1980 Chicago White Sox season
The 1980 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 80th season in Major League Baseball, and its 81st season overall. They finished with a record of 70-90, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 26 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals.
In 1979 and 1980, Bill Veeck made overtures to Denver interests. An agreement was reached to sell to Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., who pledged to keep the club in Chicago. His offer was turned down by the owners. Veeck was forced to sell to a different investment group.
Offseason
- January 29, 1980: Glenn Borgmann was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Bob Molinaro, DH
- Alan Bannister, 3B
- Claudell Washington, LF
- Lamar Johnson, 1B
- Chet Lemon, CF
- Harold Baines, RF
- Jim Morrison, 2B
- Marv Foley, C
- Greg Pryor, SS
- Steve Trout, P
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1980: Future University of Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill was drafted by the White Sox in the second round, 36th pick overall in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
- June 12, 1980: Randy Scarbery was traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Todd Cruz.
- October 3, 1980: Minnie Miñoso was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
Roster
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 |
| Harold Baines, RF | 141 | 491 | 55 | 125 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 19 | 65 | .255 | 2 |
| Alan Bannister, OF,3B | 45 | 130 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | .192 | 5 |
| Kevin Bell, 3B,DH | 92 | 191 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 37 | .178 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann, C | 32 | 87 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | .218 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley, OF | 70 | 147 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 27 | .224 | 3 |
| Harry Chappas, SS,DH | 26 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .160 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz, SS | 90 | 293 | 23 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 54 | .232 | 2 |
| Marv Foley, C | 68 | 137 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 22 | .212 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson, 1B,DH | 147 | 541 | 51 | 150 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 81 | 47 | 53 | .277 | 2 |
| Randy Johnson, DH,LF | 12 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
| Bruce Kimm, C | 100 | 251 | 20 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 26 | .243 | 1 |
| Rusty Kuntz, OF | 36 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .226 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon, CF,DH | 147 | 514 | 76 | 150 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 71 | 56 | .292 | 6 |
| Minnie Miñoso, PH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro, LF,DH | 119 | 344 | 48 | 100 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 29 | .291 | 18 |
| Junior Moore, 3B,DH | 45 | 121 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | .256 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison, 2B | 162 | 604 | 66 | 171 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 36 | 74 | .283 | 9 |
| Fran Mullins, 3B | 21 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .194 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen, LF,RF,DH | 123 | 415 | 45 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 45 | .277 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt, OF,DH,C,3B | 33 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | .300 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor, SS,3B,2B | 122 | 338 | 32 | 81 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 35 | .240 | 2 |
| Ricky Seilheimer, C | 21 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .212 | 1 |
| Mike Squires, 1B | 131 | 343 | 38 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 24 | .283 | 8 |
| Leo Sutherland, LF,CF | 34 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .258 | 4 |
| Claudell Washington, LF,RF,DH | 32 | 90 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 19 | .289 | 4 |
| 162 | 5444 | 587 | 1408 | 255 | 38 | 91 | 547 | 399 | 670 | .272 | 68 |
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 |
| Francisco Barrios | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Ross Baumgarten | 2 | 12 | 3.44 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 127 | 60 | 52 | 10 | 52 | 66 |
| Britt Burns | 15 | 13 | 2.84 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 238.0 | 213 | 83 | 75 | 17 | 65 | 133 |
| Nardi Contreras | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Richard Dotson | 12 | 10 | 4.27 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 198.0 | 185 | 105 | 94 | 20 | 89 | 109 |
| Ed Farmer | 7 | 9 | 3.34 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 99.2 | 92 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 67 | 54 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 37.2 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 24 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 9 | 3 | 4.57 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 112.1 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 44 | 55 |
| Ken Kravec | 3 | 6 | 6.94 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 81.2 | 100 | 71 | 63 | 13 | 47 | 37 |
| Mike Proly | 5 | 10 | 3.07 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 146.2 | 136 | 67 | 50 | 7 | 67 | 56 |
| Dewey Robinson | 1 | 1 | 3.09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 28 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 2 | 4.08 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28.2 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Steve Trout | 9 | 16 | 3.70 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 199.2 | 229 | 102 | 82 | 14 | 54 | 89 |
| Rich Wortham | 4 | 7 | 5.97 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 92.0 | 102 | 73 | 61 | 4 | 63 | 45 |
| 70 | 90 | 3.92 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 1435.1 | 1434 | 722 | 625 | 108 | 607 | 724 |