As promised I’m my latest #SoxInTheBasement spot, here are the details on White Sox spring training openers since 1970:
Year—Result………………….Starting pitcher
2024–Cubs 8, Sox 1. Jesse Chavez
2023–Padres 6, Sox 2. Lance Lynn
2022–Sox 5, Cubs 2. Wes Benjamin
Sox 4, Cubs 3. Kyle Kubat
2021-Brewers 7, Sox 2. Mike Wright
2020–Sox 7, Reds 2 Dylan Cease
2019–A’s 6, Sox 5. Jordan Guerreo
2019–Dodgers 7, Sox 6. Donn Roach
2018–Dodgers 13, Sox 5 Dylan Covey
2017—Dodgers 5, Sox 3 Carson Fulmer
2016–Dodgers 6, Sox 1 John Danks
2015–Sox, 6, Dodgers 4 Jose Quintana
2014–Dodgers 5, Sox 0 Chris Sale
2013–Sox 9, Dodgers 0 Dylan Axelrod
2012—Dodgers 6, Sox 4 Philip Humber
2011—Sox 6, Dodgers 5 Gavin Floyd
2010—Sox 4, Angels 4 John Danks
2009—Angles 12, Sox 3 Clayton Richard
2008—Rockies 7, Sox 3 John Danks
2007—Rockies 12, Sox 4 Mark Buehrle
2006—Rockies 6, Sox 0 Jose Contreras
2005—Rockies 8, Sox 4 Jon Adkins
2004—Sox 3, Rockies 0 Jon Garland
Sox 4, D’backs 3 Mark Buehrle
2003— Dbacks 14, Sox 5 Dan Wright
2002—Dbacks 13, Sox 6 Jon Garland
2001—Dbacks 10, Sox 7 Jon Garland
2000—Dbacks 8, Sox 3 Tanyon Sturtze
1999—Dbacks 10, Sox 6 James Baldwin
1998—Dbacks 11, Sox 8 Mike Sirotka
1997— Sox 15, Twins 9 Jaime Navarro
1996—Sox 7, Rangers 2 Kevin Tapani
1995—Sox 13, Pirates 3 Alex Fernandez
Sox 4, Royals 3 “Oil Can” Boyd
1994—Rangers 9, Sox 0 Alex Fernandez
1993—Pirates 11, Sox 10 Wilson Alvarez
1992—Sox 6, Pirates 1 Alex Fernandez
1991—Orioles 8, Sox 0 Jack McDowell
1990—Rangers 9, Sox 4 Jack McDowell
1989—Sox 3, Red Sox 2 Jerry Reuss
1988—Phillies 9, Sox 5 Jack McDowell
1987—Pirates 7, Sox 1 Richard Dotson
1986—Sox 5, Tigers 2 Floyd Bannister
1985—Sox 7, FL So. 4 Britt Burns
Sox 4, Royals 2 Floyd Bannister
1984—Sox 3, Royals 2 Floyd Bannister
1983—Sox 1, Detroit 0 LaMarr Hoyt
1982—Blue Jays 4, Sox 3 Britt Burns
1981—Tigers 9, Sox 3 Britt Burns
1980—Sox 10, KC 4 Steve Trout
1979—Pit 5, Sox 1 Mike Proly
1978–Sox 8, Pit 1. Bart Johnson
1977–Sox 3, Pit 2. Wilbur Wood
1976–Sox 12, U of Iowa 6 Bill Moran
Sox 4, Pit 2 Bill Moran
1975–Chunichi 1, Sox 0 Wilbur Wood
Boston 12, Sox 7 Jim Kaat
1974–Sox 9, Tigers 8 Wilbur Wood
1973–Sox 2, Royals 0. Wilbur Wood
1972–Pirates 2, Sox 0. Wilbur Wood
1971–Pirates 2, Sox 1 Bart Johnson
1970–Sox 2, Boston 1 Joe Horlen