1978 Chicago White Sox

71-90 • .441 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1978 Chicago White Sox went 71-90 (.441) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 634 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Eric Soderholm (20 HR, 67 RBI) and Steve Stone (12-12, 4.37 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

71 Wins
90 Losses
.441 Win %
5th Rank
634 R 731 RA
Diff -97

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634 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-97 Run Diff
1,491K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .316 3% below the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .379 1% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.21 12% worse than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 634 7% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,491,100
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Avg per Game 18,638

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Wayne Nordhagen 0.301 2 Chet Lemon 0.300 3 Junior Moore 0.292 4 Mike Squires 0.280 5 Bobby Bonds 0.278

Home Runs

1 Eric Soderholm 20 2 Chet Lemon 13 3 Jorge Orta 13 4 Lamar Johnson 8 5 Bill Nahorodny 8

RBI

1 Lamar Johnson 72 2 Eric Soderholm 67 3 Chet Lemon 55 4 Jorge Orta 53 5 Bill Nahorodny 35
1978 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lamar Johnson 148 498 52 136 23 2 8 72 43 46 6 0.273
Eric Soderholm 143 457 57 118 17 1 20 67 39 44 2 0.258
Ralph Garr 118 443 67 122 18 9 3 29 24 41 7 0.275
Don Kessinger 131 431 35 110 18 1 1 31 36 34 2 0.255
Jorge Orta 117 420 45 115 19 2 13 53 42 39 1 0.274
Chet Lemon 105 357 51 107 24 6 13 55 39 46 5 0.300
Bill Nahorodny 107 347 29 82 11 2 8 35 23 52 1 0.236
Claudell Washington 86 314 33 83 16 5 6 31 12 57 5 0.264
Bob Molinaro 105 286 39 75 5 5 6 27 19 12 22 0.262
Greg Pryor 82 222 27 58 11 0 2 15 11 18 3 0.261
Thad Bosley 66 219 25 59 5 1 2 13 13 32 12 0.269
Wayne Nordhagen 68 206 28 62 16 0 5 35 5 18 0 0.301
Ron Blomberg 61 156 16 36 7 0 5 22 11 17 0 0.231
Mike Squires 46 150 25 42 9 2 0 19 16 21 4 0.280
Mike Colbern 48 141 11 38 5 1 2 20 1 36 0 0.270
Alan Bannister 49 107 16 24 3 2 0 8 11 12 3 0.224
Bobby Bonds 26 90 8 25 4 0 2 8 10 10 6 0.278
Henry Cruz 53 77 13 17 2 1 2 10 8 11 0 0.221
Harry Chappas 20 75 11 20 1 0 0 6 6 11 1 0.267
Jim Breazeale 25 72 8 15 3 0 3 13 8 10 0 0.208
Kevin Bell 54 68 9 13 0 0 2 5 5 19 1 0.191
Junior Moore 24 65 8 19 0 1 0 4 6 7 1 0.292
Tom Spencer 29 65 3 12 1 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.185
Rusty Torres 16 44 7 14 3 0 3 6 6 7 0 0.318
Marv Foley 11 34 3 12 0 0 0 6 4 6 0 0.353
Joe Gates 8 24 6 6 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 0.250
Mike Eden 10 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.118
Larry Johnson 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Francisco Barrios 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ross Baumgarten 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Hinton 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Kravec 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Proly 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Schueler 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Stone 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pablo Torrealba 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Willoughby 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Wortham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Mike Proly 2.74 2 Rich Wortham 3.05 3 Jack Kucek 3.29 4 Jim Willoughby 3.86 5 Rich Hinton 4.02

Wins

1 Steve Stone 12 2 Ken Kravec 11 3 Wilbur Wood 10 4 Francisco Barrios 9 5 Lerrin LaGrow 6

Strikeouts

1 Ken Kravec 154 2 Steve Stone 118 3 Francisco Barrios 79 4 Wilbur Wood 69 5 Rich Hinton 48
1978 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Stone 12 12 4.37 30 30 0 212.0 196 103 84 118
Ken Kravec 11 16 4.08 30 30 0 203.0 188 92 95 154
Francisco Barrios 9 15 4.05 33 32 0 195.2 180 88 85 79
Wilbur Wood 10 10 5.20 28 27 0 168.0 187 97 74 69
Jim Willoughby 1 6 3.86 59 0 13 93.1 95 40 19 36
Lerrin LaGrow 6 5 4.40 52 0 16 88.0 85 43 38 41
Ron Schueler 3 5 4.30 30 7 0 81.2 76 39 39 39
Rich Hinton 2 6 4.02 29 4 1 80.2 78 36 28 48
Mike Proly 5 2 2.74 14 6 1 65.2 63 20 12 19
Rich Wortham 3 2 3.05 8 8 0 59.0 59 20 23 25
Pablo Torrealba 2 4 4.71 25 3 1 57.1 69 30 39 23
Jack Kucek 2 3 3.29 10 5 1 52.0 42 19 27 30
Ross Baumgarten 2 2 5.87 7 4 0 23.0 29 15 9 15
Steve Trout 3 0 4.03 4 3 0 22.1 19 10 11 11
Britt Burns 0 2 12.91 2 2 0 7.2 14 11 3 3

👥 Roster (43)

Alan Bannister Francisco Barrios Ross Baumgarten Kevin Bell Ron Blomberg Bobby Bonds Thad Bosley Jim Breazeale Britt Burns Harry Chappas Mike Colbern Henry Cruz +31 more

43 players

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The 1978 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1978 the Chicago White Sox posted a 71-90 mark (.441) and finished 5th in the AL West. With 634 runs scored and 731 given up, the 1978 differential was -97. The team batting average of .263 was 1% above the 1978 league mark of .261. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.21 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 1,491,100 for the year.

Eric Soderholm topped the Chicago White Sox with 20 home runs. The RBI leader was Lamar Johnson, with 72. The pitching staff's wins leader was Steve Stone (12). Ken Kravec struck out 154, the most on the club. Lerrin LaGrow saved 16 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1978 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1978 Chicago White Sox finished 71-90 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Eric Soderholm led the 1978 Chicago White Sox with 20 home runs.
What was the 1978 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1978 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 1978 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1978 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1978 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Soderholm (20 HR, 67 RBI) and Steve Stone (12-12, 4.37 ERA).
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