Name: Charlie Hough

Rank: 149

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1991-1992

A month shy of his 43rd birthday, Charlie Hough signed with the White Sox as a free agent in December of 1990.  The knuckleballer filled out the rotation for a White Sox team that had surprising success in 1990 and looked to go further in their new stadium the following year.

Hough ended up going 9-10, failing to win 10 games for the first time since becoming a full-time starter in 1982.  His 4.02 ERA was second to only Jack McDowell in the starting rotation.

Hough returned to the White Sox in 1992.  He improved his ERA slightly to 3.93, but saw his record fall 7-12 in 27 starts.  He moved to the bullpen in August to make room for young starter Wilson Alvarez, but returned to the rotation to replace the struggling Greg Hibbard.

With the Marlins and Rockies joining the league for the 1993 season, the White Sox let Hough become a free agent, with the intention of bringing him back should the team lose a pitcher in the expansion draft.  They didn’t, so Hough signed elsewhere, ironically with the Marlins, ending his White Sox career.

Hough’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

Wins	Losses	ERA	Saves	IP	Hits	Runs	ER	Walks	Strike Outs	HR	HBP	Appearances
16	22	3.98	0	375.667	327	186	166	160	183	40	18	58