1971 Chicago White Sox

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1971 Chicago White Sox went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 617 runs, allowed 597, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bill Melton (33 HR, 86 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (22-13, 1.91 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
617 R 597 RA
Diff +20

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617 Runs Scored
597 Runs Allowed
+20 Run Diff
832K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .324 2% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .372 2% above the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.12 10% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 617 1% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 832,388
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Avg per Game 10,276

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Carlos May 0.294 2 Walt Williams 0.294 3 Pat Kelly 0.291 4 Mike Andrews 0.282 5 Rick Reichardt 0.278

Home Runs

1 Bill Melton 33 2 Rick Reichardt 19 3 Jay Johnstone 16 4 Mike Andrews 12 5 Ed Herrmann 11

RBI

1 Bill Melton 86 2 Carlos May 70 3 Rick Reichardt 62 4 Mike Andrews 47 5 Rich McKinney 46
1971 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Melton 150 543 72 146 18 2 33 86 61 87 3 0.269
Carlos May 141 500 64 147 21 7 7 70 62 61 16 0.294
Rick Reichardt 138 496 53 138 14 2 19 62 37 90 5 0.278
Jay Johnstone 124 388 53 101 14 1 16 40 38 50 10 0.260
Rich McKinney 114 369 35 100 11 2 8 46 35 37 0 0.271
Walt Williams 114 361 43 106 17 3 8 35 24 27 5 0.294
Mike Andrews 109 330 45 93 16 0 12 47 67 36 3 0.282
Ed Herrmann 101 294 32 63 6 0 11 35 44 48 2 0.214
Luis Alvarado 99 264 22 57 14 1 0 8 11 34 1 0.216
Lee Richard 87 260 38 60 7 3 2 17 20 46 8 0.231
Tom Egan 85 251 29 60 11 1 10 34 26 94 1 0.239
Pat Kelly 67 213 32 62 6 3 3 22 36 29 14 0.291
Rich Morales 84 185 19 45 8 0 2 14 22 26 2 0.243
Mike Hershberger 74 177 22 46 9 0 2 15 30 23 6 0.260
Ed Stroud 53 141 19 25 4 3 0 2 11 20 4 0.177
Tom Bradley 48 96 6 15 0 0 1 6 1 32 0 0.156
Wilbur Wood 44 96 1 5 0 0 0 0 11 57 1 0.052
Steve Huntz 35 86 10 18 3 1 2 6 7 9 1 0.209
Tommy John 38 69 3 10 0 0 0 2 3 14 0 0.145
Bart Johnson 53 57 3 11 1 0 0 8 0 12 0 0.193
Lee Maye 32 44 6 9 2 0 1 7 5 7 0 0.205
Joe Horlen 36 40 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.100
Bob Spence 14 27 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0.148
Chuck Brinkman 15 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.200
Ken Hottman 6 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Tony Muser 11 16 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.312
Vicente Romo 45 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.364
Steve Kealey 54 10 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0.200
Ron Lolich 2 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Terry Forster 45 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Jim Magnuson 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Stan Perzanowski 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Eddy 22 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rich Hinton 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Pat Jacquez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Denny O'Toole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Wilbur Wood 1.91 2 Bart Johnson 2.93 3 Tom Bradley 2.96 4 Vicente Romo 3.38 5 Tommy John 3.61

Wins

1 Wilbur Wood 22 2 Tom Bradley 15 3 Tommy John 13 4 Bart Johnson 12 5 Joe Horlen 8

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Wood 210 2 Tom Bradley 206 3 Bart Johnson 153 4 Tommy John 131 5 Joe Horlen 82
1971 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Wood 22 13 1.91 44 42 1 334.0 272 71 62 210
Tom Bradley 15 15 2.96 45 39 2 285.2 273 94 74 206
Tommy John 13 16 3.61 38 35 0 229.1 244 92 58 131
Bart Johnson 12 10 2.93 53 16 14 178.0 148 58 111 153
Joe Horlen 8 9 4.26 34 18 2 137.1 150 65 30 82
Steve Kealey 2 2 3.84 54 1 6 77.1 69 33 26 50
Vicente Romo 1 7 3.38 45 2 5 72.0 52 27 37 48
Terry Forster 2 3 3.99 45 3 1 49.2 46 22 23 48
Jim Magnuson 1 1 4.50 15 4 0 30.0 30 15 16 11
Rich Hinton 3 4 4.44 18 2 0 24.1 27 12 6 15
Don Eddy 0 2 2.38 22 0 0 22.2 19 6 19 14
Stan Perzanowski 0 1 12.00 5 0 1 6.0 14 8 3 5
Pat Jacquez 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 4 1 2 1
Denny O'Toole 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 2

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Alvarado Mike Andrews Tom Bradley Chuck Brinkman Don Eddy Tom Egan Terry Forster Ed Herrmann Mike Hershberger Rich Hinton Joe Horlen Ken Hottman +24 more

36 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1971 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1971 Chicago White Sox finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bill Melton led the 1971 Chicago White Sox with 33 home runs.
What was the 1971 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1971 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.12.
Did the 1971 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1971 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1971 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Melton (33 HR, 86 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (22-13, 1.91 ERA).
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