1979 Chicago White Sox season
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| 1979 Chicago White Sox Tony LaRussa's first season as a Manager |
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| Owner(s) | Bill Veeck |
| Manager(s) | Don Kessinger and Tony LaRussa |
| Local television | WSNS-TV |
| Local radio | WMAQ (AM) (Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall) = |
The 1979 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 80th season. They finished with a record 73-87, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 15 games behind of the 1st place California Angels.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
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| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | California Angels | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- |
| 2nd | Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5.0 |
| 4th | Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 |
| 5th | Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14.0 |
| 6th | Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21.0 |
| 7th | Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34.0 |
[edit] Roster
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1979 Chicago White Sox roster
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[edit] 1979 Opening Day Lineup
Harry Chappas, ss
Chet Lemon, cf
Jorge Orta, dh
Lamar Johnson, 1b
Alan Bannister, 2b
Ralph Garr, lf
Eric Soderholm, 3b
Marv Foley, c
Ken Kravec, p
[edit] Disco Demolition Night
Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was held during a scheduled twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The event eventually turned into mayhem.
It was also known as "Anti-Disco Night" and "Disco Sucks Night".
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