2001 Chicago White Sox season

The 2001 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 102nd season, and their 101st in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record of 83–79, good enough for third place in the American League Central, 8 games behind the champion Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

 * December 18, 2000: Sandy Alomar Jr. was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

Opening Day lineup
Ray Durham, 2B

José Valentín, CF

Frank Thomas, DH

Magglio Ordóñez, RF

Paul Konerko, 1B

Carlos Lee, LF

Herbert Perry, 3B

Sandy Alomar Jr., C

Royce Clayton, SS

David Wells, P

Notable transactions

 * June 20, 2001: José Canseco signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
 * June 29, 2001: Alan Embree was traded by the San Francisco Giants with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Derek Hasselhoff (minors).
 * July 26, 2001: James Baldwin was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Barry (minors), Gary Majewski (minors) and Onan Masaoka (minors)
 * August 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.

Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts