1977 Chicago White Sox

90-72 • .556 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1977 Chicago White Sox went 90-72 (.556) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 844 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Oscar Gamble (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Steve Stone (15-12, 4.51 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
3rd Rank
844 R 771 RA
Diff +73

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⚡ Quick Stats

844 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
1,656K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 5% above the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .343 4% above the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .444 10% above the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.25 5% worse than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 844 15% above the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,656,135
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Avg per Game 20,446

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Wayne Nordhagen 0.315 2 Lamar Johnson 0.302 3 Ralph Garr 0.300 4 Oscar Gamble 0.297 5 Richie Zisk 0.290

Home Runs

1 Oscar Gamble 31 2 Richie Zisk 30 3 Eric Soderholm 25 4 Chet Lemon 19 5 Lamar Johnson 18

RBI

1 Richie Zisk 101 2 Jorge Orta 84 3 Oscar Gamble 83 4 Jim Spencer 69 5 Chet Lemon 67
1977 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jorge Orta 144 564 71 159 27 8 11 84 46 49 4 0.282
Alan Bannister 139 560 87 154 20 3 3 57 54 49 4 0.275
Chet Lemon 150 553 99 151 38 4 19 67 52 88 8 0.273
Ralph Garr 134 543 78 163 29 7 10 54 27 44 12 0.300
Richie Zisk 141 531 78 154 17 6 30 101 55 98 0 0.290
Jim Spencer 128 470 56 116 16 1 18 69 36 50 1 0.247
Eric Soderholm 130 460 77 129 20 3 25 67 47 47 2 0.280
Oscar Gamble 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 83 54 54 1 0.297
Lamar Johnson 118 374 52 113 12 5 18 65 24 53 1 0.302
Jim Essian 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 52 35 1 0.273
Brian Downing 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 25 34 21 1 0.284
Jack Brohamer 59 152 26 39 10 3 2 20 21 8 0 0.257
Wayne Nordhagen 52 124 16 39 7 3 4 22 2 12 1 0.315
Don Kessinger 39 119 12 28 3 2 0 11 13 7 2 0.235
Royle Stillman 56 119 18 25 7 1 3 13 17 21 2 0.210
Bob Coluccio 20 37 4 10 0 0 0 7 6 2 0 0.270
Kevin Bell 9 28 4 5 1 0 1 6 3 8 0 0.179
Jerry Hairston 13 26 3 8 2 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.308
Bill Nahorodny 7 23 3 6 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 0.261
Henry Cruz 16 21 3 6 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0.286
Tim Nordbrook 15 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 7 4 1 0.250
Mike Squires 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Cruz 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Flannery 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Molinaro 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.500
Nyls Nyman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Anderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Barrios 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Brett 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Carroll 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Dal Canton 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Johnson 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Kirkwood 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Kravec 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Silvio Martinez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Stone 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Verhoeven 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Wiles 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Lerrin LaGrow 2.46 2 Steve Renko 3.54 3 Dave Hamilton 3.61 4 Jack Kucek 3.63 5 Bart Johnson 4.01

Wins

1 Steve Stone 15 2 Francisco Barrios 14 3 Chris Knapp 12 4 Ken Kravec 11 5 Lerrin LaGrow 7

Strikeouts

1 Ken Kravec 125 2 Steve Stone 124 3 Francisco Barrios 119 4 Chris Knapp 103 5 Lerrin LaGrow 63
1977 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Francisco Barrios 14 7 4.12 33 31 0 231.1 241 106 58 119
Steve Stone 15 12 4.51 31 31 0 207.1 228 104 80 124
Ken Kravec 11 8 4.10 26 25 0 166.2 161 76 57 125
Chris Knapp 12 7 4.80 27 26 0 146.1 166 78 61 103
Wilbur Wood 7 8 4.99 24 18 0 122.2 139 68 50 42
Lerrin LaGrow 7 3 2.46 66 0 25 98.2 81 27 35 63
Bart Johnson 4 5 4.01 29 4 2 92.0 114 41 38 46
Ken Brett 6 4 5.01 13 13 0 82.2 101 46 15 39
Dave Hamilton 4 5 3.61 55 0 9 67.1 71 27 33 45
Steve Renko 5 0 3.54 8 8 0 53.1 55 21 17 36
Don Kirkwood 1 1 5.18 16 0 0 40.0 49 23 10 24
Jack Kucek 0 1 3.63 8 3 0 34.2 35 14 10 25
Bruce Dal Canton 0 2 3.75 8 0 2 24.0 20 10 13 9
Dave Frost 1 1 3.04 4 3 0 23.2 30 8 3 15
Silvio Martinez 0 1 5.57 10 0 1 21.0 28 13 12 10
Clay Carroll 1 3 4.76 8 0 1 11.1 14 6 4 4
John Verhoeven 0 0 2.61 6 0 0 10.1 9 3 2 6
Larry Anderson 1 3 9.35 6 0 0 8.2 10 9 15 7
Randy Wiles 1 1 10.13 5 0 0 2.2 5 3 3 0

👥 Roster (45)

Larry Anderson Alan Bannister Francisco Barrios Kevin Bell Ken Brett Jack Brohamer Clay Carroll Bob Coluccio Henry Cruz Tommy Cruz Bruce Dal Canton Brian Downing +33 more

45 players

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The 1977 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1977 Chicago White Sox won 90 games and lost 72, ending up 3rd in the AL West. The run column shows 844 for and 771 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .278, 5% better than the league's .266. The staff ERA of 4.25 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.06. The 844 runs scored compare with a league average of 732 per club, 15% more.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,656,135 in attendance, about 20,446 a game. The home run leader was Oscar Gamble, who hit 31. The RBI leader was Richie Zisk, with 101. On the mound, Steve Stone won 15 games to lead the staff. Ken Kravec struck out 125, the most on the club. Lerrin LaGrow saved 25 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1977 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1977 Chicago White Sox finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Oscar Gamble led the 1977 Chicago White Sox with 31 home runs.
What was the 1977 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1977 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1977 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1977 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1977 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Gamble (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Steve Stone (15-12, 4.51 ERA).
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