Home » Leagues » Major League Baseball » Chicago White Sox » 1978 | Roster

» 1978 Chicago White Sox | Roster

Major League Baseball

Record: 71-90   .441.... 5th in American League West
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,491,100

Top Draft Pick: David White (#31)   A

General Manager - Roland Hemond
Manager - Larry Doby, Bob Lemon

Hitting Coach - Larry Doby  Pitching Coach - Stan Williams  First Base Coach - Tony LaRussa  Third Base Coach - Minnie Minoso  Assistant Coach - Bobby Knoop

Affiliates - AAA Iowa Oaks AA Knoxville Sox A Appleton Foxes

Team Leaders

HR: Soderholm [20]
RBI: Johnson [72]
2B: Lemon [24]
SB: Molinaro [22]
W: Stone [12]
SV: LaGrow [16]
SO: Kravec [154]

Oldest Player: Wilbur Wood [36]
Youngest Player: Britt Burns [19]
Longest Tenure: Wilbur Wood [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Harry Chappas (Sep 7) Mike Colbern (Jul 18) Marv Foley (Sep 11) Joe Gates (Sep 12) Tom Spencer (Jul 17)
Pitchers: Ross Baumgarten (Aug 16) Britt Burns (Aug 5) Steve Trout (Jul 1) Rich Wortham (May 3)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

TBC Twitter Page - For Site Updates

The Football Cube

This Page does not have a dedicated Sponsor

Centerfield Wall Ad Zone

Pro Fantasy Baseball - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, News, Closer Report, E-Mail Alerts and Draft Kit. Free!

Other Advertisers: MLB Trade Rumors Baseball Equipment Pricing Baseball Cards Baseball Bargains Baseball Slant Forums Fantasy Ethos

Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Alan Bannister	OF-2B	26	R	R	5-11	175	9/3/1951	Montebello, CA	MLB	1974-1985
	Francisco Barrios	P	24	R	R	6-3	195	8/10/1953	Hermosillo, MX	MLB	1974-1981
	Ross Baumgarten	P	23	L	L	6-1	180	5/27/1955	Highland Park, IL	MLB	1978-1982
	Kevin Bell	3B	22	R	R	6-0	195	7/13/1955	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1976-1982
	Ron Blomberg	1B-OF	29	L	R	6-1	205	8/23/1948	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1969-1978
	Bobby Bonds	OF	32	R	R	6-1	190	3/15/1946	Riverside, CA	MLB	1968-1981
	Thad Bosley	OF	21	L	L	6-3	175	9/17/1956	Oceanside, CA	MLB	1977-1990
	Jim Breazeale	1B	28	L	R	6-2	210	10/3/1949	Houston, TX	MLB	1969-1978
	Britt Burns	P	19	L	L	6-5	218	6/8/1959	Houston, TX	MLB	1978-1985
	Harry Chappas	SS	20	B	R	5-3	150	10/26/1957	Mount Rainier, MD	MLB	1978-1980
	Mike Colbern	C	23	R	R	6-3	205	4/19/1955	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1978-1979
	Henry Cruz	OF	26	L	L	6-0	175	2/27/1952	Christiansted, VG	MLB	1975-1978
	Mike Eden	2B-SS	29	B	R	5-10	170	5/22/1949	Fort Clayton, Ca	MLB	1976-1978
	Marv Foley	C	24	L	R	6-0	195	8/29/1953	Stanford, KY	MLB	1978-1984
	Ralph Garr	OF	32	L	R	5-11	197	12/12/1945	Monroe, LA	MLB	1968-1980
	Joe Gates	2B	23	L	R	5-7	175	10/3/1954	Gary, IN	MLB	1978-1979
	Rich Hinton	P	31	L	L	6-2	185	5/22/1947	Tucson, AZ	MLB	1971-1979
	Lamar Johnson	1B	27	R	R	6-2	225	9/2/1950	Bessemer, AL	MLB	1974-1982
	Larry Johnson	C	27	R	R	6-0	185	8/17/1950	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1972-1978
	Don Kessinger	SS	35	B	R	6-1	175	7/17/1942	Forrest City, AR	MLB	1964-1979
	Ken Kravec	P	26	L	L	6-2	185	7/29/1951	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1975-1982
	Jack Kucek	P	25	R	R	6-2	200	6/8/1953	Warren, OH	MLB	1974-1980
	Lerrin LaGrow	P	29	R	R	6-5	220	7/8/1948	Phoenix, AZ	MLB	1970-1980
	Chet Lemon	OF-RF	23	R	R	6-0	190	2/12/1955	Jackson, MS	MLB	1975-1990
	Bob Molinaro	OF	28	L	R	6-0	190	5/21/1950	Newark, NJ	MLB	1975-1983
	Junior Moore	3B-OF	25	R	R	5-11	185	1/25/1953	Waskom, TX	MLB	1976-1980
	Bill Nahorodny	C	24	R	R	6-2	200	8/31/1953	Hamtramck, MI	MLB	1976-1984
	Wayne Nordhagen	OF	29	R	R	6-2	205	7/4/1948	Thief River Falls, MN	MLB	1976-1983
	Jorge Orta	2B-OF	27	L	R	5-10	170	11/26/1950	Mazatlan, MX	MLB	1972-1987
	Mike Proly	P	27	R	R	6-0	185	12/15/1950	Jamaica, NY	MLB	1976-1983
	Greg Pryor	3B-SS	28	R	R	6-0	186	10/2/1949	Marietta, OH	MLB	1976-1986
	Ron Schueler	P	30	R	R	6-4	205	4/18/1948	Catharine, KS	MLB	1972-1979
	Eric Soderholm	3B	29	R	R	5-11	187	9/24/1948	Cortland, NY	MLB	1971-1980
	Tom Spencer	OF	27	R	R	6-0	170	2/28/1951	Gallipolis, OH	MLB	1978-1978
	Mike Squires	1B	26	L	L	5-11	185	3/5/1952	Kalamazoo, MI	MLB	1975-1985
	Steve Stone	P	30	R	R	5-10	175	7/14/1947	Euclid, OH	MLB	1971-1981
	Pablo Torrealba	P	30	L	L	5-9	175	4/28/1948	Barquisimeto, VZ	MLB	1975-1979
	Rusty Torres	OF	29	B	R	5-10	180	9/30/1948	Aguadilla, PR	MLB	1971-1980
	Steve Trout	P	20	L	L	6-4	195	7/30/1957	Detroit, MI	MLB	1978-1989
	Claudell Washington	OF	23	L	L	6-0	190	8/31/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1974-1990
	Jim Willoughby	P	29	R	R	6-2	185	1/31/1949	Salinas, CA	MLB	1971-1978
	Wilbur Wood	P	36	R	L	6-0	180	10/22/1941	Cambridge, MA	MLB	1961-1978
	Rich Wortham	P	24	R	L	6-0	185	10/22/1953	Odessa, TX	MLB	1978-1983