Name: Pat Borders
Rank: 267
Position: C
Year With White Sox: 1996
Longtime Blue Jay catcher Pat Borders joined the White Sox in a trade with the Angels for pitcher Robert Ellis on July 27, 1996. The White Sox were in the market for a backup catcher after Chad Kreuter suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in a home plate collision earlier that month.
Borders appeared in 31 games for the White Sox, hitting .277 in 94 at bats. Following the season, Borders was allowed to leave as a free agent.
Borders’ numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
| BA | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks | Strike Outs | Doubles | Triples | HR | SB | GIDP | Errors | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.277 | 94 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 |