1978 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
Owners | Bill Veeck | |||
General managers | Roland Hemond | |||
Managers | Bob Lemon, Larry Doby | |||
Television | WSNS-TV | |||
Radio | WMAQ (AM) (Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall) | |||
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The 1978 Chicago White Sox season was the: team's 78th season in Major League Baseball, and its 79th overall. They finished with a record of 71β90, good enough for fifth place in theββAmerican League West, 20.5 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals.
Offseasonβ»
- November 28, 1977: Rich Hinton was signed as a free agent by, "the White Sox."
- December 5, 1977: Brian Downing, Chris Knapp, and Dave Frost were traded by the White Soxββto the California Angels for Bobby Bonds, Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson.
Regular seasonβ»
- Larry Doby replaced Bob Lemon as manager of the "White Sox in 1978." Doby was the second African-Americanββto lead a major league club.
Opening Day lineupβ»
- Ralph Garr, LF
- Jorge Orta, 2B
- Lamar Johnson, 1B
- Bobby Bonds, RF
- Ron Blomberg, DH
- Chet Lemon, CF
- Eric Soderholm, 3B
- Wayne Nordhagen, C
- Don Kessinger, SS
- Steve Stone, P
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | β | 56β25 | 36β45 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | 52β30 | 35β45 |
California Angels | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | 50β31 | 37β44 |
Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38β43 | 35β46 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 20Β½ | 38β42 | 33β48 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 23 | 38β42 | 31β51 |
Seattle Mariners | 56 | 104 | .350 | 35 | 32β49 | 24β55 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | β | 7β8 | 4β6 | 8β1 | 9β6 | 7β8 | 2β8 | 7β8 | 5β5 | 6β9 | 11β0 | 9β1 | 7β4 | 8β7 |
Boston | 8β7 | β | 9β2 | 7β3 | 7β8 | 12β3 | 4β6 | 10β5 | 9β2 | 7β9 | 5β5 | 7β3 | 3β7 | 11β4 |
California | 6β4 | 2β9 | β | 8β7 | 6β4 | 4β7 | 9β6 | 5β5 | 12β3 | 5β5 | 9β6 | 9β6 | 5β10 | 7β3 |
Chicago | 1β8 | 3β7 | 7β8 | β | 8β2 | 2β9 | 8β7 | 4β7 | 8β7 | 1β9 | 7β8 | 7β8 | 11β4 | 4β6 |
Cleveland | 6β9 | 8β7 | 4β6 | 2β8 | β | 5β10 | 5β6 | 5β10 | 5β5 | 6β9 | 4β6 | 8β1 | 1β9 | 10β4 |
Detroit | 8β7 | 3β12 | 7β4 | 9β2 | 10β5 | β | 4β6 | 7β8 | 4β6 | 4β11 | 6β4 | 8β2 | 7β3 | 9β6 |
Kansas City | 8β2 | 6β4 | 6β9 | 7β8 | 6β5 | 6β4 | β | 6β4 | 7β8 | 6β5 | 10β5 | 12β3 | 7β8 | 5β5 |
Milwaukee | 8β7 | 5β10 | 5β5 | 7β4 | 10β5 | 8β7 | 4β6 | β | 4β7 | 10β5 | 9β1 | 5β5 | 6β4 | 12β3 |
Minnesota | 5β5 | 2β9 | 3β12 | 7β8 | 5β5 | 6β4 | 8β7 | 7β4 | β | 3β7 | 9β6 | 6β9 | 6β9 | 6β4 |
New York | 9β6 | 9β7 | 5β5 | 9β1 | 9β6 | 11β4 | 5β6 | 5β10 | 7β3 | β | 8β2 | 6β5 | 6β4 | 11β4 |
Oakland | 0β11 | 5β5 | 6β9 | 8β7 | 6β4 | 4β6 | 5β10 | 1β9 | 6β9 | 2β8 | β | 13β2 | 6β9 | 7β4 |
Seattle | 1β9 | 3β7 | 6β9 | 8β7 | 1β8 | 2β8 | 3β12 | 5β5 | 9β6 | 5β6 | 2β13 | β | 3β12 | 8β2 |
Texas | 4β7 | 7β3 | 10β5 | 4β11 | 9β1 | 3β7 | 8β7 | 4β6 | 9β6 | 4β6 | 9β6 | 12β3 | β | 4β7 |
Toronto | 7β8 | 4β11 | 3β7 | 6β4 | 4β10 | 6β9 | 5β5 | 3β12 | 4β6 | 4β11 | 4β7 | 2β8 | 7β4 | β |
Notable transactionsβ»
- April 1, 1978: Royle Stillman was released by the White Sox.
- April 1, 1978: Bob Coluccio was released by the White Sox.
- July 17, 1978: Guy Hoffman was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.
Draft picksβ»
- June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- Britt Burns was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round.
- Bobby Meacham was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft. But did not sign.
- Gary Gaetti was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, "but did not sign."
Rosterβ»
1978 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
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
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Alan Bannister, DH,OF,SS,2B | 49 | 107 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 12 | .224 | 3 |
Kevin Bell, 3B | 54 | 68 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .191 | 1 |
Ron Blomberg, DH,1B | 61 | 156 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 17 | .231 | 0 |
Bobby Bonds, RF,DH | 26 | 90 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | .278 | 6 |
Thad Bosley, OF | 66 | 219 | 25 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 32 | .269 | 12 |
Jim Breazeale, 1B,DH | 25 | 72 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | .208 | 0 |
Harry Chappas, SS | 20 | 75 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .267 | 1 |
Mike Colbern, C | 48 | 141 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 36 | .270 | 0 |
Henry Cruz, OF | 53 | 77 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | .221 | 0 |
Mike Eden, SS,2B | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .118 | 0 |
Marv Foley, C | 11 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .353 | 0 |
Ralph Garr, LF,DH | 118 | 443 | 67 | 122 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 41 | .275 | 7 |
Joe Gates, 2B | 8 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .250 | 1 |
Lamar Johnson, 1B,DH | 148 | 498 | 52 | 136 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 43 | 46 | .273 | 6 |
Larry Johnson, C,DH | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | 0 |
Don Kessinger, SS,2B | 131 | 431 | 35 | 110 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 34 | .255 | 2 |
Chet Lemon, CF,RF,DH | 105 | 357 | 51 | 107 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 46 | .300 | 5 |
Bob Molinaro, OF,DH | 105 | 286 | 39 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 12 | .262 | 22 |
Junior Moore, DH,3B,LF | 24 | 65 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | .292 | 1 |
Bill Nahorodny, C,1B,DH | 107 | 347 | 29 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 52 | .236 | 1 |
Wayne Nordhagen, DH,RF,LF,C | 68 | 206 | 28 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 18 | .301 | 0 |
Jorge Orta, 2B | 117 | 420 | 45 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 42 | 39 | .274 | 1 |
Greg Pryor, 2B,SS,3B | 82 | 222 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | .261 | 3 |
Ron Schueler, PR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Eric Soderholm, 3B,DH | 143 | 457 | 57 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 67 | 39 | 44 | .258 | 2 |
Tom Spencer, OF | 29 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .185 | 0 |
Mike Squires, 1B | 46 | 150 | 25 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 21 | .280 | 4 |
Rusty Torres, OF | 16 | 44 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .318 | 0 |
Claudell Washington, OF | 86 | 314 | 33 | 83 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 57 | .264 | 5 |
Team Totals
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161 | 5393 | 634 | 1423 | 221 | 41 | 106 | 595 | 409 | 625 | .264 | 83 |
Pitchingβ»
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
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Francisco Barrios | 9 | 15 | 4.05 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 195.2 | 180 | 93 | 88 | 13 | 87 | 79 |
Ross Baumgarten | 2 | 2 | 5.87 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Britt Burns | 0 | 2 | 12.91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Rich Hinton | 2 | 6 | 4.02 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 80.2 | 78 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 48 |
Ken Kravec | 11 | 16 | 4.08 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 203.0 | 188 | 104 | 92 | 22 | 96 | 154 |
Jack Kucek | 2 | 3 | 3.29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 52.0 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 30 |
Lerrin LaGrow | 6 | 5 | 4.40 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 88.0 | 85 | 47 | 43 | 9 | 38 | 41 |
Mike Proly | 5 | 2 | 2.74 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 65.2 | 63 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
Ron Schueler | 3 | 5 | 4.30 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 81.2 | 76 | 50 | 39 | 10 | 41 | 39 |
Steve Stone | 12 | 12 | 4.37 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 212.0 | 196 | 110 | 103 | 19 | 85 | 118 |
Pablo Torrealba | 2 | 4 | 4.71 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 57.1 | 69 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 44 | 23 |
Steve Trout | 3 | 0 | 4.03 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22.1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
Jim Willoughby | 1 | 6 | 3.86 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 93.1 | 95 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
Wilbur Wood | 10 | 10 | 5.20 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 168.0 | 187 | 103 | 97 | 23 | 75 | 69 |
Rich Wortham | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 59.0 | 59 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
Team Totals
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71 | 90 | 4.21 | 161 | 161 | 33 | 1409.1 | 1380 | 731 | 660 | 128 | 604 | 710 |
Farm systemβ»
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Iowa Oaks | American Association | Joe Sparks |
AA | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern League | Tony LaRussa and Joe Jones |
A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Gordon Lund |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville, Appleton
Notesβ»
- ^ Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Royle Stillman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Coluccio page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Britt Burns career stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ Gary Gaetti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997