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.
"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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25 | Jim Thome | 6-04 | 250 | Right | Left | 1970-08-27 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 Chicago White Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?