1981 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1981 American League West Comiskey Park Chicago Jerry Reinsdorf Roland Hemond Tony La Russa WGN-TV(Harry Caray, Jimmy Piersall, Lou Brock) WBBM (AM)(Harry Caray, Joe McConnell, Rich King) The 1981 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 81st season in the major leagues, and their 82nd season overall. They finished with a record of 54–52, good enough for third place in the American League West, 8.5 games behind the first place Oakland Athletics. However, due to a player's strike, the Athletics would play the 50-53 Kansas City Royals, who had finished behind the White Sox. Owner Bill Veeck attempted to sell the club to Ed DeBartolo, but the offer was turned down by the other owners.Bova George WSI's FLYINGSOCK.COM. Chicago White Sox coverage with totally biased attitude! http://whitesoxinteractive.com/History&Glory/SaveOurSox.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181222005106/http://whitesoxinteractive.com/History%26Glory/SaveOurSox.htm December 22, 2018 whitesoxinteractive.com Veeck was then forced to sell to a different investment group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn. Offseason October 6, 1980: Minnie Miñoso was released by the White Sox.Minnie Miñoso Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/minosmi01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en November 26, 1980: Ron LeFlore was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Ron LeFlore Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lefloro01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en March 18, 1981: Carlton Fisk was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Carlton Fisk Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en March 28, 1981: Ken Kravec was traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Dennis Lamp.Dennis Lamp Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lampde01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en March 30, 1981: Greg Luzinski purchased from Philadelphia Phillies.Greg Luzinski Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/luzingr01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Ron LeFlore, LF Mike Squires, 1B Carlton Fisk, C Greg Luzinski, DH Chet Lemon, CF Harold Baines, RF Jim Morrison, 3B Tony Bernazard, 2B Bill Almon, SS Britt Burns, P Notable transactions April 1, 1981: Thad Bosley was traded by the White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Poff.John Poff Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poffjo01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en July 18, 1981: George Riley was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.George Riley Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rileyge01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en August 30, 1981: Ivan Mesa (minors), Ronnie Perry (minors), a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the White Sox to the Minnesota Twins for Jerry Koosman. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Randy Johnson to the Twins on September 2.Jerry Koosman Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koosmje01.shtml 2024-09-12 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1981 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 50 Juan Agosto 46 Francisco Barrios 30 Ross Baumgarten 40 Britt Burns 49 Richard Dotson 22 Ed Farmer 45 Kevin Hickey 31 LaMarr Hoyt 36 Jerry Koosman 53 Dennis Lamp 27 Lynn McGlothen 51 Reggie Patterson 35 Dewey Robinson 33 Steve Trout Catchers 16 Jim Essian 72 Carlton Fisk  7 Marc Hill Infielders 34 Bill Almon 14 Tony Bernazard 23 Lamar Johnson 32 Jay Loviglio 12 Jim Morrison 11 Greg Pryor 25 Mike Squires Outfielders  3 Harold Baines 17 Jerry Hairston 47 Rusty Kuntz  8 Ron LeFlore 44 Chet Lemon  5 Bob Molinaro 20 Wayne Nordhagen 48 Leo Sutherland 24 Jerry Turner Other batters 19 Greg Luzinski Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 42 Loren Babe 15 Art Kusnyer  9 Minnie Miñoso -- Dave Nelson 28 Vada Pinson 37 Ron Schueler  1 Bobby Winkles Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Bill Almon, SS 103 349 46 105 10 2 4 41 21 60 .301 16 Harold Baines, RF 82 280 42 80 11 7 10 41 12 41 .286 6 Tony Bernazard, 2B 106384 53 106 14 4 6 34 54 66 .276 4 Jim Essian, C 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 5 4 5 .308 0 Carlton Fisk, C 96 338 44 89 12 0 7 45 38 37 .263 3 Jerry Hairston, OF 9 25 5 7 1 0 1 6 2 4 .280 0 Marc Hill, C 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Lamar Johnson, 1B, DH 41 134 10 37 7 0 1 15 5 14 .276 0 Rusty Kuntz, OF, DH 67 55 15 14 2 0 0 4 6 8 .255 1 Ron LeFlore, LF, CF 82 337 46 83 10 4 0 24 28 70 .24636 Chet Lemon, CF 94 328 50 9923 6 9 50 33 48 .302 5 Jay Loviglio, 3B, 2B 14 15 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 .267 2 Greg Luzinski, DH 104 37855 100 15 1 21625880 .265 0 Bob Molinaro, OF, DH 47 42 7 11 1 1 1 9 8 1 .262 1 Jim Morrison, 3B 90 290 27 68 8 1 10 34 10 29 .234 3 Wayne Nordhagen, OF 65 208 19 64 8 1 6 33 10 25 .308 0 Greg Pryor, 3B, SS, 2B 47 76 4 17 1 0 0 6 6 8 .281 0 Mike Squires, 1B 92 294 35 78 9 0 0 25 22 17 .265 7 Leo Sutherland, OF 11 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 .167 2 Jerry Turner, RF 10 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .167 0 Team totals 106 3615 476 982 135 27 76 438 322 518 .272 86 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 Juan Agosto 0 0 4.76 2 0 0 5.2 5 3 3 1 0 3 Francisco Barrios 1 3 3.96 8 7 0 36.1 45 23 16 3 15 12 Ross Baumgarten 5 9 4.07 19 19 0 101.2 101 56 46 9 43 52 Britt Burns 10 6 2.64 24 23 0156.2 139 52 461450108 Richard Dotson 9 8 3.77 2424 0 141.01456759 13 49 73 Ed Farmer 3 3 4.61 42 010 52.2 53 33 27 5 35 42 Kevin Hickey 0 2 3.65 41 0 3 44.1 38 22 18 3 23 17 LaMarr Hoyt 9 3 3.57 43 110 90.2 80 40 36 10 29 60 Jerry Koosman 1 4 3.33 8 3 0 27.0 27 10 10 2 7 21 Dennis Lamp 7 62.41 27 10 0 127.0 103 41 34 4 44 71 Lynn McGlothen 0 0 4.15 11 0 0 21.2 14 10 10 0 10 12 Reggie Patterson 0 1 13.50 6 1 0 7.1 14 11 11 1 6 2 Dewey Robinson 1 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 1 4 2 Steve Trout 8 7 3.47 20 18 0 124.2 122 53 48 7 38 54 Team totals 54 52 3.47 106 106 23 940.2 891 423 363 73 353 529 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Gordon Lund AA Glens Falls White Sox Eastern League Jim Mahoney A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Sam Ewing Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League John BolesJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 1997 978-0-96-371897-6 2nd Durham, North Carolina Notes 2 References Baseball Chicago 1981 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago Category:1981 in Chicago