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 79–83, good enough for third place in the American League West, 22½ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.Offseason
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.
- * Jeff Holly was drafted by the White Sox in the 17th round.
- July 7, 1971: Lee Maye was released by the White Sox.
- August 6, 1971: Joe Henderson was acquired by the White Sox from the Algodoneros de Union Laguna of the Mexican League.
Roster
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 |
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
