2008 Chicago White Sox Roster

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The 2008 Chicago White Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 2008 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"Everything we've (the 2008 Chicago White Sox) gone through this year, the ups and downs and injuries, to stay together, that's how championships are won." - Chicago White Sox Closer Bobby Jenks in the Chicago Sun Times (Chris De Luca, 10/01/2008)

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41 Lance Broadway 6-02 210 Right Right 1983-08-20
56 Mark Buehrle 6-02 240 Left Left 1979-03-23
53 D.J. Carrasco 6-02 190 Right Right 1977-04-12
52 Jose Contreras 6-04 255 Right Right 1971-12-06
50 John Danks 6-01 210 Left Left 1985-04-15
26 Octavio Dotel 6-00 230 Right Right 1973-11-25
34 Gavin Floyd 6-06 245 Right Right 1983-01-27
45 Bobby Jenks 6-03 270 Right Right 1981-03-14
71 Scott Linebrink 6-03 185 Right Right 1976-08-04
48 Esteban Loaiza 6-02 230 Right Right 1971-12-31
57 Boone Logan 6-05 215 Left Right 1984-08-13
47 Mike MacDougal 6-04 195 Right Both 1977-03-05
46 Nick Masset 6-04 235 Right Right 1982-05-17
49 Horacio Ramirez 6-01 170 Left Left 1979-11-24
54 Clayton Richard 6-05 240 Left Left 1983-09-12
61 Adam Russell 6-08 250 Right Right 1983-04-14
37 Matt Thornton 6-06 235 Left Left 1976-09-15
33 Javier Vazquez 6-02 210 Right Right 1976-07-25
43 Ehren Wassermann 6-00 185 Right Both 1980-12-06
44 Toby Hall 6-03 205 Right Right 1975-10-21
27 Paul Phillips 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-04-15
12 A.J. Pierzynski 6-03 250 Right Left 1976-12-30
38 Jason Bourgeois 5-09 200 Right Right 1982-01-04
18 Orlando Cabrera 5-10 195 Right Right 1974-11-02
24 Joe Crede 6-02 195 Right Right 1978-04-26
22 Josh Fields 6-01 235 Right Right 1982-12-14
39 Chris Getz 6-00 185 Right Left 1983-08-30
14 Paul Konerko 6-02 220 Right Right 1976-03-05
38 Pablo Ozuna 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-08-25
10 Alexei Ramirez 6-02 180 Right Right 1981-09-22
30 Nick Swisher 6-00 195 Left Both 1980-11-25
5 Juan Uribe 6-00 245 Right Right 1979-03-22
32 Brian Anderson 6-02 205 Right Right 1982-03-11
23 Jermaine Dye 6-04 210 Right Right 1974-01-28
17 Ken Griffey, Jr. 6-02 230 Left Left 1969-11-21
7 Jerry Owens 6-03 195 Left Left 1981-02-16
20 Carlos Quentin 6-01 235 Right Right 1982-08-28
31 Dewayne Wise 6-00 200 Left Left 1978-02-24
25 Jim Thome 6-04 250 Right Left 1970-08-27
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The 2008 Chicago White Sox played 163 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 74 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Cellular Field (Park Factors: 106/107) where 2,500,648 fans witnessed their 2008 White Sox finish the season with a .546 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 2008 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

2008 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters

Orlando Cabrera
Joe Crede
Jermaine Dye
Paul Konerko
A.J. Pierzynski
Carlos Quentin
Nick Swisher
Jim Thome
Juan Uribe
Javier Vazquez

2008 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C A.J. Pierzynski (131)
1B Paul Konerko (116)
2B Alexei Ramirez (121)
3B Joe Crede (97)
SS Orlando Cabrera (161)
LF Carlos Quentin (130)
CF Brian Anderson (93)
RF Jermaine Dye (150)
  
SP Mark Buehrle
SP Jose Contreras
SP John Danks
SP Gavin Floyd
SP Javier Vazquez
  
RP D.J. Carrasco
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Scott Linebrink
RP Boone Logan
RP Nick Masset
RP Adam Russell
RP Matt Thornton
RP Ehren Wassermann
CL Bobby Jenks

2008 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

Jim Thome $15,666,666.00
Mark Buehrle $14,000,000.00
Paul Konerko $12,000,000.00
Javier Vazquez $11,500,000.00
Orlando Cabrera $10,000,000.00
Jose Contreras $10,000,000.00
Jermaine Dye $9,500,000.00
A.J. Pierzynski $5,850,000.00
Joe Crede $5,100,000.00
Octavio Dotel $5,000,000.00
Juan Uribe $4,500,000.00
Scott Linebrink $4,000,000.00
Nick Swisher $3,600,000.00
Mike MacDougal $1,950,000.00
Toby Hall $1,750,000.00
Alexei Ramirez $1,111,666.00
Matt Thornton $875,000.00
Bobby Jenks $550,000.00
Dewayne Wise $550,000.00
Boone Logan $405,000.00
John Danks $400,000.00
Gavin Floyd $400,000.00
Carlos Quentin $400,000.00
Jerry Owens $397,500.00
Nick Masset $396,000.00
Brian Anderson $395,000.00
Jason Bourgeois $390,000.00
Lance Broadway $390,000.00
Josh Fields $390,000.00
Chris Getz $390,000.00
Clayton Richard $390,000.00
Adam Russell $390,000.00
Ehren Wassermann $390,000.00

2008 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#5 Juan Uribe
#7 Jerry Owens
#10 Alexei Ramirez
#12 A.J. Pierzynski
#14 Paul Konerko
#17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
#18 Orlando Cabrera
#20 Carlos Quentin
#22 Josh Fields
#23 Jermaine Dye
#24 Joe Crede
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Octavio Dotel
#27 Paul Phillips
#30 Nick Swisher
#31 Dewayne Wise
#32 Brian Anderson
#33 Javier Vazquez
#34 Gavin Floyd
#37 Matt Thornton
#38 Jason Bourgeois
#38 Pablo Ozuna
#39 Chris Getz
#41 Lance Broadway
#43 Ehren Wassermann
#44 Toby Hall
#45 Bobby Jenks
#46 Nick Masset
#47 Mike MacDougal
#48 Esteban Loaiza
#49 Horacio Ramirez
#50 John Danks
#52 Jose Contreras
#53 D.J. Carrasco
#54 Clayton Richard
#56 Mark Buehrle
#57 Boone Logan
#61 Adam Russell
#71 Scott Linebrink

Did you know that a 2008 Chicago White Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?