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1979 Chicago White Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
73-87, Finished 5th in AL Western Division
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Scored 730 runs, Allowed 748 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-82
Managed by Don Kessinger and Tony LaRussa

Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,280,702 (10th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1978/1980) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/6 at BAL L (3-5) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Chappas Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
2.Sat,4/7 at BAL L (3-6)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Chappas Moore Lemon Washington Proly Orta
3.Sun,4/8 at BAL W (5-1) Foley Squires Pryor Soderholm Chappas Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
4.Tue,4/10 vs TOR L (2-10) Foley Squires Pryor Soderholm Chappas Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
5.Thu,4/12 vs TOR L (7-9)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Proly Nordhagen
6.Fri,4/13 vs NYY W (12-2) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
7.Sat,4/14 vs NYY L (5-8) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
8.Sun,4/15 vs NYY L (5-6) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Chappas Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
9.Mon,4/16 at TOR W (8-4) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington LaGrow Orta
10.Tue,4/17 at TOR W (6-1)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Barrios Nordhagen
11.Wed,4/18 at TOR W (12-5) Nahorodny Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
12.Fri,4/20 at CLE W (4-2) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
13.Sat,4/21 at CLE W (6-5) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
14.Sun,4/22 at CLE L (5-8)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Barrios Nordhagen
15.Mon,4/23 at KCR L (3-4)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Wortham Nordhagen
16.Tue,4/24 at KCR L (0-5) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington LaGrow Orta
17.Wed,4/25 at KCR L (6-7)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Kravec Nordhagen
18.Fri,4/27 vs TEX W (11-0) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
19.Sat,4/28 vs TEX W (3-2) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Bosley Barrios Orta
20.Sun,4/29 vs TEX L (0-10) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Bosley Wortham Orta
21.Tue,5/1 vs DET L (2-5) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
22.Fri,5/4 at TEX W (7-5) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
23.Fri,5/4 at TEX L (6-7) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
24.Sat,5/5 at TEX W (7-6) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
25.Sun,5/6 at TEX W (3-0)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Kravec Nordhagen
26.Mon,5/7 at DET L (4-5) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Trout Orta
27.Tue,5/8 at DET L (8-10) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
28.Wed,5/9 at DET W (5-4) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Baumgarten Garr
29.Thu,5/10 vs KCR W (5-2)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Pryor Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Barrios Nordhagen
30.Fri,5/11 vs KCR W (5-3) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Pryor Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Kravec Garr
31.Sat,5/12 vs KCR L (4-5) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Hinton Orta
32.Sun,5/13 vs KCR L (5-14) Nahorodny Johnson Kessinger Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
33.Tue,5/15 at OAK W (2-1)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Baumgarten Nordhagen
34.Wed,5/16 at OAK W (3-1) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
35.Thu,5/17 at OAK W (5-1) Nahorodny Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
36.Fri,5/18 at CAL L (3-7)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Schueler Nordhagen
37.Sat,5/19 at CAL L (6-10) Foley Squires Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
38.Sun,5/20 at CAL L (0-4) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
39.Tue,5/22 vs OAK W (5-4) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
40.Wed,5/23 vs OAK W (6-1)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Kravec Nordhagen
41.Thu,5/24 vs OAK W (10-1) Nahorodny Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
42.Fri,5/25 vs CAL W (6-1) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
43.Sat,5/26 vs CAL L (4-8)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Torres Howard Nordhagen
44.Sun,5/27 vs CAL L (2-4) Foley Johnson Bannister Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Torres Barrios Orta
45.Sun,5/27 vs CAL L (1-9) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Hinton Orta
46.Mon,5/28 vs CLE W (6-1) Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Torres Washington Kravec Orta
47.Tue,5/29 vs CLE W (4-2) May Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Nahorodny
48.Wed,5/30 vs CLE L (4-6)# Nahorodny Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Baumgarten Nordhagen
49.Fri,6/1 at NYY L (0-4)# May Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Barrios Nahorodny
50.Sat,6/2 at NYY W (7-0) May Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
51.Sun,6/3 at NYY L (2-3) May Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
52.Mon,6/4 vs MIL L (0-6)# May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Baumgarten Bannister
53.Tue,6/5 vs MIL L (3-5) May Johnson Bannister Soderholm Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Howard Orta
54.Wed,6/6 at BOS W (8-5) May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Bannister
55.Thu,6/7 at BOS L (2-9) May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Bannister
56.Sat,6/9 at MIL W (6-2)# May Johnson Bannister Pryor Kessinger Moore Lemon Torres Howard Nordhagen
57.Sun,6/10 at MIL W (13-3) May Johnson Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
58.Mon,6/11 vs BAL L (0-6)# May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Wortham Nordhagen
59.Tue,6/12 vs BAL W (12-4)# May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Kravec Nordhagen
60.Wed,6/13 vs BAL L (7-8) May Johnson Pryor Soderholm Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Howard Orta
61.Fri,6/15 vs BOS W (8-5) May Squires Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Wortham Orta
62.Sat,6/16 vs BOS L (5-11) Nahorodny Squires Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Scarbery Orta
63.Sun,6/17 vs BOS W (6-1) May Squires Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Torres Moore Kravec Orta
64.Mon,6/18 vs SEA L (1-5) May Squires Bannister Pryor Kessinger Garr Torres Moore Baumgarten Orta
65.Tue,6/19 vs SEA L (2-7)# Nahorodny Squires Bannister Pryor Kessinger Moore Lemon Torres Wortham Nordhagen
66.Wed,6/20 vs SEA L (3-5) May Johnson Gates Bannister Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Farmer Orta
67.Thu,6/21 vs SEA W (9-5) May Johnson Gates Bannister Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Barrios Orta
68.Fri,6/22 vs MIN L (3-5)# Nahorodny Johnson Pryor Bannister Kessinger Moore Lemon Torres Kravec Nordhagen
69.Sat,6/23 vs MIN L (1-6) May Johnson Gates Bannister Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
70.Sun,6/24 vs MIN L (3-4)# May Johnson Pryor Bannister Kessinger Moore Lemon Torres Wortham Nordhagen
71.Sun,6/24 vs MIN L (1-7)# Nordhagen Johnson Gates Bannister Pryor Torres Lemon Washington Farmer Nahorodny
72.Tue,6/26 at SEA L (2-3)# May Johnson Pryor Bannister Kessinger Moore Lemon Washington Barrios Nordhagen
73.Wed,6/27 at SEA L (3-4) May Johnson Pryor Bannister Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
74.Thu,6/28 at SEA W (2-1) Nahorodny Squires Orta Bell Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Johnson
75.Fri,6/29 at MIN L (2-5)# May Johnson Orta Bannister Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Wortham Nordhagen
76.Sat,6/30 at MIN L (4-16)# Nordhagen Johnson Orta Bell Pryor Moore Lemon Torres Farmer Bannister
77.Sun,7/1 at MIN L (1-2) May Squires Pryor Bannister Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Trout Orta
78.Tue,7/3 at CLE L (3-7) May Johnson Pryor Bannister Kessinger Garr Lemon Washington Kravec Orta
79.Wed,7/4 at CLE W (16-4)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Moore Lemon Torres Baumgarten Nordhagen
80.Thu,7/5 at CLE W (5-4)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Torres Lemon Washington Wortham Nordhagen
81.Fri,7/6 at KCR W (4-1)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Moore Torres Washington Trout Nordhagen
82.Sat,7/7 at KCR L (3-4)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Torres Lemon Washington Kravec Nordhagen
83.Sun,7/8 at KCR W (4-2) May Johnson Orta Bell Pryor Garr Lemon Torres Barrios Bannister
84.Mon,7/9 vs TEX W (5-4) May Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Garr Lemon Washington Baumgarten Orta
85.Tue,7/10 vs TEX W (6-3)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Bell Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Wortham Nordhagen
86.Wed,7/11 vs TEX W (5-3)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Morrison Pryor Moore Lemon Washington Trout Nordhagen
87.Thu,7/12 vs DET L (1-4)# Colbern Johnson Bannister Morrison Pryor Moore Lemon Torres Howard