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1971 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1971 Chicago White Sox season was their 72nd season overall and 71st in the American League. They finished with a record of 79–83.
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League | American League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
Owners | Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn | |||
General managers | Stu Holcomb | |||
Managers | Chuck Tanner | |||
Television | WFLD (Jack Drees, Bud Kelly) | |||
Radio | WTAQ (AM), WEAW (Harry Caray, Ralph Faucher) | |||
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- December 31, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was purchased by the White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- March 29, 1971: Tommy McCraw was traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Ed Stroud.[2]
- March 31, 1971: Duane Josephson and Danny Murphy were traded by the White Sox to the Boston Red Sox for Tony Muser and Vicente Romo.[3]
Season standings
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AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | 0.627 | — | 46–35 | 55–25 |
Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 16 | 44–37 | 41–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 22½ | 39–42 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 25½ | 35–46 | 41–40 |
Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | 0.463 | 26½ | 37–42 | 37–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 32 | 34–48 | 35–44 |
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Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |
Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 13–3 | |
Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 1–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 12–6 | |
California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–2 | |
Cleveland | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |
Detroit | 10–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 11–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 10–7 | 2–10 | 3–15 | 6–6 | |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–10 | — | 8–4 | 8–10 | 5–6 | |
New York | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–11 | |
Oakland | 4–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | |
Washington | 3–13 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 11–7 | 3–9 | — |
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Opening Day lineup
- Lee Richard, SS
- Jay Johnstone, CF
- Mike Andrews, 2B
- Bill Melton, 3B
- Carlos May, 1B
- Rick Reichardt, LF
- Walt Williams, RF
- Ed Herrmann, C
- Tommy John, P
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
- Warren Cromartie was drafted by the White Sox in the 7th round, but did not sign.[4]
- Jeff Holly was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.[5]
- July 7, 1971: Lee Maye was released by the White Sox.[6]
- August 6, 1971: Joe Henderson was acquired by the White Sox from the Algodoneros de Union Laguna of the Mexican League.[7]
Roster
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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
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Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Luis Alvarado, SS,2B | 99 | 264 | 22 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 34 | .216 | 1 |
Mike Andrews, 2B,1B | 109 | 330 | 45 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 67 | 36 | .282 | 3 |
Chuck Brinkman, C | 15 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .200 | 0 |
Tom Egan, C | 85 | 251 | 29 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 26 | 94 | .239 | 1 |
Ed Herrmann, C | 101 | 294 | 32 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 48 | .214 | 2 |
Mike Hershberger, CF,RF | 74 | 177 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 23 | .260 | 6 |
Ken Hottman, LF | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | 0 |
Steve Huntz, 2B,SS,3B | 35 | 86 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .209 | 1 |
Jay Johnstone, CF,RF,LF | 124 | 388 | 53 | 101 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 50 | .260 | 10 |
Pat Kelly, RF | 67 | 213 | 32 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 29 | .291 | 14 |
Ron Lolich, RF | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | 0 |
Carlos May, 1B,LF | 141 | 500 | 64 | 147 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 62 | 61 | .294 | 16 |
Lee Maye, RF,LF | 32 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .205 | 0 |
Rich McKinney, 2B,RF,3B | 114 | 369 | 35 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 37 | .271 | 0 |
Bill Melton, 3B | 150 | 543 | 72 | 146 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 86 | 61 | 87 | .269 | 3 |
Rich Morales, SS,3B,2B | 84 | 185 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 26 | .243 | 2 |
Tony Muser, 1B | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 | 0 |
Rick Reichardt, LF,CF,1B | 138 | 496 | 53 | 138 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 37 | 90 | .278 | 5 |
Lee Richard, SS,CF | 87 | 260 | 38 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 46 | .231 | 8 |
Bob Spence, 1B | 14 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .148 | 0 |
Ed Stroud, OF | 53 | 141 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | .177 | 4 |
Walt Williams, RF,LF | 114 | 361 | 43 | 106 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 27 | .294 | 5 |
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Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Tom Bradley, P | 48 | 96 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 32 | .156 | 0 |
Don Eddy, P | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
Terry Forster, P | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 0 |
Rich Hinton, P | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 |
Joe Horlen, P | 36 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .100 | 0 |
Pat Jacquez, P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Tommy John, P | 38 | 69 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .145 | 0 |
Bart Johnson, P | 53 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | .193 | 0 |
Steve Kealey, P | 54 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
Jim Magnuson, P | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Stan Perzanowski, P | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Vicente Romo, P | 45 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .364 | 0 |
Wilbur Wood, P | 44 | 96 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | .052 | 1 |
Team Totals |
162 | 5382 | 617 | 1346 | 185 | 30 | 138 | 568 | 562 | 870 | .250 | 83 |
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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
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Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Tom Bradley | 15 | 15 | 2.96 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 285.2 | 273 | 111 | 94 | 16 | 79 | 206 |
Don Eddy | 0 | 2 | 2.38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 |
Terry Forster | 2 | 3 | 3.99 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 49.2 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 48 |
Rich Hinton | 3 | 4 | 4.44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24.1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
Joe Horlen | 8 | 9 | 4.26 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 137.1 | 150 | 72 | 65 | 12 | 32 | 82 |
Pat Jacquez | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Tommy John | 13 | 16 | 3.61 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 229.1 | 244 | 115 | 92 | 17 | 63 | 131 |
Bart Johnson | 12 | 10 | 2.93 | 53 | 16 | 14 | 178.0 | 148 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 117 | 153 |
Steve Kealey | 2 | 2 | 3.84 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 77.1 | 69 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 50 |
Jim Magnuson | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 30.0 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
Denny O'Toole | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Stan Perzanowski | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Vicente Romo | 1 | 7 | 3.38 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 72.0 | 52 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 43 | 48 |
Wilbur Wood | 22 | 13 | 1.91 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 334.0 | 272 | 95 | 71 | 21 | 64 | 210 |
Team Totals |
79 | 83 | 3.12 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1450.1 | 1348 | 597 | 503 | 100 | 506 | 976 |
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See also: Farm system
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- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1971 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference