1987 Chicago White Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Chicago White Sox
season = 1987
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = American League West
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Comiskey Park
y4 = 1910
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1900
owners = Jerry Reinsdorf
managers = Jim Fregosi
television = WFLD
Sportsvision
(Don Drysdale, Frank Messer
radio =WMAQ (AM)
(Del Crandall, Lorn Brown)
WTAQ
(Frank Diaz, Jose Manuel Flores)|

The 1987 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 88th season. They finished with a record 77-85, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 8 games behind of the 1st place Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

* December 11, 1986 – The Chicago White Sox send Gene Nelson and Bruce Tanner to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Donnie Hill.
*January 5, 1987: Randy Velarde was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Pete Filson to the New York Yankees for Scott Nielsen and Mike Soper (minors). [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*June 2, 1987: Jack McDowell was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 1987. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdowja01.shtml Jack McDowell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 13, 1987: Mike Maksudian was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml]

Roster

1987 Opening Day Lineup

Gary Redus, cf

Donnie Hill, 2b

Harold Baines, rf

Carlton Fisk, dh

Greg Walker, 1b

Iván Calderón, lf

Tim Hulett, 2b

Ozzie Guillén, ss

Ron Karkovice, c

Richard Dotson, p

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1987.shtml 1987 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]