Regular season 1977 Chicago White Sox season




1 regular season

1.1 opening day lineup
1.2 season standings
1.3 record vs. opponents
1.4 notable transactions
1.5 roster





regular season

on april 7 in toronto, white sox played toronto blue jays in first game in blue jays history.


the white sox, came called south side hitmen , in solid contention of season, battling division-winning royals , minnesota twins of way. moved first place in al west on july 1 , remained there until august 12. primary weapon power hitting. team, white sox hit 192 home runs, record lasted until 1996. displays of power caused fans cheer curtain calls , players came out of dugout after hitting home run acknowledge cheers. royals players resented this, , called such behavior bush , unprofessional. climax of came on august 5, when white sox pitcher bart johnson , royals catcher darrell porter had fistfight in game @ kansas city.


opening day lineup

ralph garr, left field
alan bannister, shortstop
jorge orta, second base
richie zisk, right field
jim spencer, first base
oscar gamble, designated hitter
eric soderholm, third base
chet lemon, center field
brian downing, catcher
ken brett, pitcher

season standings



record vs. opponents



notable transactions

april 5, 1977: bucky dent traded white sox new york yankees oscar gamble, lamarr hoyt, bob polinsky (minors), , $200,000.
august 20, 1977: steve staniland (minors) traded white sox st. louis cardinals don kessinger.
august 31, 1977: white sox traded players named later st. louis cardinals clay carroll. white sox completed deal sending nyls nyman cardinals on september 2, , sending dave hamilton , silvio martínez cardinals on november 28.

roster







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