Chicago White Sox Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Chicago White Sox organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"The youngsters coming up now just go through the motions necessary to make the play. They should bounce around a little, show some life and zip." - Chicago White Sox Manager (1957-1965 & 1968-1969) Al Lopez
Chicago White Sox Managers
1904 - 2008

Chicago White Stockings Managers
1901 - 1903

Chicago White Sox Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year

Uniform #

Manager(s)

Wins

Losses

WP

Position

GB

Roster

1904

n/a

Nixey Callahan

23 18 .561 3rd 6

1904

n/a

Fielder Jones

66 47 .584
1905

n/a

Fielder Jones

92 60 .605 2nd 2

1905

1906

n/a

Fielder Jones

93 58 .616 1st +3

1906

1907

n/a

Fielder Jones

87 64 .576 3rd

1907

1908

n/a

Fielder Jones

88 64 .579 3rd

1908

1909

n/a

Billy Sullivan

78 74 .513 4th 20

1909

1910

n/a

Hugh Duffy

68 85 .444 6th 35½

1910

1911

n/a

Hugh Duffy

77 74 .510 4th 24

1911

1912

n/a

Nixey Callahan

78 76 .506 4th 28

1912

1913

n/a

Nixey Callahan

78 74 .513 5th 17½

1913

1914

n/a

Nixey Callahan

70 84 .455 6th 30

1914

1915

n/a

Pants Rowland

93 61 .604 3rd

1915

1916

n/a

Pants Rowland

89 65 .578 2nd 2

1916

1917

n/a

Pants Rowland

100 54 .649 1st +9

1917

1918

n/a

Pants Rowland

57 67 .460 6th 17

1918

1919

n/a

Kid Gleason

88 52 .629 1st +3½

1919

1920

n/a

Kid Gleason

96 58 .623 2nd 2

1920

1921

n/a

Kid Gleason

62 92 .403 7th 36½

1921

1922

n/a

Kid Gleason

77 77 .500 5th 17

1922

1923

n/a

Kid Gleason

69 85 .448 7th 30

1923

1924

n/a

Johnny Evers

66 87 .431 8th 25½

1924

1925

n/a

Eddie Collins

79 75 .513 5th 18½

1925

1926

n/a

Eddie Collins

81 72 .529 5th

1926

1927

n/a

Ray Schalk

70 83 .458 5th 29½

1927

1928

n/a

Ray Schalk

32 42 .432 5th 29

1928

n/a

Lena Blackburne

40 40 .500
1929

n/a

Lena Blackburne

59 93 .388 7th 46

1929

1930

n/a

Donie Bush

62 92 .403 7th 40

1930

1931

22

Donie Bush

56 97 .366 8th 51

1931

1932

12

Lew Fonseca

49 102 .325 7th 56½

1932

1933

1

Lew Fonseca

67 83 .447 6th 31

1933

1934

1

Lew Fonseca

4 11 .267 8th 47

1934

5

Jimmy Dykes

49 88 .358
1935

5

Jimmy Dykes

74 78 .487 5th 19½

1935

1936

5

Jimmy Dykes

81 70 .536 3rd 20

1936

1937

5

Jimmy Dykes

86 68 .558 3rd 16

1937

1938

5

Jimmy Dykes

65 83 .439 6th 32

1938

1939

5

Jimmy Dykes

85 69 .552 4th 22½

1939

1940

5

Jimmy Dykes

82 72 .532 4th 8

1940

1941

5

Jimmy Dykes

77 77 .500 3rd 24

1941

1942

5

Jimmy Dykes

66 82 .446 6th 34

1942

1943

5

Jimmy Dykes

82 72 .532 4th 16

1943

1944

5

Jimmy Dykes

71 83 .461 7th 18

1944

1945

5

Jimmy Dykes

71 78 .477 6th 15

1945

1946

5

Jimmy Dykes

10 20 .333 5th 30

1946

16

Ted Lyons

64 60 .516
1947

16

Ted Lyons

70 84 .455 6th 27

1947

1948

16

Ted Lyons

51 101 .336 8th 44½

1948

1949

23

Jack Onslow

63 91 .409 6th 34

1949

1950

23

Jack Onslow

8 22 .267 6th 38

1950

33

Red Corriden

52 72 .419
1951

22

Paul Richards

81 73 .526 4th 17

1951

1952

22

Paul Richards

81 73 .526 3rd 14

1952

1953

22

Paul Richards

89 65 .578 3rd 11½

1953

1954

22

Paul Richards

91 54 .628 3rd 17

1954

28

Marty Marion

3 6 .333
1955

4

Marty Marion

91 63 .591 3rd 5

1955

1956

4

Marty Marion

85 69 .552 3rd 12

1956

1957

42

Al Lopez

90 64 .584 2nd 8

1957

1958

42

Al Lopez

82 72 .532 2nd 10

1958

1959

42

Al Lopez

94 60 .610 1st +5

1959

1960

42

Al Lopez

87 67 .565 3rd 10

1960

1961

42

Al Lopez

86 76 .531 4th 23

1961

1962

42

Al Lopez

85 77 .525 5th 11

1962

1963

42

Al Lopez

94 68 .580 2nd 10½

1963

1964

10

Al Lopez

98 64 .605 2nd 1

1964

1965

10

Al Lopez

95 67 .586 2nd 7

1965

1966

12

Eddie Stanky

83 79 .512 4th 15

1966

1967

12

Eddie Stanky

89 73 .549 4th 3

1967

1968

12

Eddie Stanky

34 45 .430 8th 36

1968

33

Les Moss

0 2 .000

42

Al Lopez

6 5 .545

33

Les Moss

12 22 .353

42

Al Lopez

15 21 .417
1969

10

Al Lopez

8 9 .471 5th 29

1969

39

Don Gutteridge

60 85 .414
1970

39

Don Gutteridge

49 87 .360 6th 42

1970

uk

Chuck Tanner

3 13 .188
1971

7

Chuck Tanner

79 83 .488 3rd 22½

1971

1972

7

Chuck Tanner

87 67 .565 2nd

1972

1973

7

Chuck Tanner

77 85 .475 5th 17

1973

1974

7

Chuck Tanner

80 80 .500 4th 9

1974

1975

7

Chuck Tanner

75 86 .466 5th 22½

1975

1976

12

Paul Richards

64 97 .398 6th 25½

1976

1977

21

Bob Lemon

90 72 .556 3rd 12

1977

1978

21

Bob Lemon

34 40 .459 5th 20½

1978

14

Larry Doby

37 50 .425
1979

11

Don Kessinger

46 60 .434 5th 14

1979

10

Tony LaRussa

27 27 .500
1980

10

Tony LaRussa

70 90 .438 5th 26

1980

1981

10

Tony LaRussa

54 52 .509 3rd / 6th

1981

1982

10

Tony LaRussa

87 75 .537 3rd 6

1982

1983

10

Tony LaRussa

99 63 .611 1st +20

1983

1984

10

Tony LaRussa

74 88 .457 5th 10

1984

1985

10

Tony LaRussa

85 77 .525 3rd 6

1985

1986

10

Tony LaRussa

26 38 .406 5th 20

1986

16

Jim Fregosi

45 51 .469
1987

16, 17

Jim Fregosi

77 85 .475 5th 8

1987

1988

18

Jim Fregosi

71 90 .441 5th 32½

1988

1989

10

Jeff Torborg

69 92 .429 7th 29½

1989

1990

10

Jeff Torborg

94 68 .580 2nd 9

1990

1991

10

Jeff Torborg

87 75 .537 2nd 8

1991

1992

33

Gene Lamont

86 76 .531 3rd 10

1992

1993

33

Gene Lamont

94 68 .580 1st +8

1993

1994

33

Gene Lamont

67 46 .593 1st +1

1994

1995

33

Gene Lamont

11 20 .355 3rd 32

1995

18

Terry Bevington

57 56 .504
1996

18

Terry Bevington

85 77 .525 2nd 14½

1996

1997

18

Terry Bevington

80 81 .497 2nd 6

1997

1998

7

Jerry Manuel

80 82 .494 2nd 9

1998

1999

7

Jerry Manuel

75 86 .466 2nd 21½

1999

2000

7

Jerry Manuel

95 67 .586 1st +5

2000

2001

7

Jerry Manuel

83 79 .512 3rd 8

2001

2002

7

Jerry Manuel

81

81

.500

2nd

13½

2002

2003

7

Jerry Manuel

86

76

.531

2nd

4

2003

2004

13

Ozzie Guillen

83 79 .512

2nd

9

2004

2005

13

Ozzie Guillen

99

63

.611

1st

+6

2005

2006

13

Ozzie Guillen

90 72 .556 3rd 6

2006

2007

13

Ozzie Guillen

72

90

.444

4th

24

2007

2008

13

Ozzie Guillen

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2008

Year

Uniform #

Manager(s)

Wins

Losses

WP

Position

GB

Roster

Chicago White Sox Managers & Finishes



Did you know that the Chicago White Sox organization has had a hall of fame player manage their club seven different times (follow the link if you can't recall their names)?

During the 1991 season the Chicago White Sox, who had a eight-seven & seventy-five (87-75) record, had their largest attendance when 2,934,154 fans attended home games.

On April 14, 1981, the Chicago White Sox had their largest Opening Day attendance when 51,560 fans attended the game.