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1978 Chicago White Sox season

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Owner(s)
  
Bill Veeck

Manager(s)
  
Bob Lemon, Larry Doby

General manager(s)
  
Roland Hemond

Local television
  
WSNS-TV

Local radio
  
WMAQ (AM)(Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall)

The 1978 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 78th season in Major League Baseball, and its 79th overall. They finished with a record 71-90, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 20.5 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals.

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Offseason

  • November 28, 1977: Rich Hinton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
  • December 5, 1977: Brian Downing, Chris Knapp, and Dave Frost were traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Bobby Bonds, Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson.

    • Regular season

  • Larry Doby replaced Bob Lemon as manager of the White Sox in 1978. Doby was the second African-American to lead a major league club.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Ralph Garr, lf
  • Jorge Orta, 2b
  • Lamar Johnson, 1b
  • Bobby Bonds, rf
  • Ron Blomberg, dh
  • Chet Lemon, cf
  • Eric Soderholm, 3b
  • Wayne Nordhagen, c
  • Don Kessinger, ss
  • Steve Stone, p

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1978: Royle Stillman was released by the White Sox.
  • April 1, 1978: Bob Coluccio was released by the White Sox.
  • July 17, 1978: Guy Hoffman was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.

    • Draft picks

  • June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Britt Burns was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round.
  • Gary Gaetti was drafted by the White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville, Appleton

    References

    1978 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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