1974 Chicago White Sox season
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1974 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn | |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner | |
| Local television | WSNS-TV (Harry Caray, Bob Waller) |
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| Local radio | WMAQ (AM) (Harry Caray, Bill Mercer) |
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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.
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Offseason
- October 14, 1973: Joe Keough was purchased from the White Sox by the Minnesota Twins.[1]
- December 11, 1973: Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, Steve Swisher and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Santo. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Kremmel to the Cubs on December 18.[2]
- January 9, 1974: Kevin Bell was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
- January 16, 1974: John Lamb was purchased by the White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4]
- March 27, 1974: John Lamb was purchased from the White Sox by the Pirates.[4]
Regular season
Opening Day lineup
- Pat Kelly, RF
- Ken Henderson, CF
- Dick Allen, 1B
- Bill Melton, 3B
- Carlos May, LF
- Ron Santo, DH
- Jorge Orta, 2B
- Ed Herrmann, C
- Bucky Dent, SS
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Texas Rangers | 84 | 76 | 5 | .525 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 8 | .506 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 80 | 9 | .500 |
| Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | 13 | .475 |
| California Angels | 68 | 94 | 22 | .420 |
Notable transactions
- April 15, 1974: Rich Hinton was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[5]
- July 11, 1974: Chuck Brinkman was purchased from the White Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[6]
Roster
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Outfielders
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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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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| Cy Acosta, PH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Dick Allen, 1B | 128 | 462 | 84 | 139 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 88 | 57 | 89 | .301 | 7 |
| Luis Alvarado, 2B,SS | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford, RF,LF | 39 | 96 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | .333 | 1 |
| Chuck Brinkman, C | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent, SS | 154 | 496 | 55 | 136 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 48 | .274 | 3 |
| Brian Downing, C,RF,DH,LF | 108 | 293 | 41 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 72 | .225 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston, LF,DH | 45 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 18 | .229 | 0 |
| Joe Henderson, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Ken Henderson, CF | 162 | 602 | 76 | 176 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 95 | 66 | 112 | .292 | 12 |
| Ed Herrmann, C | 107 | 367 | 32 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 16 | 49 | .259 | 1 |
| Lamar Johnson, 1B,DH | 10 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .345 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly, DH,RF | 122 | 424 | 60 | 119 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 58 | .281 | 18 |
| Eddie Leon, SS,2B | 31 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .109 | 0 |
| Carlos May, LF,DH | 149 | 551 | 66 | 137 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 46 | 76 | .249 | 8 |
| Bill Melton, 3B,DH | 136 | 495 | 63 | 120 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 59 | 60 | .242 | 3 |
| Tony Muser, 1B,DH | 103 | 206 | 16 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | .291 | 1 |
| Nyls Nyman, LF | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .643 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta, 2B,DH | 139 | 525 | 73 | 166 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 40 | 88 | .316 | 9 |
| Lee Richard, 3B,SS,DH,2B | 32 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .164 | 0 |
| Ron Santo, DH,2B,3B,1B | 117 | 375 | 29 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 72 | .221 | 0 |
| Bill Sharp, RF,LF,CF | 100 | 320 | 45 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 37 | .253 | 0 |
| Bill Stein, 3B,DH | 13 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .279 | 0 |
| Ken Tatum, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Pete Varney, C | 9 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 0 |
| Hugh Yancy, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
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163 | 5577 | 684 | 1492 | 225 | 23 | 135 | 633 | 519 | 858 | .268 | 64 |
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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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| Cy Acosta | 0 | 3 | 3.74 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 45.2 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
| Lloyd Allen | 0 | 1 | 10.29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 12 | 15 | 4.70 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 216.1 | 230 | 128 | 113 | 17 | 116 | 102 |
| Francisco Barrios | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Forster | 7 | 8 | 3.62 | 59 | 1 | 24 | 134.1 | 120 | 57 | 54 | 6 | 51 | 105 |
| Goose Gossage | 4 | 6 | 4.13 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 89.1 | 92 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 54 | 64 |
| Wayne Granger | 0 | 0 | 8.12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Henderson | 1 | 0 | 8.40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| Bart Johnson | 10 | 4 | 2.74 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 121.2 | 105 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 34 | 76 |
| Jim Kaat | 21 | 13 | 2.92 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 277.1 | 263 | 106 | 90 | 18 | 66 | 142 |
| Jack Kucek | 1 | 4 | 5.26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 37.2 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 25 |
| Bill Moran | 1 | 3 | 4.66 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 46.1 | 57 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
| Jim Otten | 0 | 1 | 5.51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Stan Perzanowski | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Skip Pitlock | 3 | 3 | 4.43 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 105.2 | 103 | 58 | 52 | 7 | 59 | 68 |
| Ken Tatum | 0 | 0 | 4.79 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Wilbur Wood | 20 | 19 | 3.60 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 320.1 | 305 | 143 | 128 | 27 | 88 | 169 |
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80 | 80 | 3.94 | 163 | 163 | 29 | 1465.2 | 1470 | 721 | 641 | 103 | 588 | 826 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Oaks | American Association | Joe Sparks |
| AA | Knoxville Knox Sox | Southern League | Jim Napier |
| A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Gordon Lund |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1974 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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