehrle (16–9) || Mays (2–5) || || 2:37 || 17,225 || 59–68 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 23 || Devil Rays || 2–8 || Sturtze (3–13) || Garland (8–10) || || 2:40 || 27,988 || 59–69 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 24 || Devil Rays || 5–2 || Wright (9–11) || Wilson (6–9) || Marte (6) || 2:23 || 24,580 || 60–69 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 25 || Devil Rays || 8–3 || Glover (6–6) || Kennedy (7–9) || || 2:44 || 20,340 || 61–69 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 26 || Blue Jays || 4–8 || Thurman (2–2) || Parque (1–4) || || 3:23 || 15,760 || 61–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 27 || Blue Jays || 8 – 4 <small>(10)</small> || Osuna (7–2) || Cassidy (0–4) || || 2:25 || 12,185 || 62–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 28 || Blue Jays || 8–0 || Garland (9–10) || Parris (5–5) || || 2:20 || 12,972 || 63–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 134 || August 30 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Wright (10–11) || Maroth (5–6) || Marte (7) || 2:36 || 16,857 || 64–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 135 || August 31 || @ Tigers || 9–4 || Glover (7–6) || Sparks (8–14) || || 2:46 || 15,726 || 65–70 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 1 || @ Tigers || 7–0 || Buehrle (17–9) || Redman (8–13) || || 2:18 || 14,856 || 66–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 2 || @ Blue Jays || 5–3 || Garland (10–10) || Thurman (2–3) || Marte (8) || 2:58 || 18,373 || 67–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 3 || @ Blue Jays || 5–4 || Rauch (1–1) || Loaiza (7–8) || Marte (9) || 2:59 || 14,427 || 68–70 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 4 || @ Blue Jays || 2–6 || Walker (8–4) || Wright (10–12) || || 2:39 || 21,122 || 68–71 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 5 || Indians || 6–11 || Rodríguez (2–1) || Glover (7–7) || || 2:59 || 12,667 || 68–72 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 6 || Indians || 7–9 || Burba (5–5) || Buehrle (17–10) || Báez (2) || 2:48 || 17,131 || 68–73 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || Indians || 2–4 || Sabathia (11–10) || Garland (10–11) || Wohlers (7) || 2:28 || 16,622 || 68–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 143 || September 8 || Indians || 7–6 || Osuna (8–2) || Báez (10–11) || || 2:56 || 15,067 || 69–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Royals || 10–6 || Wright (11–12) || Byrd (15–11) || || 2:38 || 9,555 || 70–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Royals || 12–4 || Porzio (2–0) || Hernández (3–4) || Osuna (10) || 3:20 || 10,106 || 71–74 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || @ Royals || 6–9 || May (4–9) || Buehrle (17–11) || || 2:51 || 12,104 || 71–75 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 147 || September 12 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Garland (11–11) || Asencio (3–6) || || 2:22 || 10,427 || 72–75 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 13 || @ Yankees || 13–2 || Biddle (2–3) || Mussina (16–10) || Osuna (11) || 3:22 || 45,935 || 73–75 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 14 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Wright (12–12) || Clemens (12–6) || || 2:45 || 44,795 || 74–75 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 150 || September 15 || @ Yankees || 4 – 8 <small>(6)</small> || Pettitte (11–5) || Porzio (2–1) || || 2:01 || 39,587 || 74–76 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 || Royals || 6–1 || Buehrle (18–11) || Asencio (3–7) || Foulke (10) || 2:31 || 12,003 || 75–76 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 18 || Royals || 3–1 || Garland (12–11) || Suppan (8–16) || Marte (10) || 2:41 || 10,246 || 76–76 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 19 || Royals || 1–2 || Byrd (17–11) || Biddle (2–4) || Hernández (26) || 2:31 || 10,354 || 76–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 154 || September 20 || Twins || 10–2 || Wright (13–12) || Rincón (0–2) || || 2:24 || 16,128 || 77–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 155 || September 21 || Twins || 14–4 || Rauch (2–1) || Radke (9–5) || || 2:53 || 20,645 || 78–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || Twins || 8–2 || Buehrle (19–11) || Mays (4–8) || || 2:40 || 15,112 || 79–77 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 24 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Fossum (5–4) || Garland (12–12) || Urbina (39) || 2:57 || 14,168 || 79–78 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 25 || Red Sox || 7–2 || Biddle (3–4) || Lowe (21–8) || || 2:19 || 13,102 || 80–78 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Wright (14–12) || Hancock (0–1) || Foulke (11) || 2:11 || 12,304 || 81–78 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Fiore (10–3) || Glover (7–8) || Guardado (44) || 2:22 || 21,905 || 81–79 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Hawkins (6–0) || Buehrle (19–12) || Guardado (45) || 2:35 || 32,072 || 81–80 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || September 29 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Wells (2–1) || Porzio (2–2) || Romero (1) || 2:27 || 31,270 || 81–81 || 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

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Bristol</small>

External links

• 2002 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
• Chicago White Sox at Baseball Almanac

References