1978 Chicago White Sox season
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Major League Baseball season
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[edit]
Regular season[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Record vs. opponents[edit]
| 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[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
Roster[edit]
Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
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 |
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Team totals |
161 | 5393 | 634 | 1423 | 221 | 41 | 106 | 595 | 409 | 625 | .264 | 83 |
Pitching[edit]
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
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville, Appleton[9]
References[edit]
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