1975 Chicago White Sox

75-86 • .466 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1975 Chicago White Sox went 75-86 (.466) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 655 runs, allowed 703, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Deron Johnson (18 HR, 72 RBI) and Jim Kaat (20-14, 3.11 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
5th Rank
655 R 703 RA
Diff -48

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655 Runs Scored
703 Runs Allowed
-48 Run Diff
770K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% below the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .331 1% above the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .358 5% below the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.93 4% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 655 5% below the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 770,802
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Avg per Game 9,516

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Jorge Orta 0.304 2 Jerry Hairston 0.283 3 Pat Kelly 0.274 4 Pete Varney 0.271 5 Carlos May 0.271

Home Runs

1 Deron Johnson 18 2 Bill Melton 15 3 Jorge Orta 11 4 Ken Henderson 9 5 Pat Kelly 9

RBI

1 Jorge Orta 83 2 Deron Johnson 72 3 Bill Melton 70 4 Bucky Dent 58 5 Ken Henderson 53
1975 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bucky Dent 157 602 52 159 29 4 3 58 36 48 2 0.264
Deron Johnson 148 555 66 129 25 1 18 72 48 117 0 0.232
Jorge Orta 140 542 64 165 26 10 11 83 48 67 16 0.304
Ken Henderson 140 513 65 129 20 3 9 53 74 65 5 0.251
Bill Melton 149 512 62 123 16 0 15 70 78 106 5 0.240
Pat Kelly 133 471 73 129 21 7 9 45 58 69 18 0.274
Carlos May 128 454 55 123 19 2 8 53 67 46 12 0.271
Brian Downing 138 420 58 101 12 1 7 41 76 75 13 0.240
Nyls Nyman 106 327 36 74 6 3 2 28 11 34 10 0.226
Bill Stein 76 226 23 61 7 1 3 21 18 32 2 0.270
Jerry Hairston 69 219 26 62 8 0 0 23 46 23 1 0.283
Bob Coluccio 61 161 22 33 4 2 4 13 13 34 4 0.205
Tony Muser 43 111 11 27 3 0 0 6 7 8 2 0.243
Pete Varney 36 107 12 29 5 1 2 8 6 28 2 0.271
Mike Squires 20 65 5 15 0 0 0 4 8 5 3 0.231
Buddy Bradford 25 58 8 9 3 1 2 15 8 22 3 0.155
Lee Richard 43 45 11 9 0 1 0 5 4 7 2 0.200
Chet Lemon 9 35 2 9 2 0 0 1 2 6 1 0.257
Bill Sharp 18 35 1 7 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.200
Lamar Johnson 8 30 2 6 3 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.200
Jerry Moses 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lloyd Allen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Bahnsen 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Forster 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gogolewski 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Hinton 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Kravec 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ozzie Osborn 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Claude Osteen 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Otten 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skip Pitlock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Upshaw 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Vuckovich 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 1.84 2 Terry Forster 2.19 3 Dave Hamilton 2.84 4 Jim Kaat 3.11 5 Cecil Upshaw 3.23

Wins

1 Jim Kaat 20 2 Wilbur Wood 16 3 Rich Gossage 9 4 Claude Osteen 7 5 Dave Hamilton 6

Strikeouts

1 Jim Kaat 142 2 Wilbur Wood 140 3 Rich Gossage 130 4 Jesse Jefferson 67 5 Claude Osteen 63
1975 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Kaat 20 14 3.11 43 41 0 303.2 321 105 77 142
Wilbur Wood 16 20 4.11 43 43 0 291.1 309 133 92 140
Claude Osteen 7 16 4.36 37 37 0 204.1 237 99 92 63
Rich Gossage 9 8 1.84 62 0 26 141.2 99 29 70 130
Jesse Jefferson 5 9 5.10 22 21 0 107.2 100 61 94 67
Dave Hamilton 6 5 2.84 30 1 6 69.2 63 22 29 51
Stan Bahnsen 4 6 6.01 12 12 0 67.1 78 45 40 31
Ozzie Osborn 3 0 4.50 24 0 0 58.0 57 29 37 38
Bill Gogolewski 0 0 5.24 19 0 2 55.0 61 32 28 37
Cecil Upshaw 1 1 3.23 29 0 1 47.1 49 17 21 22
Rich Hinton 1 0 4.82 15 0 0 37.1 41 20 15 30
Terry Forster 3 3 2.19 17 1 4 37.0 30 9 24 32
Pete Vuckovich 0 1 13.06 4 2 0 10.1 17 15 7 5
Lloyd Allen 0 2 11.81 3 2 0 5.1 8 7 6 2
Jim Otten 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 5.1 4 4 7 3
Ken Kravec 0 1 6.23 2 1 0 4.1 1 3 8 1
Jack Kucek 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 9 2 4 2
Chris Knapp 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 4 3
Tim Stoddard 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0
Skip Pitlock 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Lloyd Allen Stan Bahnsen Buddy Bradford Bob Coluccio Bucky Dent Brian Downing Terry Forster Bill Gogolewski Rich Gossage Jerry Hairston Dave Hamilton Ken Henderson +29 more

41 players

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The 1975 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1975 Chicago White Sox reads 75 wins and 86 losses, good for 5th in the AL West. The run column shows 655 for and 703 against. The team batting average of .255 was 1% below the 1975 league mark of .257. The staff ERA of 3.93 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.78. The 655 runs scored compare with a league average of 690 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 770,802 for the year. The home run leader was Deron Johnson, who hit 18. Jorge Orta drove in a team-high 83 runs. On the mound, Jim Kaat won 20 games to lead the staff. Rich Gossage saved 26 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1975 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1975 Chicago White Sox finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Deron Johnson led the 1975 Chicago White Sox with 18 home runs.
What was the 1975 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1975 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1975 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1975 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1975 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Deron Johnson (18 HR, 72 RBI) and Jim Kaat (20-14, 3.11 ERA).
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