1979 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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Level: MLB
Location: Chicago,IL
Team Record: 73-87 .456
Result: 5th in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Don Kessinger, Tony LaRussa
General Manager: Roland Hemond
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 1,280,702
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago White Sox affiliate history
Team Record: 73-87 .456
Result: 5th in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Don Kessinger, Tony LaRussa
General Manager: Roland Hemond
Stadium: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 1,280,702
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago White Sox affiliate history
Oldest Player: Don Kessinger (36)
Youngest Player: Britt Burns (20)
Longest Tenure: Jorge Orta (8)
Top Hitter: Chet Lemon (15)
Top Pitcher: Ken Kravec (13)
Top Draft Pick: Steve Buechele (#9)
Roster Continuity: 75.84%
Youngest Player: Britt Burns (20)
Longest Tenure: Jorge Orta (8)
Top Hitter: Chet Lemon (15)
Top Pitcher: Ken Kravec (13)
Top Draft Pick: Steve Buechele (#9)
Roster Continuity: 75.84%
American League Standings
| West | W | L | Pct | GB |
| California | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- |
| KC Royals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 |
| Texas | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5.0 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14.0 |
| Seattle | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21.0 |
| Oakland | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 7 | Alan Bannister | OF-2B | MLB | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 9/3/1951 | 27 | Montebello,California | 1973 | 1 | 1 | PHI | |
| 46 | Francisco Barrios | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 8/10/1953 | 25 | Hermosillo,Mexico | 1973 | UDFA | SF | ||
| 30 | Ross Baumgarten | P | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Left | Left | 5/27/1955 | 24 | Highland Park,Illinois | 1977 | 20 | 491 | CHW | |
| 8 | Kevin Bell | 3B | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Right | Right | 7/13/1955 | 23 | Los Angeles,California | 1974 | 1 | 7 | CHW | |
| 22 | Thad Bosley | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 175 | Left | Left | 9/17/1956 | 22 | Oceanside,California | 1974 | 4 | 82 | CAL | |
| 40 | Britt Burns | P | MLB | 6-5 | 218 | Left | Left | 6/8/1959 | 20 | Houston,Texas | 1978 | 3 | 70 | CHW | |
| 13 | Harry Chappas | SS | MLB | 5-3 | 150 | Both | Right | 10/26/1957 | 21 | Mount Rainier,Maryland | 1976 | 6 | 94 | CHW | |
| 19 | Mike Colbern | C | MLB | 6-3 | 205 | Right | Right | 4/19/1955 | 24 | Santa Monica,California | 1976 | 2 | 32 | CHW | |
| 49 | Richard Dotson | P | MLB | 6-0 | 204 | Right | Right | 1/10/1959 | 20 | Cincinnati,Ohio | 1977 | 1 | 7 | CAL | |
| 42 | Mark Esser | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Left | 4/1/1956 | 23 | Erie,Pennsylvania | 1977 | 8 | 160 | CHW | |
| 22 | Ed Farmer | P | MLB | 6-5 | 210 | Right | Right | 10/18/1949 | 29 | Evergreen Park,Illinois | 1967 | 5 | 91 | CLE | |
| 17,42,0 | Marv Foley | C | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Left | Right | 8/29/1953 | 25 | Stanford,Kentucky | 1975 | 17 | 395 | CHW | |
| 48 | Ralph Garr | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 197 | Left | Right | 12/12/1945 | 33 | Monroe,Louisiana | 1967 | 3 | 52 | ATL | |
| 10 | Joe Gates | 2B | MLB | 5-7 | 175 | Left | Right | 10/3/1954 | 24 | Gary,Indiana | 1978 | UDFA | CHW | ||
| 47 | Rich Hinton | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Left | Left | 5/22/1947 | 32 | Tucson,Arizona | 1969 | 4 | 76 | CLE | |
| 36 | Guy Hoffman | P | MLB | 5-9 | 185 | Left | Left | 7/9/1956 | 22 | Ottawa,Illinois | 1978 | UDFA | CHW | ||
| 41 | Fred Howard | P | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 9/2/1956 | 22 | Portland,Maine | 1976 | 6 | 110 | CHW | |
| 23 | LaMarr Hoyt | P | MLB | 6-3 | 244 | Right | Right | 1/1/1955 | 24 | Columbia,South Carolina | 1973 | 5 | 109 | NYY | |
| 11 | Lamar Johnson | 1B | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | Right | Right | 9/2/1950 | 28 | Bessemer,Alabama | 1968 | 3 | 54 | CHW | |
| 27 | Don Kessinger | SS | MLB | 6-1 | 175 | Both | Right | 7/17/1942 | 36 | Forrest City,Arkansas | 1964 | UDFA | CHC | ||
| 55 | Ken Kravec | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Left | Left | 7/29/1951 | 27 | Cleveland,Ohio | 1973 | 3 | 69 | CHW | |
| 47 | Jack Kucek | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 6/8/1953 | 26 | Warren,Ohio | 1974 | 2 | 32 | CHW | |
| 36 | Rusty Kuntz | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/4/1955 | 24 | Orange,California | 1977 | 11 | 261 | CHW | |
| 44 | Lerrin LaGrow | P | MLB | 6-5 | 220 | Right | Right | 7/8/1948 | 30 | Phoenix,Arizona | 1969 | 6 | 137 | DET | |
| 50 | Chet Lemon | OF-RF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/12/1955 | 24 | Jackson,Mississippi | 1972 | 1 | 22 | OAK | |
| 5 | Milt May | C | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Right | 8/1/1950 | 28 | Gary,Indiana | 1968 | 11 | 237 | PIT | |
| 34 | Junior Moore | 3B-OF | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1/25/1953 | 26 | Waskom,Texas | 1971 | 11 | 248 | ATL | |
| 12 | Jim Morrison | 3B-2B | MLB | 5-11 | 186 | Right | Right | 9/23/1952 | 26 | Pensacola,Florida | 1974 | 5 | 99 | PHI | |
| 15 | Bill Nahorodny | C | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 8/31/1953 | 25 | Hamtramck,Michigan | 1972 | 6 | 123 | PHI | |
| 20 | Wayne Nordhagen | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 205 | Right | Right | 7/4/1948 | 30 | Thief River Falls,Minnesota | 1968 | 7 | 136 | NYY | |
| 6 | Jorge Orta | 2B-OF | MLB | 5-10 | 170 | Left | Right | 11/26/1950 | 28 | Mazatlan,Mexico | 1972 | UDFA | CHW | ||
| 24 | Mike Proly | P | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 12/15/1950 | 28 | Jamaica,New York | 1972 | 9 | 213 | STL | |
| 16 | Greg Pryor | 3B-SS | MLB | 6-0 | 186 | Right | Right | 10/2/1949 | 29 | Marietta,Ohio | 1971 | 6 | 125 | Wa2 | |
| 32,35 | Dewey Robinson | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Right | Right | 4/28/1955 | 24 | Evanston,Illinois | 1977 | 19 | 467 | CHW | |
| 55 | Gilberto Rondon | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 11/18/1953 | 25 | Bronx,New York | 1973 | 3 | 59 | BAL | |
| 26 | Randy Scarbery | P | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Both | Right | 6/22/1952 | 27 | Fresno,California | 1973 | 1 | 23 | OAK | |
| 37 | Ron Schueler | P | MLB | 6-4 | 205 | Right | Right | 4/18/1948 | 31 | Catharine,Kansas | 1967 | 3 | 43 | ATL | |
| 12 | Eric Soderholm | 3B | MLB | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/24/1948 | 30 | Cortland,New York | 1968 | 1 | 1 | MIN | |
| 25 | Mike Squires | 1B | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 3/5/1952 | 27 | Kalamazoo,Michigan | 1973 | 18 | 429 | CHW | |
| 35 | Pablo Torrealba | P | MLB | 5-9 | 175 | Left | Left | 4/28/1948 | 31 | Barquisimeto,Venezuela | 1979 | UDFA | CHW | ||
| 21 | Rusty Torres | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Both | Right | 9/30/1948 | 30 | Aguadilla,Puerto Rico | 1966 | 54 | 811 | NYY | |
| 33 | Steve Trout | P | MLB | 6-4 | 195 | Left | Left | 7/30/1957 | 21 | Detroit,Michigan | 1976 | 1 | 8 | CHW | |
| 18 | Claudell Washington | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Left | 8/31/1954 | 24 | Los Angeles,California | 1972 | UDFA | OAK | ||
| 28 | Rich Wortham | P | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Left | 10/22/1953 | 25 | Odessa,Texas | 1976 | 2 | 27 | CHW | |
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Lorn Brown | Broadcaster | |
| Harry Caray | Broadcaster | |
| Roland Hemond | General Manager | |
| Don Kessinger | Manager | |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager | |
| Fred Martin | Pitching Coach | |
| Jim Piersall | Broadcaster | |
| Joe Sparks | Third Base Coach | |
| Bobby Winkles | Assistant Coach |
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