1978 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 71-90-0, Finished 5th in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Bob Lemon (34-40) and Larry Doby (37-50)

General Manager: Roland Hemond

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 1,491,100 (8th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 70-91, 634 Runs, 731 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Alan Bannister	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 3, 1951	5	49	25	49	25	0	0	0	2	0	8	8	7	0	15	19	13	7	0.0
Francisco Barrios	25	mx MX	R	R	5' 11"	155	Jun 10, 1953	4	33	32	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Ross Baumgarten	23	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	May 27, 1955	1st	7	4	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Kevin Bell	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 13, 1955	3	54	16	54	52	0	0	0	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	13	-0.1
Ron Blomberg	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 23, 1948	8	61	41	61	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	20	0	-0.1	$125,000
Bobby Bonds	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 15, 1946	11	26	25	26	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	3	1	0	0.4
Thad Bosley	21	us US	L	L	6' 3"	175	Sep 17, 1956	2	66	55	66	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	39	14	64	0	1	3	0.3
Jim Breazeale	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Oct 3, 1949	4	25	22	25	19	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	-0.2
Britt Burns	19	us US	L	L	6' 5"	215	Jun 8, 1959	1st	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Harry Chappas	20	us US	B	R	5' 7"	150	Oct 26, 1957	1st	20	19	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Mike Colbern	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Apr 19, 1955	1st	48	40	48	47	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.1
Henry Cruz	26	vi VI	L	L	6' 0"	175	Feb 27, 1952	4	53	16	53	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	24	6	40	1	17	5	0.0
Mike Eden	29	pa PA	B	R	5' 10"	170	May 22, 1949	2	10	4	10	9	0	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.3
Marv Foley	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 29, 1953	1st	11	9	11	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1
Ralph Garr	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 12, 1945	11	118	113	118	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	0	0	109	9	3	0	0.9
Joe Gates	23	us US	L	R	5' 7"	175	Oct 3, 1954	1st	8	8	8	8	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Rich Hinton	31	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	May 22, 1947	5	29	4	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Lamar Johnson	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Sep 2, 1950	5	148	129	148	108	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	14	0	1.1
Larry Johnson	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 17, 1950	5	3	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-0.1
Don Kessinger	35	us US	B	R	6' 1"	170	Jul 17, 1942	15	131	124	131	130	0	0	0	9	0	123	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.2
Ken Kravec	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jul 29, 1951	4	30	30	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Jack Kucek	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jun 8, 1953	5	10	5	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Lerrin LaGrow	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jul 8, 1948	8	52	0	1	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Chet Lemon	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 12, 1955	4	105	102	105	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	11	95	10	3	0	4.9		All-Star
Bob Molinaro	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	May 21, 1950	3	105	73	105	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	50	62	34	15	9	-0.1
Junior Moore	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 25, 1953	3	24	17	24	11	0	0	0	0	6	0	5	0	0	5	12	5	0	-0.1
Bill Nahorodny	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Aug 31, 1953	3	107	102	107	106	0	104	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.1
Wayne Nordhagen	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Jul 4, 1948	3	68	52	68	48	0	12	0	0	0	0	19	0	18	36	15	16	0	0.4
Jorge Orta	27	mx MX	L	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 26, 1950	7	117	114	117	114	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1.2
Mike Proly	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Dec 15, 1950	2	14	6	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Greg Pryor	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 2, 1949	2	82	61	82	81	0	0	0	35	21	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1.7
Ron Schueler	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Apr 14, 1948	7	31	7	1	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-0.4
Eric Soderholm	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	187	Sep 24, 1948	7	143	135	143	129	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	0	2.6
Tom Spencer	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 28, 1951	1st	29	15	29	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	4	27	2	7	0	-0.6
Mike Squires	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Mar 5, 1952	3	46	41	46	45	0	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.9
Steve Stone	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jul 14, 1947	8	30	30	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$110,000
Pablo Torrealba	30	ve VE	L	L	5' 10"	173	Apr 28, 1948	4	25	3	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Rusty Torres	29	pr PR	B	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 30, 1948	7	16	11	16	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	8	14	1	2	2	0.7
Steve Trout	20	us US	L	L	6' 4"	195	Jul 30, 1957	1st	4	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Claudell Washington	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Aug 31, 1954	5	86	78	86	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9	61	82	1	5	0	-0.1
Jim Willoughby	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jan 31, 1949	8	59	0	0	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Wilbur Wood	36	us US	R	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 22, 1941	17	28	27	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$140,000
Rich Wortham	24	us US	R	L	6' 0"	185	Oct 22, 1953	1st	8	8	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bob Lemon	57	us US	Sep 22, 1920	Manager	Apr 7	Jun 29
Larry Doby	54	us US	Dec 13, 1923	Manager	Jul 1	Oct 1
Sam Hairston	58	us US	Jan 20, 1920	Bullpen	Apr 7	Oct 1
Tony La Russa HOF	33	us US	Oct 4, 1944		Apr 7	Oct 1
Minnie Miñoso	54	cu CU	Nov 29, 1923		Apr 7	Oct 1
Larry Doby	54	us US	Dec 13, 1923	Coach	Apr 7	Jun 29
Bobby Knoop	39	us US	Oct 18, 1938	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Stan Williams	41	us US	Sep 14, 1936	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date