1974 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1974 American League West Comiskey Park Chicago Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn Roland Hemond Chuck Tanner WSNS-TV(Harry Caray, Bob Waller) WMAQ (AM)(Harry Caray, Bill Mercer) In 1974, the Chicago White Sox played their 74th season in the major leagues, and their 75th season overall. They finished with a record of 80–80, along with 3 ties, good enough for fourth place in the American League West, 9 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics. Offseason October 14, 1973: Joe Keough was purchased from the White Sox by the Minnesota Twins.Joe Keough https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keougjo01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en December 11, 1973: Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, Steve Swisher and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Santo. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Kremmel to the Cubs on December 18.Ron Santo https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santoro01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en January 9, 1974: Kevin Bell was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.Kevin Bell https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellke01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en January 16, 1974: John Lamb was purchased by the White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.John Lamb https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lambjo01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en March 27, 1974: John Lamb was purchased from the White Sox by the Pirates. Regular season Opening Day lineup Pat Kelly, RF Ken Henderson, CF Dick Allen, 1B Bill Melton, 3B Carlos May, LF Ron Santo, DH Jorge Orta, 2B Ed Herrmann, C Bucky Dent, SS Wilbur Wood, P Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Notable transactions April 15, 1974: Rich Hinton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Rich Hinton https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hintori01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en July 11, 1974: Chuck Brinkman was purchased from the White Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Chuck Brinkman https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinkch01.shtml 2024-09-07 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1974 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 41 Cy Acosta 40 Lloyd Allen 45 Stan Bahnsen 47 Francisco Barrios 51 Terry Forster 54 Goose Gossage 47 Wayne Granger 40 Joe Henderson 21 Bart Johnson 36 Jim Kaat 55 Jack Kucek 34 Bill Moran 38 Jim Otten 46 Stan Perzanowski 26 Skip Pitlock 19 Ken Tatum 28 Wilbur Wood Catchers 11 Chuck Brinkman 16 Brian Downing 12 Ed Herrmann  8 Pete Varney Infielders 15 Dick Allen  1 Luis Alvarado 30 Bucky Dent 48 Lamar Johnson  3 Eddie Leon 14 Bill Melton 25 Tony Muser  6 Jorge Orta  9 Lee Richard 10 Ron Santo  1 Bill Stein Outfielders 22 Buddy Bradford  2 Jerry Hairston 24 Ken Henderson 18 Pat Kelly 17 Carlos May 20 Nyls Nyman  5 Bill Sharp Other batters 20 Hugh Yancy Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 37 Joe Lonnett 31 Jim Mahoney 35 Alex Monchak 39 Glen Rosenbaum 33 Johnny Sain 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 Cy Acosta, PH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Dick Allen, 1B 128 462 84 139 23 1 32 88 57 89 .301 7 Luis Alvarado, 2B, SS 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 Buddy Bradford, RF, LF 39 96 16 32 2 0 5 10 13 11 .333 1 Chuck Brinkman, C 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 Bucky Dent, SS 154 496 55 136 15 3 5 45 28 48 .274 3 Brian Downing, C, RF, DH, LF 108 293 41 66 12 1 10 39 51 72 .225 0 Jerry Hairston, LF, DH 45 109 8 25 7 0 0 8 13 18 .229 0 Joe Henderson, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Ken Henderson, CF 162 602 76 176 35 5 20 95 66 112 .292 12 Ed Herrmann, C 107 367 32 95 13 1 10 39 16 49 .259 1 Lamar Johnson, 1B, DH 10 29 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 3 .345 0 Jim Kaat, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Pat Kelly, DH, RF 122 424 60 119 16 3 4 21 46 58 .281 18 Eddie Leon, SS, 2B 31 46 1 5 1 0 0 3 2 12 .109 0 Carlos May, LF, DH 149 551 66 137 19 2 8 58 46 76 .249 8 Bill Melton, 3B, DH 136 495 63 120 17 0 21 63 59 60 .242 3 Tony Muser, 1B, DH 103 206 16 60 5 1 1 18 6 22 .291 1 Nyls Nyman, LF 5 14 5 9 2 1 0 4 0 1 .643 1 Jorge Orta, 2B, DH 139 525 73 166 31 2 10 67 40 88 .316 9 Lee Richard, 3B, SS, DH, 2B 32 67 5 11 1 0 0 1 5 8 .164 0 Ron Santo, DH, 2B, 3B, 1B 117 375 29 83 12 1 5 41 37 72 .221 0 Bill Sharp, RF, LF, CF 100 320 45 81 13 2 4 24 25 37 .253 0 Bill Stein, 3B, DH 13 43 5 12 1 0 0 5 7 8 .279 0 Ken Tatum, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Pete Varney, C 9 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 8 .250 0 Hugh Yancy, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Team totals 163 5577 684 1492 225 23 135 633 519 858 .268 64 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 Cy Acosta 0 3 3.74 27 0 3 45.2 43 22 19 3 20 19 Lloyd Allen 0 1 10.29 6 2 0 7.0 7 9 8 0 13 3 Stan Bahnsen 12 15 4.70 38 35 0 216.1 230 128 113 17 116 102 Francisco Barrios 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.0 7 6 6 0 2 2 Terry Forster 7 8 3.62 59 1 24 134.1 120 57 54 6 51 105 Goose Gossage 4 6 4.13 39 3 1 89.1 92 45 41 4 54 64 Wayne Granger 0 0 8.12 5 0 0 7.2 16 8 7 1 3 4 Joe Henderson 1 0 8.40 5 3 0 15.0 21 15 14 2 11 12 Bart Johnson 10 4 2.74 18 18 0 121.2 105 42 37 6 34 76 Jim Kaat 21 13 2.92 42 39 0 277.1 263 106 90 18 66 142 Jack Kucek 1 4 5.26 9 7 0 37.2 48 25 22 3 21 25 Bill Moran 1 3 4.66 15 5 0 46.1 57 27 24 5 25 17 Jim Otten 0 1 5.51 5 1 0 16.1 22 11 10 0 14 11 Stan Perzanowski 0 0 19.29 2 1 0 2.1 8 7 5 1 2 2 Skip Pitlock 3 3 4.43 40 5 1 105.2 103 58 52 7 59 68 Ken Tatum 0 0 4.79 10 1 0 20.2 23 12 11 3 9 5 Wilbur Wood 20 19 3.60 42 42 0 320.1 305 143 128 27 88 169 Team totals 80 80 3.94 163 163 29 1465.2 1470 721 641 103 588 826 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Iowa Oaks American Association Joe Sparks AA Knoxville Knox Sox Southern League Jim Napier A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Gordon Lund Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Joe Jones LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1974 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago