Ahhh...the golden years. I don't remember much about 1983, but the few things I do recall are Greg Luzinski hitting a few of his 32 home runs that year onto the roof at Comiskey Park and Julio Cruz scoring the winning run to clinch the AL West pennant. Of course Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken and the Baltimore Orioles kicked our butts 3 games to one and went on to win the World Series.
But for those who would like to relive those glory days, take a look over here at the stats for the 1983 White Sox at baseball-reference.com.
While you're at it, take a look at the 1906 World Series Champ White Sox.
"Why" you ask?
Take a look at this post from the ChicagoSports.com Web Blog.
The writer compares the '06 and '83 Sox to the current team. All of these teams have been put by many under the "Winning Ugly" banner, generally defined as winning with defense, pitching and timely hitting while lacking in the power department. In fact, the '83 Sox were 3rd in the AL in home runs and led the league in runs and strikeouts. Add that to these pitching stats...
3.67 ERA, 3rd in the AL
12 shutouts, 2nd in the AL
48 saves, 2nd in the AL
...and this club looked pretty formidable. So will someone explain why they where dubbed "Winning Ugly"?
Is it that they were an unattractive bunch?
