2021 Chicago White Sox season

The 2021 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 122nd season in Chicago and 121st season in the American League, and their 1st season under manager Tony La Russa since 1986. The White Sox played their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field. On September 23, after a win against the Cleveland Indians, the White Sox clinched the American League Central for the first time since the 2008 season and became the first Major League team of the 2021 season to clinch their division. They finished the regular season with 93 wins, the third most in the American League and their most wins as a franchise since the 2005 season. By winning the American League Central, it secured the team their first back-to-back postseason appearance in franchise history after having clinched a wild card berth in the previous season. They lost to the Houston Astros in the 2021 American League Division Series. As of the 2024 MLB Season, this was the last season the White Sox qualified for the MLB postseason.

2021 Chicago White Sox
American League Central champions
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Guaranteed Rate Field
City	Chicago
Record	93–69 (.574)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Jerry Reinsdorf
General managers	Rick Hahn
Managers	Tony La Russa
Television	NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports Chicago+ (Jason Benetti, Steve Stone, Len Kasper, Mike Monaco (fill-in), Gordon Beckham)
Radio	ESPN Chicago Chicago White Sox Radio Network (Len Kasper, Darrin Jackson, Connor McKnight) WRTO-AM (Spanish) (Hector Molina, Billy Russo)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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Offseason

Manager

On October 12, 2020, the White Sox fired manager Rick Renteria. He had managed the team for 4 seasons, leading them to a playoff appearance in 2020.^[1] On October 29, 2020, the White Sox announced that they would hire Tony La Russa, who managed the team from 1979 to 1986. La Russa, age 76, became the oldest person to manage an MLB team. La Russa had not managed a team since the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals who won the World Series that year.^[2]

Transactions

• December 2, 2020: White Sox sign a one-year, $862,500 contract with pitcher Jace Fry. White Sox also non-tender outfielder Nomar Mazara and pitcher Carlos Rodón.^[3]
• December 7, 2020: White Sox trade pitchers Dane Dunning and Avery Weems to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Lance Lynn.^[4]
• December 10, 2020: Outfielder Adam Eaton signed a one-year, $7 million contract.^[5]
• December 30, 2020: White Sox sign a one-year, $1.375 million contract with outfielder Adam Engel.^[6]
• December 31, 2020: White Sox sign a one-year $2 million contract with pitcher Evan Marshall.^[7]
• January 15, 2021: White Sox sign contracts to three players – Liam Hendriks (four-year, $54 million), Lucas Giolito (one-year, $4.15 million), and Reynaldo López (one-year, $2.1 million).^[8][9] The White Sox also signed international players Yoelkis Céspedes and Norge Vera to both one-year, $2.05/1.5 million contracts respectively.^[10]
• February 1, 2021: Pitcher Carlos Rodón signed a one-year, $3 million contract.^[11] Pitcher Emilio Vargas designated for assignment in a corresponding move.^[12]

Regular season

City Connect jerseys

On May 28, the White Sox unveiled the City Connect jerseys. They wore the jerseys for the first time on June 5 against the Detroit Tigers. The jerseys are black with white stripes and the hat logo has a "CHI" instead of the "SOX" logo. The jerseys pay homage to the South Side of Chicago.^[13]

Season standings

American League Central

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AL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	93	69	.574	—	53‍–‍28	40‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	13	40‍–‍41	40‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers	77	85	.475	16	42‍–‍39	35‍–‍46
Kansas City Royals	74	88	.457	19	39‍–‍42	35‍–‍46
Minnesota Twins	73	89	.451	20	38‍–‍43	35‍–‍46

American League Wild Card v t e Division leaders Team W L Pct. Tampa Bay Rays 100 62 .617 Houston Astros 95 67 .586 Chicago White Sox 93 69 .574 v t e Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) Team W L Pct. GB Boston Red Sox 92 70 .568 — New York Yankees 92 70 .568 — Toronto Blue Jays 91 71 .562 1 Seattle Mariners 90 72 .556 2 Oakland Athletics 86 76 .531 6 Cleveland Indians 80 82 .494 12 Los Angeles Angels 77 85 .475 15 Detroit Tigers 77 85 .475 15 Kansas City Royals 74 88 .457 18 Minnesota Twins 73 89 .451 19 Texas Rangers 60 102 .370 32 Baltimore Orioles 52 110 .321 40

White Sox team leaders Batting[14] Batting average† Tim Anderson .309 Runs scored 94 Stolen bases 18 RBIs José Abreu 117 Home runs 30 Pitching[15] Wins Dylan Cease/Carlos Rodón 13 ERA‡ Lucas Giolito 3.53 IP 178.2 WHIP‡ 1.10 Strikeouts Dylan Cease 226 Saves Liam Hendriks 38 † Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played    AVG qualified batters: Abreu, Anderson, Moncada, Vaughn ‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played    ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Cease, Giolito, Keuchel

Record against opponents

2021 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021 v t e
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	6–13	0–7	2–5	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	2–4	8–11	3–3	3–4	1–18	4–3	5–14	7–13
Boston	13–6	—	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–2	3–3	5–2	10–9	3–3	4–3	8–11	3–4	10–9	16–4
Chicago	7–0	4–3	—	10–9	12–7	2–5	9–10	2–5	13–6	1–5	4–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	4–3	14–6
Cleveland	5–2	2–4	9–10	—	12–7	1–6	14–5	5–1	8–11	3–4	2–4	3–4	1–6	4–2	2–5	9–11
Detroit	5–2	3–3	7–12	7–12	—	5–2	8–11	1–6	8–11	3–3	1–6	5–1	4–3	6–1	3–3	11–9
Houston	3–3	5–2	5–2	6–1	2–5	—	3–4	13–6	3–4	2–4	11–8	11–8	4–2	14–5	4–2	9–11
Kansas City	3–4	2–5	10–9	5–14	11–8	4–3	—	2–4	10–9	2–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–8
Los Angeles	4–2	3–3	5–2	1–5	6–1	6–13	4–2	—	5–2	4–3	4–15	8–11	1–6	11–8	4–3	11–9
Minnesota	4–2	2–5	6–13	11–8	11–8	4–3	9–10	2–5	—	1–6	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–3	3–4	10–10
New York	11–8	9–10	5–1	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	—	4–3	5–2	8–11	6–1	8–11	12–8
Oakland	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	6–1	8–11	5–2	15–4	5–1	3–4	—	4–15	4–3	10–9	2–5	11–9
Seattle	4–3	3–4	3–3	4–3	1–5	8–11	3–4	11–8	4–2	2–5	15–4	—	6–1	13–6	4–2	9–11
Tampa Bay	18–1	11–8	3–3	6–1	3–4	2–4	4–2	6–1	3–3	11–8	3–4	1–6	—	3–4	11–8	15–5
Texas	3–4	4–3	1–5	2–4	1–6	5–14	4–2	8–11	3–4	1–6	9–10	6–13	4–3	—	2–4	7–13
Toronto	14–5	9–10	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–4	4–3	3–4	4–3	11–8	5–2	2–4	8–11	4–2	—	14–6

Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

Transactions

• May 4, 2021: Outfielder Brian Goodwin signed a minor league contract.^[16] He eventually was called up to the active roster and made his season debut June 12 against the Detroit Tigers.
• July 7, 2021: White Sox designated outfielder Adam Eaton for assignment.^[17]
• July 29, 2021: White Sox trade pitcher Konnor Pilkington to the Cleveland Indians for second baseman César Hernández.^[18]
• July 29, 2021: White Sox trade pitcher Bailey Horn to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Ryan Tepera.^[19]
• July 30, 2021: White Sox trade second baseman Nick Madrigal and pitcher Codi Heuer to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Craig Kimbrel.^[20]

Achievements

• Yermín Mercedes became the first MLB player of the modern era to start a season 8-for-8. He picked up five hits on April 2 against the Los Angeles Angels becoming the first player in White Sox history to record five hits in their first start and the following day he picked up three hits in his first three at bats.^[21]
• On April 14, Carlos Rodón pitched the twentieth no hitter in White Sox history against the Cleveland Indians. Rodón pitched eight perfect innings and retired the first batter he faced in the ninth inning before hitting Cleveland catcher Roberto Pérez in the foot. Pérez was the only base runner Rodón allowed. Rodón struck out 7 batters and threw 75 of 114 pitches for strikes.^[22][23]
• Tony La Russa surpassed John McGraw for second all-time in career wins as a manager. This milestone in La Russa's career occurred as a result of the team's 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on June 6.^[24]
• The White Sox had four players selected to play for the American League in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game: Tim Anderson, Liam Hendriks, Lance Lynn, and Carlos Rodón. During the game, Lynn pitched one shutout inning, where he gave up no hits, one walk, and struck out catcher J. T. Realmuto of the National League. Hendriks pitched to close out the game for the American League and recorded the save, becoming the first Australian-born baseball player to do so. Anderson was substituted into the game as a defensive replacement, but was not able to record an at-bat.
• On July 31, Seby Zavala became the first player in MLB history to hit his first three career home runs in the same game. His first two were hit off of the Cleveland Indians starter Triston McKenzie (with one of them being a grand slam) and his third came off of reliever Bryan Shaw.^[25]
• On August 8 and 9, Eloy Jiménez became the first player in White Sox history to hit 2 Home Runs and 5 RBI's in back-to-back games. His two home runs on August 8 came off of Chicago Cubs pitchers Zach Davies and Michael Rucker and his two homers on August 9 came off of Minnesota Twins pitcher Beau Burrows. It was the first time a Major League player had at least two home runs and five RBIs in back-to-back games since Bryce Harper in 2015.^[26]
• José Abreu surpassed Harold Baines for the third most home runs in White Sox history. His 222nd career home run with the club came as a game-tying hit in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees off of Chad Green on August 14.^[27]
• On August 16, Craig Kimbrel recorded his 1000th career strikeout. He became the fastest pitcher in Major League history to reach that career milestone, doing it in just over 613 innings pitched. The strikeout was recorded against Matt Chapman of the Oakland Athletics.^[28]
• The White Sox pitching staff lead the American League in Complete Games (4), Hits allowed (1,205), Runs allowed (636), Earned Runs allowed (581), and Strikeouts (1588).
• The White Sox finished with the best home record in the American League, going 53-28 (a .650 win percentage) at Guaranteed Rate Field.^[29]
• Closer Liam Hendriks completed the season with the most saves in the American League (38). This was the first time that a White Sox pitcher accomplished such a feat since Bobby Thigpen in 1990. Hendriks also led Major League relievers in strikeouts (113) becoming the first White Sox pitcher to have 100 or more strikeouts in relief.
• Dylan Cease led the American League in K/9 with 12.3.
• The White Sox had 6 pitchers with 100 or more strikeouts. Dylan Cease (226), Lucas Giolito (201), Carlos Rodón (185), Lance Lynn (176), Liam Hendriks (113), and Michael Kopech (103). It is the most pitchers to have 100 or more strikeouts in one season in franchise history.
• The White Sox had 4 pitchers finish in the top 11 of the Cy Young Award voting with Lucas Giolito (T-11th), Liam Hendriks (8th), Carlos Rodón (5th), and Lance Lynn (3rd).

Game log

On November 23, MLB announced that the White Sox would face the New York Yankees in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, on August 12.^[30] This game was originally scheduled for August 13, 2020. The White Sox won the game 9-8 on a walk-off two run home run by Tim Anderson.

2021 regular season game log: 93–69 (Home: 53–28; Away: 40–41)
April: 14–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 1 @ Angels 9:05pm 3–4 Mayers (1–0) Bummer (0–1) Iglesias (1) 13,207 0–1 L1 2 April 2 @ Angels 8:38pm 12–8 Kopech (1–0) Heaney (0–1) Hendriks (1) 12,763 1–1 W1 3 April 3 @ Angels 8:07pm 3–5 Guerra (1–0) Marshall (0–1) — 12,043 1–2 L1 4 April 4 @ Angels 7:37pm 4–7 Iglesias (1–0) Ruiz (0–1) — 12,396 1–3 L2 5 April 5 @ Mariners 9:10pm 6–0 Rodón (1–0) Sheffield (0–1) — 6,436 2–3 W1 6 April 6 @ Mariners 9:10pm 10–4 Giolito (1–0) Margevicius (0–1) — 7,980 3–3 W2 7 April 7 @ Mariners 3:10pm 4–8 Vest (1–0) Foster (0–1) — 7,429 3–4 L1 8 April 8 Royals 3:10pm 6–0 Lynn (1–0) Keller (0–1) — 8,207 4–4 W1 – April 10 Royals 1:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup May 14) 9 April 11 Royals 1:10pm 3–4 (10) Holland (1–1) Crochet (0–1) Zimmer (1) 7,695 4–5 L1 10 April 12 Indians 7:10pm 4–3 Heuer (1–0) Clase (1–1) — 7,393 5–5 W1 11 April 13 Indians 7:10pm 0–2 (10) Bieber (1–1) Crochet (0–2) Karinchak (1) 7,102 5–6 L1 12 April 14 Indians 7:10pm 8–0 Rodón (2–0) Plesac (1–2) — 7,148 6–6 W1 13 April 15 Indians 1:10pm 2–4 Civale (3–0) Lynn (1–1) Clase (3) 7,049 6–7 L1 — April 16 @ Red Sox 6:10pm Postponed (Snow, Makeup April 18) 14 April 17 @ Red Sox 3:05pm 4–7 Ottavino (2–1) Heuer (1–1) — 4,668 6–8 L2 15 April 18 (1) @ Red Sox 12:10pm 3–2 (7) Keuchel (1–0) Houck (0–2) Hendriks (2) 4,679 7–8 W1 16 April 18 (2) @ Red Sox 4:10pm 5–1 (7) Foster (1–1) Pérez (0–1) — 4,601 8–8 W2 17 April 19 @ Red Sox 10:10am 4–11 Eovaldi (3–1) Giolito (1–1) — 4,738 8–9 L1 18 April 20 @ Indians 5:10pm 8–5 Rodón (3–0) Plesac (1–3) Hendriks (3) 4,176 9–9 W1 — April 21 @ Indians 5:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup May 31) 19 April 23 Rangers 7:10pm 9–7 Heuer (2–1) Cody (0–2) Hendriks (4) 8,969 10–9 W2 20 April 24 Rangers 6:10pm 2–1 Hendriks (1–0) King (2–1) — 8,556 11–9 W3 21 April 25 Rangers 1:10pm 8–4 Kopech (2–0) Arihara (2–2) — 9,285 12–9 W4 22 April 27 Tigers 7:10pm 2–5 Ureña (1–3) Giolito (1–2) Soto (3) 9,445 12–10 L1 — April 28 Tigers 7:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup April 29) 23 April 29 (1) Tigers 4:10pm 3–1 (7) Rodón (4–0) Mize (1–3) Hendriks (5) N/A 13–10 W1 24 April 29 (2) Tigers 8:15pm 11–0 (7) Cease (1-0) Boyd (2-3) — 7,628 14–10 W2 25 April 30 Indians 7:10pm 3–5 Bieber (3–2) Keuchel (1–1) Clase (5) 9,405 14–11 L1
May: 19–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 26 May 1 Indians 3:05pm 7–3 Lynn (2–1) McKenzie (0–1) — 9,451 15–11 W1 27 May 2 Indians 1:10pm 0–5 Plesac (2–3) Giolito (1–3) — 9,471 15–12 L1 28 May 4 @ Reds 5:40pm 9–0 Cease (2–0) Hoffman (2–2) — 10,209 16–12 W1 29 May 5 @ Reds 11:40am 0–1 (10) Sims (1–1) Hendriks (1–1) — 10,247 16–13 L1 30 May 7 @ Royals 7:10pm 3–0 Rodón (5–0) Keller (2–4) Hendriks (6) 16,011 17–13 W1 31 May 8 @ Royals 6:10pm 9–1 Lynn (3–1) Lynch (0–1) — 15,895 18–13 W2 32 May 9 @ Royals 1:10pm 9–3 Giolito (2–3) Minor (2–2) — 12,102 19–13 W3 33 May 11 Twins 7:10pm 9–3 Crochet (1–2) Alcalá (0–1) — 7,962 20–13 W4 34 May 12 Twins 7:10pm 13–8 Keuchel (2–1) Happ (2–1) — 8,393 21–13 W5 35 May 13 Twins 1:10pm 4–2 Lynn (4–1) Pineda (2–2) Hendriks (7) 8,188 22–13 W6 36 May 14 (1) Royals 1:10pm 2–6 (7) Keller (3–4) Giolito (2–4) — 8,574 22–14 L1 37 May 14 (2) Royals 7:10pm 3–1 (7) Heuer (3–1) Junis (1–3) Hendriks (8) 9,823 23–14 W1 38 May 15 Royals 6:10pm 1–5 Minor (3–2) Rodón (5–1) — 9,886 23–15 L1 39 May 16 Royals 1:10pm 4–3 Foster (2–1) Davis (0–2) — 9,928 24–15 W1 40 May 17 @ Twins 6:40pm 16–4 Keuchel (3–1) Happ (2–2) — 8,431 25–15 W2 41 May 18 @ Twins 6:40pm 4–5 Rogers (1–2) Bummer (0–2) — 9,504 25–16 L1 42 May 19 @ Twins 12:10pm 2–1 Giolito (3–4) Shoemaker (2–5) Hendriks (9) 8,608 26–16 W1 43 May 21 @ Yankees 6:05pm 1–2 Chapman (3–0) Marshall (0–2) — 14,011 26–17 L1 44 May 22 @ Yankees 12:05pm 0–7 Cole (6–2) Cease (2–1) — 14,665 26–18 L2 45 May 23 @ Yankees 12:05pm 4–5 Chapman (4–0) Bummer (0–3) — 14,007 26–19 L3 46 May 24 Cardinals 7:10pm 5–1 Lynn (5–1) Kim (1–2) — 14,629 27–19 W1 47 May 25 Cardinals 7:10pm 8–3 Giolito (4–4) Flaherty (8–1) Hendriks (10) 16,380 28–19 W2 48 May 26 Cardinals 1:10pm 0–4 Gant (4–3) Rodón (5–2) — 14,791 28–20 L1 49 May 27 Orioles 7:10pm 5–1 Cease (3–1) Tate (0–2) — 9,671 29–20 W1 — May 28 Orioles 7:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup May 29) 50 May 29 (1) Orioles 1:10pm 7–4 (7) Keuchel (4–1) Harvey (3–6) Hendriks (11) N/A 30–20 W2 51 May 29 (2) Orioles 4:35pm 3–1 (7) Lynn (6–1) Means (4–1) Hendriks (12) 20,029 31–20 W3 52 May 30 Orioles 1:10pm 3–1 Giolito (5–4) Tate (0–3) Hendriks (13) 21,067 32–20 W4 53 May 31 (1) @ Indians 2:10pm 8–6 (8) Heuer (4–1) Karinchak (2–2) Bummer (1) N/A 33–20 W5 54 May 31 (2) @ Indians 5:35pm 1–3 (7) Maton (1–0) Lambert (0–1) Clase (9) 10,726 33–21 L1
June: 14–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 55 June 1 @ Indians 5:10pm 5–6 Bieber (6–3) Cease (3–2) Karinchak (7) 7,132 33–22 L2 — June 2 @ Indians 12:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup September 23) 56 June 3 Tigers 7:10pm 4–1 Lynn (7–1) Mize (3–4) Hendriks (14) 12,845 34–22 W1 57 June 4 Tigers 7:10pm 9–8 Hendriks (2–1) Cisnero (0–3) — 21,637 35–22 W2 58 June 5 Tigers 1:10pm 3–4 Skubal (3–7) Giolito (5–5) Cisnero (1) 21,719 35–23 L1 59 June 6 Tigers 1:10pm 3–0 Cease (4–2) Ureña (2–5) Hendriks (15) 20,068 36–23 W1 60 June 8 Blue Jays 7:10pm 6–1 Crochet (2–2) Thornton (1–2) — 12,761 37–23 W2 61 June 9 Blue Jays 7:10pm 2–6 Chatwood (1–2) Bummer (0–4) — 14,438 37–24 L1 62 June 10 Blue Jays 7:10pm 5–2 Keuchel (5–1) Ryu (5–4) Hendriks (16) 16,903 38–24 W1 63 June 11 @ Tigers 6:10pm 5–4 (10) Hendriks (3–1) Cisnero (0–4) Bummer (2) 14,163 39–24 W2 64 June 12 @ Tigers 3:10pm 15–2 Cease (5–2) Ureña (2–6) — 15,913 40–24 W3 65 June 13 @ Tigers 12:10pm 4–1 Rodón (6–2) Alexander (0–1) Hendriks (17) 14,093 41–24 W4 66 June 14 Rays 7:10pm 2–5 Feyereisen (3–2) Lynn (7–2) Fairbanks (3) 18,024 41–25 L1 67 June 15 Rays 7:10pm 3–0 Keuchel (6–1) McClanahan (2–2) Hendriks (18) 19,259 42–25 W1 68 June 16 Rays 1:10pm 8–7 (10) Burr (1–0) Fairbanks (1–1) — 20,098 43–25 W2 69 June 17 @ Astros 7:10pm 2–10 Urquidy (5–3) Cease (5–3) — 21,795 43–26 L1 70 June 18 @ Astros 7:10pm 1–2 Pressly (4–1) Crochet (2–3) — 30,898 43–27 L2 71 June 19 @ Astros 6:15pm 3–7 Valdez (4–0) Lynn (7–3) — 35,210 43–28 L3 72 June 20 @ Astros 1:10pm 2–8 McCullers Jr. (4–1) Keuchel (6–2) — 39,821 43–29 L4 73 June 22 @ Pirates 6:05pm 3–6 Bednar (1–1) Crochet (2–4) Rodríguez (9) 9,847 43–30 L5 74 June 23 @ Pirates 11:35am 4–3 Cease (6–3) De Jong (0–2) Hendriks (19) 10,406 44–30 W1 75 June 25 Mariners 7:10pm 3–9 Kikuchi (5–3) Rodón (6–3) — 32,189 44–31 L1 — June 26 Mariners 1:10pm Suspended (Rain, makeup: June 27) 76 June 27 (1) Mariners 1:10pm 2–3 Sewald (5–2) Hendriks (3–2) Graveman (7) 30,017 44–32 L2 77 June 27 (2) Mariners 4:15pm 7–5 (7) Bummer (1–4) Dugger (0–2) Hendriks (20) 30,017 45–32 W1 — June 28 Twins 7:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup July 19) 78 June 29 Twins 7:10pm 7–6 Giolito (6–5) Maeda (3–3) Hendriks (21) 17,382 46–32 W2 79 June 30 Twins 7:10pm 13–3 Cease (7–3) Ober (0–1) — 16,803 47–32 W3
July: 14–12 (Home: 6–4; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 80 July 1 Twins 1:10pm 8–5 Kopech (3–0) Alcalá (1–3) — 24,944 48–32 W4 81 July 2 @ Tigers 6:10pm 8–2 Lynn (8–3) Mize (5–5) — 18,185 49–32 W5 82 July 3 @ Tigers 3:10pm 5–11 Skubal (5–7) Keuchel (6–3) — 17,230 49–33 L1 83 July 4 @ Tigers 12:10pm 5–6 Alexander (1–1) Giolito (6–6) Cisnero (4) 15,342 49–34 L2 84 July 5 @ Twins 6:10pm 5–8 Ober (1–1) Cease (7–4) Robles (8) 20,321 49–35 L3 85 July 6 @ Twins 7:10pm 4–1 Rodón (7–3) Berríos (7–3) Hendriks (22) 18,437 50–35 W1 86 July 7 @ Twins 12:10pm 6–1 Lynn (9–3) Pineda (3–5) — 19,664 51–35 W2 87 July 9 @ Orioles 6:05pm 12–1 Keuchel (7–3) López (2–12) — 12,077 52–35 W3 88 July 10 @ Orioles 3:05pm 8–3 Giolito (7–6) Eshelman (0–2) Hendriks (23) 26,391 53–35 W4 89 July 11 @ Orioles 12:05pm 7–5 (10) Hendriks (4–2) Wells (2–1) Foster (1) 11,600 54–35 W5 — July 13 91st All-Star Game in Denver, CO 90 July 16 Astros 7:10pm 1–7 McCullers Jr. (7–2) Cease (7–5) — 34,516 54–36 L1 91 July 17 Astros 6:15pm 10–1 Giolito (8–6) Odorizzi (3–5) — 34,304 55–36 W1 92 July 18 Astros 1:10pm 4–0 Rodón (8–3) Valdez (5–2) — 34,148 56–36 W2 93 July 19 (1) Twins 4:10pm 2–3 (8) Duffey (2–2) Crochet (2–5) Robles (10) N/A 56–37 L1 94 July 19 (2) Twins 7:35pm 5–3 (7) Bummer (2–4) Berríos (7–4) — 18,272 57–37 W1 95 July 20 Twins 7:10pm 9–5 Burr (2–0) Alcalá (2–4) — 17,703 58–37 W2 96 July 21 Twins 7:10pm 2–7 Pineda (4–5) Cease (7–6) — 25,600 58–38 L1 97 July 23 @ Brewers 7:10pm 1–7 Houser (6–5) Giolito (8–7) — 32,714 58–39 L2 98 July 24 @ Brewers 6:10pm 1–6 Burnes (6–4) Rodón (8–4) — 41,686 58–40 L3 99 July 25 @ Brewers 6:08pm 3–1 Lynn (10–3) Woodruff (7–5) Hendriks (24) 36,887 59–40 W1 100 July 26 @ Royals 7:10pm 3–4 Minor (8–8) Keuchel (7–4) Barlow (6) 12,384 59–41 L1 101 July 27 @ Royals 7:10pm 5–3 López (1–0) Zimmer (4–1) Hendriks (25) 14,298 60–41 W1 102 July 28 @ Royals 7:10pm 2–3 (10) Barlow (3–3) Burr (2–1) — 13,626 60–42 L1 103 July 29 @ Royals 1:10pm 0–5 Hernández (2–1) Rodón (8–5) — 11,210 60–43 L2 104 July 30 Indians 7:10pm 6–4 Ruiz (1–1) Karinchak (7–3) Hendriks (26) 36,123 61–43 W1 105 July 31 Indians 6:10pm 11–12 Garza (1–0) Kopech (3–1) Clase (13) 35,866 61–44 L1
August: 16–12 (Home: 9–6; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 106 August 1 Indians 1:10pm 2–1 Hendriks (5–2) Wittgren (2–4) — 34,344 62–44 W1 107 August 3 Royals 7:10pm 7–1 Cease (8–6) Bubic (3–5) — 19,369 63–44 W2 108 August 4 Royals 7:10pm 1–9 Hernández (3–1) Giolito (8–8) — 22,793 63–45 L1 109 August 5 Royals 7:10pm 2–3 Lynch (2–3) Keuchel (7–5) Brentz (1) 23,589 63–46 L2 110 August 6 @ Cubs 1:20pm 8–6 (10) Hendriks (6–2) Rodríguez (0–2) — 39,539 64–46 W1 111 August 7 @ Cubs 1:20pm 4–0 Rodón (9–5) Alzolay (4–12) — 40,077 65–46 W2 112 August 8 @ Cubs 6:09pm 9–3 Cease (9–6) Davies (6–9) — 39,412 66–46 W3 113 August 9 @ Twins 7:10pm 11–1 Giolito (9–8) Burrows (0–1) — 17,858 67–46 W4 114 August 10 @ Twins 7:10pm 3–4 Jax (3–1) Keuchel (7–6) Colomé (6) 18,302 67–47 L1 115 August 11 @ Twins 12:10pm 0–1 Thielbar (4–0) Ruiz (1–2) Colomé (7) 22,370 67–48 L2 116 August 12† Yankees (Field of Dreams game) 6:00pm 9–8 Hendriks (7–2) Britton (0–1) — 7,832 68–48 W1 117 August 14 Yankees 6:10pm 5–7 (10) Green (7–5) Hendriks (7–3) Abreu (1) 38,477 68–49 L1 118 August 15 Yankees 1:10pm 3–5 Cortés Jr. (1–1) Giolito (9–9) Peralta (4) 37,696 68–50 L2 119 August 16 Athletics 7:10pm 5–2 Keuchel (8–6) Montas (9–9) Hendriks (27) 19,410 69–50 W1 120 August 17 Athletics 7:10pm 9–0 López (2–0) Bassitt (12–4) — 21,025 70–50 W2 121 August 18 Athletics 7:10pm 3–2 Crochet (3–5) Blackburn (0–1) Hendriks (28) 22,780 71–50 W3 122 August 19 Athletics 1:10pm 4–5 Irvin (9–11) Kopech (3–2) Trivino (20) 23,853 71–51 L1 123 August 20 @ Rays 6:10pm 7–5 (11) Hendriks (8–3) Kittredge (8–2) Tepera (2) 13,178 72–51 W1 124 August 21 @ Rays 12:10pm 4–8 Patiño (3–3) Keuchel (8–7) McHugh (1) 22,275 72–52 L1 125 August 22 @ Rays 12:10pm 0–9 Armstrong (1–0) López (2–1) Fleming (1) 16,696 72–53 L2 126 August 23 @ Blue Jays 6:07pm 1–2 Mayza (3–1) Kimbrel (2–4) Romano (12) 14,640 72–54 L3 127 August 24 @ Blue Jays 6:07pm 5–2 Cease (10–6) Berríos (8–7) Hendriks (29) 14,553 73–54 W1 128 August 25 @ Blue Jays 6:07pm 1–3 Mayza (4–1) Bummer (2–5) Romano (13) 14,276 73–55 L1 129 August 26 @ Blue Jays 2:07pm 10–7 Rodón (10–5) Ryu (12–7) Kimbrel (24) 14,958 74–55 W1 130 August 27 Cubs 7:10pm 17–13 López (3–1) Sampson (0–1) — 37,892 75–55 W2 131 August 28 Cubs 6:10pm 0–7 Mills (6–6) Lynn (10–4) — 38,668 75–56 L1 132 August 29 Cubs 1:10pm 13–1 Cease (11–6) Hendricks (14–6) — 38,565 76–56 W1 133 August 31 Pirates 7:10pm 4–2 Kopech (4–2) Wilson (2–6) Hendriks (30) 19,221 77–56 W2 †The White Sox were the home team against the Yankees at the Field of Dreams movie site in the inaugural MLB at Field of Dreams game.
September/October: 16–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 8–9) # Date Opponent Time (CT) Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 134 September 1 Pirates 7:10pm 6–3 Rodón (11–5) Kranick (1–3) Hendriks (31) 19,231 78–56 W3 135 September 3 @ Royals 7:10pm 2–7 Hernández (5–1) Keuchel (8–8) — 14,210 78–57 L1 136 September 4 @ Royals 6:10pm 10–7 Kimbrel (3–4) Lynch (4–4) Hendriks (32) 18,800 79–57 W1 137 September 5 @ Royals 1:10pm 0–6 Singer (4–9) Cease (11–7) — 19,696 79–58 L1 138 September 7 @ Athletics 8:40pm 6–3 Lambert (1–1) Puk (0–3) Hendriks (33) 4,556 80–58 W1 139 September 8 @ Athletics 8:40pm 1–5 Montas (12–9) Keuchel (8–9) — 8,147 80–59 L1 140 September 9 @ Athletics 2:37pm 1–3 Manaea (9–9) López (3–2) Chafin (3) 5,078 80–60 L2 141 September 10 Red Sox 7:10pm 4–3 Rodón (12–5) Houck (0–4) Hendriks (34) 34,365 81–60 W1 142 September 11 Red Sox 6:10pm 8–9 (10) Whitlock (8–3) Wright (0–1) Taylor (1) 37,854 81–61 L1 143 September 12 Red Sox 1:10pm 2–1 Kimbrel (4–4) Whitlock (8–4) — 36,178 82–61 W1 144 September 14 Angels 7:10pm 9–3 Bummer (3–5) Naughton (0–2) — 21,848 83–61 W2 145 September 15 Angels 7:10pm 2–3 Mayers (5–5) Kopech (3–4) Iglesias (32) 26,505 83–62 L1 146 September 16 Angels 1:10pm 3–9 Cobb (8–3) López (3–3) — 27,098 83–63 L2 147 September 17 @ Rangers 7:05pm 8–0 Cease (12–7) Hearn (6–5) — 28,288 84–63 W1 148 September 18 @ Rangers 6:05pm 1–2 Anderson (1–2) Lynn (10–5) Barlow (7) 31,121 84–64 L1 149 September 19 @ Rangers 1:35pm 7–2 Giolito (10–9) Lyles (9–12) — 24,918 85–64 W1 150 September 20 @ Tigers 5:40pm 3–4 Hutchison (2–1) Kimbrel (4–5) Lange (1) 12,884 85–65 L1 151 September 21 @ Tigers 12:10pm 3–5 Garcia (3–2) Fry (0–1) Fulmer (11) 10,585 85–66 L2 — September 22 @ Tigers 12:10pm Postponed (Rain, Makeup September 27) 152 September 23 (1) @ Indians 12:10pm 7–2 (7) Bummer (4–5) Civale (11–5) — 11,851 86–66 W1 153 September 23 (2) @ Indians 5:10pm 3–5 (7) Clase (4–5) Ruiz (1–3) — 11,336 86–67 L1 154 September 24 @ Indians 6:10pm 1–0 Cease (13–7) Stephan (3–1) Hendriks (35) 18,756 87–67 W1 155 September 25 @ Indians 6:15pm 0–6 Morgan (4–7) Lynn (10–6) — 24,082 87–68 L1 156 September 26 @ Indians 12:10pm 5–2 Giolito (11–9) McKenzie (5–8) Hendriks (36) 21,957 88–68 W1 157 September 27 @ Tigers 12:10pm 8–7 Keuchel (9–9) Manning (4–7) Hendriks (37) 11,044 89–68 W2 158 September 28 Reds 7:10pm 7–1 López (4–3) O'Brien (0–1) — 25,242 90–68 W3 159 September 29 Reds 7:10pm 6–1 Rodón (13–5) Gray (7–9) — 23,018 91–68 W4 160 October 1 Tigers 7:10pm 8–1 Lynn (11–6) Peralta (4–5) — 30,729 92–68 W5 161 October 2 Tigers 6:10pm 5–4 Bummer (5–5) Funkhouser (7–4) Hendriks (38) 36,320 93–68 W6 162 October 3 Tigers 2:10pm 2–5 Jiménez (6–1) López (4–4) — 30,722 93–69 L1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member

Detailed records

American League Opponent Total Home Away RS RA American League Central Chicago White Sox – – – – – Cleveland Indians 10–9 5–5 5–4 81 74 Detroit Tigers 12–7 7–3 5–4 106 71 Kansas City Royals 9–10 4–5 5–5 72 71 Minnesota Twins 13–6 8–2 5–4 123 71 Total 44–32 24–15 20–17 382 287 American League East Opponent Total Home Away RS RA Baltimore Orioles 7–0 4–0 3–0 45 16 Boston Red Sox 4–3 2–1 2–2 30 34 New York Yankees 1–5 1–2 0–3 22 34 Tampa Bay Rays 3–3 2–1 1–2 24 34 Toronto Blue Jays 4–3 2–1 2–2 30 23 Total 19–14 11–5 8–9 151 141 American League West Opponent Total Home Away RS RA Houston Astros 2–5 2–1 0–4 23 35 Los Angeles Angels 2–5 1–2 1–3 36 39 Oakland Athletics 4–3 3–1 1–2 29 20 Seattle Mariners 3–3 1–2 2–1 32 29 Texas Rangers 5–1 3–0 2–1 35 16 Total 16–17 10–6 6–11 155 139

National League Central Opponent Total Home Away RS RA Chicago Cubs 5–1 2–1 3–0 51 30 Cincinnati Reds 3–1 2–0 1–1 22 3 Milwaukee Brewers 1–2 – 1–2 5 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1 2–0 1–1 17 14 St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 2–1 – 13 8 Total 14–6 8–2 6–4 108 69

Postseason

Game log

2021 White Sox postseason game log

American League Division Series (1–3) (best of 5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time (CT) Record Attendance Box 1 October 7 @ Astros 1–6 McCullers Jr. (1–0) Lynn (0–1) — 3:07pm 0–1 40,497 L1 2 October 8 @ Astros 4–9 Stanek (1–0) Bummer (0–1) — 1:07pm 0–2 41,315 L2 3 October 10 Astros 12–6 Kopech (1–0) García (0–1) — 7:07pm 1–2 40,288 W1 — October 11 Astros Postponed (rain, makeup October 12) 4 October 12 Astros 1–10 García (1–1) Rodón (0–1) — 1:07pm 1–3 40,170 L1

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters

American League Division Series Pitchers: 27 Lucas Giolito 31 Liam Hendriks 33 Lance Lynn 34 Michael Kopech 39 Aaron Bummer 40 Reynaldo López 45 Garrett Crochet 46 Craig Kimbrel 51 Ryan Tepera 55 Carlos Rodón 66 José Ruiz 84 Dylan Cease Catchers: 21 Zack Collins 24 Yasmani Grandal Infielders: 7 Tim Anderson 10 Yoán Moncada 12 César Hernández 20 Danny Mendick 28 Leury García 32 Gavin Sheets 79 José Abreu Outfielders: 0 Billy Hamilton 15 Adam Engel 25 Andrew Vaughn 74 Eloy Jiménez 88 Luis Robert

Roster

2021 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 39 Aaron Bummer 62 Zack Burdi 61 Ryan Burr 84 Dylan Cease 45 Garrett Crochet 63 Matt Foster 57 Jace Fry 27 Lucas Giolito 31 Liam Hendriks 65 Codi Heuer 60 Dallas Keuchel 46 Craig Kimbrel 34 Michael Kopech 58 Jimmy Lambert 40 Reynaldo López 33 Lance Lynn 43 Evan Marshall 64 Alex McRae 55 Carlos Rodón 66 José Ruiz 53 Jonathan Stiever 51 Ryan Tepera 48 Mike Wright		Catchers 21 Zack Collins 24 Yasmani Grandal 73 Yermín Mercedes 44 Seby Zavala Infielders 79 José Abreu  7 Tim Anderson 30 Jake Burger  5 Romy González 12 César Hernández  1 Nick Madrigal 20 Danny Mendick 10 Yoán Moncada		Outfielders 12 Adam Eaton 15 Adam Engel 28 Leury García 17 Luis González 18 Brian Goodwin  0 Billy Hamilton 74 Eloy Jiménez 23 Jake Lamb 88 Luis Robert 32 Gavin Sheets 25 Andrew Vaughn  5 Nick Williams		Manager 22 Tony La Russa Coaches  8 Daryl Boston (first base) 41 Miguel Cairo (bench) 37 Howie Clark (assistant hitting) 49 Shelley Duncan (analytics coordinator) 98 Miguel González (bullpen catcher) 29 Curt Hasler (bullpen) 52 Ethan Katz (pitching) 47 Joe McEwing (third base) 26 Frank Menechino (hitting) 38 Jerry Narron (major league instructor) 96 Luis Sierra (bullpen catcher)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SB
Jose Abreu	152	659	86	148	30	2	30	117	.261	.351	1
Tim Anderson	123	551	94	163	29	2	17	61	.309	.338	18
Jake Burger	15	38	5	10	3	1	1	3	.263	.333	0
Dylan Cease	3	8	1	3	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	0
Zack Collins	78	195	25	41	13	0	4	26	.210	.330	1
Adam Eaton	58	189	33	38	8	2	5	28	.201	.298	2
Adam Engel	39	123	21	31	9	0	7	18	.252	.336	7
Leury Garcia	126	415	60	111	22	4	5	54	.267	.335	6
Lucas Giolito	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	0
Luis Gonzalez	6	8	2	2	2	0	0	0	.250	.455	0
Romy Gonzalez	10	32	4	8	3	0	0	2	.250	.273	0
Brian Goodwin	72	235	33	52	10	1	8	29	.221	.319	1
Yasmani Grandal	93	279	60	67	9	0	23	62	.240	.420	0
Billy Hamilton	71	127	23	28	8	3	2	11	.220	.242	9
Cesar Hernandez	53	194	24	45	4	0	3	15	.232	.309	1
Eloy Jimenez	55	213	23	53	10	0	10	37	.249	.303	0
Dallas Keuchel	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
Michael Kopech	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
Jake Lamb	43	113	20	24	2	0	6	13	.212	.321	0
Lance Lynn	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	0
Nick Madrigal	54	200	30	61	10	4	2	21	.305	.349	1
Danny Mendick	71	164	14	36	5	0	2	20	.220	.303	0
Yermin Mercedes	68	240	26	65	9	1	7	37	.271	.328	0
Yoan Moncada	144	520	74	137	33	1	14	61	.263	.375	3
Luis Robert	68	275	42	93	22	1	13	43	.338	.378	6
Carlos Rodon	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
José Ruiz	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
Gavin Sheets	54	160	23	40	8	0	11	34	.250	.324	0
Andrew Vaughn	127	417	56	98	22	0	15	48	.235	.309	1
Nick Williams	4	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.231	0
Seby Zavala	37	93	15	17	3	0	5	15	.183	.240	0
Team Totals	162	5357	796	1373	275	22	190	757	.256	.336	57

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Total runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
Aaron Bummer	5	5	3.51	1.26	62	0	2	56.1	28	22	29	75
Zack Burdi	0	0	6.00	1.89	6	0	0	9.0	7	6	4	6
Ryan Burr	2	1	2.45	1.33	34	1	0	36.2	11	10	21	33
Dylan Cease	13	7	3.95	1.24	32	32	0	165.2	77	72	68	226
Garrett Crochet	3	5	2.82	1.27	54	0	0	54.1	22	17	27	65
Matt Foster	2	1	6.00	1.43	37	0	1	39.0	27	26	13	40
Jace Fry	0	1	10.80	2.40	6	0	0	6.2	8	8	6	3
Lucas Giolito	11	9	3.53	1.10	31	31	0	178.2	74	70	52	201
Romy Gonzalez	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	1
Liam Hendriks	8	3	2.54	0.73	69	0	38	71.0	23	20	7	113
Codi Heuer	4	1	5.12	1.42	40	0	0	38.2	22	22	10	39
Dallas Keuchel	9	9	5.28	1.53	32	30	0	162.0	105	95	59	95
Craig Kimbrel	2	2	5.09	1.21	24	0	1	23.0	13	13	10	36
Michael Kopech	4	3	3.50	1.12	44	4	0	69.1	27	27	22	103
Jimmy Lambert	1	1	6.23	1.70	4	3	0	13.0	9	9	6	10
Reynaldo Lopez	4	4	3.43	0.95	20	9	0	57.2	27	22	13	55
Lance Lynn	11	6	2.69	1.07	28	28	0	157.0	52	47	45	176
Evan Marshall	0	2	5.60	1.35	27	0	0	27.1	17	17	9	26
Alex McRae	0	0	4.50	2.00	2	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1
Danny Mendick	0	0	0.00	1.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1
Yermin Mercedes	0	0	9.00	5.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	0
Carlos Rodon	13	5	2.37	0.95	24	24	0	132.2	39	35	36	185
José Ruiz	1	3	3.05	1.16	59	0	0	65.0	26	22	25	63
Jonathan Stiever	0	0	inf	inf	1	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0
Ryan Tepera	0	0	2.50	1.11	22	0	1	18.0	5	5	7	24
Mike Wright	0	1	5.50	1.55	13	0	0	18.0	12	11	11	11
Team Totals	93	69	3.73	1.20	162	162	43	1403.1	636	581	474	1588

Awards and honors

Yermín Mercedes was named the AL Player of the Week on April 5 after going 9-for-14 with a .643 batting average, a 1.643 OPS, 1 home run, and 6 RBIs.^[31] Mercedes was then named the Rookie of the Month in the month of April for the number of games played.

Liam Hendriks was named the AL Reliever of the Month in the month of May after not allowing an earned run in 11 2/3 innings pitched for the White Sox while striking out 19 batters and recording eight saves in eight opportunities.^[32] Hendriks later earned AL Reliever of the Month honors again for September/October after going 8-for-8 in save opportunities while only allowing six hits, no walks, and striking out 21 batters in 13 2/3 innings.^[33] For his efforts, Hendriks won the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award for the second year in a row while becoming the second White Sox player to win reliever of the year and the first since Bobby Thigpen in 1990.^[34]

José Abreu was named the AL Player of the Month in August. Abreu batted .330/.382/.661 hitting 10 Home Runs and 25 RBI's with an OPS of 1.043.^[35]

Despite not having a great season stat-wise, Dallas Keuchel won his 5th Fielding Bible Award for the pitcher position and passed former White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle for most Fielding Bible Awards won by a pitcher since the Award was first handed out in 2006. Keuchel also won his 5th Gold Glove Award. Keuchel had a career-high 12 defensive runs saved, most by a pitcher since Buehrle had 12 in 2012.^[36][37]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charlotte Knights	Triple-A East	Wes Helms
AA	Birmingham Barons	Double-A South	Justin Jirschele
High-A	Winston-Salem Dash	High-A East	Ryan Newman
A	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	Low-A East	Guillermo Quiróz
Rookie	ACL White Sox	Arizona Complex League	Mike Gellinger
Rookie	DSL White Sox	Dominican Summer League