July 14, 200421 yr A rash of injuries to key players and the pitching staff and a slow start, (even tho they recovered somewhat from June on) crippled the Sox hopes of another trip to the playoffs and eventually the Sox Finished 3rd (83-79) 8 games behind the Front running Indians. One of those Injured was Desginated Hitter Frank Thomas who tore a muscle diving for a ground ball and was out for the rest of the season batting only 68 times. Magglio Ordoñez was the star hitting .305 while smacking 35 homers and driving in 113 runs while stealing 25 bases. Paul Konerko (.282) was solid hitting 32 homers and driving in 99 runs. Carlos Lee slumped a bit a but hit 24 homers and drove in 85. Jose Valentin (.258) was moved around some and struggled with the glove, but had his Finest power season hitting 28 homers. Lead off hitter Ray Durham (.267) had 20 homers and stole 23 bases. Jeff Liefer (.256) hit 18 homers knocking in 38 runs plat toning with Jose Canseco (.258) who was signed June 20th and added power hitting 16 homers and driving in 49. Royce Clayton (.260) set a club record for fielding percentage by a White Sox Short Stop fielding .988, Clayton came back nicely after a horrible start in which he was hitting .099 in June. But the Sox suffered mostly on the mound with Injuries to James Baldwin, Jim Parque, Antonio Osuna, David Wells and Cal Eldred. But in the mist of the bad Luck lefty Mark Buherle Emerged and Went 16-8 and had a 3.29 ERA. David Wells went 5-7 but was lost in june, James Baldwin (7-5) was traded to Los Angeles. The only other double Digit winner was Right hander Kip Wells who finished 10-11 after starting the season in the Bullpen. Another partime starter Sean Lowe pitched well and was 9-4, Rocky Biddle was 7-8. Out of the Bullpen Keith Foulke had 42 saves but had 9 loses. Bobby Howry added 5 saves.
July 14, 200421 yr What a horrible, dismal year... Everything except the emergence of Buehrle went terribly.
July 14, 200421 yr Royce Clayton (.260) set a club record for fielding percentage by a White Sox Short Stop fielding .988, Clayton came back nicely after a horrible start in which he was hitting .099 in June. it frightens me to even think of bringing back the debates about Royce but then again, as one half of all of his fans (I met another Clayton fan once) and proud possessor of a Royce Clayton autograph,
July 14, 200421 yr it frightens me to even think of bringing back the debates about Royce but then again, as one half of all of his fans (I met another Clayton fan once) and proud possessor of a Royce Clayton autograph, Was it Franks ex-wife? [punches coach ticket to hell]
July 14, 200421 yr Was it Franks ex-wife? [punches coach ticket to hell] no it actually was a kid with a Royce sign at USCF (which was then still new Comiskey).
July 14, 200421 yr it frightens me to even think of bringing back the debates about Royce but then again, as one half of all of his fans (I met another Clayton fan once) and proud possessor of a Royce Clayton autograph, Isn't your dog named after him too?
July 14, 200421 yr At the time, Foulke sucked. Its sad, he had like 2-3 pitches. He claimed he had a circle change.
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