| 1979 Chicago White Sox | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Owners | Bill Veeck | |
| General managers | Roland Hemond | |
| Managers | Don Kessinger, Tony La Russa | |
| Television | WSNS-TV | |
| Radio | WMAQ (AM) (Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall) | |
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The 1979 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 80th season overall, and their 79th in Major League Baseball. The team finished in fifth place in the American League West with a record of 73 wins and 87 losses, 15 games behind the first-place California Angels.