2001 Chicago White Sox season

The 2001 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 102nd season, and their 101st in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record of 83–79, good enough for third place in the American League Central, 8 games behind the champion Cleveland Indians.

Notable Transactions December 18, 2000: Sandy Alomar Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

January 14, 2001: Acquired David Wells and Matt DeWitt from the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Sirotka, Brian Simmons, and Kevin Beirne.

June 21, 2001: Signed Jose Canseco.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Ray Durham, 2B

José Valentín, CF

Frank Thomas, DH

Magglio Ordóñez, RF

Paul Konerko, 1B

Carlos Lee, LF

Herbert Perry, 3B

Sandy Alomar Jr., C

Royce Clayton, SS

David Wells, P

Notable transactions June 20, 2001: José Canseco signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox. June 29, 2001: Alan Embree was traded by the San Francisco Giants with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Derek Hasselhoff (minors). July 26, 2001: James Baldwin was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Barry (minors), Gary Majewski (minors) and Onan Masaoka (minors) August 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.

Roster 2001 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Indians || 7–4 || D. Wells (1–0) || Colón (0–1) || Foulke (1) || 2:40 || 42,606 || 1–0 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || @ Indians || 4–8 || Finley (1–0) || Eldred (0–1) || || 2:45 || 32,763 || 1–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || Tigers || 9 – 10 (10) || Patterson (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || Jones (1) || 3:38 || 43,954 || 1–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || Tigers || 3–5 || Holt (1–0) || Buehrle (0–1) || Jones (2) || 2:31 || 20,264 || 1–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || Tigers || 3–5 || Weaver (1–1) || D. Wells (1–1) || Jones (3) || 2:49 || 19,887 || 1–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 9 || Indians || 9–2 || Biddle (1–0) || Finley (1–1) || || 2:40 || 21,242 || 2–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 10 || Indians || 8–7 || Glover (1–0) || Shuey (0–1) || Foulke (2) || 2:56 || 12,465 || 3–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || Indians || 7–6 || Lowe (1–0) || Burba (0–1) || Foulke (3) || 2:59 || 12,693 || 4–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || @ Twins || 4–7 || Redman (1–1) || Buehrle (0–2) || Hawkins (1) || 2:34 || 21,202 || 4–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || @ Twins || 4–9 || Radke (3–0) || D. Wells (1–2) || || 2:47 || 26,487 || 4–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 15 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Milton (2–0) || Parque (0–1) || Hawkins (2) || 2:41 || 9,141 || 4–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Wunsch (0–1) || Jones (4) || 2:39 || 13,068 || 4–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Buehrle (1–2) || Holt (1–2) || Foulke (4) || 2:49 || 13,180 || 5–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || D. Wells (2–2) || Weaver (1–3) || || 2:34 || 14,571 || 6–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || Twins || 1–4 || Radke (4–0) || Parque (0–2) || || 2:25 || 16,557 || 6–9 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 21 || Twins || 3–4 || Milton (3–0) || Glover (1–1) || Hawkins (4) || 2:15 || 19,096 || 6–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 22 || Twins || 2–4 || Carrasco (2–0) || Foulke (0–2) || Hawkins (5) || 3:03 || 19,730 || 6–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Athletics || 4–6 || Zito (3–1) || Buehrle (1–3) || Isringhausen (4) || 2:53 || 12,441 || 6–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Athletics || 2 – 1 (11) || Foulke (1–2) || Bradford (0–1) || || 3:48 || 12,941 || 7–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–16 || Heredia (1–4) || Parque (0–3) || || 3:22 || 12,963 || 7–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Mariners || 3–8 || Sele (4–0) || Baldwin (0–1) || Sasaki (12) || 3:22 || 16,276 || 7–14 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 28 || Mariners || 5–8 || Tomko (1–1) || Biddle (1–1) || Sasaki (13) || 3:38 || 25,542 || 7–15 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 29 || Mariners || 2 – 1 (14) || Glover (2–1) || Franklin (2–1) || || 4:03 || 25,542 || 8–15 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Angels || 4–6 || Rapp (1–3) || D. Wells (2–3) || Percival (5) || 2:54 || 15,664 || 8–16 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Angels || 5–12 || Washburn (1–3) || Garland (0–1) || || 3:15 || 15,516 || 8–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Angels || 1–3 || Valdez (2–2) || Baldwin (0–2) || Percival (6) || 2:19 || 15,372 || 8–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 4 || Rangers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain), rescheduled for May 5 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Rangers || 0–2 || Glynn (1–3) || Biddle (1–2) || Zimmerman (3) || 2:28 || 47,674 || 8–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 10–5 || D. Wells (3–3) || Rogers (1–3) || Foulke (5) || 3:05 || 34,871 || 9–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 7–4 || Garland (1–1) || Dickey (0–1) || Foulke (6) || 3:20 || 30,073 || 10–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Angels || 2–0 || Baldwin (1–2) || Washburn (1–4) || || 2:11 || 13,187 || 11–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Angels || 6–5 || Howry (1–0) || Levine (1–2) || || 2:52 || 13,458 || 12–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || Angels || 6 – 7 (10) || Percival (2–0) || Foulke (1–3) || || 3:11 || 12,684 || 12–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 11 || Rangers || 6 – 5 (10) || Howry (2–0) || Venafro (1–1) || || 3:00 || 19,399 || 13–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || Rangers || 6–16 || Mahomes (2–2) || Garland (1–2) || || 3:42 || 31,647 || 13–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 35 || May 13 || Rangers || 6–3 || Baldwin (2–2) || Helling (1–6) || Foulke (7) || 2:21 || 21,019 || 14–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Nelson (2–0) || Howry (2–1) || Paniagua (1) || 3:16 || 31,096 || 14–22 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Mariners || 2–7 || Abbott (2–1) || Biddle (1–3) || Paniagua (2) || 2:58 || 33,748 || 14–23 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Mariners || 1–5 || García (4–0) || D. Wells (3–4) || Nelson (3) || 2:53 || 43,510 || 14–24 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Heredia (3–5) || K. Wells (0–1) || Isringhausen (6) || 2:40 || 16,823 || 14–25 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Athletics || 3–4 || Mulder (5–2) || Baldwin (2–3) || Isringhausen (7) || 2:11 || 30,820 || 14–26 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Hudson (4–3) || Howry (2–2) || || 2:31 || 39,249 || 14–27 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–10 || Parris (3–3) || Biddle (1–4) || || 2:38 || 20,806 || 14–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–9 || Hamilton (2–2) || D. Wells (3–5) || Koch (10) || 3:08 || 19,115 || 14–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || K. Wells (1–1) || Carpenter (4–2) || Foulke (8) || 2:36 || 17,062 || 15–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Tigers || 8–4 || Lowe (2–0) || Jones (2–3) || || 3:08 || 21,053 || 16–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Tigers || 8–0 || Buehrle (2–3) || Mlicki (3–5) || || 2:39 || 25,881 || 17–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Tigers || 3 – 2 (11) || Barceló (1–0) || Patterson (3–2) || Lowe (1) || 3:55 || 17,355 || 18–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Garland (2–2) || Hamilton (2–3) || Howry (1) || 3:05 || 20,631 || 19–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || Blue Jays || 0–4 || Carpenter (5–2) || K. Wells (1–2) || || 2:47 || 13,356 || 19–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Wunsch (1–1) || Escobar (0–3) || Foulke (9) || 2:30 || 13,208 || 20–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 31 || Tigers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || June 1 || Tigers || 3–0 || Buehrle (3–3) || Mlicki (3–6) || Foulke (10) || 2:34 || 19,840 || 21–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Tigers || 5–3 || D. Wells (4–5) || Weaver (4–6) || Foulke (11) || 2:30 || 23,915 || 22–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || Tigers || 9 – 6 (10) || Howry (3–2) || Jones (2–4) || || 3:17 || 19,446 || 23–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 5 || @ Royals || 6–2 || K. Wells (2–2) || Reichert (5–5) || Howry (2) || 3:05 || 12,770 || 24–30 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 6 || @ Royals || 6–12 || Suppan (3–5) || Baldwin (2–4) || || 2:38 || 13,394 || 24–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 7 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Buehrle (4–3) || Durbin (3–5) || || 2:27 || 18,957 || 25–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 8 || Cubs || 7 – 3 (10) || Foulke (2–3) || Duncan (3–2) || || 3:38 || 45,396 || 26–31 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 9 || Cubs || 3 – 4 (10) || Van Poppel (3–1) || Foulke (2–4) || Fassero (11) || 3:26 || 45,849 || 26–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || Cubs || 3–1 || K. Wells (3–2) || Lieber (6–4) || Howry (3) || 2:41 || 45,079 || 27–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 12 || Reds || 5–0 || D. Wells (5–5) || Dessens (5–3) || || 2:26 || 21,687 || 28–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 13 || Reds || 4–2 || Buehrle (5–3) || Bell (0–5) || Foulke (12) || 2:27 || 17,327 || 29–32 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"