1978 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 71-90. They scored 634 runs and belted 106 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Eric Soderholm provided the power for the team with 20 homers. The offense was powered by Lamar Johnson, who led the team with 72 RBI and 136 hits.
The team allowed 731 runs and had a team ERA of 4.23. Steve Stone was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Ken Kravec racked up 154 strkeouts to lead the team. Lerrin LaGrow led the team with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Bell | 3B | 54 | 68 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .257 | .279 | .536 | .191 |
| Jim Breazeale | 1B | 25 | 72 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .284 | .375 | .659 | .208 |
| Harry Chappas | SS | 20 | 75 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .318 | .280 | .598 | .267 |
| Mike Eden | SS | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .118 | .404 | .118 |
| Joe Gates | 2B | 8 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .379 | .250 | .629 | .250 |
| Lamar Johnson | 1B | 148 | 498 | 52 | 136 | 8 | 72 | 6 | .329 | .376 | .705 | .273 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 131 | 431 | 35 | 110 | 1 | 31 | 2 | .312 | .309 | .621 | .255 |
| Jorge Orta | 2B | 117 | 420 | 45 | 115 | 13 | 53 | 1 | .340 | .421 | .761 | .274 |
| Greg Pryor | 2B | 82 | 222 | 27 | 58 | 2 | 15 | 3 | .298 | .338 | .636 | .261 |
| Eric Soderholm | 3B | 143 | 457 | 57 | 118 | 20 | 67 | 2 | .318 | .431 | .749 | .258 |
| Mike Squires | 1B | 46 | 150 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 4 | .343 | .367 | .710 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 26 | 90 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .347 | .389 | .736 | .278 |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 66 | 219 | 25 | 59 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .308 | .329 | .637 | .269 |
| Henry Cruz | OF | 53 | 77 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .292 | .351 | .643 | .221 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 118 | 443 | 67 | 122 | 3 | 29 | 7 | .314 | .377 | .691 | .275 |
| Chet Lemon | OF | 105 | 357 | 51 | 107 | 13 | 55 | 5 | .377 | .510 | .887 | .300 |
| Bob Molinaro | OF | 105 | 286 | 39 | 75 | 6 | 27 | 22 | .314 | .378 | .692 | .262 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | OF | 68 | 206 | 28 | 62 | 5 | 35 | 0 | .310 | .451 | .761 | .301 |
| Tom Spencer | OF | 29 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .209 | .200 | .409 | .185 |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 16 | 44 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .400 | .591 | .991 | .318 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 86 | 314 | 33 | 83 | 6 | 31 | 5 | .290 | .404 | .694 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Colbern | C | 48 | 141 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .281 | .362 | .643 | .270 |
| Marv Foley | C | 11 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .421 | .353 | .774 | .353 |
| Larry Johnson | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Bill Nahorodny | C | 107 | 347 | 29 | 82 | 8 | 35 | 1 | .285 | .349 | .634 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Alan Bannister | DH | 49 | 107 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .303 | .290 | .593 | .224 |
| Ron Blomberg | DH | 61 | 156 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .280 | .372 | .652 | .231 |
| Junior Moore | DH | 24 | 65 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .352 | .323 | .675 | .292 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5393 | 634 | 1423 | 106 | 595 | 83 | .313 | .379 | .692 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Francisco Barrios | 33 | 32 | 195.7 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 79 | 85 | 4.05 | 1.354 | |||
| Ross Baumgarten | 7 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5.87 | 1.652 | |||
| Britt Burns | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.91 | 2.208 | |||
| Rich Hinton | 29 | 4 | 80.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 48 | 28 | 4.02 | 1.314 | |||
| Ken Kravec | 30 | 30 | 203 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 154 | 95 | 4.08 | 1.394 | |||
| Jack Kucek | 10 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3.29 | 1.327 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 52 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 16 | 41 | 38 | 4.40 | 1.398 | |||
| Mike Proly | 14 | 6 | 65.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2.74 | 1.142 | |||
| Ron Schueler | 30 | 7 | 81.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 4.30 | 1.408 | |||
| Steve Stone | 30 | 30 | 212 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 118 | 84 | 4.37 | 1.321 | |||
| Pablo Torrealba | 25 | 3 | 57.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 4.71 | 1.885 | |||
| Steve Trout | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4.03 | 1.345 | |||
| Jim Willoughby | 59 | 0 | 93.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 13 | 36 | 19 | 3.86 | 1.222 | |||
| Wilbur Wood | 28 | 27 | 168 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 69 | 74 | 5.20 | 1.554 | |||
| Rich Wortham | 8 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 3.05 | 1.390 | |||
| Team Totals | 361 | 161 | 1409.4 | 71 | 90 | .441 | 33 | 710 | 586 | 4.23 | 1.395 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lamar Johnson | 148 |
| At Bats | Lamar Johnson | 498 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lamar Johnson | 551 |
| Batting Average | Lamar Johnson | .273 |
| On-Base % | Lamar Johnson | .329 |
| Slugging % | Eric Soderholm | .431 |
| OPS | Eric Soderholm | .749 |
| Runs | Ralph Garr | 67 |
| Hits | Lamar Johnson | 136 |
| Total Bases | Eric Soderholm | 197 |
| Doubles | Chet Lemon | 24 |
| Triples | Ralph Garr | 9 |
| Home Runs | Eric Soderholm | 20 |
| RBI | Lamar Johnson | 72 |
| Walks | Lamar Johnson | 43 |
| Strikeouts | Claudell Washington | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Molinaro | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Thad Bosley | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kessinger | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lamar Johnson, Jorge Orta, and Eric Soderholm | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lamar Johnson | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Stone | 12 |
| Losses | Ken Kravec | 16 |
| Saves | Lerrin LaGrow | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Stone and Wilbur Wood | .500 |
| ERA | Francisco Barrios | 4.05 |
| WHIP | Steve Stone | 1.321 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Stone | 212 |
| Games | Jim Willoughby | 59 |
| Games Started | Francisco Barrios | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Kravec | 154 |
| Complete Games | Francisco Barrios | 9 |
| Shutouts | Francisco Barrios and Ken Kravec | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Stone | 898 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Stone | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Stone | 196 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Kravec | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wilbur Wood | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Stone | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Stone | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Wilbur Wood | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Kravec | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Willoughby | 14 |
