1978 Chicago White Sox Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 71-90
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,491,100, Avg. 19,620
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Bob Lemon (34-40)
Manager: Larry Doby (37-50)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1978 Chicago White Sox Roster
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 71 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox scored 634 runs and allowed 731 runs. Eric Soderholm led Chicago with 20 home runs Lamar Johnson drove in 72 runs. Ralph Garr paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .275. Steve Stone topped the squad with 12 wins, while Francisco Barrios earned a 4.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Lemon and Larry Doby coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 634
Regular Season Runs Against: 731
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 7, 1978 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
April 8, 1978 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
April 9, 1978 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
April 11, 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 9 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
April 12, 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | ||
April 13, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 4-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | ||
April 15, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 4-1 | 0-2 | 4-3 | ||
April 16, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 4-1 | 0-3 | 4-4 | ||
April 17, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 4-1 | 0-4 | 4-5 | ||
April 21, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
April 22, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | L | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | ||
April 23, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | L | 4-1 | 1-6 | 5-7 | ||
April 24, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 4-2 | 1-6 | 5-8 | ||
April 25, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 4-3 | 1-6 | 5-9 | ||
April 26, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 5-3 | 1-6 | 6-9 | ||
April 28, 1978 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 5-4 | 1-6 | 6-10 | ||
April 29, 1978 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 5-5 | 1-6 | 6-11 | ||
April 30, 1978 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 5-6 | 1-6 | 6-12 | ||
May 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 5-6 | 2-6 | 7-12 | ||
May 3, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | L | 5-6 | 2-7 | 7-13 | ||
May 6, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 5-6 | 2-8 | 7-14 | ||
May 6, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 5-6 | 2-9 | 7-15 | ||
May 7, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 5-6 | 2-10 | 7-16 | ||
May 10, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 6-6 | 2-10 | 8-16 | ||
May 12, 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 7-6 | 2-10 | 9-16 | ||
May 13, 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 7-7 | 2-10 | 9-17 | ||
May 14, 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 7-8 | 2-10 | 9-18 | ||
May 15, 1978 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 7-9 | 2-10 | 9-19 | ||
May 16, 1978 | New York Yankees 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 7-10 | 2-10 | 9-20 | ||
May 17, 1978 | California Angels 6 at Chicago White Sox 9 | W | 8-10 | 2-10 | 10-20 | ||
May 18, 1978 | California Angels 9 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 8-11 | 2-10 | 10-21 | ||
May 19, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 8-11 | 3-10 | 11-21 | ||
May 20, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 8-11 | 3-11 | 11-22 | ||
May 21, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 8-11 | 4-11 | 12-22 | ||
May 21, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 8-11 | 4-12 | 12-23 | ||
May 23, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at California Angels 5 | L | 8-11 | 4-13 | 12-24 | ||
May 24, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at California Angels 4 | L | 8-11 | 4-14 | 12-25 | ||
May 25, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at California Angels 6 | L | 8-11 | 4-15 | 12-26 | ||
May 26, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 8-12 | 4-15 | 12-27 | ||
May 27, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 8-13 | 4-15 | 12-28 | ||
May 28, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 9-13 | 4-15 | 13-28 | ||
May 28, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 10-13 | 4-15 | 14-28 | ||
May 29, 1978 | California Angels 0 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 11-13 | 4-15 | 15-28 | ||
May 30, 1978 | California Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 12-13 | 4-15 | 16-28 | ||
May 31, 1978 | California Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 17 | W | 13-13 | 4-15 | 17-28 | ||
June 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 13-13 | 5-15 | 18-28 | ||
June 3, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 13-13 | 6-15 | 19-28 | ||
June 4, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 13 | L | 13-13 | 6-16 | 19-29 | ||
June 5, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 13-13 | 7-16 | 20-29 | ||
June 6, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 13-13 | 8-16 | 21-29 | ||
June 7, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 13-13 | 9-16 | 22-29 | ||
June 8, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 13-13 | 10-16 | 23-29 | ||
June 9, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 13-13 | 11-16 | 24-29 | ||
June 10, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 13-13 | 11-17 | 24-30 | ||
June 11, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 13-13 | 12-17 | 25-30 | ||
June 12, 1978 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 14-13 | 12-17 | 26-30 | ||
June 13, 1978 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Chicago White Sox 10 | W | 15-13 | 12-17 | 27-30 | ||
June 14, 1978 | Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 16-13 | 12-17 | 28-30 | ||
June 15, 1978 | Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 17-13 | 12-17 | 29-30 | ||
June 16, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 17-14 | 12-17 | 29-31 | ||
June 17, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 18-14 | 12-17 | 30-31 | ||
June 18, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 18-15 | 12-17 | 30-32 | ||
June 18, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 11 | W | 19-15 | 12-17 | 31-32 | ||
June 19, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 19-16 | 12-17 | 31-33 | ||
June 20, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 19-17 | 12-17 | 31-34 | ||
June 22, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 19-18 | 12-17 | 31-35 | ||
June 23, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 19-19 | 12-17 | 31-36 | ||
June 24, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 20-19 | 12-17 | 32-36 | ||
June 25, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 9 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 20-20 | 12-17 | 32-37 | ||
June 25, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 20-21 | 12-17 | 32-38 | ||
June 26, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 20-21 | 12-18 | 32-39 | ||
June 27, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 6 | W | 20-21 | 13-18 | 33-39 | ||
June 28, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 20-21 | 14-18 | 34-39 | ||
June 29, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 9 | L | 20-21 | 14-19 | 34-40 | ||
July 1, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 10 | L | 20-21 | 14-20 | 34-41 | ||
July 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 9 | L | 20-21 | 14-21 | 34-42 | ||
July 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 5 | W | 20-21 | 15-21 | 35-42 | ||
July 3, 1978 | Texas Rangers 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 21-21 | 15-21 | 36-42 | ||
July 4, 1978 | Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 22-21 | 15-21 | 37-42 | ||
July 5, 1978 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 22-22 | 15-21 | 37-43 | ||
July 6, 1978 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 22-23 | 15-21 | 37-44 | ||
July 7, 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 22-24 | 15-21 | 37-45 | ||
July 8, 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | L | 22-25 | 15-21 | 37-46 | ||
July 9, 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 23-25 | 15-21 | 38-46 | ||
July 13, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 23-25 | 16-21 | 39-46 | ||
July 14, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 23-25 | 16-22 | 39-47 | ||
July 15, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 23-25 | 16-23 | 39-48 | ||
July 16, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 10 | L | 23-25 | 16-24 | 39-49 | ||
July 17, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 23-25 | 16-25 | 39-50 | ||
July 18, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 23-25 | 16-26 | 39-51 | ||
July 19, 1978 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 23-26 | 16-26 | 39-52 | ||
July 21, 1978 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 23-27 | 16-26 | 39-53 | ||
July 22, 1978 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 23-28 | 16-26 | 39-54 | ||
July 23, 1978 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 23-29 | 16-26 | 39-55 | ||
July 24, 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 24-29 | 16-26 | 40-55 | ||
July 25, 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 25-29 | 16-26 | 41-55 | ||
July 26, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 25-30 | 16-26 | 41-56 | ||
July 27, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 25-31 | 16-26 | 41-57 | ||
July 28, 1978 | Texas Rangers 9 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 25-32 | 16-26 | 41-58 | ||
July 29, 1978 | Texas Rangers 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 26-32 | 16-26 | 42-58 | ||
July 30, 1978 | Texas Rangers 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 27-32 | 16-26 | 43-58 | ||
July 30, 1978 | Texas Rangers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 28-32 | 16-26 | 44-58 | ||
July 31, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 28-32 | 16-27 | 44-59 | ||
August 1, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 28-32 | 17-27 | 45-59 | ||
August 3, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 28-32 | 17-28 | 45-60 | ||
August 4, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 28-32 | 17-29 | 45-61 | ||
August 5, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 28-32 | 17-30 | 45-62 | ||
August 6, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 28-32 | 17-31 | 45-63 | ||
August 7, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 28-32 | 18-31 | 46-63 | ||
August 8, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 10 | L | 28-32 | 18-32 | 46-64 | ||
August 9, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 | L | 28-32 | 18-33 | 46-65 | ||
August 10, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 | L | 28-32 | 18-34 | 46-66 | ||
August 11, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 28-33 | 18-34 | 46-67 | ||
August 12, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 29-33 | 18-34 | 47-67 | ||
August 13, 1978 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 29-34 | 18-34 | 47-68 | ||
August 14, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 29-34 | 18-35 | 47-69 | ||
August 15, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 29-34 | 18-36 | 47-70 | ||
August 16, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 29-34 | 19-36 | 48-70 | ||
August 17, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 29-34 | 20-36 | 49-70 | ||
August 18, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 29-34 | 21-36 | 50-70 | ||
August 19, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 29-34 | 22-36 | 51-70 | ||
August 20, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 29-34 | 22-37 | 51-71 | ||
August 22, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 29-35 | 22-37 | 51-72 | ||
August 23, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 30-35 | 22-37 | 52-72 | ||
August 24, 1978 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 31-35 | 22-37 | 53-72 | ||
August 25, 1978 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 31-36 | 22-37 | 53-73 | ||
August 26, 1978 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 32-36 | 22-37 | 54-73 | ||
August 27, 1978 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 33-36 | 22-37 | 55-73 | ||
August 28, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 33-36 | 22-38 | 55-74 | ||
August 29, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 33-36 | 23-38 | 56-74 | ||
August 30, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 12 | L | 33-36 | 23-39 | 56-75 | ||
September 1, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 33-36 | 23-40 | 56-76 | ||
September 1, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 33-36 | 23-41 | 56-77 | ||
September 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 33-36 | 23-42 | 56-78 | ||
September 2, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 33-36 | 23-43 | 56-79 | ||
September 3, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 33-36 | 24-43 | 57-79 | ||
September 4, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 | L | 33-36 | 24-44 | 57-80 | ||
September 5, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 33-36 | 25-44 | 58-80 | ||
September 6, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 33-36 | 26-44 | 59-80 | ||
September 7, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 33-37 | 26-44 | 59-81 | ||
September 8, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 34-37 | 26-44 | 60-81 | ||
September 9, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 34-38 | 26-44 | 60-82 | ||
September 10, 1978 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 35-38 | 26-44 | 61-82 | ||
September 11, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 35-39 | 26-44 | 61-83 | ||
September 12, 1978 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 36-39 | 26-44 | 62-83 | ||
September 14, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 36-39 | 27-44 | 63-83 | ||
September 15, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 36-39 | 28-44 | 64-83 | ||
September 16, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 36-39 | 29-44 | 65-83 | ||
September 17, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 36-39 | 29-45 | 65-84 | ||
September 18, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 36-39 | 29-46 | 65-85 | ||
September 19, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 36-39 | 30-46 | 66-85 | ||
September 19, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 36-39 | 31-46 | 67-85 | ||
September 22, 1978 | California Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 36-40 | 31-46 | 67-86 | ||
September 23, 1978 | California Angels 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 37-40 | 31-46 | 68-86 | ||
September 24, 1978 | California Angels 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 37-41 | 31-46 | 68-87 | ||
September 25, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 38-41 | 31-46 | 69-87 | ||
September 26, 1978 | Oakland Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 38-42 | 31-46 | 69-88 | ||
September 28, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 7 at California Angels 11 | L | 38-42 | 31-47 | 69-89 | ||
September 29, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 9 at California Angels 6 | W | 38-42 | 32-47 | 70-89 | ||
September 30, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 6 at California Angels 5 | W | 38-42 | 33-47 | 71-89 | ||
October 1, 1978 | Chicago White Sox 4 at California Angels 5 | L | 38-42 | 33-48 | 71-90 |