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1976 Chicago White Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975/1977)
64-97, Finished 6th in AL Western Division
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Scored 586 runs, Allowed 745 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-98
Managed by Paul Richards

Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 914,945 (10th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 Stats (1975/1977) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Brian Downing       25  104  317   38   81  14  0   3   30  40   55  .256  .338  .328   7   3   2   1   4   3   0   96
1B *Jim Spencer         28  150  518   53  131  13  2  14   70  49   52  .253  .315  .367   6   4  10   1   4   7  19   99
2B *Jack Brohamer       26  119  354   33   89  12  2   7   40  44   28  .251  .333  .356   1   3   9   3   6   8   9  102
3B  Kevin Bell          20   68  230   24   57   7  6   5   20  18   56  .248  .302  .396   2   1   3   1   6   3   0  103
SS  Bucky Dent          24  158  562   44  138  18  4   2   52  43   45  .246  .300  .302   3   5  10   2  17   2   3   77
LF *Jorge Orta          25  158  636   74  174  29  8  14   72  38   77  .274  .316  .410  24   8  15   5   1   8   2  111
CF  Chet Lemon          21  132  451   46  111  15  5   4   38  28   65  .246  .298  .328  13   7   9   7   7   4   0   83
RF *Ralph Garr          30  136  527   63  158  22  6   4   36  17   41  .300  .322  .387  14   5   6   2   8   4   2  107
DH *Pat Kelly           31  107  311   42   79  20  3   5   34  45   45  .254  .349  .386  15   7   8   3   2   5   1  115
    Bill Stein          29  117  392   32  105  15  2   4   36  22   67  .268  .310  .347   4   2   8   2   6   0   3   92
    Lamar Johnson       25   82  222   29   71  11  1   4   33  19   37  .320  .372  .432   2   1  11   2   1   4   1  135
    Jim Essian          25   78  199   20   49   7  0   0   21  23   28  .246  .326  .281   2   1   6   1   5   1   0   79
    Buddy Bradford      31   55  160   20   35   5  2   4   14  19   37  .219  .309  .350   6   0   0   2   2   0   2   93
    Alan Bannister      24   73  145   19   36   6  2   0    8  14   21  .248  .317  .317  12   4   0   1   4   1   1   86
   #Jerry Hairston      24   44  119   20   27   2  2   0   10  24   19  .227  .352  .277   1   1   0   0   2   2   0   86
   *Rich Coggins        25   32   96    4   15   2  0   0    5   6   15  .156  .206  .177   3   1   1   0   2   0   0   13
   *Carlos May          28   20   63    7   11   2  0   0    3   9    5  .175  .278  .206   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   43
    Wayne Nordhagen     27   22   53    6   10   2  0   0    5   4   12  .189  .233  .226   0   0   1   0   1   3   0   35
   *Sam Ewing           27   19   41    3    9   2  1   0    2   2    8  .220  .256  .317   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   67
    Pete Varney         27   14   41    5   10   2  0   3    5   2    9  .244  .279  .512   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  128
    Cleon Jones         33   12   40    2    8   1  0   0    3   5    5  .200  .304  .225   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   57
   *Nyls Nyman          22    8   15    2    2   1  0   0    1   0    3  .133  .133  .200   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   -3
    Hugh Yancy          26    3   10    0    1   1  0   0    0   0    3  .100  .100  .200   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -14
    Phil Roof           35    4    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    3  .111  .111  .111   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -35
    Minnie Minoso       50    3    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    2  .125  .125  .125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -27
    George Enright      22    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100

   *Ken Brett           27   33   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .083  .083  .083   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -51
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.1  161 5532  586 1410 209 46  73  538 471  739  .255  .313  .349 120  53 104  34  79  55  43   94
    Rank among 12 AL teams         5   10    6   8  4  10       10    7     7     9     9   7  11                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Bart Johnson        26  32   4.73   9  16  0  32   0   8   3  211.3  231  115  111  20   62   91  901   4   1  0   1  76
SP  Rich Gossage        24  31   3.94   9  17  1  29   1  15   0  224.0  214  104   98  16   90  135  956   6   9  0   3  91
SP *Ken Brett           27  27   3.32  10  12  1  26   1  16   1  200.7  171   82   74   5   76   91  826   4   3  1   3 108
SP *Terry Forster       24  29   4.37   2  12  1  16   8   1   0  111.3  126   61   54   7   41   70  486   7   1  0   4  82
SP *Ken Kravec          24   9   4.89   1   5  0   8   0   1   0   49.7   49   28   27   3   32   38  226   3   1  1   0  73
SP *Wilbur Wood         34   7   2.24   4   3  0   7   0   5   1   56.3   51   24   14   3   11   31  225   1   0  0   0 161
SP  Chris Knapp         22  11   4.82   3   1  0   6   2   1   0   52.3   54   31   28   5   32   41  233   0   1  1   1  75

CL *Dave Hamilton       28  45   3.59   6   6 10   1  34   0   0   90.3   81   38   36   4   45   62  395   3   4  0   6 100
RP  Clay Carroll        35  29   2.56   4   4  6   0  20   0   0   77.3   67   26   22   1   24   38  311   4   2  0   2 140
RP  Pete Vuckovich      23  33   4.65   7   4  0   7  15   1   0  110.3  122   59   57   3   60   62  500   0   4  1   4  77
RP  Francisco Barrios   23  35   4.32   5   9  3  14  13   6   0  141.7  136   72   68  13   46   81  596   2   4  1   3  83
RP  Jesse Jefferson     27  19   8.52   2   5  0   9   5   0   0   62.3   86   62   59   3   42   30  307   4   2  1   0  42

    Blue Moon Odom      31   8   5.79   2   2  0   4   2   0   0   28.0   31   21   18   2   20   18  133   1   1  0   0  62
    Larry Monroe        20   8   4.15   0   1  0   2   5   0   0   21.7   23   11   10   0   13    9   96   1   0  0   0  86
    Jim Otten           24   2   4.50   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    6.0    9    6    3   0    2    3   29   0   0  0   0  80
    Jack Kucek          23   2   9.64   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    4.7    9    5    5   2    4    2   26   0   0  0   0  37
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 25.8 161   4.25  64  97 22 161 107  54  10 1448.0 1460  745  684  87  600  802 6246  40  33  6  27  85
    Rank among 12 AL teams         12  12   1  9           6  11      9   10   12        4   11    3

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
BDowning     721  80  93  450   38   6   4  .988   1  14  78  37
JEssian      570  64  77  319   53  10  10  .974   2  19  45  37
PVarney      104  11  14   76    4   1   0  .988   2   4  18   3
PRoof         24   3   4    8    3   0   1 1.000   0   1   0   2
WNordhagen    21   2   5   15    2   1   0  .944   0   0   6   2
GEnright       7   1   2    4    0   0   0 1.000   0   2   4   1
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1448 161 161  872  100  18  15  .982   5  40 151  82
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .992 *9.85
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JSpencer    1208 134 143 1206  112   2 116  .998  9.82
LJohnson     230  27  34  210   18   4  20  .983  8.89
BStein         4   0   1    3    0   0   0 1.000  6.75
SEwing         3   0   1    4    0   0   0 1.000 12.00
JEssian        2   0   2    1    0   0   0 1.000  4.50
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161 1424  130   6 136  .996  9.66
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .975 *5.40
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JBrohamer    955 107 117  263  334  10  74  .984  5.62
BStein       448  50  58  118  143  11  34  .960  5.24
HYancy        24   3   3    8    4   0   3 1.000  4.50
ABannister    20   1   4    4   12   0   2 1.000  7.20
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  393  493  21 113  .977  5.51
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .953 *2.94
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
KBell        579  65  67   70  124   6  10  .970  3.02
JOrta        436  49  49   31  102  10   9  .930  2.75
BStein       431  47  58   35   98   8   5  .943  2.78
JEssian        1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
ABannister     0   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JBrohamer      0   0   1    2    4   0   1 1.000  6.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  138  328  24  25  .951  2.90
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .967 *4.99
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BDent       1373 154 158  279  468  18  96  .976  4.90
ABannister    71   7  14    8   23   4   5  .886  3.93
BStein         4   0   1    2    2   0   0 1.000  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  289  493  22 101  .973  4.86
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *2.23
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JOrta        651  74  76  149    9   5   1  .969  2.18
RGarr        316  33  51   71    2   3   0  .961  2.08
ABannister   152  17  29   48    0   0   0 1.000  2.83
PKelly       104  12  14   22    0   0   0 1.000  1.90
CJones        61   8   8    7    0   0   0 1.000  1.03
CMay          59   8   9   13    0   0   0 1.000  1.96
RCoggins      44   3   6    8    0   0   0 1.000  1.64
NNyman        36   4   6   11    0   0   0 1.000  2.70
LJohnson      10   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JHairston      9   1   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.00
BBradford      2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
CLemon         1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  331   11   8   1  .977  2.13
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .984 *2.98
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
CLemon      1042 118 130  358   12   3   1  .992  3.20
RGarr        320  36  42  100    3   1   2  .990  2.90
ABannister    69   6  13   21    1   0   0 1.000  2.84
RCoggins      12   1   2    4    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
NNyman         3   0   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  5.45
BBradford      1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  485   16   4   3  .992  3.11
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .980 *2.21
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RGarr        417  50  58   84    2   2   0  .977  1.85
BBradford    366  37  46   91    0   2   0  .978  2.23
JHairston    276  30  39   68    1   2   0  .972  2.25
RCoggins     177  20  24   32    1   0   0 1.000  1.68
PKelly        76  10  12   13    1   2   0  .875  1.66
WNordhagen    72   7  10   19    1   0   0 1.000  2.50
ABannister    37   4   4   11    0   1   0  .917  2.68
JOrta         16   2   2    6    0   0   0 1.000  3.38
BStein         9   1   1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161  327    6   9   0  .974  2.07
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .981 *2.47  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
RGarr       1054 119 125  254    7   6   2  .978  2.23
CLemon      1043 118 131  353   12   3   1  .992  3.15
JOrta        667  76  77  156    9   5   1  .971  2.22
BBradford    369  37  48   91    0   2   0  .978  2.22
JHairston    285  31  40   71    1   2   0  .973  2.27
ABannister   259  27  43   80    1   1   0  .988  2.81
RCoggins     233  24  26   45    1   0   0 1.000  1.77
PKelly       180  22  26   37    1   2   0  .950  1.90
WNordhagen    72   7  10   20    1   0   0 1.000  2.62
CJones        61   8   8    7    0   0   0 1.000  1.03
CMay          59   8   9   13    0   0   0 1.000  1.96
NNyman        40   4   7   13    0   0   0 1.000  2.92
LJohnson      10   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
BStein         9   1   1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1448 161 161 1143   33  21   4  .982  2.44 161 161 161
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .950 *1.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RGossage     224  29  31   18   27   3   1  .937  1.81
BJohnson     211  32  32   22   30   1   0  .981  2.21
KBrett       200  26  27   11   35   3   0  .939  2.06
FBarrios     141  14  35   10   14   1   3  .960  1.52
TForster     111  16  29    5   26   2   0  .939  2.51
PVuckovich   110   7  33    3   19   3   0  .880  1.80
DHamilton     90   1  45    4    9   1   1  .929  1.30
CCarroll      77   0  29    0   15   0   2 1.000  1.75
JJefferson    62   9  19    3   14   0   2 1.000  2.46
WWood         56   7   7    1   12   0   0 1.000  2.08
CKnapp        52   6  11    2    5   1   1  .875  1.20
KKravec       49   8   9    0    7   1   0  .875  1.27
BOdom         28   4   8    1    2   2   0  .600  0.96
LMonroe       21   2   8    5    1   0   0 1.000  2.49
JOtten         6   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JKucek         4   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1448 161 161   85  216  18  10  .944  1.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
PKelly        63
LJohnson      35
JOrta         31
SEwing        12
BDowning      11
CMay          10
RGarr          6
WNordhagen     6
ABannister     4
BBradford      3
CJones         3
MMinoso        3
JSpencer       2
KBell          1
RCoggins       1
BStein         1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageGarr.300
On-base %Garr.322
Slugging %Orta.410
OPSOrta.726
GamesDent and Orta158
At BatsOrta636
Plate Appearances (approx.)Orta688
RunsOrta74
HitsOrta174
Total BasesOrta261
DoublesOrta29
TriplesOrta8
Home RunsOrta and Spencer14
RBIOrta72
Bases on BallsSpencer49
StrikeoutsOrta77
Stolen BasesOrta24
SinglesGarr126
Adjusted OPS+Orta111
Runs CreatedOrta81
Adjusted Batting RunsJohnson10
Batting WinsJohnson1.1
Extra-Base HitsOrta51
Times on BaseOrta217
Offensive Win%Garr.560
Hit By PitchLemon7
Sac. HitsDent17
Sac. FliesBrohamer and Orta8
Intentional WalksSpencer19
Grounded into Double PlaysOrta15
Caught StealingOrta8
Power/Speed NumberOrta17.7
At Bats per StrikeoutGarr12.9
At Bats per Home RunSpencer37.0
OutsOrta494

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERABrett3.32
WinsBrett10
Won-Loss %Brett.455
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Brett1.231
Hits Allowed/9IPBrett7.67
Bases on Balls/9IPJohnson2.64
Strikeouts/9IPGossage5.42
GamesHamilton45
SavesHamilton10
InningsGossage224.0
StrikeoutsGossage135
Games StartedJohnson32
Comp. GamesBrett16
ShutoutsJohnson3
Home Runs Allow.Johnson20
Bases On Balls Allow.Gossage90
Hits AllowedJohnson231
SO to WalkGossage1.50
LossesGossage17
Earned Runs Allow.Johnson111
Wild PitchesForster7
Hit BatsmenGossage9
Batters FacedGossage956
Games FinishedHamilton34
Adjusted ERA+Brett108

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