1978 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1978 American League West Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois Bill Veeck Roland Hemond Bob Lemon, Larry Doby WSNS-TV WMAQ (AM)(Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall) 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 November 28, 1977: Rich Hinton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Rich Hinton career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hintori01.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en December 5, 1977: Brian Downing, Chris Knapp, and Dave Frost were traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Bobby Bonds, Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson.Richard Dotson career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dotsori01.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 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 standings Record vs. opponents CWS Notable transactions April 1, 1978: Royle Stillman was released by the White Sox.Royle Stillman career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillro02.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en April 1, 1978: Bob Coluccio was released by the White Sox.Bob Coluccio career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colucbo01.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en July 17, 1978: Guy Hoffman was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Guy Hoffman career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmgu01.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en Draft picks June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Britt Burns was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsbr01.shtml Britt Burns career stats Baseball Reference June 8, 2010 Bobby Meacham was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meachbo01.shtml Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 14 March 2018 Gary Gaetti was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Gary Gaetti career stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gaettga01.shtml 2024-09-05 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1978 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 46 Francisco Barrios 41 Ross Baumgarten 40 Britt Burns 47 Rich Hinton 27 Ken Kravec 55 Jack Kucek 36 Lerrin LaGrow 24 Mike Proly 37 Ron Schueler 32 Steve Stone 35 Pablo Torrealba 33 Steve Trout 34 Jim Willoughby 28 Wilbur Wood 52 Rich Wortham Catchers 30 Mike Colbern 42 Marv Foley  3 Larry Johnson 15 Bill Nahorodny Infielders  8 Kevin Bell 10 Ron Blomberg  3 Jim Breazeale  1 Harry Chappas 65 Mike Eden 31 Joe Gates 23 Lamar Johnson 11 Don Kessinger 17 Junior Moore  6 Jorge Orta 16 Greg Pryor 12 Eric Soderholm 19 Mike Squires Outfielders  7 Alan Bannister 25 Bobby Bonds 22 Thad Bosley 38 Henry Cruz 48 Ralph Garr 44 Chet Lemon  5 Bob Molinaro 15 Wayne Nordhagen 25 Tom Spencer 21 Rusty Torres 18 Claudell Washington Manager 14 Larry Doby 21 Bob Lemon Coaches 14 Larry Doby 57 Sam Hairston 29 Bobby Knoop -- Tony LaRussa  9 Minnie Miñoso 31 Stan Williams 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, 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 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 Minor league baseball 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, AppletonJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 1997 978-0-96-371897-6 2nd Durham, North Carolina Notes 2 References 1978 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago