2006 Chicago White Sox season

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2006 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) American League Central (Since 1994)
Location
U.S. Cellular Field (Since 1991) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1900)
2006 Information
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Manager(s)	Ozzie Guillén
Local television	WGN-TV/WCIU-TV Comcast Sportsnet (Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson)
Local radio	WSCR (Chris Singleton, Ed Farmer) WRTO (AM) (Hector Molina)

The 2006 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 107th season. It was their first season since winning the World Series the season before. They finished with a record 90-72, good enough for 3rd in the American League Central, 6 games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular Season 2.1 Roster 2.2 Opening Day Lineup 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Relief pitchers 4 References

[edit] 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 Gonzalez (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular Season

AL Central	W	L	GB	Pct.
Minnesota Twins	96	66	–	.593
Detroit Tigers	95	67	1	.586
Chicago White Sox	90	72	6	.556
Cleveland Indians	78	84	18	.481
Kansas City Royals	62	100	34	.383

[edit] Roster

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Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager

[edit] 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
• Mark Buehrle, p

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jermaine Dye	146	539	170	.315	44	120
Paul Konerko	152	566	177	.313	35	113
A.J. Pierzynski	140	509	150	.295	16	64
Jim Thome	143	490	141	.288	42	109
Joe Crede	150	544	154	.283	30	94
Tadahito Iguchi	138	555	156	.281	18	67
Scott Podsednik	139	524	137	.261	3	45

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Jon Garland	33	18	7	4.51	112
Freddy Garcia	33	17	9	4.53	135
José Contreras	30	13	9	4.27	134
Mark Buehrle	32	12	13	4.99	98
Javier Vazquez	33	11	12	4.84	184

[edit] Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	SV	ERA	SO
Neal Cotts	70	1	5.17	43
Bobby Jenks	67	41	4.00	80
Matt Thornton	63	2	3.33	49
Brandon McCarthy	53	0	4.68	69
David Riske	33	0	3.93	23
Cliff Politte	30	0	8.70	15

[edit] References

v • d • e 2006 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto AL Central Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota AL West Los Angeles • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Washington NL Central Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 2006 All-Star Game • 2006 World Series

v • d • e Chicago White Sox Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise History • Seasons • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field Culture Black Sox Scandal • Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Soxman • Andy the Clown "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw Rivalries White Sox-Cubs rivalry • Twins-White Sox rivalry Important Figures Charles Comiskey • Shoeless Joe Jackson • Ed Walsh • Ray Schalk • Eddie Collins • Red Faber • Ted Lyons • Billy Pierce • Minnie Miñoso • Luke Appling • Luis Aparicio • Nellie Fox • Harry Caray • Carlton Fisk • Harold Baines • Ozzie Guillén • Robin Ventura • Frank Thomas • Paul Konerko • Mark Buehrle Retired Numbers 2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72 Key Personnel Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén World Series Championships (3) 1906 • 1917 • 2005 American League Championships (6) 1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005 American League Division Championships (4) Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 Seasons (108) 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Minor League Affiliates Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Warthogs (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie) Other Assets Comcast SportsNet Chicago