1980 Chicago White Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-90
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,200,365, Avg. 16,171
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Tony LaRussa (70-90)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1980 Chicago White Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 70-90
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,200,365, Avg. 16,171
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Tony LaRussa (70-90)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1980 Chicago White Sox Results
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1980 season with a record of 70 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox plated 587 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 722 runs. Jim Morrison and Wayne Nordhagen paced Chicago with 15 home runs apiece. Lamar Johnson drove in 81 runs. Chet Lemon led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .292. Britt Burns topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.84 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Tony LaRussa coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Baines | RF | L | L | March 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | Easton, MD USA |
| Alan Bannister | LF | R | R | September 3, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Montebello, CA USA |
| Francisco Barrios | P | R | R | June 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 155 | Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico |
| Ross Baumgarten | P | L | L | May 27, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Highland Park, IL USA |
| Kevin Bell | 3B | R | R | July 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Glenn Borgmann | C | R | R | May 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Thad Bosley | LF | L | L | September 17, 1956 | 6'3" | 175 | Oceanside, CA USA |
| Britt Burns | P | L | L | June 8, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | Houston, TX USA |
| Harry Chappas | SS | B | R | October 26, 1957 | 5'7" | 150 | Mount Rainier, MD USA |
| Nardi Contreras | P | B | R | September 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 193 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Todd Cruz | SS | R | R | November 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Richard Dotson | P | R | R | January 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Ed Farmer | P | R | R | October 18, 1949 | 6'5" | 200 | Evergreen Park, IL USA |
| Marv Foley | C | L | R | August 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 195 | Stanford, KY USA |
| Guy Hoffman | P | L | L | July 9, 1956 | 5'9" | 175 | Ottawa, IL USA |
| LaMarr Hoyt | P | R | R | January 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Columbia, SC USA |
| Lamar Johnson | 1B | R | R | September 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Bessemer, AL USA |
| Randy Johnson | 1B | L | L | August 15, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Miami, FL USA |
| Bruce Kimm | C | R | R | June 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| Ken Kravec | P | L | L | July 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Rusty Kuntz | LF | R | R | February 4, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Orange, CA USA |
| Chet Lemon | CF | R | R | February 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Jackson, MS USA |
| Minnie Minoso | P | R | R | November 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Perico, Matanzas Cuba |
| Bob Molinaro | LF | L | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Junior Moore | 3B | R | R | January 25, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Waskom, TX USA |
| Jim Morrison | 2B | R | R | September 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Pensacola, FL USA |
| Fran Mullins | 3B | R | R | May 14, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Wayne Nordhagen | LF | R | R | July 4, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | Thief River Falls, MN USA |
| Mike Proly | P | R | R | December 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Jamaica, NY USA |
| Ron Pruitt | LF | R | R | October 21, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Flint, MI USA |
| Greg Pryor | SS | R | R | October 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Marietta, OH USA |
| Dewey Robinson | P | R | R | April 28, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Evanston, IL USA |
| Randy Scarbery | P | B | R | June 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Ricky Seilheimer | C | L | R | August 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Brenham, TX USA |
| Mike Squires | 1B | L | L | March 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Leo Sutherland | LF | L | L | April 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 165 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Cuba |
| Steve Trout | P | L | L | July 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Claudell Washington | LF | L | L | August 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Rich Wortham | P | R | L | October 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Odessa, TX USA |
