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Chicago White Sox (1901 - 2008) - 3 World Championships, 6 Pennants, and 9 Playoff Appearances

The White Sox were originally known as the White Stockings, but quickly changed the name as the local newspapers had shortened it for headline-writing purposes.

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Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

2008 AL Cent 89-74 (.546) DIV 1 Ozzie Guillen Quentin Danks 2008

2007 AL Cent 72-90 (.444) 4 Ozzie Guillen Thome Buehrle 2007

2006 AL Cent 90-72 (.556) 3 Ozzie Guillen Thome Contreras 2006

2005 AL Cent 99-63 (.611) WS 1 Ozzie Guillen Konerko Buehrle 2005

2004 AL Cent 83-79 (.512) 2 Ozzie Guillen Rowand Buehrle 2004

2003 AL Cent 86-76 (.531) 2 Jerry Manuel Thomas Loaiza 2003

2002 AL Cent 81-81 (.500) 2 Jerry Manuel Ordonez Buehrle 2002

2001 AL Cent 83-79 (.512) 3 Jerry Manuel Ordonez Buehrle 2001

2000 AL Cent 95-67 (.586) DIV 1 Jerry Manuel Thomas Sirotka 2000

1999 AL Cent 75-86 (.466) 2 Jerry Manuel Thomas Sirotka 1999

1998 AL Cent 80-82 (.494) 2 Jerry Manuel Belle Sirotka 1998

1997 AL Cent 80-81 (.497) 2 Terry Bevington Thomas Baldwin 1997

1996 AL Cent 85-77 (.525) 2 Terry Bevington Thomas Fernandez 1996

1995 AL Cent 68-76 (.472) 3 Gene Lamont and Terry Bevington Thomas Fernandez 1995

1994 AL Cent 67-46 (.593) 1 Gene Lamont Thomas Alvarez 1994

1993 AL West 94-68 (.580) DIV 1 Gene Lamont Thomas Alvarez 1993

1992 AL West 86-76 (.531) 3 Gene Lamont Thomas McDowell 1992

1991 AL West 87-75 (.537) 2 Jeff Torborg Thomas McDowell 1991

1990 AL West 94-68 (.580) 2 Jeff Torborg Fisk Hibbard 1990

1989 AL West 69-92 (.429) 7 Jeff Torborg Calderon Perez 1989

1988 AL West 71-90 (.441) 5 Jim Fregosi Baines Reuss 1988

1987 AL West 77-85 (.475) 5 Jim Fregosi Calderon Bannister 1987

1986 AL West 72-90 (.444) 5 Tony LaRussa, Doug Rader, and Jim Fregosi Baines Bannister 1986

1985 AL West 85-77 (.525) 3 Tony LaRussa Baines Seaver 1985

1984 AL West 74-88 (.457) 5 Tony LaRussa Baines Dotson 1984

1983 AL West 99-63 (.611) DIV 1 Tony LaRussa Fisk Dotson 1983

1982 AL West 87-75 (.537) 3 Tony LaRussa Luzinski Hoyt 1982

1981 AL West 54-52 (.509) Tony LaRussa Lemon Lamp 1981

1980 AL West 70-90 (.438) 5 Tony LaRussa Lemon Burns 1980

1979 AL West 73-87 (.456) 5 Don Kessinger and Tony LaRussa Lemon Baumgarten 1979

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1978 AL West 71-90 (.441) 5 Bob Lemon and Larry Doby Soderholm Barrios 1978

1977 AL West 90-72 (.556) 3 Bob Lemon Zisk Kravec 1977

1976 AL West 64-97 (.398) 6 Paul Richards Orta Brett 1976

1975 AL West 75-86 (.466) 5 Chuck Tanner Orta Kaat 1975

1974 AL West 80-80 (.500) 4 Chuck Tanner Allen Kaat 1974

1973 AL West 77-85 (.475) 5 Chuck Tanner Melton Forster 1973

1972 AL West 87-67 (.565) 2 Chuck Tanner Allen Wood 1972

1971 AL West 79-83 (.488) 3 Chuck Tanner Melton Wood 1971

1970 AL West 56-106 (.346) 6 Don Gutteridge, Bill Adair, and Chuck Tanner Melton John 1970

1969 AL West 68-94 (.420) 5 Al Lopez and Don Gutteridge Melton John 1969

1968 American Lg 67-95 (.414) 8 Eddie Stanky, Les Moss, and Al Lopez McCraw John 1968

1967 American Lg 89-73 (.549) 4 Eddie Stanky Ward Horlen 1967

1966 American Lg 83-79 (.512) 4 Eddie Stanky Agee Peters 1966

1965 American Lg 95-67 (.586) 2 Al Lopez Buford Fisher 1965

1964 American Lg 98-64 (.605) 2 Al Lopez Ward Horlen 1964

1963 American Lg 94-68 (.580) 2 Al Lopez Ward Peters 1963

1962 American Lg 85-77 (.525) 5 Al Lopez Robinson Fisher 1962

1961 American Lg 86-76 (.531) 4 Al Lopez Sievers Pizarro 1961

1960 American Lg 87-67 (.565) 3 Al Lopez Sievers Baumann 1960

1959 American Lg 94-60 (.610) AL 1 Al Lopez Lollar Shaw 1959

1958 American Lg 82-72 (.532) 2 Al Lopez Lollar Pierce 1958

1957 American Lg 90-64 (.584) 2 Al Lopez Minoso Donovan 1957

1956 American Lg 85-69 (.552) 3 Marty Marion Minoso Harshman 1956

1955 American Lg 91-63 (.591) 3 Marty Marion Kell Pierce 1955

1954 American Lg 94-60 (.610) 3 Paul Richards and Marty Marion Minoso Trucks 1954

1953 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 3 Paul Richards Minoso Pierce 1953

1952 American Lg 81-73 (.526) 3 Paul Richards Robinson Dobson 1952

1951 American Lg 81-73 (.526) 4 Paul Richards Minoso Rogovin 1951

1950 American Lg 60-94 (.390) 6 Jack Onslow and Red Corriden Robinson Wight 1950

1949 American Lg 63-91 (.409) 6 Jack Onslow Michaels Wight 1949

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1948 American Lg 51-101 (.336) 8 Ted Lyons Appling Wight 1948

1947 American Lg 70-84 (.455) 6 Ted Lyons Appling Haynes 1947

1946 American Lg 74-80 (.481) 5 Jimmie Dykes and Ted Lyons Appling Lopat 1946

1945 American Lg 71-78 (.477) 6 Jimmie Dykes Moses Lee 1945

1944 American Lg 71-83 (.461) 7 Jimmie Dykes Tucker Lopat 1944

1943 American Lg 82-72 (.532) 4 Jimmie Dykes Appling Grove 1943

1942 American Lg 66-82 (.446) 6 Jimmie Dykes Moses Lyons 1942

1941 American Lg 77-77 (.500) 3 Jimmie Dykes Wright Lee 1941

1940 American Lg 82-72 (.532) 4 Jimmie Dykes Appling & Kuhel Rigney 1940

1939 American Lg 85-69 (.552) 4 Jimmie Dykes Kuhel Lyons 1939

1938 American Lg 65-83 (.439) 6 Jimmie Dykes Walker Lee 1938

1937 American Lg 86-68 (.558) 3 Jimmie Dykes Bonura Stratton 1937

1936 American Lg 81-70 (.536) 4 Jimmie Dykes Appling Kennedy 1936

1935 American Lg 74-78 (.487) 5 Jimmie Dykes Bonura Lyons 1935

1934 American Lg 53-99 (.349) 8 Lew Fonseca and Jimmie Dykes Simmons Earnshaw 1934

1933 American Lg 67-83 (.447) 6 Lew Fonseca Simmons Jones 1933

1932 American Lg 49-102 (.325) 7 Lew Fonseca Kress Lyons 1932

1931 American Lg 56-97 (.366) 8 Donie Bush Blue Faber 1931

1930 American Lg 62-92 (.403) 7 Donie Bush Reynolds Lyons 1930

1929 American Lg 59-93 (.388) 7 Lena Blackburne Reynolds Thomas 1929

1928 American Lg 72-82 (.468) 5 Ray Schalk and Lena Blackburne Metzler Thomas 1928

1927 American Lg 70-83 (.458) 5 Ray Schalk Falk Lyons 1927

1926 American Lg 81-72 (.529) 5 Eddie Collins Falk Lyons 1926

1925 American Lg 79-75 (.513) 5 Eddie Collins Collins Blankenship 1925

1924 American Lg 66-87 (.431) 8 Johnny Evers, Ed Walsh, and Eddie Collins Collins Thurston 1924

1923 American Lg 69-85 (.448) 7 Kid Gleason Collins Thurston 1923

1922 American Lg 77-77 (.500) 5 Kid Gleason Mostil Faber 1922

1921 American Lg 62-92 (.403) 7 Kid Gleason Hooper Faber 1921

1920 American Lg 96-58 (.623) 2 Kid Gleason Jackson Faber 1920

1919 American Lg 88-52 (.629) AL 1 Kid Gleason Jackson Cicotte 1919

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1918 American Lg 57-67 (.460) 6 Pants Rowland Collins Benz 1918

1917 American Lg 100-54 (.649) WS 1 Pants Rowland Jackson Cicotte 1917

1916 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 2 Pants Rowland Jackson Cicotte 1916

1915 American Lg 93-61 (.604) 3 Pants Rowland Fournier Scott 1915

1914 American Lg 70-84 (.455) 6 Nixey Callahan Collins Cicotte 1914

1913 American Lg 78-74 (.513) 5 Nixey Callahan Lord Cicotte 1913

1912 American Lg 78-76 (.506) 4 Nixey Callahan Bodie Walsh 1912

1911 American Lg 77-74 (.510) 5 Hugh Duffy McIntyre Walsh 1911

1910 American Lg 68-85 (.444) 6 Hugh Duffy Dougherty Walsh 1910

1909 American Lg 78-74 (.513) 4 Billy Sullivan Dougherty Walsh 1909

1908 American Lg 88-64 (.579) 3 Fielder Jones Dougherty Walsh 1908

1907 American Lg 87-64 (.576) 3 Fielder Jones Hahn Walsh 1907

1906 American Lg 93-58 (.616) WS 1 Fielder Jones Davis White 1906

1905 American Lg 92-60 (.605) 2 Fielder Jones Donahue White 1905

1904 American Lg 89-65 (.578) 3 Nixey Callahan and Fielder Jones Green White 1904

1903 American Lg 60-77 (.438) 7 Nixey Callahan Green White 1903

1902 American Lg 74-60 (.552) 4 Clark Griffith Davis Garvin 1902

1901 American Lg 83-53 (.610) AL 1 Clark Griffith Hoy Callahan 1901

An AL or NL under Finish/Rank means they won the pennant, and WS the World Series.
High OPS requires 3.1 PAs per team game and Low ERA requires 1 IP per team game.

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.

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Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
2008	AL Cent	89-74 (.546)	DIV 1	Ozzie Guillen	Quentin	Danks	2008
2007	AL Cent	72-90 (.444)	4	Ozzie Guillen	Thome	Buehrle	2007
2006	AL Cent	90-72 (.556)	3	Ozzie Guillen	Thome	Contreras	2006
2005	AL Cent	99-63 (.611)	WS 1	Ozzie Guillen	Konerko	Buehrle	2005
2004	AL Cent	83-79 (.512)	2	Ozzie Guillen	Rowand	Buehrle	2004
2003	AL Cent	86-76 (.531)	2	Jerry Manuel	Thomas	Loaiza	2003
2002	AL Cent	81-81 (.500)	2	Jerry Manuel	Ordonez	Buehrle	2002
2001	AL Cent	83-79 (.512)	3	Jerry Manuel	Ordonez	Buehrle	2001
2000	AL Cent	95-67 (.586)	DIV 1	Jerry Manuel	Thomas	Sirotka	2000
1999	AL Cent	75-86 (.466)	2	Jerry Manuel	Thomas	Sirotka	1999
1998	AL Cent	80-82 (.494)	2	Jerry Manuel	Belle	Sirotka	1998
1997	AL Cent	80-81 (.497)	2	Terry Bevington	Thomas	Baldwin	1997
1996	AL Cent	85-77 (.525)	2	Terry Bevington	Thomas	Fernandez	1996
1995	AL Cent	68-76 (.472)	3	Gene Lamont and Terry Bevington	Thomas	Fernandez	1995
1994	AL Cent	67-46 (.593)	1	Gene Lamont	Thomas	Alvarez	1994
1993	AL West	94-68 (.580)	DIV 1	Gene Lamont	Thomas	Alvarez	1993
1992	AL West	86-76 (.531)	3	Gene Lamont	Thomas	McDowell	1992
1991	AL West	87-75 (.537)	2	Jeff Torborg	Thomas	McDowell	1991
1990	AL West	94-68 (.580)	2	Jeff Torborg	Fisk	Hibbard	1990
1989	AL West	69-92 (.429)	7	Jeff Torborg	Calderon	Perez	1989
1988	AL West	71-90 (.441)	5	Jim Fregosi	Baines	Reuss	1988
1987	AL West	77-85 (.475)	5	Jim Fregosi	Calderon	Bannister	1987
1986	AL West	72-90 (.444)	5	Tony LaRussa, Doug Rader, and Jim Fregosi	Baines	Bannister	1986
1985	AL West	85-77 (.525)	3	Tony LaRussa	Baines	Seaver	1985
1984	AL West	74-88 (.457)	5	Tony LaRussa	Baines	Dotson	1984
1983	AL West	99-63 (.611)	DIV 1	Tony LaRussa	Fisk	Dotson	1983
1982	AL West	87-75 (.537)	3	Tony LaRussa	Luzinski	Hoyt	1982
1981	AL West	54-52 (.509)		Tony LaRussa	Lemon	Lamp	1981
1980	AL West	70-90 (.438)	5	Tony LaRussa	Lemon	Burns	1980
1979	AL West	73-87 (.456)	5	Don Kessinger and Tony LaRussa	Lemon	Baumgarten	1979
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1978	AL West	71-90 (.441)	5	Bob Lemon and Larry Doby	Soderholm	Barrios	1978
1977	AL West	90-72 (.556)	3	Bob Lemon	Zisk	Kravec	1977
1976	AL West	64-97 (.398)	6	Paul Richards	Orta	Brett	1976
1975	AL West	75-86 (.466)	5	Chuck Tanner	Orta	Kaat	1975
1974	AL West	80-80 (.500)	4	Chuck Tanner	Allen	Kaat	1974
1973	AL West	77-85 (.475)	5	Chuck Tanner	Melton	Forster	1973
1972	AL West	87-67 (.565)	2	Chuck Tanner	Allen	Wood	1972
1971	AL West	79-83 (.488)	3	Chuck Tanner	Melton	Wood	1971
1970	AL West	56-106 (.346)	6	Don Gutteridge, Bill Adair, and Chuck Tanner	Melton	John	1970
1969	AL West	68-94 (.420)	5	Al Lopez and Don Gutteridge	Melton	John	1969
1968	American Lg	67-95 (.414)	8	Eddie Stanky, Les Moss, and Al Lopez	McCraw	John	1968
1967	American Lg	89-73 (.549)	4	Eddie Stanky	Ward	Horlen	1967
1966	American Lg	83-79 (.512)	4	Eddie Stanky	Agee	Peters	1966
1965	American Lg	95-67 (.586)	2	Al Lopez	Buford	Fisher	1965
1964	American Lg	98-64 (.605)	2	Al Lopez	Ward	Horlen	1964
1963	American Lg	94-68 (.580)	2	Al Lopez	Ward	Peters	1963
1962	American Lg	85-77 (.525)	5	Al Lopez	Robinson	Fisher	1962
1961	American Lg	86-76 (.531)	4	Al Lopez	Sievers	Pizarro	1961
1960	American Lg	87-67 (.565)	3	Al Lopez	Sievers	Baumann	1960
1959	American Lg	94-60 (.610)	AL 1	Al Lopez	Lollar	Shaw	1959
1958	American Lg	82-72 (.532)	2	Al Lopez	Lollar	Pierce	1958
1957	American Lg	90-64 (.584)	2	Al Lopez	Minoso	Donovan	1957
1956	American Lg	85-69 (.552)	3	Marty Marion	Minoso	Harshman	1956
1955	American Lg	91-63 (.591)	3	Marty Marion	Kell	Pierce	1955
1954	American Lg	94-60 (.610)	3	Paul Richards and Marty Marion	Minoso	Trucks	1954
1953	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	3	Paul Richards	Minoso	Pierce	1953
1952	American Lg	81-73 (.526)	3	Paul Richards	Robinson	Dobson	1952
1951	American Lg	81-73 (.526)	4	Paul Richards	Minoso	Rogovin	1951
1950	American Lg	60-94 (.390)	6	Jack Onslow and Red Corriden	Robinson	Wight	1950
1949	American Lg	63-91 (.409)	6	Jack Onslow	Michaels	Wight	1949
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1948	American Lg	51-101 (.336)	8	Ted Lyons	Appling	Wight	1948
1947	American Lg	70-84 (.455)	6	Ted Lyons	Appling	Haynes	1947
1946	American Lg	74-80 (.481)	5	Jimmie Dykes and Ted Lyons	Appling	Lopat	1946
1945	American Lg	71-78 (.477)	6	Jimmie Dykes	Moses	Lee	1945
1944	American Lg	71-83 (.461)	7	Jimmie Dykes	Tucker	Lopat	1944
1943	American Lg	82-72 (.532)	4	Jimmie Dykes	Appling	Grove	1943
1942	American Lg	66-82 (.446)	6	Jimmie Dykes	Moses	Lyons	1942
1941	American Lg	77-77 (.500)	3	Jimmie Dykes	Wright	Lee	1941
1940	American Lg	82-72 (.532)	4	Jimmie Dykes	Appling & Kuhel	Rigney	1940
1939	American Lg	85-69 (.552)	4	Jimmie Dykes	Kuhel	Lyons	1939
1938	American Lg	65-83 (.439)	6	Jimmie Dykes	Walker	Lee	1938
1937	American Lg	86-68 (.558)	3	Jimmie Dykes	Bonura	Stratton	1937
1936	American Lg	81-70 (.536)	4	Jimmie Dykes	Appling	Kennedy	1936
1935	American Lg	74-78 (.487)	5	Jimmie Dykes	Bonura	Lyons	1935
1934	American Lg	53-99 (.349)	8	Lew Fonseca and Jimmie Dykes	Simmons	Earnshaw	1934
1933	American Lg	67-83 (.447)	6	Lew Fonseca	Simmons	Jones	1933
1932	American Lg	49-102 (.325)	7	Lew Fonseca	Kress	Lyons	1932
1931	American Lg	56-97 (.366)	8	Donie Bush	Blue	Faber	1931
1930	American Lg	62-92 (.403)	7	Donie Bush	Reynolds	Lyons	1930
1929	American Lg	59-93 (.388)	7	Lena Blackburne	Reynolds	Thomas	1929
1928	American Lg	72-82 (.468)	5	Ray Schalk and Lena Blackburne	Metzler	Thomas	1928
1927	American Lg	70-83 (.458)	5	Ray Schalk	Falk	Lyons	1927
1926	American Lg	81-72 (.529)	5	Eddie Collins	Falk	Lyons	1926
1925	American Lg	79-75 (.513)	5	Eddie Collins	Collins	Blankenship	1925
1924	American Lg	66-87 (.431)	8	Johnny Evers, Ed Walsh, and Eddie Collins	Collins	Thurston	1924
1923	American Lg	69-85 (.448)	7	Kid Gleason	Collins	Thurston	1923
1922	American Lg	77-77 (.500)	5	Kid Gleason	Mostil	Faber	1922
1921	American Lg	62-92 (.403)	7	Kid Gleason	Hooper	Faber	1921
1920	American Lg	96-58 (.623)	2	Kid Gleason	Jackson	Faber	1920
1919	American Lg	88-52 (.629)	AL 1	Kid Gleason	Jackson	Cicotte	1919
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1918	American Lg	57-67 (.460)	6	Pants Rowland	Collins	Benz	1918
1917	American Lg	100-54 (.649)	WS 1	Pants Rowland	Jackson	Cicotte	1917
1916	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	2	Pants Rowland	Jackson	Cicotte	1916
1915	American Lg	93-61 (.604)	3	Pants Rowland	Fournier	Scott	1915
1914	American Lg	70-84 (.455)	6	Nixey Callahan	Collins	Cicotte	1914
1913	American Lg	78-74 (.513)	5	Nixey Callahan	Lord	Cicotte	1913
1912	American Lg	78-76 (.506)	4	Nixey Callahan	Bodie	Walsh	1912
1911	American Lg	77-74 (.510)	5	Hugh Duffy	McIntyre	Walsh	1911
1910	American Lg	68-85 (.444)	6	Hugh Duffy	Dougherty	Walsh	1910
1909	American Lg	78-74 (.513)	4	Billy Sullivan	Dougherty	Walsh	1909
1908	American Lg	88-64 (.579)	3	Fielder Jones	Dougherty	Walsh	1908
1907	American Lg	87-64 (.576)	3	Fielder Jones	Hahn	Walsh	1907
1906	American Lg	93-58 (.616)	WS 1	Fielder Jones	Davis	White	1906
1905	American Lg	92-60 (.605)	2	Fielder Jones	Donahue	White	1905
1904	American Lg	89-65 (.578)	3	Nixey Callahan and Fielder Jones	Green	White	1904
1903	American Lg	60-77 (.438)	7	Nixey Callahan	Green	White	1903
1902	American Lg	74-60 (.552)	4	Clark Griffith	Davis	Garvin	1902
1901	American Lg	83-53 (.610)	AL 1	Clark Griffith	Hoy	Callahan	1901