2006_Chicago_White_Sox_season
2006 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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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- 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]
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 54–27 | 42–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | 1 | 46–35 | 49–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 18 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 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
- 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
- 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
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
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 |
162 | 5657 | 868 | 1586 | 291 | 20 | 236 | 839 | 502 | 1056 | .280 | 93 |
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
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 |
90 | 72 | 4.61 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1449.0 | 1534 | 794 | 743 | 200 | 492 | 1012 |
- Batting Statistics: Chicago White Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Chicago White Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007