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Throwback Thursday – Pitching Leaders Of The 1990s

Our Throwback Thursday feature continues, as we once again point the wayback machine back to the 1990s, finally putting our focus on the defensive leaders of that decade.  As a reminder, I’ve identified 32 games that I attended during this time period, when I would have been ages 15 through 24.

Wins

Name Total
Wilson Alvarez 2
Alex Fernandez 2
28 tied with 1

Losses

Name Total
Tony Castillo 2
Jaime Navarro 2
James Baldwin 2
26 tied with 1

ERA (> 6 IP)

Name Total
Terry Adams 0.00
Wilson Alvarez 0.39
Keith Foulke 1.04
Donn Pall 1.08
Angel Miranda 1.13

Strikeouts

Name Total
Jaime Navarro 17
Jon Lieber 14
Jim Parque 14
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#294 – Tony Castillo

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Name: Tony Castillo

Rank: 294

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1996-1998

Tony Castillo joined the White Sox from the Blue Jays via a waiver trade in August of 1996, along with Domingo Cedeno, in exchange for Luis Andujar and Allen Halley.  Castillo shined for the White Sox, putting up a 1.59 ERA over 15 appearances and earned himself a 2 year contract extension.

That contract did not exactly work out for the South Siders, as Castillo, pitching in a career high 64 games in 1997, saw his ERA jump to nearly 5.00.  Things got worse in 1998, as Castillo’s ERA ballooned up to 8.00 and, on June 21, the White Sox threw in the towel and released the lefty reliever, ending his major league career.

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

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#424 – #433 – The Unknowns Part 6

Continuing our ongoing look at White Sox players that I have never heard of.

Name: Mark Gilbert

Rank: 433

Position: OF

Year With White Sox: 1985

Gilbert, originally drafted by the Cubs, spent his entire major league career with the 1985 White Sox.

 

Name: Luis Andujar

Rank: 432

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1995-1996

Andujar pitched in 10 games for the Sox before being traded for Tony Castillo.

 

Name: Jeff Schwarz

Rank: 431

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1993-1994

Schwarz somehow debuted with 41 games for the ’93 AL West Champs and put up a decent 3.71 ERA and then disappeared after 13 games the following season.

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#474 – #483 – The Unknowns Part 1

Now that we’ve gotten the truly hateful players out of the way, it is time to delve into those about whom not only do I have no feeling about one way or the other, but I have no idea who they are.  I may have at one point in time, but not any longer.
Name: Mike Robertson

Rank: 483

Position: 1B

Year With White Sox: 1996

Robertson appeared in 6 games for the 1996 Sox, racking up 7 AB and 1 hit.

 

Name: David Lundquist

Rank: 482

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1999

Lundquist managed a 8.59 ERA in 22 innings for the 1999 White Sox.

 

Name: Pete Filson

Rank: 481

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1986

Filson appeared in 3 games for the 1986 White Sox.

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