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== Player stats ==
==Player stats==
=== Batting ===
===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''
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | R
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | 2B
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | 3B
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | RBI
|- align="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | BB
| 1B || {{sortname|Lamar|Johnson}} || 148 || 498 || 136 || .273 || 8 || 72
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO
|- align="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | AVG
| 2B || {{sortname|Jorge|Orta}} || 117 || 420 || 115 || .274 || 13 || 53
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SB
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Eric|Soderholm}} || 143 || 457 || 118 || .258 || 20 || 67
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|Don|Kessinger}} || 131 || 431 || 110 || .255 || 1 || 31
|- align="center"
| CF || {{sortname|Chet|Lemon}} || 105 || 357 || 107 || .300 || 13 || 55
|- align="center"
| RF || {{sortname|Ralph|Garr}} || 118 || 443 || 122 || .275 || 3 || 29
|- align="center"
| DH || {{sortname|Ron|Blomberg}} || 61 || 156 || 36 || .231 || 5 || 22
|}

==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
| [[Alan Bannister]], 2B,LF,3B,DH
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
| 136
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
| 506
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
| 71
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
| 144
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
| 28
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
| 8
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
| 2
|- align="center"
| 55
| {{sortname|Thad|Bosley}} || 66 || 219 || 59 || .269 || 2 || 13
| 43
|- align="center"
| 40
| {{sortname|Wayne|Nordhagen}} || 68 || 206 || 62 || .301 || 5 || 35
| .285
|- align="center"
| 22
| {{sortname|Bobby|Bonds}} || 26 || 90 || 25 || .278 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Kevin|Bell|Kevin Bell (baseball)}} || 54 || 68 || 13 || .191 || 2 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Spencer|Tom Spencer (baseball)}} || 29 || 65 || 12 || .185 || 0 || 4
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Marv|Foley}} || 11 || 34 || 12 || .353 || 0 || 6
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Eden|Mike Eden (baseball)}} || 10 || 17 || 2 || .118 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Johnson|Larry Johnson (baseball)}} || 3 || 8 || 1 || .125 || 0 || 0
|}

=== Pitching ===
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
| [[Kevin Bell (baseball)|Kevin Bell]], 3B
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
| 70
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
| 200
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
| 20
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
| 49
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
| 8
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
| 1
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
| 4
|- align="center"
| 22
| {{sortname|Steve|Stone|Steve Stone (baseball)}} || 30 || 212 || 12 || 12 || 4.37 || 118
| 15
|- align="center"
| 43
| {{sortname|Ken|Kravec}} || 30 || 203 || 11 || 16 || 4.08 || 154
| .245
|- align="center"
| 2
| {{sortname|Francisco|Barrios}} || 33 || 195.2 || 9 || 15 || 4.05 || 79
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Britt|Burns}} || 2 || 7.2 || 0 || 2 || 12.91 || 3
|}

==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
| [[Thad Bosley]], OF
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
| 36
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
| 77
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
| 13
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
| 24
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
| 1
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
| 1
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
| 1
|- align="center"
| 8
| {{sortname|Mike|Proly}} || 14 || 65.2 || 5 || 2 || 2.74 || 19
| 9
|- align="center"
| 14
| {{sortname|Jack|Kucek}} || 10 || 52 || 2 || 3 || 3.29 || 30
| .312
|- align="center"
| 4
| {{sortname|Ross|Baumgarten}} || 7 || 23 || 2 || 2 || 5.87 || 15
|-
| [[Harry Chappas]], SS
| 26
| 59
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 5
| .288
| 1
|-
| [[Mike Colbern]], C
| 132
| 83
| 5
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 25
| .241
| 0
|-
| [[Marv Foley]], C
| 34
| 97
| 6
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 7
| 5
| .247
| 0
|-
| [[Ralph Garr]], LF,DH
| 102
| 307
| 34
| 86
| 10
| 2
| 9
| 39
| 17
| 19
| .280
| 2
|-
| [[Joe Gates]], 2B
| 16
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| .063
| 1
|-
| [[Lamar Johnson]], 1B,DH
| 133
| 479
| 60
| 148
| 29
| 1
| 12
| 74
| 41
| 56
| .309
| 8
|-
| [[Don Kessinger]], SS
| 56
| 110
| 14
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 10
| 12
| .200
| 1
|-
| [[Rusty Kuntz]], OF
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| .091
| 0
|-
| [[Chet Lemon]], CF
| 148
| 556
| 79
| 177
| 44
| 2
| 17
| 86
| 56
| 68
| .318
| 7
|-
| [[Milt May]], C
| 65
| 202
| 23
| 51
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 28
| 14
| 27
| .252
| 0
|-
| [[Junior Moore]], LF,RF,DH
| 88
| 201
| 24
| 53
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 23
| 12
| 20
| .264
| 0
|-
| [[Jim Morrison (baseball)|Jim Morrison]], 2B,3B
| 67
| 240
| 38
| 66
| 14
| 0
| 14
| 35
| 15
| 48
| .275
| 11
|-
| [[Bill Nahorodny]], C,DH
| 65
| 179
| 20
| 46
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 18
| 23
| .257
| 0
|-
| [[Wayne Nordhagen]], DH,RF,LF,C
| 78
| 193
| 20
| 54
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 13
| 22
| .280
| 0
|-
| [[Jorge Orta]], DH,2B
| 113
| 325
| 49
| 85
| 18
| 3
| 11
| 46
| 44
| 33
| .262
| 1
|-
| [[Greg Pryor]], SS,2B,3B
| 143
| 476
| 60
| 131
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 34
| 35
| 41
| .275
| 3
|-
| [[Eric Soderholm]], 3B
| 56
| 210
| 31
| 53
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 34
| 19
| 19
| .252
| 0
|-
| [[Mike Squires]], 1B
| 122
| 295
| 44
| 78
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 22
| 22
| 9
| .264
| 15
|-
| [[Rusty Torres]], OF
| 90
| 170
| 26
| 43
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 23
| 37
| .253
| 0
|-
| [[Claudell Washington]], RF,DH
| 131
| 471
| 79
| 132
| 33
| 5
| 13
| 66
| 28
| 93
| .280
| 19
|- class="sortbottom"
| <center>'''Team totals'''</center>
| 160
| 5463
| 730
| 1505
| 290
| 33
| 127
| 680
| 454
| 668
| .275
| 97
|}
|}


==== Relief pitchers ====
===Pitching===
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''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''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GS
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | IP
|- align="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | H
| {{sortname|Lerrin|LaGrow}} || 52 || 6 || 5 || 16 || 4.40 || 41
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | R
|- align="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ER
| {{sortname|Rich|Hinton}} || 29 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 4.02 || 48
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | HR
|- align="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | BB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | 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 (baseball)|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
|- class="sortbottom"
| <center>'''Team totals'''</center>
| 71
| 90
| 4.21
| 161
| 161
| 33
| 1409.1
| 13680
| 731
| 660
| 128
| 604
| 710
|}
|}


Revision as of 10:47, 21 May 2012


1978 Chicago White Sox
File:Chicago White Sox Logo.svg
DivisionAmerican League West
BallparkComiskey Park
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersBill Veeck
ManagersBob Lemon and 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 71-90, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 20.5 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals.

Offseason

Regular season

  • 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

Season standings

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

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1978 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Alan Bannister, 2B,LF,3B,DH 136 506 71 144 28 8 2 55 43 40 .285 22
Kevin Bell, 3B 70 200 20 49 8 1 4 22 15 43 .245 2
Thad Bosley, OF 36 77 13 24 1 1 1 8 9 14 .312 4
Harry Chappas, SS 26 59 9 17 1 0 1 4 5 5 .288 1
Mike Colbern, C 132 83 5 20 5 1 0 8 4 25 .241 0
Marv Foley, C 34 97 6 24 3 0 2 10 7 5 .247 0
Ralph Garr, LF,DH 102 307 34 86 10 2 9 39 17 19 .280 2
Joe Gates, 2B 16 16 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 .063 1
Lamar Johnson, 1B,DH 133 479 60 148 29 1 12 74 41 56 .309 8
Don Kessinger, SS 56 110 14 22 6 0 1 7 10 12 .200 1
Rusty Kuntz, OF 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 .091 0
Chet Lemon, CF 148 556 79 177 44 2 17 86 56 68 .318 7
Milt May, C 65 202 23 51 13 0 7 28 14 27 .252 0
Junior Moore, LF,RF,DH 88 201 24 53 6 2 1 23 12 20 .264 0
Jim Morrison, 2B,3B 67 240 38 66 14 0 14 35 15 48 .275 11
Bill Nahorodny, C,DH 65 179 20 46 10 0 6 29 18 23 .257 0
Wayne Nordhagen, DH,RF,LF,C 78 193 20 54 15 0 7 25 13 22 .280 0
Jorge Orta, DH,2B 113 325 49 85 18 3 11 46 44 33 .262 1
Greg Pryor, SS,2B,3B 143 476 60 131 23 3 3 34 35 41 .275 3
Eric Soderholm, 3B 56 210 31 53 8 2 6 34 19 19 .252 0
Mike Squires, 1B 122 295 44 78 10 1 2 22 22 9 .264 15
Rusty Torres, OF 90 170 26 43 5 0 8 24 23 37 .253 0
Claudell Washington, RF,DH 131 471 79 132 33 5 13 66 28 93 .280 19
Team totals
 160 5463 730 1505 290 33 127 680 454 668 .275 97

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

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 13680 731 660 128 604 710

Awards and honors

Farm system

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[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Royle Stillman page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Bob Coluccio page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ "Britt Burns career stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  7. ^ Gary Gaetti page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

References


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