The 2016 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 117th season in Chicago and 116th in the American League. The White Sox wore a black diamond patch on the uniform in honor of the late Eddie Einhorn, minority owner of the team. Despite a strong start by the team, they finished the season in fourth place in the American League Central.

The White Sox tied a major league record for most home runs by a losing team when they hit seven homers in a 10–8 defeat to Toronto on June 25.

Regular season

Season standings

American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log Legend White Sox win White Sox loss PostponementBoldWhite Sox team member

|-style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Athletics || 9:05pm || 4–3 || Sale (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Robertson (1) || 1–0 || 35,067 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Athletics || 9:05pm || 5–4 || Jones (1–0) || Doolittle (0–1) || Robertson (2) || 2–0 || 10,478 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Athletics || 9:05pm || 1–2 || Gray (1–0) || Rodon (0–1) || Madson (1) || 2–1 || 16.468 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Athletics || 2:35pm || 6–1 || Latos (1–0) || Graveman (0–1) || — || 3–1 || 12,577 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 8 || Indians || 3:10pm || 1–7 || Salazar (1–0)|| Danks (0–1) || — || 3–2 || 38,019 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 9 || Indians || 1:10pm || 7–3 || Sale (2–0) || Shaw (0–1) || — || 4–2 || 20,192 || W1 |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 10 || Indians || 1:10pm || colspan="7" | Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled for May 23) |-style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 11 || @ Twins || 3:10pm || 4–1 || Quintana (1–0) || Gibson (0–2) || Robertson (3) || 5–2 || 40,638 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Twins || 7:10pm || 3–0 || Rodon (1–1) || Hughes (0–2) || Robertson (4) || 6–2 || 21,008 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Twins || 12:10pm || 3–1 || Latos (2–0) || Santana (0–1) || Robertson (5) || 7–2 || 19,736 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Rays || 6:10pm || 1–0 || Sale (3–0) || Colomé (1–1) || — || 8–2 || 16,801 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Rays || 5:10pm || 2–7 || Ramírez (2–0) || Danks (0–2) || — || 8–3 || 30,451 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Rays || 12:10pm || 2–3 || Moore (1–0) || Quintana (1–1) || Colomé (1) || 8–4 || 21,810 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 18 || Angels || 7:10pm || 0–7 || Santiago (1–0) || Rodon (1–2) || — || 8–5 || 14,706 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 14 || April 19 || Angels || 7:10pm || 5–0 || Latos (3–0) || Shoemaker (1–2) || Jones (1) || 9–5 || 12,093 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 15 || April 20 || Angels || 1:10pm || 2–1 || Sale (4–0) || Richards (0–3) || Robertson (6) || 10–5 || 12,785 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 16 || April 21 || Angels || 1:10pm || 2–3 || Weaver (2–0) || Danks (0–3) || Street (4) || 10–6 || 11,418 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 17 || April 22 || Rangers || 7:10pm || 5–0 || Quintana (2–1) || Pérez (0–2) || — || 11–6 || 15,486 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 18 || April 23 || Rangers || 1:10pm || 4–3 (11) || Albers (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || 12–6 || 20,182 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 19 || April 24 || Rangers || 1:10pm || 4–1 || Latos (4–0) || Holland (2–1) || Robertson (7) || 13–6 || 26,058 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 20 || April 25 || @ Blue Jays || 6:07pm || 7–5 || Putnam (1–0) || Cecil (0–4) || Robertson (8) || 14–6 || 24,333 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Blue Jays || 6:07pm || 10–1 || Sale (5–0) || Dickey (1–3) || — || 15–6 || 23,726 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb" | 22 || April 27 || @ Blue Jays || 6:07pm || 4–0 || Quintana (3–1) || Estrada (1–2) || — || 16–6 || 28,759 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Orioles || 6:05pm || 2–10 || Givens (2–0) || Danks (0–4) || — || 16–7 || 14,568 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ Orioles || 6:05pm || 3–6 || Brach (3–0) || Rodon (1–3) || Britton (6) || 16–8 || 19,912 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 25 || April 30 || @ Orioles || 6:05pm || 8–7 || Jones (2–0) || Britton (1–1) || — || 17–8 || 29,152 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Orioles || 12:35pm || 7–1 || Sale (6–0) || Jiménez (1–3) || — || 18–8 || 28,803 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 27 || May 3 || Red Sox || 7:10pm || 4–1 || Quintana (4–1) || Wright (2–3) || Robertson (9) || 19–8 || 15,025 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 4 || Red Sox || 7:10pm || 2–5 || Buchholz (1–3)|| Rodon (1–4) || Kimbrel (9) || 19–9 || 14,383 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 5 || Red Sox || 7:10pm || 3–7 || Barnes (2–1) || Johnson (0–1) || — || 19–10 || 20,126 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 30 || May 6 || Twins || 7:10pm || 10–4 || Latos (5–0) || Nolasco (1–1)|| — || 20–10 || 23,054 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 7 || Twins || 6:10pm || 7–2 || Sale (7–0) || Santana (0–2) || — || 21–10 || 28,049 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 32 || May 8 || Twins || 1:10pm || 3–1 || Quintana (5–1) || Duffey (0–2) || Robertson (10) || 22–10 || 23,801 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 7:05pm || 8–4 (12)|| Jennings (1–0) || Ramos (0–2) || — || 23–10 || 22,958 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 7:05pm || 11–13 || Claudio (1–0) || Albers (1–1) || Tolleson (11) || 23–11 || 25,804 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 11 || @ Rangers || 1:05pm || 5–6 || Barnette (2–2) || Jennings (1–1) || Dyson (1) || 23–12 || 29,023 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 36 || May 13 || @ Yankees || 6:05pm || 7–1 || Sale (8–0) || Severino (0–6) || — ||24–12|| 34,264|| W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 14 || @ Yankees || 12:05pm || 1–2 || Nova (2–1) || Quintana (5–2) || Chapman (2) || 24–13 || 39,691 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 15 || @ Yankees || 12:05pm || 5–7 || Betances (1–2) || Albers (1–2)|| Chapman (3) || 24–14 || 41,979 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 17 || Astros || 7:10pm || 5–6 (11)|| Neshek (1–0) || Albers (1–3) || Sipp (1) || 24–15 || 13,481 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 40 || May 18 || Astros || 7:10pm || 3–5 || Fister (4–3) || Latos (5–1) || Gregerson (9) || 24–16 || 14,936 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 41 || May 19 || Astros || 7:10pm || 2–1 || Sale (9–0) || McHugh (4–4) || — || 25–16 || 20,096 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 20 || Royals || 7:10pm || 1–4 || Gee (1–1) || Quintana (5–3) || Davis (10) || 25–17 || 24,020 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 43 || May 21 || Royals || 1:10pm || 1–2 || Soria (2–1) || González (0–1) || Davis (11) || 25–18 || 27,631 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 44 || May 22 || Royals || 1:10pm || 3–2 || Rodon (2–4) || Ventura (4–3) || Robertson (11) || 26–18 || 34,526 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 45 || May 23 || Indians || 4:10pm || 7–6 || Latos (6–1) || Clevinger (0–1) || Robertson (12)|| 27–18 || — ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 23 || Indians || 7:10pm || 1–5 || Anderson (1–3) || Johnson (0–2) || — || 27–19 || 18,323 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 24 || Indians || 7:10pm || 2–6 || Tomlin (7–0) || Sale (9–1) || — || 27–20 || 21,550 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 48 || May 25 || Indians || 1:10pm || 3–4 || Kluber (4–5) || Quintana (5–4) || Allen (11) || 27–21 || 22,561 || L3 |-style="background:#bbb" |— || May 26 || @ Royals || 7:15pm || colspan=7| Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled for Sept 19, 2016) |-style="background:#fbb" |49|| May 27 || @ Royals || 7:15pm || 5–7 || Moylan (2–0) || Albers (1–4) || Davis (13) || 27–22 || 28,508 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb" |50|| May 28 || @ Royals || 1:15pm || 7–8 || Chien-Ming Wang (3–0) || Kahnle (0–1) || — || 27–23 || || L5 |-style="background:#fbb" |51|| May 29 || @ Royals || 1:15pm || 4–5 || Young (2–5) || Jones (2–1) || Davis (14) || 27–24 || 36,624 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb" |52|| May 30 || @ Mets || 12:10pm || 0–1 || Harvey (4–7) || Quintana (5–5) || Familia (17) || 27–25 || 38,339 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb" |53|| May 31 || @ Mets || 6:10pm || 6–4 || Jennings (2–1) || Robles (0–3) || Robertson (13) || 28–25 || 32,781 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 1 || @ Mets || 12:10pm || 2–1 (13) || Albers (2–4) || Verrett (3–3)|| — || 29–25 || 34,160 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 3 || @ Tigers || 6:10pm || 3–10 || Zimmermann (8–2) || Rodon (2–5)|| — || 29–26 || 31,184 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 4 || @ Tigers || 3:10pm || 4–7 || Pelfrey (1–5) || Sale (9–2) ||Rodríguez (16) || 29–27 || 32,916 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 5 || @ Tigers || 12:10pm || 2–5 || Verlander (5–5) || Quintana (5–6) || Rodríguez (17) || 29–28 || 29,086 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 7 || Nationals || 7:10pm || 5–10 || Treinen (4–1) || Latos (6–2) || — || 29–29 || 18,812 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 8 || Nationals || 7:10pm || 4–11 || Scherzer (7–4) || Shields (2–8) || — || 29–30 || 15,273 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb" | 60 || June 9 || Nationals || 7:10pm || 3–1 || González (1–1) || González (3–5) || Robertson (14) || 30–30 || 20,014 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 61 || June 10 || Royals || 7:10pm || 7–5 || Sale (10–2)|| Kennedy (4–5) || Robertson (15) || 31–30 || 23,900 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 11 || Royals || 1:10pm || 1–4 || Duffy (2–1) || Quintana (5–7) || — || 31–31 || 31,183 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 12 || Royals || 1:10pm || 1–3 || Ventura (5–4) || Rodon (2–6) || Davis (17) || 31–32 || 30,363 ||L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 64 || June 13 || Tigers || 7:10pm || 10–9 (12)|| Duke (1–0) || Sánchez (3–7) || — || 32–32 || 16,314 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 14 || Tigers || 7:10pm || 8–11 || Zimmermann (9–3) || González (1–2) || — || 32–33 || 17,403 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 66 || June 15 || Tigers || 7:10pm || 5–3 || Sale (11–2) || Pelfrey (1–7) || Robertson (16) || 33–33 || 20,292 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Indians || 6:10pm || 2–3 || Allen (2–3) || Jones (2–2) || — || 33–34 || 27,912 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Indians || 5:10pm || 2–13 || Salazar (8–3) || Shields (2–9) || — || 33–35 || 31,066 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Indians || 12:10pm || 2–3 ||Otero (2–0) || Robertson (0–1) || — || 33–36 || 25,269 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Red Sox || 6:10pm || 3–1 || Duke (2–0) || Kimbrel (0–3) || Robertson (17) || 34–36 || 36,291 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Red Sox || 6:10pm || 3–1 || Sale (12–2) || Buchholz (3–7) || Robertson (18) || 35–36 || 36,554 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 6:10pm || 8–6 || Jennings (3–1) || Uehara (2–2) || Duke (1) || 36–36 || 37,413 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 12:35pm || 7–8 (10)|| Kimbrel (1–3) || Purke (0–1) || — || 36–37 || 37,790 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 74 || June 24 || Blue Jays || 7:10pm || 3–2 || Jones (3–2) || Chavez (0–2) || Robertson (19) || 37–37 || 27,196 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 75 || June 25 || Blue Jays || 1:10pm || 8–10 || Dickey (5–8) || González (1–3) || Osuna (15) || 37–38 || 25,776 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 76 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 1:10pm || 5–2 || Sale (13–2) || Stroman (6–4) || Robertson (20) || 38–38 || 28,345 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 77 || June 28 || Twins || 7:10pm || 0–4 || Gibson (1–5) || Quintana (5–8) || — || 38–39 ||22,072 ||L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 78 || June 29 || Twins || 7:10pm || 6–9 || Shields (3–9) || Nolasco (3–6) || Jones (2) || 39–39 ||18,571 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 79 || June 30 || Twins || 1:10pm || 5–6 || Jones (4–2) || Abad (1–2) || Robertson (21) || 40–39 ||26,158 ||W2

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