Chicago White Sox records

1901–2026

Best starts

Wins to open a season

  1. 8 to start 1982
  2. 6 to start 1920
  3. 6 to start 1991
  4. 5 to start 1914
  5. 5 to start 1945

Best seasons

Highest regular-season win percentage

  1. 1917 99–54–3
  2. 1919 88–52
  3. 1920 96–58
  4. 1906 93–58–3
  5. 1983 99–63

Worst seasons

Lowest regular-season win percentage

  1. 2024 41–121
  2. 1932 49–102–1
  3. 1948 51–101–2
  4. 1970 56–106
  5. 1934 53–99–1

Worst starts

Losses to open a season

  1. 10 to start 1968
  2. 4 to start 1923
  3. 4 to start 1948
  4. 4 to start 1950
  5. 4 to start 1952

Win streaks

Consecutive wins

  1. 14 1951
  2. 13 1908
  3. 12 1961
  4. 11 1906
  5. 11 1915

Losing streaks

Consecutive losses

  1. 21 2024
  2. 14 2024
  3. 13 1924
  4. 12 1927
  5. 12 2024

Biggest wins

Largest margins of victory

  1. 29–6 Sacramento Athletics 1955
  2. 22–1 Kansas City Royals 2026
  3. 20–2 Minnesota Twins 1956
  4. 19–2 Detroit Tigers 1926
  5. 19–2 Texas Rangers 2012

Worst losses

Largest margins of defeat

  1. 1–20 Minnesota Twins 2009
  2. 0–19 Los Angeles Angels 2002
  3. 5–22 New York Yankees 1931
  4. 1–18 Minnesota Twins 1976
  5. 0–17 Baltimore Orioles 1969

Postseason

Seasons that reached the playoffs

  1. 2026 4–3
  2. 2021 1–3
  3. 2020 1–2
  4. 2008 2–3
  5. 2005 11–1 title game
  6. 2000 0–3
  7. 1993 2–4
  8. 1983 1–3

World Series appearances

Seasons that reached the World Series

  1. 2005 won World Series
  2. 1959 lost World Series
  3. 1919 lost World Series
  4. 1917 won World Series
  5. 1906 won World Series

Ties

Games that ended level

  1. 1–1 Minnesota Twins 1999
  2. 5–5 Toronto Blue Jays 1998
  3. 1–1 New York Yankees 1995
  4. 1–1 Boston Red Sox 1985
  5. 1–1 Texas Rangers 1980
  6. 1–1 Texas Rangers 1980
  7. 2–2 Texas Rangers 1974
  8. 4–4 Minnesota Twins 1974
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