1982 Chicago White Sox season
The 1982 Chicago White Sox season was the their 82nd season in the major leagues, and 83rd season overall. The White Sox finished at, third in the American League West, six games behind the division champion California Angels.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Ron LeFlore, CF
- Tony Bernazard, 2B
- Steve Kemp, LF
- Greg Luzinski, DH
- Tom Paciorek, 1B
- Carlton Fisk, C
- Harold Baines, RF
- Jim Morrison, 3B
- Bill Almon, SS
- Jerry Koosman, P
Notable transactions
- April 2: Wayne Nordhagen was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aurelio Rodríguez.
- June 7: Kenny Williams was selected in the third round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
- August 21: Sparky Lyle was purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 |
| Bill Almon, SS | 111 | 308 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 49 | .256 | 10 |
| Harold Baines, RF | 161 | 608 | 89 | 165 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 105 | 49 | 95 | .271 | 10 |
| Tony Bernazard, 2B | 137 | 540 | 90 | 138 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 88 | .256 | 11 |
| Steve Dillard, 2B | 16 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .171 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk, C | 135 | 476 | 66 | 127 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 46 | 60 | .267 | 17 |
| Marv Foley, C | 27 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Gray, 3B | 17 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | 1 |
| Jerry Hairston, OF | 85 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 15 | .233 | 0 |
| Marc Hill, C | 53 | 88 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 13 | .261 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp, LF | 160 | 580 | 91 | 166 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 98 | 89 | 83 | .286 | 7 |
| Ron Kittle, RF | 20 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .241 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz, CF | 21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .192 | 0 |
| Rudy Law, CF | 121 | 336 | 55 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 41 | .318 | 36 |
| Vance Law, SS,3B,2B | 114 | 359 | 40 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 46 | .281 | 4 |
| Ron LeFlore, CF | 91 | 334 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 91 | .287 | 28 |
| Jay Loviglio, 2B | 15 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .194 | 2 |
| Greg Luzinski, DH | 159 | 583 | 87 | 170 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 102 | 89 | 120 | .292 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison, 3B | 51 | 166 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 15 | .223 | 0 |
| Chris Nyman, 1B | 28 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .246 | 3 |
| Tom Paciorek, 1B,LF | 104 | 382 | 49 | 119 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 53 | .312 | 3 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez, 3B | 118 | 257 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 35 | .241 | 0 |
| Mike Squires, 1B | 116 | 195 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | .267 | 3 |
| Greg Walker, DH | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .412 | 0 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5575 | 786 | 1523 | 266 | 52 | 136 | 747 | 533 | 866 | .273 | 136 |
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 |
| Juan Agosto | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Barnes | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Salome Barojas | 6 | 6 | 3.54 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 106.2 | 96 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 52 | 56 |
| Warren Brusstar | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Britt Burns | 13 | 5 | 4.04 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 169.1 | 168 | 89 | 76 | 12 | 68 | 116 |
| Richard Dotson | 11 | 15 | 3.84 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 219 | 97 | 84 | 19 | 77 | 109 |
| Chico Escárrega | 1 | 3 | 3.67 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 73.2 | 73 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| Kevin Hickey | 4 | 4 | 3.00 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 78.0 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 38 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 19 | 15 | 3.53 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 239.2 | 248 | 104 | 94 | 17 | 51 | 124 |
| Jim Kern | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28.0 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| Jerry Koosman | 11 | 7 | 3.84 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 173.1 | 194 | 81 | 74 | 9 | 41 | 88 |
| Dennis Lamp | 11 | 8 | 3.99 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 189.2 | 206 | 96 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 78 |
| Sparky Lyle | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Jim Siwy | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Eddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Trout | 6 | 9 | 4.26 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 120.1 | 130 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 52 | 62 |
| Team totals | 87 | 75 | 3.87 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1439.0 | 1502 | 710 | 618 | 99 | 460 | 753 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Appleton, Niagara Falls
