| 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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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.
Offseason
- 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]
 
Regular season
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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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
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Outfielders
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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
 
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
| 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 | 
Farm system
References
- Batting Statistics: Chicago White Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
 - Pitching Statistics: Chicago White Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
 
- ↑ "Paul Konerko Stats".
 - ↑ "Damaso Marte Stats".
 - ↑ "Jorge Velandia Stats".
 - ↑ "Jeff Bajenaru Stats".
 - ↑ "Joe Borchard Stats".
 - ↑ "Ernie Young Stats".
 - ↑ "Jeff Nelson Stats".
 - ↑ "David Riske Stats".
 - ↑ "Cliff Politte Stats".
 - ↑ "Sandy Alomar Stats".
 - ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
 
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