1979 Chicago White Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 73-87
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,280,702, Avg. 17,544
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Don Kessinger (46-60)
Manager: Tony LaRussa (27-27)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1979 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1979 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 73 wins and 87 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.

The White Sox scored 730 runs and conceded 748 runs. Chet Lemon led Chicago with 17 home runs and drove in 86 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .318. Ken Kravec topped the team with 15 wins, and Ross Baumgarten registered a 3.54 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Don Kessinger and Tony LaRussa coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alan Bannister2BRRSeptember 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
Thad BosleyLFLLSeptember 17, 19566'3"175Oceanside, CA 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
Richard DotsonPRRJanuary 10, 19596'1"190Cincinnati, OH USA
Mark EsserPRLApril 1, 19566'1"190Erie, PA USA
Ed FarmerPRROctober 18, 19496'5"200Evergreen Park, IL USA
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
Guy HoffmanPLLJuly 9, 19565'9"175Ottawa, IL USA
Fred HowardPRRSeptember 2, 19566'3"190Portland, ME USA
LaMarr HoytPRRJanuary 1, 19556'3"195Columbia, SC USA
Lamar Johnson1BRRSeptember 2, 19506'2"215Bessemer, AL 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
Rusty KuntzRFRRFebruary 4, 19556'3"190Orange, CA USA
Lerrin LaGrowPRRJuly 8, 19486'5"220Phoenix, AZ USA
Chet LemonCFRRFebruary 12, 19556'0"190Jackson, MS USA
Milt MayCLRAugust 1, 19506'0"190Gary, IN USA
Junior MooreLFRRJanuary 25, 19535'11"185Waskom, TX USA
Jim Morrison2BRRSeptember 23, 19525'11"175Pensacola, FL 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 PryorSSRROctober 2, 19496'0"180Marietta, OH USA
Dewey RobinsonPRRApril 28, 19556'0"180Evanston, IL USA
Gil RondonPRRNovember 18, 19536'2"200Bronx, NY USA
Randy ScarberyPBRJune 22, 19526'1"185Fresno, CA USA
Ron SchuelerPRRApril 14, 19486'4"205Catherine, KS USA
Eric Soderholm3BRRSeptember 24, 19485'11"187Cortland, NY USA
Mike Squires1BLLMarch 5, 19525'11"185Kalamazoo, MI USA
Pablo TorrealbaPLLApril 28, 19485'10"173Barquisimeto, La Venezuela
Rusty TorresOFBRSeptember 30, 19485'10"175Aguadilla, P.R.
Steve TroutPLLJuly 30, 19576'4"195Detroit, MI USA
Claudell WashingtonRFLLAugust 31, 19546'0"190Los Angeles, CA USA
Rich WorthamPRLOctober 22, 19536'0"185Odessa, TX USA



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