1970 Chicago White Sox

56-106 • .346 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1970 Chicago White Sox went 56-106 (.346) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 633 runs, allowed 822, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bill Melton (33 HR, 96 RBI) and Tommy John (12-17, 3.27 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

56 Wins
106 Losses
.346 Win %
6th Rank
633 R 822 RA
Diff -189

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633 Runs Scored
822 Runs Allowed
-189 Run Diff
494K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 1% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .314 2% below the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .361 4% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 4.54 22% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 633 6% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 84
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Total Attendance 494,411
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Avg per Game 5,885

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Duane Josephson 0.316 2 Luis Aparicio 0.313 3 Gail Hopkins 0.286 4 Carlos May 0.285 5 Ed Herrmann 0.283

Home Runs

1 Bill Melton 33 2 Ed Herrmann 19 3 Carlos May 12 4 Syd O'Brien 8 5 Ken Berry 7

RBI

1 Bill Melton 96 2 Carlos May 68 3 Ed Herrmann 52 4 Ken Berry 50 5 Syd O'Brien 44
1970 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carlos May 150 555 83 158 28 4 12 68 79 96 12 0.285
Luis Aparicio 146 552 86 173 29 3 5 43 53 34 8 0.313
Bill Melton 141 514 74 135 15 1 33 96 56 107 2 0.263
Ken Berry 141 463 45 128 12 2 7 50 43 61 6 0.276
Syd O'Brien 121 441 48 109 13 2 8 44 22 62 3 0.247
Bobby Knoop 130 402 34 92 13 2 5 36 34 79 0 0.229
Tommy McCraw 129 332 39 73 11 2 6 31 21 50 12 0.220
Walt Williams 110 315 43 79 18 1 3 15 19 30 3 0.251
Ed Herrmann 96 297 42 84 9 0 19 52 31 41 0 0.283
Gail Hopkins 116 287 32 82 8 1 6 29 28 19 0 0.286
Duane Josephson 96 285 28 90 12 1 4 41 24 28 0 0.316
Bob Spence 46 130 11 29 4 1 4 15 11 32 0 0.223
Rich McKinney 43 119 12 20 5 0 4 17 11 25 3 0.168
John Matias 58 117 7 22 2 0 2 6 3 22 1 0.188
Rich Morales 62 112 6 18 2 0 1 2 9 16 1 0.161
Buddy Bradford 32 91 8 17 3 0 2 8 10 30 1 0.187
Tommy John 38 84 4 17 1 0 0 5 2 17 0 0.202
Ossie Blanco 34 66 4 13 0 0 0 8 3 14 0 0.197
Gerry Janeski 35 66 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 31 0 0.076
Joe Horlen 28 52 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.115
Bart Johnson 18 29 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.276
Jerry Crider 32 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.083
Jose Ortiz 15 24 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.333
Bob Miller 16 23 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.174
Chuck Brinkman 9 20 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.250
Barry Moore 24 19 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.263
Wilbur Wood 77 18 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.111
Bob Christian 12 15 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.267
Billy Wynne 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.077
Jim Magnuson 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Art Kusnyer 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Floyd Weaver 31 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lee Maye 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Danny Murphy 51 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.333
Gerry Arrigo 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tommie Sisk 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Lee Stange 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Eddy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richie Moloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny O'Toole 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Rounsaville 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Secrist 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Wilbur Wood 2.81 2 Tommy John 3.27 3 Floyd Weaver 4.38 4 Jerry Crider 4.45 5 Gerry Janeski 4.77

Wins

1 Tommy John 12 2 Gerry Janeski 10 3 Wilbur Wood 9 4 Joe Horlen 6 5 Jerry Crider 4

Strikeouts

1 Tommy John 138 2 Wilbur Wood 85 3 Gerry Janeski 79 4 Joe Horlen 77 5 Bart Johnson 71
1970 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy John 12 17 3.27 37 37 0 269.1 253 98 101 138
Gerry Janeski 10 17 4.77 35 35 0 205.2 247 109 63 79
Joe Horlen 6 16 4.86 28 26 0 172.1 198 93 41 77
Wilbur Wood 9 13 2.81 77 0 21 121.2 118 38 36 85
Jerry Crider 4 7 4.45 32 8 4 91.0 101 45 34 40
Bart Johnson 4 7 4.82 18 15 0 89.2 92 48 46 71
Danny Murphy 2 3 5.69 51 0 5 80.2 82 51 49 42
Barry Moore 0 4 6.37 24 7 0 70.2 85 50 34 34
Bob Miller 4 6 5.01 15 12 0 70.0 88 39 33 36
Floyd Weaver 1 2 4.38 31 3 0 61.2 52 30 31 51
Jim Magnuson 1 5 4.84 13 6 0 44.2 45 24 16 20
Billy Wynne 1 4 5.32 12 9 0 44.0 54 26 22 19
Tommie Sisk 1 1 5.40 17 1 0 33.1 37 20 13 16
Lee Stange 1 0 5.24 16 0 0 22.1 28 13 5 14
Don Secrist 0 0 5.52 9 0 0 14.2 19 9 12 9
Gerry Arrigo 0 3 12.83 5 3 0 13.1 24 19 9 12
Don Eddy 0 0 2.31 7 0 0 11.2 10 3 6 9
Gene Rounsaville 0 1 9.95 8 0 0 6.1 10 7 2 3
Denny O'Toole 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 5 1 2 3
Steve Hamilton 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 3
Richie Moloney 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (43)

Luis Aparicio Gerry Arrigo Ken Berry Ossie Blanco Buddy Bradford Chuck Brinkman Bob Christian Jerry Crider Don Eddy Steve Hamilton Ed Herrmann Gail Hopkins +31 more

43 players

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The 1970 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 56-106 record (.346) put the 1970 Chicago White Sox 6th in the AL West. With 633 runs scored and 822 given up, the 1970 differential was -189. Against a league average of .249, the 1970 Chicago White Sox batted .252. Pitchers allowed 4.54 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. Measured against the 676-run league average, the offense was 6% behind. The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 494,411 in attendance, about 5,885 a game.

Bill Melton topped the Chicago White Sox with 33 home runs. The hits leader was Luis Aparicio with 173. Tommy John led the pitchers with 12 wins. Wilbur Wood closed out 21 saves. The 1970 roster runs to 43 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1970 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1970 Chicago White Sox finished 56-106 (.346 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bill Melton led the 1970 Chicago White Sox with 33 home runs.
What was the 1970 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1970 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 1970 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1970 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1970 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Melton (33 HR, 96 RBI) and Tommy John (12-17, 3.27 ERA).
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