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1971 Chicago White Sox season

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1971 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkComiskey Park
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersArthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn
General managersStu Holcomb
ManagersChuck Tanner
TelevisionWFLD
(Jack Drees, Bud Kelly)
RadioWTAQ (AM), WEAW
(Harry Caray, Ralph Faucher)
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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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 101 60 .627 46‍–‍35 55‍–‍25
Kansas City Royals 85 76 .528 16 44‍–‍37 41‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox 79 83 .488 22½ 39‍–‍42 40‍–‍41
California Angels 76 86 .469 25½ 35‍–‍46 41‍–‍40
Minnesota Twins 74 86 .463 26½ 37‍–‍42 37‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers 69 92 .429 32 34‍–‍48 35‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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


Opening Day lineup

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1971 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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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
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
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
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

Pitching

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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
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

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Gordon Maltzberger
AA Asheville Tourists Southern League Larry Sherry
A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Joe Sparks
Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Joe Jones

Notes

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References

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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