1974 Chicago White Sox season


The 1974 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 74th season in the major leagues, and its 75th season overall. They finished with a record 80–80, good enough for fourth place in the American League West, 9 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

Opening Day lineup

  1. Pat Kelly, RF
  2. Ken Henderson, CF
  3. Dick Allen, 1B
  4. Bill Melton, 3B
  5. Carlos May, LF
  6. Ron Santo, DH
  7. Jorge Orta, 2B
  8. Ed Herrmann, C
  9. Bucky Dent, SS

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

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
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Cy Acosta, PH2200000002.0000
Dick Allen, 1B1284628413923132885789.3017
Luis Alvarado, 2B,SS81011000001.1000
Buddy Bradford, RF,LF39961632205101311.3331
Chuck Brinkman, C81412000013.1430
Bucky Dent, SS154496551361535452848.2743
Brian Downing, C,RF,DH,LF108293416612110395172.2250
Jerry Hairston, LF,DH4510982570081318.2290
Joe Henderson, PH1100000000.0000
Ken Henderson, CF16260276176355209566112.29212
Ed Herrmann, C107367329513110391649.2591
Lamar Johnson, 1B,DH1029110000203.3450
Jim Kaat, PH1100000000.0000
Pat Kelly, DH,RF122424601191634214658.28118
Eddie Leon, SS,2B3146151003212.1090
Carlos May, LF,DH149551661371928584676.2498
Bill Melton, 3B,DH1364956312017021635960.2423
Tony Muser, 1B,DH103206166051118622.2911
Nyls Nyman, LF51459210401.6431
Jorge Orta, 2B,DH1395257316631210674088.3169
Lee Richard, 3B,SS,DH,2B3267511100158.1640
Ron Santo, DH,2B,3B,1B11737529831215413772.2210
Bill Sharp, RF,LF,CF10032045811324242537.2530
Bill Stein, 3B,DH1343512100578.2790
Ken Tatum, PH1100000000.0000
Pete Varney, C92817000218.2500
Hugh Yancy, PH1000000000.0000
Team totals
1635577684149222523135633519858.26864

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
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Cy Acosta033.74270345.243221932019
Lloyd Allen0110.296207.07980133
Stan Bahnsen12154.7038350216.123012811317116102
Francisco Barrios0027.002002.0766022
Terry Forster783.6259124134.11205754651105
Goose Gossage464.13393189.192454145464
Wayne Granger008.125007.21687134
Joe Henderson108.4053015.021151421112
Bart Johnson1042.7418180121.2105423763476
Jim Kaat21132.9242390277.1263106901866142
Jack Kucek145.2697037.248252232125
Bill Moran134.66155046.157272452517
Jim Otten015.5151016.122111001411
Stan Perzanowski0019.292102.1875122
Skip Pitlock334.434051105.2103585275968
Ken Tatum004.79101020.2231211395
Wilbur Wood20193.6042420320.13051431282788169
Team totals
80803.94163163291465.21470721641103588826

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville