With the 2020 season officially in the books, it's time to activate your memory banks and reflect on who made an appearance for the Chicago White Sox this year. In all, 48 different players logged at least one game with the big-league club, which is generally on-par with a full, 162-game slate. For reference, here are the numbers for the last several years:
- 2020: 48
- 2019: 47
- 2018: 51
- 2017: 51
- 2016: 50
- 2015: 40
This year's squad featured 21 position players and 27 pitchers while the average age of each set remained the same as last season: 27.6 years old. So, your Sporcle for today: try to name every player who made an appearance for the team this season. How many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the number of games for each player, their position, and have grouped by batters first, followed by pitchers.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- This year's offense scored 306 runs in 60 games, almost half of what the 2015 team scored over a full season (622).
- Following up on the previous item, this team was on pace to score 826 runs over a 162 game schedule, which would have been their most since 2006 (868).
- As for runs allowed, they averaged 4.1/game, good for a pace of 664 RA, fewest since 2005 (645).
All data from baseballreference.com
