1971 Chicago White Sox 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.

1971 Chicago White Sox
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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Offseason

• 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]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1971 American League record v t e 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

• 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

1971 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 24 Tom Bradley 32 Don Eddy 51 Terry Forster 44,50 Rich Hinton 20 Joe Horlen 44 Pat Jacquez 25 Tommy John 21,42 Bart Johnson 23 Steve Kealey 40 Jim Magnuson 52 Dennis O'Toole 46 Stan Perzanowski 27 Vicente Romo 28 Wilbur Wood		Catchers 11 Chuck Brinkman  8 Tom Egan 12 Ed Herrmann Infielders  1 Luis Alvarado  2 Mike Andrews 19 Steve Huntz 17 Carlos May 26 Rich McKinney 14 Bill Melton 30 Rich Morales  5 Tony Muser  9 Lee Richard 22 Bob Spence		Outfielders 15 Mike Hershberger 16 Ken Hottman 10 Jay Johnstone 18 Pat Kelly 19 Ron Lolich 19 Lee Maye 48 Rick Reichardt  6 Ed Stroud  3 Walt Williams		Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches  4 Luke Appling 37 Joe Lonnett 35 Alex Monchak 33 Johnny Sain

Player stats

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

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

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

See also: Farm system

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

1. Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference
2. Ed Stroud page at Baseball Reference
3. Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference
4. Warren Cromartie page at Baseball Reference
5. Jeff Holly page at Baseball Reference
6. Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference
7. Joe Henderson page at Baseball Reference

References

• 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