1996 Chicago White Sox season
| 1996 Chicago White Sox | ||
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| Division | American League Central | |
| Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Field | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
| Managers | Terry Bevington | |
| Television | WGN-TV SportsChannel Chicago (Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek) | |
| Radio | WMVP (John Rooney, Ed Farmer) WIND (AM) (Hector Molina, Chico Carrasquel) | |
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The 1996 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 97th season. They finished with a record 85-77, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 14.5 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.
Offseason
- December 28, 1995: Tim Raines was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. [1]
- January 20, 1996: Tony Phillips was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox. [2]
- January 22, 1996: Danny Tartabull was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe (minors). [3]
Regular Season
1996 Opening Day Lineup
- Tony Phillips, lf
- Ray Durham, 2b
- Frank Thomas, 1b
- Danny Tartabull, rf
- Lyle Mouton, dh
- Robin Ventura, 3b
- Ron Karkovice, c
- Darren Lewis, cf
- Ozzie Guillén, ss
- Alex Fernandez, p
Transactions
- August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies. [4]
Roster
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