1979 Chicago White Sox

73-87 • .456 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1979 Chicago White Sox went 73-87 (.456) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 748, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Chet Lemon (17 HR, 86 RBI) and Ken Kravec (15-13, 3.74 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

73 Wins
87 Losses
.456 Win %
5th Rank
730 R 748 RA
Diff -18

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730 Runs Scored
748 Runs Allowed
-18 Run Diff
1,280K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 2% above the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .332 1% below the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .410 equal to the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.10 3% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 730 3% below the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,280,702
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Avg per Game 16,211

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Chet Lemon 0.318 2 Thad Bosley 0.312 3 Lamar Johnson 0.309 4 Harry Chappas 0.288 5 Alan Bannister 0.285

Home Runs

1 Chet Lemon 17 2 Jim Morrison 14 3 Claudell Washington 13 4 Lamar Johnson 12 5 Jorge Orta 11

RBI

1 Chet Lemon 86 2 Lamar Johnson 74 3 Claudell Washington 66 4 Alan Bannister 55 5 Jorge Orta 46
1979 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chet Lemon 148 556 79 177 44 2 17 86 56 68 7 0.318
Alan Bannister 136 506 71 144 28 8 2 55 43 40 22 0.285
Lamar Johnson 133 479 60 148 29 1 12 74 41 56 8 0.309
Greg Pryor 143 476 60 131 23 3 3 34 35 41 3 0.275
Claudell Washington 131 471 79 132 33 5 13 66 28 93 19 0.280
Jorge Orta 113 325 49 85 18 3 11 46 44 33 1 0.262
Ralph Garr 102 307 34 86 10 2 9 39 17 19 2 0.280
Mike Squires 122 295 44 78 10 1 2 22 22 9 15 0.264
Jim Morrison 67 240 38 66 14 0 14 35 15 48 11 0.275
Eric Soderholm 56 210 31 53 8 2 6 34 19 19 0 0.252
Milt May 65 202 23 51 13 0 7 28 14 27 0 0.252
Junior Moore 88 201 24 53 6 2 1 23 12 20 0 0.264
Kevin Bell 70 200 20 49 8 1 4 22 15 43 2 0.245
Wayne Nordhagen 78 193 20 54 15 0 7 25 13 22 0 0.280
Bill Nahorodny 65 179 20 46 10 0 6 29 18 23 0 0.257
Rusty Torres 90 170 26 43 5 0 8 24 23 37 0 0.253
Don Kessinger 56 110 14 22 6 0 1 7 10 12 1 0.200
Marv Foley 34 97 6 24 3 0 2 10 7 5 0 0.247
Mike Colbern 32 83 5 20 5 1 0 8 4 25 0 0.241
Thad Bosley 36 77 13 24 1 1 1 8 9 14 4 0.312
Harry Chappas 26 59 9 17 1 0 1 4 5 5 1 0.288
Joe Gates 16 16 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0.062
Rusty Kuntz 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.091
Francisco Barrios 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ross Baumgarten 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Esser 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Farmer 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Hinton 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guy Hoffman 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Howard 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaMarr Hoyt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Kravec 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Proly 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dewey Robinson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gil Rondon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Scarbery 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Schueler 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pablo Torrealba 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Wortham 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Ed Farmer 2.43 2 Ross Baumgarten 3.54 3 Fred Howard 3.57 4 Francisco Barrios 3.61 5 Ken Kravec 3.74

Wins

1 Ken Kravec 15 2 Rich Wortham 14 3 Ross Baumgarten 13 4 Steve Trout 11 5 Francisco Barrios 8

Strikeouts

1 Ken Kravec 132 2 Rich Wortham 119 3 Steve Trout 76 4 Ross Baumgarten 72 5 Ed Farmer 48
1979 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Kravec 15 13 3.74 36 35 1 250.0 208 104 111 132
Rich Wortham 14 14 4.90 34 33 0 204.0 195 111 100 119
Ross Baumgarten 13 8 3.54 28 28 0 190.2 175 75 83 72
Steve Trout 11 8 3.89 34 18 4 155.0 165 67 59 76
Randy Scarbery 2 8 4.62 45 5 4 101.1 102 52 34 45
Francisco Barrios 8 3 3.61 15 15 0 94.2 88 38 33 28
Mike Proly 3 8 3.87 38 6 9 88.1 89 38 40 32
Ed Farmer 3 7 2.43 42 3 14 81.1 66 22 34 48
Fred Howard 1 5 3.57 28 6 0 68.0 73 27 32 36
Rich Hinton 1 2 6.05 16 2 2 41.2 57 28 8 27
Guy Hoffman 0 5 5.34 24 0 2 30.1 30 18 23 18
Richard Dotson 2 0 3.70 5 5 0 24.1 28 10 6 13
Ron Schueler 0 1 7.32 8 1 0 19.2 19 16 13 6
Lerrin LaGrow 0 3 9.17 11 2 1 17.2 27 18 16 9
Dewey Robinson 0 1 6.28 11 0 0 14.1 11 10 9 5
Gil Rondon 0 0 3.72 4 0 0 9.2 11 4 6 3
Pablo Torrealba 0 0 1.59 3 0 0 5.2 5 1 2 1
Britt Burns 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 5.0 10 3 1 2
LaMarr Hoyt 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0
Wayne Nordhagen 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 2
Mark Esser 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 2 3 4 1
Jack Kucek 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 3 0

👥 Roster (44)

Alan Bannister Francisco Barrios Ross Baumgarten Kevin Bell Thad Bosley Britt Burns Harry Chappas Mike Colbern Richard Dotson Mark Esser Ed Farmer Marv Foley +32 more

44 players

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The 1979 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1979 the Chicago White Sox posted a 73-87 mark (.456) and finished 5th in the AL West. The Chicago White Sox scored 730 runs and allowed 748, a run differential of -18. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .275, 2% better than the league's .269. The staff ERA of 4.10 was 3% better than the league average of 4.22. Measured against the 752-run league average, the offense was 3% behind.

Comiskey Park was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 1,280,702. Chet Lemon led the club in home runs with 17. Ken Kravec was the top winner, with 15 victories. Ed Farmer saved 14 games. The 1979 roster runs to 44 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1978 season and the 1980 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1979 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1979 Chicago White Sox finished 73-87 (.456 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Chet Lemon led the 1979 Chicago White Sox with 17 home runs.
What was the 1979 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1979 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.10.
Did the 1979 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1979 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1979 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chet Lemon (17 HR, 86 RBI) and Ken Kravec (15-13, 3.74 ERA).
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