2024 Chicago White Sox season

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The 2024 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 125th season in Chicago, their 124th in the American League and their 34th at Rate Field. It was their first full season under general manager Chris Getz.

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BallparkGuaranteed Rate Field
Record41–121 (.253)
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
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CityChicago
Record41–121 (.253)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
General managersChris Getz
ManagersPedro Grifol (fired August 8)[1][2]
Grady Sizemore (from August 8)[3]
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In their worst season in team history and one of the worst seasons in modern MLB history,[4] the team began the season with a 3–22 record, marking the poorest start in the franchise's history,[2] which also tied the worst start in the wild card era with the 2022 Cincinnati Reds and the 2003 Detroit Tigers.[5][6] This record was also the second worst in modern baseball history, behind only the 1988 Orioles' 0–21 and 2–23 start.[6] On June 6, following a defeat to the Boston Red Sox, the White Sox established a franchise record for the most consecutive losses at 14.[7][8] During this losing streak, the White Sox had their first winless homestand of at least seven games in franchise history, going 0–7.[9][10]

On July 14, following a defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the White Sox established a new MLB record for the highest number of losses before the All-Star break, totaling 71.[11] The record was broken the following year by the Colorado Rockies, who lost 74 games.

The franchise record for consecutive losses was broken again on July 29 when the White Sox dropped their 15th straight game.[12] The streak continued, and on August 5, the White Sox lost their 21st consecutive game.[2] This marked the first time since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles that a team endured a 21-game losing streak.[13] They managed to end the streak the following day with a victory over the Athletics.[14] The White Sox became the first team since the 2021 Baltimore Orioles to go through two separate losing streaks of 14 games or more.[9] Furthermore, they set a record for the fastest assurance of a losing season by losing 82 of their first 109 games, surpassing the 2003 Detroit Tigers, who lost 82 of their first 111 games.[12]

On August 8, the White Sox dismissed manager Pedro Grifol after the team fell to 28–89, finishing his managing career at 89–190.[1] On that same day, the team appointed Grady Sizemore as the interim manager.[3]

On August 17, with their loss to the Houston Astros, the White Sox became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention in 2024.[15] This surpassed the 2018 Baltimore Orioles for the earliest clinch of missing the playoffs since the divisional era began in 1969.[15] Eight days later, on August 25, the White Sox became the fastest team since the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics to lose 100 games in a season when they lost to their division rival Detroit Tigers, dropping them to 31–100.[16][15]

The team set a new franchise record for losses when they lost their 107th game of the season on September 1 to the New York Mets.[9] With this loss, the White Sox had their first 0–10 homestand in franchise history and became the first team since the 1965 Mets to have three losing streaks of at least ten games.[9] The 0–10 homestand was part of a franchise record 16 straight home losses.[17][18] It was also part of a 12-game losing streak.[7][9]

After their 118th loss to the San Diego Padres on September 20, the 2024 White Sox would join the 2003 Tigers as the only American League teams to lose at least 118 games. That loss also ensured the White Sox would lose at least once against all 29 of the other MLB teams in one season, making them the first team in MLB history to suffer this fate.

On September 27, the White Sox lost their 121st game of the season to the Detroit Tigers, surpassing the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern MLB history.[2][19] However, the White Sox later finished the season at 41–121 (.253),[20] three tenths of a percentage point better than the 1962 Mets. September proved to be their best month of the season as they went 10–15 and also had a record of 5–1 in their last 6 games, with their only loss coming from the aforementioned Tigers game.[20][21]

Offseason

Transactions

Regular season

Transactions

Opening Day starters

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Benintendi LF
Moncada 3B
Robert CF
Jimenez DH
Vaughn 1B
DeJong SS
Pillar RF
Maldonado C
Lopez 2B
Crochet P
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Season standings

American League Central

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AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Guardians 9269 .571 — 50‍–‍30 42‍–‍39
Kansas City Royals 8676 .531 6½ 45‍–‍36 41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 8676 .531 6½ 43‍–‍38 43‍–‍38
Minnesota Twins 8280 .506 10½ 43‍–‍38 39‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 41121 .253 51½ 23‍–‍58 18‍–‍63
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American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
New York Yankees 9468 .580
Cleveland Guardians 9269 .571
Houston Astros 8873 .547
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Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 9171 .562 +5
Kansas City Royals 8676 .531 —
Detroit Tigers 8676 .531 —
Seattle Mariners 8577 .525 1
Minnesota Twins 8280 .506 4
Boston Red Sox 8181 .500 5
Tampa Bay Rays 8082 .494 6
Texas Rangers 7884 .481 8
Toronto Blue Jays 7488 .457 12
Oakland Athletics 6993 .426 17
Los Angeles Angels 6399 .389 23
Chicago White Sox 41121 .253 45
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Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

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2024 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore —8–56–13–42–42–54–24–26–08–53–34–29–45–27–620–26
Boston 5–8—4–32–53–42–44–24–23–36–75–14–36–74–28–521–25
Chicago 1–63–4—5–83–102–41–124–21–121–53–31–64–20–71–511–35
Cleveland 4–35–28–5—7–61–45–85–110–32–46–14–23–44–24–224–22
Detroit 4–24–310–36–7—2–46–73–46–72–43–35–15–13–45–222–24
Houston 5–24–24–24–14–2—4–39–42–41–68–55–84–27–65–222–24
Kansas City 2–42–412–18–57–63–4—5–26–72–54–23–33–31–55–223–23
Los Angeles 2–42–42–41–54–34–92–5—1–53–35–88–53–44–90–722–24
Minnesota 0–63–312–13–107–64–27–65–1—0–66–15–23–45–24–218–28
New York 5–87–65–14–24–26–15–23–36–0—5–24–37–63–37–623–23
Oakland 3–31–53–31–63–35–82–48–51–62–5—4–93–46–73–324–22
Seattle 2–43–46–12–41–58–53–35–82–53–49–4—3–310–32–426–20
Tampa Bay 4–97–62–44–31–52–43–34–34–36–74–33–3—1–59–426–20
Texas 2–52–47–02–44–36–75–19–42–53–37–63–105–1—2–419–27
Toronto 6–75–85–12–42–52–52–57–02–46–73–34–24–94–2—20–26
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Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Record vs. National League

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2024 American League record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH
Baltimore 2–12–10–33–02–11–21–21–21–22–11–21–21–20–32–2
Boston 0–31–32–12–11–20–33–01–20–32–13–01–22–11–22–1
Chicago 1–22–10–40–32–10–31–20–30–30–30–30–31–22–12–1
Cleveland 0–31–23–03–11–21–22–10–33–02–12–11–22–11–22–1
Detroit 2–10–31–23–02–12–11–21–22–11–22–21–21–22–11–2
Houston 2–10–30–30–34–02–13–02–12–11–21–21–21–22–11–2
Kansas City 1–21–21–23–01–21–22–12–11–21–22–11–20–33–13–0
Los Angeles 1–21–21–20–31–22–23–01–22–11–22–13–02–11–21–2
Minnesota 2–10–31–21–22–11–21–21–31–22–11–21–21–21–22–1
New York 2–11–22–10–32–11–22–12–10–43–01–22–13–01–21–2
Oakland 1–21–22–12–12–11–22–11–22–12–13–00–32–21–22–1
Seattle 2–12–11–23–02–10–31–21–23–02–11–23–12–12–11–2
Tampa Bay 3–01–22–12–12–11–23–11–23–00–32–11–22–11–22–1
Texas 2–21–22–12–10–32–12–10–31–20–32–11–21–21–22–1
Toronto 1–21–21–21–22–11–20–31–21–21–32–12–12–13–01–2
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Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Game log

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2024 regular season game log: 41–121 (Home: 23–58; Away: 18–63)
March/April: 6–24 (Home: 5–11; Away: 1–13)
#DateOpponentTime (CT)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28Tigers3:10 pm0–1Skubal (1–0)Crochet (0–1)Foley (1)33,4200–1L1
2March 30Tigers1:10 pm6–7 (10)Miller (1–0)García (0–1)—28,1760–2L2
3March 31Tigers1:10 pm2–3Holton (1–0)Wilson (0–1)Foley (2)17,4780–3L3
4April 1Braves1:10 pm0–9 (8)Morton (1–0)Flexen (0–1)—13,7810–4L4
5April 2Braves6:40 pm3–2Crochet (1–1)Minter (0–1)Kopech (1)12,3001–4W1
—April 3BravesPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 27
6April 4@ Royals6:40 pm1–10Lugo (1–0)Soroka (0–1)—10,8631–5L1
7April 5@ Royals6:40 pm1–2Stratton (1–0)Kopech (0–1)McArthur (1)10,5921–6L2
8April 6@ Royals6:10 pm0–3Wacha (1–0)Flexen (0–2)Stratton (1)15,4531–7L3
9April 7@ Royals1:10 pm3–5Schreiber (1–0)García (0–2)McArthur (2)14,2511–8L4
10April 8@ Guardians4:10 pm0–4McKenzie (1–1)Banks (0–1)—35,7351–9L5
11April 9@ Guardians5:10 pm7–5Wilson (1–1)Barlow (0–2)Kopech (2)14,8872–9W1
12April 10@ Guardians5:10 pm6–7 (10)Morgan (1–0)Shaw (0–1)—12,4052–10L1
13April 12Reds6:40 pm1–11Abbott (1–1)Flexen (0–3)—11,3372–11L2
14April 13Reds1:10 pm0–5Lodolo (1–0)Crochet (1–2)—22,5982–12L3
15April 14Reds1:10 pm4–11Ashcraft (2–1)Soroka (0–2)—17,5892–13L4
16April 15Royals6:40 pm0–2Lugo (3–0)Nastrini (0–1)McArthur (3)10,5692–14L5
—April 16RoyalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 17
17April 17 (1)Royals1:10 pm2–4Anderson (1–1)Kopech (0–2)McArthur (4)see 2nd game2–15L6
18April 17 (2)Royals4:25 pm2–1Fedde (1–0)Wacha (1–2)García (1)10,4123–15W1
19April 19@ Phillies5:40 pm0–7Turnbull (2–0)Crochet (1–3)—39,0693–16L1
20April 20@ Phillies5:05 pm5–9Wheeler (1–3)Soroka (0–3)Alvarado (4)44,5463–17L2
21April 21@ Phillies12:35 pm2–8Nola (3–1)Nastrini (0–2)—43,6143–18L3
22April 22@ Twins6:40 pm0–7Paddack (1–1)Cannon (0–1)—12,4433–19L4
23April 23@ Twins6:40 pm5–6Jackson (1–1)Wilson (1–2)—11,2233–20L5
24April 24@ Twins6:40 pm3–6Ryan (1–1)Crochet (1–4)Jax (3)12,5463–21L6
25April 25@ Twins12:10 pm3–6Sands (1–0)Banks (0–2)Jax (4)20,3633–22L7
26April 26Rays6:40 pm9–4Flexen (1–3)Eflin (1–3)—10,3234–22W1
27April 27Rays6:10 pm8–7 (10)García (1–2)Maton (0–2)—28,0095–22W2
28April 28Rays1:10 pm4–2Fedde (2–0)Littell (1–2)Leasure (1)12,6696–22W3
29April 29Twins6:40 pm2–3Jax (2–2)Brebbia (0–1)Thielbar (2)10,7726–23L1
30April 30Twins6:40 pm5–6Thielbar (1–1)Kopech (0–3)Durán (1)11,6096–24L2
May: 9–19 (Home: 5–10; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentTime (CT)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
31May 1Twins1:10 pm5–10Ober (3–1)Leone (0–1)—12,2166–25L3
32May 3@ Cardinals7:15 pm0–3Gray (4–1)Keller (0–1)Helsley (11)34,0106–26L4
33May 4@ Cardinals1:15 pm6–5 (10)Kopech (1–3)Fernandez (0–1)Banks (1)38,5597–26W1
34May 5@ Cardinals1:15 pm5–1Crochet (2–4)Gallegos (2–1)—43,0468–26W2
35May 6@ Rays5:50 pm2–8Ramírez (2–0)Clevinger (0–1)—12,0428–27L1
36May 7@ Rays5:50 pm1–5Eflin (2–4)Soroka (0–4)—10,8728–28L2
37May 8@ Rays5:50 pm4–1Flexen (2–3)Civale (2–3)Kopech (3)12,8779–28W1
38May 9Guardians6:40 pm3–2Fedde (3–0)Lively (1–2)Kopech (4)10,49510–28W2
39May 10Guardians6:40 pm6–3Crochet (3–4)Carrasco (2–3)Leasure (2)17,31911–28W3
40May 11Guardians6:10 pm3–1Hill (1–0)McKenzie (2–3)Brebbia (1)26,15212–28W4
41May 12Guardians1:10 pm0–7Allen (4–2)Soroka (0–5)—15,52912–29L1
—May 13NationalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: May 14
42May 14 (1)Nationals3:40 pm3–6Law (3–1)Brebbia (0–2)Finnegan (13)see 2nd game12–30L2
43May 14 (2)Nationals7:05 pm4–0Fedde (4–0)Parker (2–2)—11,13813–30W1
44May 15Nationals1:10 pm2–0Crochet (4–4)Corbin (1–4)Kopech (5)11,00814–30W2
45May 17@ Yankees6:05 pm2–4Cortés Jr. (2–4)Clevinger (0–2)Holmes (13)46,02514–31L1
46May 18@ Yankees12:05 pm1–6Gil (5–1)Keller (0–2)—43,19414–32L2
47May 19@ Yankees12:35 pm2–7Rodón (5–2)Flexen (2–4)—41,04114–33L3
48May 20@ Blue Jays2:07 pm3–9Berríos (5–3)Fedde (4–1)—36,99314–34L4
49May 21@ Blue Jays6:07 pm5–0Crochet (5–4)Kikuchi (2–4)—28,17615–34W1
50May 22@ Blue Jays6:07 pm2–9Bassitt (4–6)Nastrini (0–3)—28,67015–35L1
51May 23Orioles6:40 pm6–8Rodriguez (5–1)Clevinger (0–3)Kimbrel (10)15,84315–36L2
52May 24Orioles6:40 pm4–6Canó (3–2)Brebbia (0–3)Kimbrel (11)18,83115–37L3
53May 25Orioles1:10 pm3–5Tate (2–0)Kopech (1–4)Pérez (1)22,28315–38L4
54May 26Orioles1:10 pm1–4Bradish (1–0)Crochet (5–5)Kimbrel (12)14,99215–39L5
55May 27Blue Jays1:10 pm1–5Bassitt (5–6)Nastrini (0–4)—14,99315–40L6
56May 28Blue Jays6:40 pm2–7Gausman (4–3)Woodford (0–1)—11,85215–41L7
57May 29Blue Jays6:40 pm1–3Richards (1–0)Flexen (2–5)Romano (8)11,59915–42L8
58May 31@ Brewers7:10 pm5–12Paredes (1–0)Soroka (0–6)—30,93115–43L9
June: 9–19 (Home: 6–8; Away: 3–11)
#DateOpponentTime (CT)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
59June 1@ Brewers3:10 pm3–4 (10)Milner (3–0)Kopech (1–5)—36,01715–44L10
60June 2@ Brewers1:10 pm3–6Peralta (4–3)Nastrini (0–5)Paredes (1)30,44215–45L11
61June 4@ Cubs7:05 pm6–7Little (2–1)Leasure (0–1)Neris (8)38,39715–46L12
62June 5@ Cubs7:05 pm6–7Neris (6–0)Kopech (1–6)—40,07315–47L13
63June 6Red Sox7:10 pm2–14Houck (6–5)Woodford (0–2)—15,56815–48L14
64June 7Red Sox7:10 pm7–2Crochet (6–5)Criswell (3–3)Cannon (1)19,68416–48W1
65June 8Red Sox3:10 pm6–1Banks (1–2)Bello (6–3)—26,24817–48W2
66June 9Red Sox1:10 pm4–6 (10)Jansen (2–1)Soroka (0–7)Booser (1)21,05517–49L1
67June 10@ Mariners8:40 pm4–8Stanek (4–1)Leasure (0–2)—23,02717–50L2
68June 11@ Mariners8:40 pm3–4Thornton (2–1)Brebbia (0–4)Stanek (5)20,00517–51L3
69June 12@ Mariners8:40 pm1–2 (10)Thornton (3–1)Wilson (1–3)—23,31217–52L4
70June 13@ Mariners8:40 pm3–2 (10)Kopech (2–6)Muñoz (2–3)Banks (2)25,56718–52W1
71June 14@ Diamondbacks8:40 pm1–7Nelson (4–5)Flexen (2–6)—23,70018–53L1
72June 15@ Diamondbacks9:10 pm9–2Fedde (5–1)Vieira (0–1)—38,49419–53W1
73June 16@ Diamondbacks3:10 pm5–12Montgomery (5–4)Thorpe (0–1)—37,69419–54L1
74June 18Astros7:10 pm2–0Cannon (1–1)Valdez (5–5)Brebbia (2)16,76320–54W1
75June 19Astros7:10 pm1–4Brown (4–5)Crochet (6–6)Hader (10)14,12420–55L1
76June 20Astros1:10 pm3–5Scott (3–2)Wilson (1–4)Hader (11)14,43520–56L2
77June 21@ Tigers5:40 pm1–2Flaherty (5–4)Fedde (5–2)Foley (13)24,93820–57L3
78June 22@ Tigers12:10 pm5–1Thorpe (1–1)Maeda (2–4)—29,26921–57W1
79June 23@ Tigers12:40 pm2–11Olson (2–8)Cannon (1–2)—22,97521–58L1
80June 24Dodgers7:10 pm0–3Hudson (4–1)Wilson (1–5)Vesia (4)25,07021–59L2
81June 25Dodgers7:10 pm3–4Petersen (2–0)Flexen (2–7)Phillips (13)23,66221–60L3
82June 26Dodgers7:10 pm0–4Stone (9–2)Fedde (5–3)—36,22521–61L4
83June 27Braves3:10 pm1–0Shuster (1–0)Sale (10–3)Kopech (6)12,65622–61W1
84June 28Rockies6:10 pm5–3Thorpe (2–1)Hudson (2–11)Kopech (7)24,42223–61W2
85June 29Rockies1:10 pm11–3Banks (2–2)Quantrill (6–6)—21,49024–61W3
86June 30Rockies1:10 pm4–5 (14)Beeks (5–4)Soroka (0–8)—19,33424–62L1
July: 3–22 (Home: 1–11; Away: 2–11)
#DateOpponentTime (CT)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
87July 2@ Guardians5:40 pm6–7Clase (4–1)Kopech (2–7)—25,65424–63L2
88July 3@ Guardians5:40 pm8–2Fedde (6–3)Williams (0–1)—37,15125–63W1
89July 4@ Guardians12:10 pm4–8Lively (8–4)Shuster (1–1)—29,40425–64L1
90July 5@ Marlins6:10 pm3–2Thorpe (3–1)Hoeing (0–1)Kopech (8)10,13626–64W1
91July 6@ Marlins3:10 pm3–4Brazobán (1–1)Soroka (0–9)Scott (13)13,40926–65L1
92July 7@ Marlins12:40 pm4–7Chargois (1–0)Kopech (2–8)—12,26826–66L2
93July 8Twins7:10 pm6–8 (11)Durán (5–3)Shuster (1–2)Funderburk (1)10,88126–67L3
—July 9TwinsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 10
94July 10 (1)Twins1:10 pm3–1Fedde (7–3)Ober (8–5)Kopech (9)see 2nd game27–67W1
95July 10 (2)Twins4:06 pm2–3Okert (3–0)Soroka (0–10)Durán (14)13,60727–68L1
96July 12Pirates7:10 pm1–4Gonzales (1–0)Cannon (1–3)Bednar (17)19,54827–69L2
97July 13Pirates1:10 pm2–6Nicolas (1–2)Flexen (2–8)—20,43727–70L3
98July 14Pirates1:10 pm4–9Priester (2–5)Kuhl (0–1)—16,50127–71L4
—July 1694th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX
99July 19@ Royals7:10 pm1–7Wacha (7–6)Flexen (2–9)—26,69327–72L5
100July 20@ Royals6:10 pm1–6Singer (6–6)Cannon (1–4)—27,54527–73L6
101July 21@ Royals1:10 pm1–4Lugo (12–4)Brebbia (0–5)—22,22627–74L7
102July 22@ Rangers7:05 pm3–4 (10)Hernández (3–0)Wilson (1–6)—30,83227–75L8
103July 23@ Rangers7:05 pm2–3Gray (5–4)Crochet (6–7)Yates (18)39,24027–76L9
104July 24@ Rangers7:05 pm2–10Eovaldi (7–4)Flexen (2–10)—36,98927–77L10
105July 25@ Rangers1:35 pm1–2Scherzer (2–3)Cannon (1–5)Robertson (2)32,91327–78L11
106July 26Mariners7:10 pm0–10Kirby (8–7)Thorpe (3–2)—20,17027–79L12
107July 27Mariners6:15 pm3–6Snider (1–1)Fedde (7–4)Muñoz (17)21,03727–80L13
108July 28Mariners1:10 pm3–6Miller (8–7)Crochet (6–8)Muñoz (18)17,10027–81L14
109July 29Royals7:10 pm5–8Stratton (3–3)Brebbia (0–6)McArthur (18)12,17927–82L15
110July 30Royals7:10 pm3–4Wacha (8–6)Ellard (0–1)Long (1)15,36027–83L16
111July 31Royals1:10 pm3–10Singer (8–6)Thorpe (3–3)—14,11227–84L17
August: 4–22 (Home: 1–13; Away: 3–9)
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112August 2@ Twins7:10 pm2–10Ryan (7–7)Martin (0–1)—30,80127–85L18
113August 3@ Twins6:10 pm2–6Ober (11–5)Toussaint (0–1)—38,28927–86L19
114August 4@ Twins1:10 pm7–13Sands (5–1)Flexen (2–11)—28,30227–87L20
115August 5@ Athletics8:40 pm1–5Sears (9–8)Bush (0–1)—4,97127–88L21
116August 6@ Athletics8:40 pm5–1Cannon (2–5)Stripling (2–11)—5,86728–88W1
117August 7@ Athletics2:37 pm2–3McFarland (2–1)Toussaint (0–2)Miller (16)6,96428–89L1
118August 9Cubs7:10 pm6–7Taillon (8–6)Crochet (6–9)Neris (16)38,12728–90L2
119August 10Cubs6:15 pm1–3Hodge (1–1)Kuhl (0–2)Neris (17)38,34128–91L3
120August 12Yankees7:10 pm12–2Toussaint (1–2)Gil (12–6)—22,81529–91W1
121August 13Yankees7:10 pm1–4Cortés Jr. (6–10)Cannon (2–6)Cousins (1)21,19929–92L1
122August 14Yankees7:10 pm2–10Hill (4–0)Leone (0–2)Tonkin (2)22,67529–93L2
123August 16@ Astros7:10 pm5–4Anderson (1–0)Arrighetti (5–11)Kuhl (1)37,30730–93W1
124August 17@ Astros6:10pm1–6Brown (11–7)Flexen (2–12)—37,00830–94L1
125August 18@ Astros1:10 pm0–2Valdez (13–5)Bush (0–2)Hader (27)37,16930–95L2
126August 19@ Giants8:45 pm3–5Harrison (7–5)Cannon (2–7)Hicks (1)29,20930–96L3
127August 20@ Giants8:45 pm1–4Ray (3–2)Martin (0–2)Walker (2)28,76630–97L4
128August 21@ Giants2:45 pm6–2Ellard (1–1)Miller (3–4)—28,37531–97W1
129August 23Tigers7:10 pm2–5Vest (3–4)Ellard (1–2)Foley (17)24,01231–98L1
130August 24Tigers6:10 pm4–13Skubal (15–4)Bush (0–3)—23,57031–99L2
131August 25Tigers1:10 pm4–9Sammons (1–1)Cannon (2–8)—16,92831–100L3
132August 26Tigers7:10 pm3–6Guenther (1–0)Shuster (1–3)Holton (5)10,97531–101L4
—August 27RangersSuspended (rain); Resuming: August 28
133August 28 (1)Rangers4:10 pm1–3Festa (2–1)Flexen (2–13)Yates (24)see 2nd game31–102L5
134August 28 (2)Rangers7:10 pm3–4Ureña (5–8)Anderson (1–1)Anderson (1)11,28531–103L6
135August 29Rangers1:10 pm1–2Eovaldi (10–7)Nastrini (0–6)Yates (25)10,40231–104L7
136August 30Mets7:10 pm1–5Megill (3–5)Cannon (2–9)—15,28831–105L8
137August 31Mets6:10 pm3–5Quintana (7–9)Martin (0–3)Buttó (3)18,62731–106L9
September: 10–15 (Home: 5–5; Away: 5–10)
#DateOpponentTime (CT)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1Mets1:10 pm0–2Manaea (11–5)Crochet (6–10)Díaz (16)16,88731–107L10
139September 2@ Orioles2:05 pm3–13Burnes (13–7)Flexen (2–14)Irvin (1)35,90631–108L11
140September 3@ Orioles5:35 pm0–9Povich (2–7)Nastrini (0–7)—15,10831–109L12
141September 4@ Orioles5:35 pm8–1Cannon (3–9)Suárez (7–5)—17,84332–109W1
142September 6@ Red Sox6:10 pm1–3Kelly (6–2)Foster (0–1)Winckowski (1)32,62532–110L1
143September 7@ Red Sox6:15 pm5–7Criswell (6–4)Crochet (6–11)Jansen (26)31,69132–111L2
144September 8@ Red Sox12:35 pm7–2Ellard (2–2)Kelly (6–3)—29,11033–111W1
145September 9Guardians6:40 pm3–5Cantillo (1–3)Shuster (1–4)Clase (43)11,42933–112L1
146September 10Guardians6:40 pm0–5Ávila (6–1)Cannon (3–10)—12,24633–113L2
147September 11Guardians1:10 pm4–6Sandlin (8–0)Martin (0–4)Clase (44)11,25233–114L3
148September 13Athletics6:40 pm0–2Basso (1–0)Crochet (6–12)Miller (25)26,51333–115L4
149September 14Athletics6:10 pm7–6Varland (1–0)Harris (4–4)—21,47834–115W1
150September 15Athletics1:10 pm4–3Burke (1–0)Sears (11–11)Ellard (1)18,01735–115W2
151September 16@ Angels8:38 pm8–4Cannon (4–10)Detmers (4–7)—35,58736–115W3
152September 17@ Angels8:38 pm0–5Canning (6–13)Martin (0–5)—36,25436–116L1
153September 18@ Angels3:07 pm3–4 (13)Quijada (2–0)Iriarte (0–1)—22,75736–117L2
154September 20@ Padres8:40 pm2–3 (10)Morejón (3–2)Anderson (1–2)—45,79036–118L3
155September 21@ Padres7:40 pm2–6Pérez (5–5)Flexen (2–15)Scott (22)45,36036–119L4
156September 22@ Padres3:10 pm2–4Estrada (6–2)Ellard (2–3)Suárez (34)45,19736–120L5
157September 24Angels6:40 pm3–2Berroa (1–0)Strickland (3–2)Anderson (1)17,60637–120W1
158September 25Angels6:40 pm4–3 (10)Shuster (2–4)Quijada (2–1)—18,42338–120W2
159September 26Angels1:10 pm7–0Flexen (3–15)Anderson (10–15)—15,67839–120W3
160September 27@ Tigers5:40 pm1–4Hurter (6–1)Shuster (2–5)Foley (28)44,43539–121L1
161September 28@ Tigers12:10 pm4–0Burke (2–0)Brieske (4–5)—41,93340–121W1
162September 29@ Tigers2:10 pm9–5Cannon (5–10)Maeda (3–7)De Los Santos (2)41,74041–121W2
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Loss number 121

On September 22, the White Sox lost 4–2 to the San Diego Padres, earning their 120th loss. This surpassed the American League record set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers and tied the Major League record set by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.[37] Following the game, several sports and news outlets ran articles discussing the potential for the White Sox to lose one of their remaining six games of the season to the Los Angeles Angels at home or the Tigers in Detroit to break the modern single-season loss record.[37]

As a result, many White Sox fans bought tickets to home games against the Angels, hoping to witness the historic game where the team surpassed the modern loss record. Mixes of cheers and boos came from White Sox fans during the games when their team executed well, while fans yelled phrases such as "Sell the team!" when the team made mistakes. The White Sox won all three home games against the Angels to keep their record at 120 losses, resulting in fans throughout the stadium booing the White Sox. White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi acknowledged the fans' reaction after the game by saying: "People here tonight were trying to see history. They're going to have to wait one more day. Maybe."[38]

During the games, White Sox fans held signs mentioning the historical significance of the potential loss, including one sign bearing "121" in the font of the White Sox logo.[39] The White Sox swept the Angels, winning their final home game of the season with a 7–0 score, resulting in a standing ovation from most of the White Sox fans in the stadium.[40]

Game recap

Prior to facing the Tigers, Interim manager Grady Sizemore stated that despite the frustration surrounding their exceptional win-loss record, the White Sox players were ultimately professionals who would not be shaken by it, and trusted that they would play to compete and to win. He further stated that since the Tigers were attempting to clinch a playoff spot, the White Sox wanted to do their best to spoil it.[41]

Chicago White Sox player Zach DeLoach in uniform
Chicago White Sox player Zach DeLoach

The September 27 game remained scoreless through the first four innings, with both teams' starting pitchers performing effectively. The Tigers' broke the deadlock in the bottom of the 5th inning, with Jake Rogers scoring from third base on a wild pitch thrown by Jared Shuster. Matt Vierling hit a sacrifice fly two pitches later, scoring Parker Meadows to put Detroit up 2–0.[42]

The White Sox responded in the top of the 6th inning, with Zach DeLoach hitting a home run to right field, the first of his major league career, to cut the lead to 2–1. The Tigers extended their lead in the bottom of the 7th, when Andy Ibáñez led off with a double to right-center and reached third base due to a fielding error by center fielder Dominic Fletcher.[42] Riley Greene hit a 412-foot double to score Ibáñez. Later in the inning, another wild pitch thrown by Fraser Ellard scored Vierling, pushing Detroit's lead to 4–1.[42]

Detroit relied entirely on their bullpen for pitching, with multiple relievers combining to effectively limit the White Sox to a single run. After Brenan Hanifee started the game, rookie Brant Hurter was credited with the win after pitching four innings, while back end relievers Tyler Holton, Will Vest, and Jason Foley pitched the late innings, with Foley picking up his 28th save of the season.[42]

The game's final out came when Andrew Vaughn flied out to right fielder Wenceel Pérez (who bumped into Meadows and fell as he made the catch) to end the game, which sent the Detroit crowd into a frenzy since the Tigers had secured a 2024 MLB Playoff berth with this win, their first since 2014, as well as sealed the White Sox's fate in the history books.[43]

Sizemore stated that the season was "not the year we wanted" following the game,[19] and expressed that while he began to grow frustrated well before the team was close to the loss record he stated that he was not sure if he would feel different if he had lost only 115 or 110 games instead.[42][19] Pitcher Garrett Crochet remarked on the record: "Obviously it sucks." and that "We put ourselves in this position early on. We are where we are because of the way we played. But that's just all it is."[39][19]

Following the game, the official White Sox Twitter page posted an image of a computer containing a list of "Things we'd rather do than read comments" as well as an image of the White Sox mascot, Southpaw, huddled in a dark corner captioned "slams laptop shut 'til tomorrow."[2]

Roster

2024 Chicago White Sox
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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

More information Player, G ...
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Jacob Amaya2367412100314.179.294
Brooks Baldwin33114924602846.211.316
Andrew Benintendi135477501092002064341.229.396
Oscar Colás133319000404.273.273
Paul DeJong10233739771401841214.228.430
Zach DeLoach22671014501508.209.328
Duke Ellis8410000040.000.000
Dominic Fletcher72223144680117011.206.256
Robbie Grossman25716154004213.211.268
Eloy Jiménez65229185590516318.240.345
Corey Julks66173173770314515.214.306
Korey Lee12537736791411237617.210.347
Nicky Lopez1243984096123121537.241.294
Martín Maldonado481359163041108.119.230
Danny Mendick471321326703866.197.318
Yoán Moncada1240411310015.275.400
Rafael Ortega141441000122.071.071
Tommy Pham702713372141519625.266.380
Kevin Pillar172514201424.160.360
Bryan Ramos329913204031127.202.333
Zach Remillard153338110115.242.333
Luis Robert Jr.100393478819014352328.224.379
Chuckie Robinson267029000005.129.129
Nick Senzel103003100001.100.133
Gavin Sheets139451351052411045243.233.357
Braden Shewmake296448201451.125.203
Lenyn Sosa1003512889130835312.254.359
Miguel Vargas4213511143027217.104.170
Andrew Vaughn149570551403011970238.246.402
Totals16253835071187226913348590395.221.340
Rank in AL–1215151415151511151515
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Source:Baseball Reference

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, W ...
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Justin Anderson124.39560153.14829263257
Tanner Banks224.13411248.04730221555
Prelander Berroa103.32170019.015771326
John Brebbia066.29540248.25234341758
Sean Burke201.4243019.21243722
Ky Bush035.6044017.22011111611
Jonathan Cannon5104.4923211124.112565624091
Mike Clevinger036.7544016.0221312915
Garrett Crochet6123.5832320146.0123615833209
Enyel De Los Santos003.63150117.11377913
Jake Eder004.501002.021111
Fraser Ellard233.75250124.01812101226
Erick Fedde743.1121210121.2105434234108
Chris Flexen3154.9533300160.0180958863123
Matt Foster012.706106.252254
Deivi García127.07140114.01616111115
Tim Hill105.87270023.04119151013
Jairo Iriarte011.506006.033186
Brad Keller024.8652016.217109613
Michael Kopech284.74430943.23524232459
Chad Kuhl025.06311153.15633302554
Jordan Leasure026.32330231.13222221826
Dominic Leone026.63230019.02017141417
Davis Martin054.321110050.05025242347
Danny Mendick000.001001.020000
Nick Nastrini077.0798035.23233283626
Sammy Peralta004.8090015.02198711
Bryan Shaw019.005004.085444
Jared Shuster254.42394073.17438363356
Michael Soroka0104.74259079.26649424484
Drew Thorpe335.4899044.13529272125
Touki Toussaint127.43110023.03519191826
Gus Varland103.54190020.12398424
Steven Wilson165.71400034.22929222634
Jake Woodford0210.802208.115101057
Totals411214.68162162211420.013978137386431366
Rank in AL15115––1515151515159
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Note: No league ERA qualifiers (162 innings pitched, 1 inning pitched per scheduled game).

Source:Baseball Reference

Awards and honors

Pitcher Garrett Crochet won MLB Pitcher of the Month for June after he went 1–1 in six starts with an ERA of 1.91 along with a 0.93 WHIP in 37+2⁄3 innings while striking out 56 batters.[44]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
Level Team League Manager
AAA Charlotte Knights International League Pat Listach
AA Birmingham Barons Southern League Sergio Santos
High-A Winston-Salem Dash South Atlantic League Guillermo Quiróz
A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Carolina League Pat Leyland
Rookie ACL White Sox Arizona Complex League Danny Gonzalez
Rookie DSL White Sox Dominican Summer League Anthony Nunez
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