1976 Chicago White Sox

64-97 • .398 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1976 Chicago White Sox went 64-97 (.398) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 586 runs, allowed 745, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Jorge Orta (14 HR, 72 RBI) and Ken Brett (10-12, 3.32 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

64 Wins
97 Losses
.398 Win %
6th Rank
586 R 745 RA
Diff -159

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586 Runs Scored
745 Runs Allowed
-159 Run Diff
914K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 equal to the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .314 2% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .348 3% below the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 4.25 21% worse than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 586 9% below the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 914,942
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Avg per Game 11,436

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Lamar Johnson 0.320 2 Ralph Garr 0.300 3 Jorge Orta 0.274 4 Bill Stein 0.268 5 Brian Downing 0.256

Home Runs

1 Jorge Orta 14 2 Jim Spencer 14 3 Jack Brohamer 7 4 Kevin Bell 5 5 Pat Kelly 5

RBI

1 Jorge Orta 72 2 Jim Spencer 70 3 Bucky Dent 52 4 Jack Brohamer 40 5 Chet Lemon 38
1976 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jorge Orta 158 636 74 174 29 8 14 72 38 77 24 0.274
Bucky Dent 158 562 44 138 18 4 2 52 43 45 3 0.246
Ralph Garr 136 527 63 158 22 6 4 36 17 41 14 0.300
Jim Spencer 150 518 53 131 13 2 14 70 49 52 6 0.253
Chet Lemon 132 451 46 111 15 5 4 38 28 65 13 0.246
Bill Stein 117 392 32 105 15 2 4 36 22 67 4 0.268
Jack Brohamer 119 354 33 89 12 2 7 40 44 28 1 0.251
Brian Downing 104 317 38 81 14 0 3 30 40 55 7 0.256
Pat Kelly 107 311 42 79 20 3 5 34 45 45 15 0.254
Kevin Bell 68 230 24 57 7 6 5 20 18 56 2 0.248
Lamar Johnson 82 222 29 71 11 1 4 33 19 37 2 0.320
Jim Essian 78 199 20 49 7 0 0 21 23 28 2 0.246
Buddy Bradford 55 160 20 35 5 2 4 14 19 37 6 0.219
Alan Bannister 73 145 19 36 6 2 0 8 14 21 12 0.248
Jerry Hairston 44 119 20 27 2 2 0 10 24 19 1 0.227
Rich Coggins 32 96 4 15 2 0 0 5 6 15 3 0.156
Carlos May 20 63 7 11 2 0 0 3 9 5 4 0.175
Wayne Nordhagen 22 53 6 10 2 0 0 5 4 12 0 0.189
Sam Ewing 19 41 3 9 2 1 0 2 2 8 0 0.220
Pete Varney 14 41 5 10 2 0 3 5 2 9 0 0.244
Cleon Jones 12 40 2 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.200
Nyls Nyman 8 15 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0.133
Ken Brett 33 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.083
Hugh Yancy 3 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Phil Roof 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Minnie Miñoso 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
George Enright 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Barrios 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Carroll 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Forster 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Johnson 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Kravec 9 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
Larry Monroe 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blue Moon Odom 8 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
Pete Vuckovich 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Wilbur Wood 2.24 2 Clay Carroll 2.56 3 Ken Brett 3.32 4 Dave Hamilton 3.59 5 Rich Gossage 3.94

Wins

1 Ken Brett 10 2 Rich Gossage 9 3 Bart Johnson 9 4 Pete Vuckovich 7 5 Dave Hamilton 6

Strikeouts

1 Rich Gossage 135 2 Ken Brett 91 3 Bart Johnson 91 4 Francisco Barrios 81 5 Terry Forster 70
1976 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rich Gossage 9 17 3.94 31 29 1 224.0 214 98 90 135
Bart Johnson 9 16 4.73 32 32 0 211.1 231 111 62 91
Ken Brett 10 12 3.32 27 26 1 200.2 171 74 76 91
Francisco Barrios 5 9 4.32 35 14 3 141.2 136 68 46 81
Terry Forster 2 12 4.37 29 16 1 111.1 126 54 41 70
Pete Vuckovich 7 4 4.65 33 7 0 110.1 122 57 60 62
Dave Hamilton 6 6 3.59 45 1 10 90.1 81 36 45 62
Clay Carroll 4 4 2.56 29 0 6 77.1 67 22 24 38
Jesse Jefferson 2 5 8.52 19 9 0 62.1 86 59 42 30
Wilbur Wood 4 3 2.24 7 7 0 56.1 51 14 11 31
Chris Knapp 3 1 4.82 11 6 0 52.1 54 28 32 41
Ken Kravec 1 5 4.89 9 8 0 49.2 49 27 32 38
Blue Moon Odom 2 2 5.79 8 4 0 28.0 31 18 20 18
Larry Monroe 0 1 4.15 8 2 0 21.2 23 10 13 9
Jim Otten 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 6.0 9 3 2 3
Jack Kucek 0 0 9.64 2 0 0 4.2 9 5 4 2

👥 Roster (42)

Alan Bannister Francisco Barrios Kevin Bell Buddy Bradford Ken Brett Jack Brohamer Clay Carroll Rich Coggins Bucky Dent Brian Downing George Enright Jim Essian +30 more

42 players

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The 1976 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1976 the Chicago White Sox posted a 64-97 mark (.398) and finished 6th in the AL West. Runs came in at 586 scored against 745 allowed (-159). The staff ERA of 4.25 was 21% worse than the league average of 3.52. Measured against the 646-run league average, the offense was 9% behind. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 914,942 for the year.

The home run leader was Jorge Orta, who hit 14. Ken Brett was the top winner, with 10 victories. The strikeout leader was Rich Gossage with 135. Dave Hamilton closed out 10 saves. The 1976 roster runs to 42 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1975 season and the 1977 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1976 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1976 Chicago White Sox finished 64-97 (.398 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Jorge Orta led the 1976 Chicago White Sox with 14 home runs.
What was the 1976 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1976 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1976 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1976 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1976 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jorge Orta (14 HR, 72 RBI) and Ken Brett (10-12, 3.32 ERA).
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