1981 Chicago White Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 54-52
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 946,651, Avg. 20,100
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Tony LaRussa (54-52)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1981 Chicago White Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 54-52
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 946,651, Avg. 20,100
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Tony LaRussa (54-52)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1981 Chicago White Sox Results
The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 54 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the AL's West Division.
The White Sox plated 476 runs and surrendered 423 runs. Greg Luzinski paced Chicago with 21 home runs and drove in 62 runs. Chet Lemon led all regular hitters by hitting .302. Britt Burns topped the squad with 10 wins, while Dennis Lamp recorded a 2.41 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Tony LaRussa coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Agosto | P | L | L | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Rio Piedras, P.R. |
| Bill Almon | SS | R | R | November 21, 1952 | 6'3" | 180 | Providence, RI USA |
| Harold Baines | RF | L | L | March 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | Easton, MD 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 |
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | B | R | August 24, 1956 | 5'9" | 150 | Caguas, P.R. |
| Britt Burns | P | L | L | June 8, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | Houston, TX USA |
| Richard Dotson | P | R | R | January 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Jim Essian | C | R | R | January 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Ed Farmer | P | R | R | October 18, 1949 | 6'5" | 200 | Evergreen Park, IL USA |
| Carlton Fisk | C | R | R | December 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Bellows Falls, VT USA |
| Jerry Hairston | LF | B | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Kevin Hickey | P | L | L | February 25, 1956 | 6'1" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Marc Hill | C | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Elsberry, MO 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 |
| Jerry Koosman | P | R | L | December 23, 1942 | 6'2" | 205 | Appleton, MN USA |
| Rusty Kuntz | LF | R | R | February 4, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Orange, CA USA |
| Dennis Lamp | P | R | R | September 23, 1952 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Ron LeFlore | LF | R | R | June 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Chet Lemon | CF | R | R | February 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Jackson, MS USA |
| Jay Loviglio | 3B | R | R | May 30, 1956 | 5'9" | 160 | Freeport, NY USA |
| Greg Luzinski | P | R | R | November 22, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | L | R | March 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 185 | Monroe, LA USA |
| Bob Molinaro | LF | L | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Jim Morrison | 3B | R | R | September 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Pensacola, FL USA |
| Wayne Nordhagen | RF | R | R | July 4, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | Thief River Falls, MN USA |
| Reggie Patterson | P | R | R | November 7, 1958 | 6'4" | 180 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 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 |
| Mike Squires | 1B | L | L | March 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Leo Sutherland | CF | 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 |
| Jerry Turner | RF | L | L | January 17, 1954 | 5'9" | 180 | Texarkana, AR USA |
