2008 Chicago White Sox
89 - 74
2007 / 2009 (Organization)
1st place in the AL Central
Home Record:
Away Record: 		54 - 28 (.659)
35 - 46 (.432)		 +8.4 wins
-0.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 811 / 813 ( -2 )
Allowed/Expected: 729 / 818 ( +89 )
Pyth Record: 90 - 73 (-1)
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Attendance: 2,500,648 Avg Att: 30,496 (1.00)
Att Rank: 5 / 14 Lg Avg: 30,459
       
Park Factor: 1.05    
HR Factor: 1.15 R/L HR: 1.17 / 1.11
Notes:
- Central Division Champions
- Defeated Minnesota Twins in the Tiebreaker
- Lost to Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS

Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Paul Konerko
1B
32.3
0.9
11.4
2.9
10
N
11
11
1998
 Trade CIN NL
2 Joe Crede
3B
30.2
2.4
9.0
1.8
9
Y
6
4
1996
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 5
3 Mark Buehrle
SP
29.3
4.5
15.7
9.0
9
Y
6
2
1998
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 38
4 Juan Uribe
3B
28.9
0.5
8.1
0.8
5
N
12
2
2003
 Trade COL NL
5 Jose Contreras
SP
36.6
2.0
6.9
3.1
5
N
7
31
2004
 Trade NYA AL
6 Brian N. Anderson
CF
26.3
0.8
3.7
-0.2
4
Y
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 15)
7 Jermaine Dye
RF
34.4
2.8
21.3
10.0
4
N
12
9
2004
 Free Agency
8 Bobby Jenks
RP
27.3
2.5
13.3
9.7
4
N
12
17
2004
 Waivers LAA AL
9 A.J. Pierzynski
C
31.5
0.8
10.5
-1.9
4
N
1
6
2005
 Free Agency
10 Pablo Ozuna
3B
33.9
-0.4
0.7
-0.7
4
N
1
19
2005
 Free Agency
11 Boone Logan
RP
23.9
-0.4
0.6
-1.8
3
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 20
12 Josh Fields
3B
25.5
-0.5
0.3
-0.4
3
Y
6
7
2004
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 18)
13 Jerry Owens
LF
27.4
-0.0
0.1
-0.2
3
N
2
13
2005
 Trade WAS NL
14 Jim Thome
DH
37.8
2.0
15.1
6.7
3
N
11
25
2005
 Trade PHI NL
15 Javier Vazquez
SP
31.9
3.1
10.8
4.4
3
N
12
20
2005
 Trade ARI NL
16 Matt Thornton
RP
31.8
2.5
9.4
5.5
3
N
3
20
2006
 Trade SEA AL
17 Mike MacDougal
RP
31.3
0.6
1.8
0.8
3
N
7
24
2006
 Trade KCA AL
18 Ehren Wassermann
RP
27.6
-0.6
0.0
-1.1
2
Y
7
16
2003
 Free Agency (Amateur)
19 Lance Broadway
SW
24.9
-0.1
0.1
-0.5
2
Y
6
7
2005
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 15)
20 Gavin Floyd
SP
25.4
3.4
14.8
8.5
2
N
12
6
2006
 Trade PHI NL
21 Toby Hall
C
32.7
0.1
1.7
-1.4
2
N
12
17
2006
 Free Agency
22 Nick Masset
RP
26.1
0.2
2.2
-0.3
2
N
12
23
2006
 Trade TEX AL
23 John Danks
SP
23.2
6.4
17.0
11.0
2
N
12
23
2006
 Trade TEX AL
24 Adam Russell
RP
25.2
0.1
1.8
0.2
1
Y
6
7
2004
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
25 Chris Getz
2B
24.8
0.0
0.2
-0.0
1
Y
6
7
2005
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
26 Clayton Richard
SP
24.8
-0.4
0.3
-1.3
1
Y
6
7
2005
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 8
27 Jason Bourgeois
2B
26.5
0.0
0.1
0.1
1
N
1
19
2007
 Free Agency
28 Orlando Cabrera
SS
33.7
2.5
19.2
4.0
1
N
11
19
2007
 Trade LAA AL
29 Scott Linebrink
RP
31.9
1.0
5.1
2.4
1
N
11
23
2007
 Free Agency
30 Carlos Quentin
LF
25.8
5.3
22.8
13.0
1
N
12
3
2007
 Trade ARI NL
31 Nick Swisher
1B
27.6
-0.2
12.1
1.5
1
N
1
3
2008
 Trade OAK AL
32 D.J. Carrasco
RP
31.2
0.8
3.2
1.0
1
N
1
11
2008
 Free Agency
33 Paul Phillips
C
31.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1
N
1
18
2008
 Free Agency
34 Alexei Ramirez
2B
26.8
1.5
15.1
4.3
1
Y
1
18
2008
 Free Agency (Amateur)
35 Octavio Dotel
RP
34.6
0.8
6.0
2.1
1
N
1
22
2008
 Free Agency
36 Dewayne Wise
LF
30.4
0.1
3.3
0.6
1
N
3
5
2008
 Free Agency
37 Esteban Loaiza
RP
36.5
0.0
0.2
-0.0
1
N
6
4
2008
 Free Agency
38 Ken Griffey
CF
38.6
0.4
3.2
0.4
1
N
7
31
2008
 Trade CIN NL
39 Horacio Ramirez
RP
28.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
1
N
8
9
2008
 Trade KCA AL
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Player Pos Hometown
Brian N. Anderson CF Oro Valley, AZ (US)
Jason Bourgeois 2B Houston, TX (US)
Lance Broadway SW Grand Prairie, TX (US)
Mark Buehrle SP St. Charles, MO (US)
Orlando Cabrera SS Cartagena (CO)
D.J. Carrasco RP Hayward, CA (US)
Jose Contreras SP Havana (Cuba)
Joe Crede 3B Westphalia, MO (US)
John Danks SP Round Rock, TX (US)
Octavio Dotel RP Santo Domingo (DO)
Jermaine Dye RF Vacaville, CA (US)
Josh Fields 3B Stillwater, OK (US)
Gavin Floyd SP Saverna Park, MD (US)
Chris Getz 2B Grosse Pointe, MI (US)
Ken Griffey CF Cincinnati, OH (US)
Toby Hall C Placentia, CA (US)
Bobby Jenks RP Kenmore, WA (US)
Paul Konerko 1B Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Scott Linebrink RP Austin, TX (US)
Esteban Loaiza RP Imperial Beach, CA (US)
Boone Logan RP San Antonio, TX (US)
Mike MacDougal RP Mesa, AZ (US)
Nick Masset RP St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Jerry Owens LF Newhall, CA (US)
Pablo Ozuna 3B Boca Chica (DO)
Paul Phillips C Collinsville, MS (US)
A.J. Pierzynski C Orlando, FL (US)
Carlos Quentin LF San Diego, CA (US)
Alexei Ramirez 2B Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Horacio Ramirez RP Inglewood, CA (US)
Clayton Richard SP Lafayette, IN (US)
Adam Russell RP North Olmstead, OH (US)
Nick Swisher 1B Parkersburg, WV (US)
Jim Thome DH Bartonville, IL (US)
Matt Thornton RP Centreville, MI (US)
Juan Uribe 3B San Cristobal (DO)
Javier Vazquez SP Ponce (PR)
Ehren Wassermann RP Sylacauga, AL (US)
Dewayne Wise LF Chapin, SC (US)

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