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{{Infobox MLB yearly
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| name = Chicago White Sox
| season = 1978
| season = 1978
| misc =
| misc =
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| league = American League
| logo = Chicago_White_Sox_Logo.svg
| current league = American League
| division = [[American League West|West]]
| y1 = 1901
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| division = [[American League West]]
| y2 = 1969
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Comiskey Park]]
| ballpark = [[Comiskey Park]]
| y4 = 1910
| city = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| city = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| y5 = 1900
| owners = [[Bill Veeck]]
| owners = [[Bill Veeck]]
|general managers = [[Roland Hemond]]
|general_managers = [[Roland Hemond]]
| managers = [[Bob Lemon]], [[Larry Doby]]
| managers = [[Bob Lemon]], [[Larry Doby]]
| television = [[WSNS-TV]]
| television = [[WSNS-TV]]
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== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
* November 28, 1977: [[Rich Hinton]] was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hintori01.shtml Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* November 28, 1977: [[Rich Hinton]] was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Hinton career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hintori01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* December 5, 1977: [[Brian Downing]], [[Chris Knapp (baseball)|Chris Knapp]], and [[Dave Frost]] were traded by the White Sox to the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] for [[Bobby Bonds]], [[Thad Bosley]] and [[Richard Dotson]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dotsori01.shtml Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* December 5, 1977: [[Brian Downing]], [[Chris Knapp (baseball)|Chris Knapp]], and [[Dave Frost]] were traded by the White Sox to the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] for [[Bobby Bonds]], [[Thad Bosley]] and [[Richard Dotson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Dotson career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dotsori01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==
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=== Notable transactions ===
=== Notable transactions ===
* April 1, 1978: [[Royle Stillman]] was released by the White Sox.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillro02.shtml Royle Stillman page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* April 1, 1978: [[Royle Stillman]] was released by the White Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royle Stillman career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillro02.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* April 1, 1978: [[Bob Coluccio]] was released by the White Sox.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colucbo.shtml Bob Coluccio page at Baseball Reference]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* April 1, 1978: [[Bob Coluccio]] was released by the White Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Coluccio career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colucbo01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* July 17, 1978: [[Guy Hoffman (baseball)|Guy Hoffman]] was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hoffmgu01.shtml Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* July 17, 1978: [[Guy Hoffman (baseball)|Guy Hoffman]] was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guy Hoffman career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmgu01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


==== Draft picks ====
==== Draft picks ====
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** [[Britt Burns]] was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsbr01.shtml |title= Britt Burns career stats |publisher= Baseball Reference |access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref>
** [[Britt Burns]] was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsbr01.shtml |title= Britt Burns career stats |publisher= Baseball Reference |access-date=June 8, 2010}}</ref>
** [[Bobby Meacham]] was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meachbo01.shtml |title= Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics |publisher= Baseball Reference| access-date= 14 March 2018}}</ref>
** [[Bobby Meacham]] was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meachbo01.shtml |title= Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics |publisher= Baseball Reference| access-date= 14 March 2018}}</ref>
** [[Gary Gaetti]] was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gaettga01.shtml Gary Gaetti page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
** [[Gary Gaetti]] was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary Gaetti career stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gaettga01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


=== Roster ===
=== Roster ===
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| [[Alan Bannister]], DH,OF,SS,2B
| [[Alan Bannister]], DH, OF, SS,2B
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| [[Bobby Bonds]], RF,DH
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| [[Jim Breazeale]], 1B,DH
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| [[Ralph Garr]], LF,DH
| [[Ralph Garr]], LF, DH
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| [[Lamar Johnson (baseball)|Lamar Johnson]], 1B,DH
| [[Lamar Johnson (baseball)|Lamar Johnson]], 1B, DH
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| [[Larry Johnson (baseball)|Larry Johnson]], C,DH
| [[Larry Johnson (baseball)|Larry Johnson]], C, DH
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| [[Chet Lemon]], CF,RF,DH
| [[Chet Lemon]], CF, RF, DH
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| [[Bob Molinaro]], OF,DH
| [[Bob Molinaro]], OF, DH
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| [[Junior Moore]], DH,3B,LF
| [[Junior Moore]], DH,3B, LF
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| [[Bill Nahorodny]], C,1B,DH
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| [[Wayne Nordhagen]], DH,RF,LF,C
| [[Wayne Nordhagen]], DH, RF, LF, C
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| [[Greg Pryor]], 2B,SS,3B
| [[Greg Pryor]], 2B, SS,3B
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| [[Eric Soderholm]], 3B,DH
| [[Eric Soderholm]], 3B, DH
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<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville, Appleton</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997</ref>
<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville, Appleton</small><ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Lloyd |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |last2=Wolff |first2=Miles |publisher=[[Baseball America]] |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-96-371897-6 |edition=2nd |location=Durham, North Carolina}}</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 03:27, 29 September 2024

1978 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkComiskey Park
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersBill Veeck
General managersRoland Hemond
ManagersBob Lemon, Larry Doby
TelevisionWSNS-TV
RadioWMAQ (AM)
(Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall)
← 1977 Seasons 1979 →

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 71–90, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 20.5 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals.

Offseason

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Regular season

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  • Larry Doby replaced Bob Lemon as manager of the White Sox in 1978. Doby was the second African-American to lead a major league club.

Opening Day lineup

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 92 70 .568 — 56‍–‍25 36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers 87 75 .537 5 52‍–‍30 35‍–‍45
California Angels 87 75 .537 5 50‍–‍31 37‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins 73 89 .451 19 38‍–‍43 35‍–‍46
Chicago White Sox 71 90 .441 20½ 38‍–‍42 33‍–‍48
Oakland Athletics 69 93 .426 23 38‍–‍42 31‍–‍51
Seattle Mariners 56 104 .350 35 32‍–‍49 24‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

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1978 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 7–8 4–6 8–1 9–6 7–8 2–8 7–8 5–5 6–9 11–0 9–1 7–4 8–7
Boston 8–7 — 9–2 7–3 7–8 12–3 4–6 10–5 9–2 7–9 5–5 7–3 3–7 11–4
California 6–4 2–9 — 8–7 6–4 4–7 9–6 5–5 12–3 5–5 9–6 9–6 5–10 7–3
Chicago 1–8 3–7 7–8 — 8–2 2–9 8–7 4–7 8–7 1–9 7–8 7–8 11–4 4–6
Cleveland 6–9 8–7 4–6 2–8 — 5–10 5–6 5–10 5–5 6–9 4–6 8–1 1–9 10–4
Detroit 8–7 3–12 7–4 9–2 10–5 — 4–6 7–8 4–6 4–11 6–4 8–2 7–3 9–6
Kansas City 8–2 6–4 6–9 7–8 6–5 6–4 — 6–4 7–8 6–5 10–5 12–3 7–8 5–5
Milwaukee 8–7 5–10 5–5 7–4 10–5 8–7 4–6 — 4–7 10–5 9–1 5–5 6–4 12–3
Minnesota 5–5 2–9 3–12 7–8 5–5 6–4 8–7 7–4 — 3–7 9–6 6–9 6–9 6–4
New York 9–6 9–7 5–5 9–1 9–6 11–4 5–6 5–10 7–3 — 8–2 6–5 6–4 11–4
Oakland 0–11 5–5 6–9 8–7 6–4 4–6 5–10 1–9 6–9 2–8 — 13–2 6–9 7–4
Seattle 1–9 3–7 6–9 8–7 1–8 2–8 3–12 5–5 9–6 5–6 2–13 — 3–12 8–2
Texas 4–7 7–3 10–5 4–11 9–1 3–7 8–7 4–6 9–6 4–6 9–6 12–3 — 4–7
Toronto 7–8 4–11 3–7 6–4 4–10 6–9 5–5 3–12 4–6 4–11 4–7 2–8 7–4 —


Notable transactions

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Draft picks

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Roster

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1978 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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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
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
 161 5393 634 1423 221 41 106 595 409 625 .264 83

Pitching

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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
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
 71 90 4.21 161 161 33 1409.1 1380 731 660 128 604 710

Farm system

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See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
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[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Rich Hinton career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Richard Dotson career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Royle Stillman career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bob Coluccio career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Guy Hoffman career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Britt Burns career stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gary Gaetti career stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371897-6.

References

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