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#84 – Floyd Bannister

Floyd-Bannister-02Name: Floyd Bannister

Rank: 84

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1983-1987

Floyd Bannister signed with the White Sox as a free agent on December 13, 1982, much to the chagrin of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was not used to losing out on free agents that he was interested in.  The signing quickly paid dividends for the White Sox and Bannister, who won a career high 16 games as the White Sox ran away with the AL West crown, earning their first post-season berth since 1959.  Bannister started and lost game 2 of the ALCS, going 6 innings and giving up all 4 runs in the White Sox 4-0 loss to the Orioles.

Bannister, and the White Sox, faltered somewhat in 1984, with his ERA jumping up to 4.83.  1985 was more of the same, with an ERA at 4.87 and finishing with a losing record of 10-14.  Bannister rebounded in 1986, posting a 3.54 ERA in 28 starts despite finishing the year with the same 10-14 record.  Bannister tied his career high with 16 wins in 1987, finishing the year with a 3.58 ERA.  Following the season, with the White Sox in full rebuilding mode, Bannister and Dave Cochrane were traded to the Royals for Greg Hibbard, Melido Perez, John Davis, and Chuck Mount.

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

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#92 – Melido Perez

melidoperezName: Melido Perez

Rank: 92

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1988-1991

Melido Perez joined the White Sox organization on December 10, 1987 when he was acquired, along with Chuck Mount, John Davis, and Greg Hibbard, from the Royals for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.  Perez broke camp with the White Sox in 1988, joining the starting rotation and starting 32 games.  He finished the year with a 12-10 record and a 3.79 ERA.  His year was good enough for a 6th place finish in Rookie of the Year voting

Perez struggled in 1989, along with the rest of the White Sox, as his ERA ballooned up to 5.01 and his record fell to 11-14.

Perez was earned the opening day start for the White Sox in 1990, but his struggles continued as a much improved White Sox squad battled for the Western Division title.  The highlight of his year came on July 12, when he threw a rain-shortened no hitter against the Yankees.  He finished the year with a 13-14 record with a 4.61 ERA as the White Sox finished 9 games behind the eventual AL champion Oakland A’s.

With expectations raised after a 94 win season, Perez found himself left out of the starting rotation for the first time.  The change seemed to have agreed with him, as his ERA dropped to 3.12 and he set a career low in WHIP.

The following January, Perez was packaged, along with Domingo Jean and Bob Wickman, in a trade to the Yankees for Steve Sax.

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

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#93 – Greg Hibbard

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Name: Greg Hibbard

Rank: 93

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1989-1992

Greg Hibbard joined the White Sox organization on December 10, 1987 when he was acquired, along with Chuck Mount, John Davis, and Melido Perez, from the Royals for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.  He made his major league debut on May 31, 1989, going 6 strong innings in the White Sox loss to the Tigers.  He remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the year, going 6-7 with an impressive 3.21 ERA.

1990 was a special year for the White Sox, as they prepared to close down Comiskey Park and ended up surprising everybody by fielding their first competitive club in 5 years.  Hibbard played a big role in that resurgence, going 14-9 with a 3.16 ERA as the upstart White Sox battled the defending World Series champion Oakland A’s for the Western Division crown.

As the White Sox moved across the street in 1991, Hibbard started to struggle more than he had before in his career.  His record evened out at 11-11 and his ERA jumped up to 4.31, giving up the most runs (both earned and overall) of his career.

1992 was more of the same for Hibbard, as his ERA continued to rise, now to 4.40, despite posting a winning record at 10-7.  Following the season, Hibbard was left unprotected in the expansion draft and he was selected by the newly formed Florida Marlins, ending his White Sox career.

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

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#219 – Dave Cochrane

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Name: Dave Cochrane

Rank: 219

Position: 3B

Year With White Sox: 1986

Dave Cochrane joined the White Sox organization on July 16, 1985, when he was acquired from the Mets in exchange for Tom Paciorek.  The following year, he was a September callup for the White Sox, making his major league debut on September 2, 1986 against the Royals.  Cochrane appeared in 19 games for the White Sox down the stretch in a season that saw the team lose 90 games.

Despite hitting .271 with 15 home runs for Triple A Hawaii in 1987, Cochrane did not get a chance to return to the major leagues.  On February 3, 1988, he was packaged along with Floyd Bannister in a trade with the Royals that brought back John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Melido Perez.

Cochrane’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

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#464 – #473 – The Unknowns Part 2

Continuing our countdown of White Sox players I have never heard of.
Name: Brian Drahman

Rank: 473

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1991-1993

Drahman pitched in 28 games with the ’91 squad, and then had brief 5 game stints in each of the next two seasons.

 

Name: Randy Niemann

Rank: 472

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1984

Niemann threw 5 1/3 innings for the 1984 White Sox.

 

Name: Vic Darensbourg

Rank: 471

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 2004

Darensbourg was a mainstay of the Marlins bullpen from 1998-2002, before bouncing around the league for a few years.  He appeared in 2 games for the ’04 Sox.

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