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 December 31, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was purchased by the White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference March 29, 1971: Tommy McCraw was traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Ed Stroud.Ed Stroud page at Baseball Reference 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.Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.Warren Cromartie page at Baseball Reference Jeff Holly was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.Jeff Holly page at Baseball Reference July 7, 1971: Lee Maye was released by the White Sox.Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference August 6, 1971: Joe Henderson was acquired by the White Sox from the Algodoneros de Union Laguna of the Mexican League.Joe Henderson page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1971 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 1 162 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 79 83 3.12 162 162 32 1450.1 1348 597 503 100 506 976

Farm system

Notes

References

1971 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference