1986 Chicago White Sox Roster
Team Record: 72-90
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,424,313, Avg. 18,026
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Tony LaRussa (26-38)
Manager: Doug Rader (1-1)
Manager: Jim Fregosi (45-51)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1986 Chicago White Sox Results
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox scored 644 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 699 runs. Harold Baines led Chicago with 21 home runs, while Tim Hulett and Ron Kittle walloped 20 or more also. Harold Baines drove in 88 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .296. Joe Cowley paced the squad with 11 wins, and Floyd Bannister registered a 3.54 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Tony LaRussa, Doug Rader and Jim Fregosi coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Juan Agosto | P | L | L | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Rio Piedras, P.R. |
Neil Allen | P | R | R | January 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Kansas City, KS USA |
Harold Baines | RF | L | L | March 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | Easton, MD USA |
Floyd Bannister | P | L | L | June 10, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Pierre, SD USA |
Bobby Bonilla | LF | B | R | February 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Bronx, NY USA |
Daryl Boston | CF | L | L | January 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Scott Bradley | LF | L | R | March 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Glen Ridge, NJ USA |
Ivan Calderon | LF | R | R | March 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Fajardo, P.R. |
John Cangelosi | CF | B | L | March 10, 1963 | 5'8" | 150 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Steve Carlton | P | L | L | December 22, 1944 | 6'4" | 210 | Miami, FL USA |
Bryan Clark | P | L | L | July 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Madera, CA USA |
Dave Cochrane | 3B | B | R | January 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | Riverside, CA USA |
Joe Cowley | P | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'5" | 210 | Lexington, KY USA |
Rod Craig | RF | B | R | January 12, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Julio Cruz | 2B | B | R | December 2, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Joel Davis | P | L | R | January 30, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Jacksonville, FL USA |
Bill Dawley | P | R | R | February 6, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Norwich, CT USA |
Jose DeLeon | P | R | R | December 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Rancho Viejo, La Vega D.R. |
Richard Dotson | P | R | R | January 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Pete Filson | P | B | L | September 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Darby, PA USA |
Carlton Fisk | C | R | R | December 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Bellows Falls, VT USA |
George Foster | LF | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | Tuscaloosa, AL USA |
Brian Giles | 2B | R | R | April 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Manhattan, KS USA |
Ozzie Guillen | SS | L | R | January 20, 1964 | 5'11" | 150 | Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda Venezuela |
Jerry Hairston | 1B | B | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Ron Hassey | C | L | R | February 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
Marc Hill | C | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Elsberry, MO USA |
Tim Hulett | 3B | R | R | January 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Springfield, IL USA |
Bob James | P | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Glendale, CA USA |
Ron Karkovice | C | R | R | August 8, 1963 | 6'1" | 210 | Union, NJ USA |
Ron Kittle | LF | R | R | January 5, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Gary, IN USA |
Bryan Little | 2B | B | R | October 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Houston, TX USA |
Steve Lyons | LF | L | R | June 3, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Tacoma, WA USA |
Joel McKeon | P | L | L | February 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Covington, KY USA |
Russ Morman | 1B | R | R | April 28, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | Independence, MO USA |
Gene Nelson | P | R | R | December 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 172 | Tampa, FL USA |
Reid Nichols | LF | R | R | August 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | Ocala, FL USA |
Jack Perconte | 2B | L | R | August 31, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Joliet, IL USA |
Luis Salazar | P | R | R | May 19, 1956 | 5'9" | 180 | Barcelona, Anzoategui Venezuela |
Dave Schmidt | P | R | R | April 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Niles, MI USA |
Ray Searage | P | L | L | May 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Freeport, NY USA |
Tom Seaver | P | R | R | November 17, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Fresno, CA USA |
Joel Skinner | C | R | R | February 21, 1961 | 6'4" | 198 | La Jolla, CA USA |
Bobby Thigpen | P | R | R | July 17, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Tallahassee, FL USA |
Wayne Tolleson | 3B | B | R | November 22, 1955 | 5'9" | 160 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
Greg Walker | 1B | L | R | October 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Douglas, GA USA |
Ken Williams | RF | R | R | April 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 187 | Berkeley, CA USA |