1978 Chicago White Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 71-90
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,491,100, Avg. 19,620
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Bob Lemon (34-40)
Manager: Larry Doby (37-50)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1978 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1978 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 71 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.

The White Sox scored 634 runs and allowed 731 runs. Eric Soderholm led Chicago with 20 home runs Lamar Johnson drove in 72 runs. Ralph Garr paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .275. Steve Stone topped the squad with 12 wins, while Francisco Barrios earned a 4.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Lemon and Larry Doby coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alan BannisterOFRRSeptember 3, 19515'11"170Montebello, CA USA
Francisco BarriosPRRJune 10, 19535'11"155Hermosillo, So Mexico
Ross BaumgartenPLLMay 27, 19556'1"180Highland Park, IL USA
Kevin Bell3BRRJuly 13, 19556'0"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Ron Blomberg1BLRAugust 23, 19486'1"195Atlanta, GA USA
Bobby BondsRFRRMarch 15, 19466'1"190Riverside, CA USA
Thad BosleyCFLLSeptember 17, 19566'3"175Oceanside, CA USA
Jim Breazeale1BLROctober 3, 19496'2"210Houston, TX USA
Britt BurnsPLLJune 8, 19596'5"215Houston, TX USA
Harry ChappasSSBROctober 26, 19575'7"150Mount Rainier, MD USA
Mike ColbernCRRApril 19, 19556'3"205Santa Monica, CA USA
Henry CruzCFLLFebruary 27, 19526'0"175Christiansted, St V.I.
Mike EdenSSBRMay 22, 19495'10"170Fort Clayton, Ca Panama
Marv FoleyCLRAugust 29, 19536'0"195Stanford, KY USA
Ralph GarrLFLRDecember 12, 19455'11"185Monroe, LA USA
Joe Gates2BLROctober 3, 19545'7"175Gary, IN USA
Rich HintonPLLMay 22, 19476'2"185Tucson, AZ USA
Lamar Johnson1BRRSeptember 2, 19506'2"215Bessemer, AL USA
Larry JohnsonCRRAugust 17, 19506'0"185Cleveland, OH USA
Don KessingerSSBRJuly 17, 19426'1"170Forrest City, AR USA
Ken KravecPLLJuly 29, 19516'2"185Cleveland, OH USA
Jack KucekPRRJune 8, 19536'2"200Warren, OH USA
Lerrin LaGrowPRRJuly 8, 19486'5"220Phoenix, AZ USA
Chet LemonCFRRFebruary 12, 19556'0"190Jackson, MS USA
Bob MolinaroRFLRMay 21, 19506'0"190Newark, NJ USA
Junior Moore3BRRJanuary 25, 19535'11"185Waskom, TX USA
Bill NahorodnyCRRAugust 31, 19536'2"200Hamtramck, MI USA
Wayne NordhagenOFRRJuly 4, 19486'2"205Thief River Falls, MN USA
Jorge Orta2BLRNovember 26, 19505'10"170Mazatlan, Si Mexico
Mike ProlyPRRDecember 15, 19506'0"185Jamaica, NY USA
Greg PryorIFRROctober 2, 19496'0"180Marietta, OH USA
Ron SchuelerPRRApril 14, 19486'4"205Catherine, KS USA
Eric Soderholm3BRRSeptember 24, 19485'11"187Cortland, NY USA
Tom SpencerCFRRFebruary 28, 19516'0"170Gallipolis, OH USA
Mike Squires1BLLMarch 5, 19525'11"185Kalamazoo, MI USA
Steve StonePRRJuly 14, 19475'10"175Euclid, OH USA
Pablo TorrealbaPLLApril 28, 19485'10"173Barquisimeto, La Venezuela
Rusty TorresRFBRSeptember 30, 19485'10"175Aguadilla, P.R.
Steve TroutPLLJuly 30, 19576'4"195Detroit, MI USA
Claudell WashingtonRFLLAugust 31, 19546'0"190Los Angeles, CA USA
Jim WilloughbyPRRJanuary 31, 19496'2"185Salinas, CA USA
Wilbur WoodPRLOctober 22, 19416'0"180Cambridge, MA USA
Rich WorthamPRLOctober 22, 19536'0"185Odessa, TX USA



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