Name: Roberto Alomar

Rank: 103

Position: 2B

Years With White Sox: 2003, 2004

With the White Sox just 3 1/2 games behind the Twins on July 1, 2003, they tried to upgrade the right side of their infield by acquiring Roberto Alomar from the Mets for prospects Royce Ring, Edwin Almonte, and Andrew Salvo.  Alomar, nearing the end of a Hall of Fame career, struggled both offensively and defensively with the White Sox, hitting .253 in 67 games with an OPS of just .670.

Following the season, Alomar became a free agent and signed with the Diamondbacks.  In August, he was again acquired by the White Sox, this time for a player to be named later.  This second stint went much worse, as Alomar, thought to be suffering from vision problems, appeared in only 18 games for the White Sox, hitting an anemic .180 in what would become the final games of his major league career.

Alomar’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

BA	At Bats	Runs	Hits	RBI	Walks	Strike Outs	Doubles	Triples	HR	SB	GIDP	Errors	Games
0.333	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0.239	314	46	75	25	32	50	12	1	4	6	11	4	85