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1980 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) American League West (since 1969)
Location
Comiskey Park (since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (since 1900)
1980 information
Owner(s)	Bill Veeck
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	WBNB (Harry Caray, Jimmy Piersall)
Local radio	WBBM (AM) (Harry Caray, Jimmy Piersall, Joe McConnell, Rich King)

The 1980 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 81st season. They finished with a record 70-90, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 26 games behind of the 1st 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.^[1] His offer was turned down by the owners. Veeck was forced to sell to a different investment group.^[1]

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

January 29, 1980: Glenn Borgmann was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Kansas City Royals	97	65	--	.599
Oakland Athletics	83	79	14	.512
Minnesota Twins	77	84	19.5	.478
Texas Rangers	76	85	20.5	.472
Chicago White Sox	70	90	26	.438
California Angels	65	95	31	.406
Seattle Mariners	59	103	38	.364

Opening Day lineup

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.^[3]
June 12, 1980: Randy Scarbery was traded by the White Sox to the California Angels for Todd Cruz.^[4]
October 3, 1980: Minnie Miñoso was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[5]

Roster

1980 Chicago White Sox roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

9 Minnie Miñoso

Manager

10 Tony La Russa

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Kimm, BruceBruce Kimm	100	251	61	.243	0	19
1B	Squires, MikeMike Squires	131	343	97	.283	2	33
2B	Morrison, JimJim Morrison	162	604	171	.283	15	57
3B	Bell, KevinKevin Bell	90	191	34	.178	1	11
SS	Cruz, ToddTodd Cruz	90	293	68	.232	2	18
LF	Molinaro, BobBob Molinaro	119	344	100	.291	5	36
CF	Lemon, ChetChet Lemon	147	514	150	.292	11	51
RF	Baines, HaroldHarold Baines	141	491	125	.255	13	49
DH	Johnson, LamarLamar Johnson	147	541	150	.277	13	81

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Nordhagen, WayneWayne Nordhagen	123	415	115	.277	15	59
Pryor, GregGreg Pryor	122	338	81	.240	1	29
Foley, MarvMarv Foley	68	137	29	.212	4	15
Bannister, AlanAlan Bannister	45	130	25	.192	0	9
Washington, ClaudellClaudell Washington	32	90	26	.289	1	12
Borgmann, GlennGlenn Borgmann	32	87	19	.218	2	14
Mullins, FranFran Mullins	21	62	12	.194	0	3
Seilheimer, RickyRicky Seilheimer	21	52	11	.212	1	3
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson	12	20	4	.200	0	3
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	2	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Burns, BrittBritt Burns	34	238	15	13	2.84	133
Trout, SteveSteve Trout	32	199.2	9	16	3.70	89
Dotson, RichardRichard Dotson	33	198	12	10	4.27	109
Baumgarten, RossRoss Baumgarten	24	136	2	12	3.44	66
Barrios, FranciscoFrancisco Barrios	3	16.1	1	1	4.96	2

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hoyt, LaMarrLaMarr Hoyt	24	112.1	9	3	4.57	55

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hoffman, GuyGuy Hoffman	23	1	0	1	2.63	24
Robinson, DeweyDewey Robinson	15	1	1	0	3.09	28
Scarbery, RandyRandy Scarbery	15	1	2	2	4.08	18
Contreras, NardiNardi Contreras	8	0	0	0	5.93	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Oaks	American Association	Pete Ward and Sam Ewing
AA	Glens Falls White Sox	Eastern League	Mike Pazik
A	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	Gordon Lund
Rookie	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	Duane Shaffer

Notes

References

1980 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

1980 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1980 Major League Baseball Draft • 1980 All-Star Game • 1980 World Series

Chicago White Sox

Formerly the Sioux City Cornhuskers, St. Paul Saints, and the White Stockings • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Players • Owners • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks

South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field
Spring Training: Recreation Park • Palm Springs Stadium • Plant Field • Al Lopez Field • Payne Park • Ed Smith Stadium • Tucson Electric Park • Camelback Ranch

Culture

Black Sox Scandal • Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Soxman • Andy the Clown • "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw • Gene Honda • Sox–35th • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Barack Obama • 1994 Bat Burglary • Soxville

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

Important Figures

Charles Comiskey • Shoeless Joe Jackson • Ed Walsh • Ray Schalk • Eddie Collins • Red Faber • Ted Lyons • Billy Pierce • Minnie Miñoso • Luke Appling • Luis Aparicio • Nellie Fox • Bill Veeck • Harry Caray • Carlton Fisk • Harold Baines • Ozzie Guillén • Robin Ventura • Frank Thomas • Paul Konerko • Mark Buehrle • Jermaine Dye

Retired Numbers

2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72

Key Personnel

Owners: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén

World Series
Championships (3)

1906 • 1917 • 2005

American League
Championships (6)

1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005

American League
Division Championships (5)

Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 • 2008

Minor League
Affiliates

Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Dash (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie)

Other Assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago

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