1975 Chicago White Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 75-86
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 770,802, Avg. 10,416
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Chuck Tanner (75-86)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1975 Chicago White Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 75-86
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 770,802, Avg. 10,416
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Chuck Tanner (75-86)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1975 Chicago White Sox Results
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1975 season with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox scored 655 runs and surrendered 703 runs. Deron Johnson paced Chicago with 18 home runs, and Bill Melton walloped 20 or more, too. Jorge Orta drove in 83 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .304. Jim Kaat led the squad with 20 wins, while Wilbur Wood added 15 or more wins, too Rich Gossage recorded a 1.84 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Chuck Tanner coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Allen | P | R | R | May 8, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Merced, CA USA |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA USA |
| Buddy Bradford | RF | R | R | July 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Bob Coluccio | RF | R | R | October 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 183 | Centralia, WA USA |
| Bucky Dent | SS | R | R | November 25, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Savannah, GA USA |
| Brian Downing | C | R | R | October 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Terry Forster | P | L | L | January 14, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Sioux Falls, SD USA |
| Bill Gogolewski | P | L | R | October 26, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Oshkosh, WI USA |
| Rich Gossage | P | R | R | July 5, 1951 | 6'3" | 180 | Colorado Springs, CO USA |
| Jerry Hairston | LF | B | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Dave Hamilton | P | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Ken Henderson | CF | B | R | June 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Carroll, IA USA |
| Rich Hinton | P | L | L | May 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Jesse Jefferson | P | R | R | March 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 188 | Midlothian, VA USA |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | R | R | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Lamar Johnson | 1B | R | R | September 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Bessemer, AL USA |
| Jim Kaat | P | L | L | November 7, 1938 | 6'4" | 205 | Zeeland, MI USA |
| Pat Kelly | RF | L | L | July 30, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Chris Knapp | P | R | R | September 16, 1953 | 6'5" | 195 | Cherry Point, NC USA |
| Ken Kravec | P | L | L | July 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Jack Kucek | P | R | R | June 8, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Warren, OH USA |
| Chet Lemon | 3B | R | R | February 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Jackson, MS USA |
| Carlos May | 1B | L | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 200 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Bill Melton | 3B | R | R | July 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Gulfport, MS USA |
| Jerry Moses | 1B | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 210 | Yazoo City, MS USA |
| Tony Muser | 1B | L | L | August 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Van Nuys, CA USA |
| Nyls Nyman | LF | L | R | March 7, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Jorge Orta | 2B | L | R | November 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa Mexico |
| Ozzie Osborn | P | R | R | June 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Springfield, MO USA |
| Claude Osteen | P | L | L | August 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 160 | Caney Springs, TN USA |
| Jim Otten | P | R | R | July 1, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Lewistown, MT USA |
| Skip Pitlock | P | L | L | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Hillside, IL USA |
| Lee Richard | IF | R | R | September 18, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | Lafayette, LA USA |
| Bill Sharp | RF | L | L | January 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 178 | Lima, OH USA |
| Mike Squires | 1B | L | L | March 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Bill Stein | 2B | R | R | January 21, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
| Tim Stoddard | P | R | R | January 24, 1953 | 6'7" | 230 | East Chicago, IN USA |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | R | R | October 22, 1942 | 6'6" | 205 | Spearsville, LA USA |
| Pete Varney | C | R | R | April 10, 1949 | 6'3" | 235 | Roxbury, MA USA |
| Pete Vuckovich | P | R | R | October 27, 1952 | 6'4" | 215 | Johnstown, PA USA |
| Wilbur Wood | P | R | L | October 22, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Cambridge, MA USA |
