1974 Chicago White Sox

80-80 • .500 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1974 Chicago White Sox went 80-80 (.500) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 721, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Dick Allen (32 HR, 88 RBI) and Jim Kaat (21-13, 2.92 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
80 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
684 R 721 RA
Diff -37

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684 Runs Scored
721 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
1,166K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 4% above the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .330 2% above the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .388 5% above the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.94 9% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 684 3% above the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,166,453
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Avg per Game 14,225

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Bradford 0.333 2 Jorge Orta 0.316 3 Dick Allen 0.301 4 Ken Henderson 0.292 5 Tony Muser 0.291

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 32 2 Bill Melton 21 3 Ken Henderson 20 4 Brian Downing 10 5 Ed Herrmann 10

RBI

1 Ken Henderson 95 2 Dick Allen 88 3 Jorge Orta 67 4 Bill Melton 63 5 Carlos May 58
1974 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Henderson 162 602 76 176 35 5 20 95 66 112 12 0.292
Carlos May 149 551 66 137 19 2 8 58 46 76 8 0.249
Jorge Orta 139 525 73 166 31 2 10 67 40 88 9 0.316
Bucky Dent 154 496 55 136 15 3 5 45 28 48 3 0.274
Bill Melton 136 495 63 120 17 0 21 63 59 60 3 0.242
Dick Allen 128 462 84 139 23 1 32 88 57 89 7 0.301
Pat Kelly 122 424 60 119 16 3 4 21 46 58 18 0.281
Ron Santo 117 375 29 83 12 1 5 41 37 72 0 0.221
Ed Herrmann 107 367 32 95 13 1 10 39 16 49 1 0.259
Bill Sharp 100 320 45 81 13 2 4 24 25 37 0 0.253
Brian Downing 108 293 41 66 12 1 10 39 51 72 0 0.225
Tony Muser 103 206 16 60 5 1 1 18 6 22 1 0.291
Jerry Hairston 45 109 8 25 7 0 0 8 13 18 0 0.229
Buddy Bradford 39 96 16 32 2 0 5 10 13 11 1 0.333
Lee Richard 32 67 5 11 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 0.164
Eddie Leon 31 46 1 5 1 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.109
Bill Stein 13 43 5 12 1 0 0 5 7 8 0 0.279
Lamar Johnson 10 29 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.345
Pete Varney 9 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.250
Chuck Brinkman 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Nyls Nyman 5 14 5 9 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 0.643
Luis Alvarado 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Cy Acosta 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Henderson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Tatum 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lloyd Allen 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Bahnsen 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Barrios 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Forster 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Granger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Johnson 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Moran 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Otten 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Perzanowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skip Pitlock 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hugh Yancy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Bart Johnson 2.74 2 Jim Kaat 2.92 3 Wilbur Wood 3.60 4 Terry Forster 3.62 5 Cy Acosta 3.74

Wins

1 Jim Kaat 21 2 Wilbur Wood 20 3 Stan Bahnsen 12 4 Bart Johnson 10 5 Terry Forster 7

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Wood 169 2 Jim Kaat 142 3 Terry Forster 105 4 Stan Bahnsen 102 5 Bart Johnson 76
1974 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Wood 20 19 3.60 42 42 0 320.1 305 128 80 169
Jim Kaat 21 13 2.92 42 39 0 277.1 263 90 63 142
Stan Bahnsen 12 15 4.70 38 35 0 216.1 230 113 110 102
Terry Forster 7 8 3.62 59 1 24 134.1 120 54 48 105
Bart Johnson 10 4 2.74 18 18 0 121.2 105 37 32 76
Skip Pitlock 3 3 4.43 40 5 1 105.2 103 52 55 68
Rich Gossage 4 6 4.13 39 3 1 89.1 92 41 47 64
Bill Moran 1 3 4.66 15 5 0 46.1 57 24 23 17
Cy Acosta 0 3 3.74 27 0 3 45.2 43 19 18 19
Jack Kucek 1 4 5.26 9 7 0 37.2 48 22 21 25
Ken Tatum 0 0 4.79 10 1 0 20.2 23 11 9 5
Jim Otten 0 1 5.51 5 1 0 16.1 22 10 12 11
Joe Henderson 1 0 8.40 5 3 0 15.0 21 14 11 12
Wayne Granger 0 0 8.22 5 0 0 7.2 16 7 3 4
Lloyd Allen 0 1 10.29 6 2 0 7.0 7 8 12 3
Stan Perzanowski 0 0 19.29 2 1 0 2.1 8 5 2 2
Francisco Barrios 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.0 7 6 2 2

👥 Roster (40)

Cy Acosta Dick Allen Lloyd Allen Luis Alvarado Stan Bahnsen Francisco Barrios Buddy Bradford Chuck Brinkman Bucky Dent Brian Downing Terry Forster Rich Gossage +28 more

40 players

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The 1974 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1974 Chicago White Sox reads 80 wins and 80 losses, good for 4th in the AL West. The Chicago White Sox scored 684 runs and allowed 721, a run differential of -37. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .267, 4% better than the league's .258. The staff ERA of 3.94 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.62. Comiskey Park was home in 1974, drawing a total attendance of 1,166,453.

Dick Allen topped the Chicago White Sox with 32 home runs. Ken Henderson led in RBI with 95. Jim Kaat was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Wilbur Wood with 169. Terry Forster saved 24 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1974 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1974 Chicago White Sox finished 80-80 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1974 Chicago White Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1974 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1974 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1974 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1974 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1974 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (32 HR, 88 RBI) and Jim Kaat (21-13, 2.92 ERA).
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