1978 Chicago White Sox Roster

The 1978 Chicago White Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1978 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1978 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 Chicago White Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
46 Francisco Barrios 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-06-10
41 Ross Baumgarten 6-01 180 Left Left 1955-05-27
40 Britt Burns 6-05 218 Left Left 1959-06-08
47 Rich Hinton 6-02 185 Left Left 1947-05-22
27 Ken Kravec 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-07-29
55 Jack Kucek 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-06-08
36 Lerrin LaGrow 6-05 220 Right Right 1948-07-08
24 Mike Proly 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-12-15
37 Ron Schueler 6-04 205 Right Right 1948-04-18
32 Steve Stone 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-07-14
35 Pablo Torrealba 5-09 175 Left Left 1948-04-28
33 Steve Trout 6-04 195 Left Left 1957-07-30
34 Jim Willoughby 6-02 185 Right Right 1949-01-31
28 Wilbur Wood 6-00 180 Left Right 1941-10-22
52 Rich Wortham 6-00 185 Left Right 1953-10-22
30 Mike Colbern 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-04-19
42 Marv Foley 6-00 195 Right Left 1953-08-29
3 Larry Johnson 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-08-17
15 Bill Nahorodny 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-08-31
8 Kevin Bell 6-00 195 Right Right 1955-07-13
3 Jim Breazeale 6-02 210 Right Left 1949-10-03
1 Harry Chappas 5-07 150 Right Both 1957-10-26
65 Mike Eden 5-10 170 Right Both 1949-05-22
31 Joe Gates 5-07 175 Right Left 1954-10-03
23 Lamar Johnson 6-02 225 Right Right 1950-09-02
11 Don Kessinger 6-01 175 Right Both 1942-07-17
6 Jorge Orta 5-10 175 Right Left 1950-11-26
16 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
12 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
19 Mike Squires 5-11 185 Left Left 1952-03-05
25 Bobby Bonds 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-03-15
22 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
38 Henry Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1952-02-27
48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
44 Chet Lemon 6-00 195 Right Right 1955-02-12
5 Bob Molinaro 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-05-21
20 Wayne Nordhagen 6-02 205 Right Right 1948-07-04
25 Tom Spencer 6-00 170 Right Right 1951-02-28
21 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
18 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
7 Alan Bannister 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-09-03
10 Ron Blomberg 6-01 205 Right Left 1948-08-23
17 Junior Moore 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-01-25
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The 1978 Chicago White Sox played 161 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 90 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,491,100 fans witnessed their 1978 White Sox finish the season with a .441 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1978 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1978 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

1978 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C Bill Nahorodny (104)
1B Lamar Johnson (108)
2B Jorge Orta (114)
3B Eric Soderholm (128)
SS Don Kessinger (123)
LF Ralph Garr (109)
CF Chet Lemon (84)
RF Claudell Washington (63)
DH Ron Blomberg (36)
DH Lamar Johnson (36)
  
SP Francisco Barrios
SP Ken Kravec
SP Steve Stone
SP Wilbur Wood
  
RP Rich Hinton
RP Ron Schueler
RP Pablo Torrealba
RP Jim Willoughby
CL Lerrin LaGrow


1978 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Harry Chappas
#3 Jim Breazeale
#3 Larry Johnson
#5 Bob Molinaro
#6 Jorge Orta
#7 Alan Bannister
#8 Kevin Bell
#10 Ron Blomberg
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 Eric Soderholm
#15 Bill Nahorodny
#16 Greg Pryor
#17 Junior Moore
#18 Claudell Washington
#19 Mike Squires
#20 Wayne Nordhagen
#21 Rusty Torres
#22 Thad Bosley
#23 Lamar Johnson
#24 Mike Proly
#25 Bobby Bonds
#25 Tom Spencer
#27 Ken Kravec
#28 Wilbur Wood
#30 Mike Colbern
#31 Joe Gates
#32 Steve Stone
#33 Steve Trout
#34 Jim Willoughby
#35 Pablo Torrealba
#36 Lerrin LaGrow
#37 Ron Schueler
#38 Henry Cruz
#40 Britt Burns
#41 Ross Baumgarten
#42 Marv Foley
#44 Chet Lemon
#46 Francisco Barrios
#47 Rich Hinton
#48 Ralph Garr
#52 Rich Wortham
#55 Jack Kucek
#65 Mike Eden

Did you know that a 1978 Chicago White Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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