Offseason

• October 14, 1973: Joe Keough
  Joe Keough
  Joseph William Keough is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1968 through 1973 for the Oakland Athletics , Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox . Keough batted and threw left-handed...
  
   was purchased from the White Sox by the Minnesota Twins
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
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• December 11, 1973: Steve Stone, Ken Frailing
  Ken Frailing
  Kenneth Douglas Frailing is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1972 to 1973, and for the Chicago Cubs from 1974 to 1976.He had a 3.96 E.R.A., and a 10 - 16 record....
  
  , Steve Swisher
  Steve Swisher
  Steven Eugene Swisher is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game...
  
   and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   for Ron Santo
  Ron Santo
  Ronald Edward Santo was an American professional baseball player and long-time radio sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974, most notably as the third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. A nine-time All-Star, he was a powerful hitter who was also a good defensive...
  
  . The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Kremmel
  Jim Kremmel
  James Louis "Jim" Kremmel is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Kremmel played for the Texas Rangers in and the Chicago Cubs in .-External links:...
  
   to the Cubs on December 18.
• January 9, 1974: Kevin Bell
  Kevin Bell (baseball)
  Kevin Robert Bell is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1976 and 1982, primarily as a third baseman....
  
   was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
  1974 Major League Baseball draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :With the number one pick of the June regular phase, San Diego tabbed infielder Bill Almon from Brown University, one of six shortstops selected in round one...
  
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• January 16, 1974: John Lamb
  John Lamb (baseball)
  John Andrew Lamb is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Sources:...
  
   was purchased by the White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
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• March 27, 1974: John Lamb was purchased from the White Sox by the Pirates.

Opening Day lineup

1. Pat Kelly, RF
   Right fielder
   A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
   
   
2. Ken Henderson
   Ken Henderson
   Kenneth Joseph Henderson was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , New York Mets , Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Giants to win the National League Western Division in 1971 and the Reds to win the NL West in...
   
   , CF
   Center fielder
   A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
   
   
3. Dick Allen
   Dick Allen
   Richard Anthony Allen is a former Major League Baseball player and R&B singer. He played first and third base and outfield in Major League Baseball and ranked among his sport's top offensive producers of the 1960s and early 1970s...
   
   , 1B
   First baseman
   First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
   
   
4. Bill Melton
   Bill Melton
   William Edwin Melton , nicknamed "Beltin' Bill" or "Beltin' Melton", is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Cleveland Indians...
   
   , 3B
   Third baseman
   A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
   
   
5. Carlos May
   Carlos May
   Carlos May is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox through most of his career, and also the New York Yankees and California Angels. He also played four seasons in Japan, from until , for the Nankai Hawks. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
   
   , LF
   Left fielder
   In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
   
   
6. Ron Santo
   Ron Santo
   Ronald Edward Santo was an American professional baseball player and long-time radio sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974, most notably as the third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. A nine-time All-Star, he was a powerful hitter who was also a good defensive...
   
   , DH
   Designated hitter
   In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to...
   
   
7. Jorge Orta
   Jorge Orta
   Jorge Orta Núñez is a retired professional baseball player.He made his debut with the Chicago White Sox on April 15, 1972. Through the 1970s, he played usually second baseman but also third baseman and also some outfield...
   
   , 2B
   Second baseman
   Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
   
   
8. Ed Herrmann
   Ed Herrmann
   Edward Martin Herrmann is a former American professional baseball player. He played in the Major Leagues as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees, the California Angels, the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos from 1967 to 1978...
   
   , C
   Catcher
   Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
   
   
9. Bucky Dent
   Bucky Dent
   Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent , is a former American Major League Baseball player and manager. He earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in and , and was voted the World Series MVP in 1978...
   
   , SS
   Shortstop
   Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
   
   
   • Wilbur Wood
     Wilbur Wood
     Wilbur Forrester Wood, Jr. is a former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and most notably the Chicago White Sox, where he got 163 of his 164 wins...
     
     , P
     Pitcher
     In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
     
     

Notable transactions

• April 15, 1974: Rich Hinton
  Rich Hinton
  Richard Michael Hinton is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of six seasons between and , including three separate stints with the Chicago White Sox.-Draft history:...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.
• July 11, 1974: Chuck Brinkman
  Chuck Brinkman
  Charles Ernest Brinkman is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1969 until 1974, for the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a catcher....
  
   was purchased from the White Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
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Roster

Starters by position

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system