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Major League Baseball team season
1970 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkWhite Sox Park
CityChicago
OwnersJohn Allyn
General managersEd Short
ManagersDon Gutteridge, Bill Adair and Chuck Tanner
TelevisionWFLD
(Jack Drees, Billy Pierce)
RadioWMAQ (AM)
(Bob Elson, Red Rush)
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The 1970 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 70th season in the American League, and its 71st overall. They finished with a 56–106 record, their third-worst in 114 seasons of Major League Baseball, and finished in last position in the American League West, 42 wins behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Manager Don Gutteridge was fired September 1 with the team 49–87. Bill Adair served briefly as interim manager before Chuck Tanner, manager of the White Sox' Class AAA affiliate in Hawaii, came to the mainland to assume the position with the parent club. Tanner went 3–13 to close 1970 and remained skipper on the South Side through 1975.

The White Sox drew a paltry 495,355 fans to Comiskey Park, the lowest total in Major League Baseball.

The lone bright spot of 1970 was the hiring of organist Nancy Faust, who was a fixture at Comiskey and its successor, U.S. Cellular Field, for 40 years..

This was their last season of 100 losses or more until 2018, when they reached the century mark on the final day of the season.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 98 64 .605 — 51‍–‍30 47‍–‍34
Oakland Athletics 89 73 .549 9 49‍–‍32 40‍–‍41
California Angels 86 76 .531 12 43‍–‍38 43‍–‍38
Kansas City Royals 65 97 .401 33 35‍–‍44 30‍–‍53
Milwaukee Brewers 65 97 .401 33 38‍–‍42 27‍–‍55
Chicago White Sox 56 106 .346 42 31‍–‍53 25‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1970 American League record
Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK WSH
Baltimore — 13–5 7–5 9–3 14–4 11–7 12–0 7–5 5–7 11–7 7–5 12–6
Boston 5–13 — 5–7 8–4 12–6 9–9 7–5 5–7 7–5 10–8 7–5 12–6
California 5–7 7–5 — 12–6 6–6 6–6 10–8 12–6 8–10 5–7 8–10 7–5
Chicago 3–9 4–8 6–12 — 6–6 6–6 7–11 7–11 6–12 5–7 2–16 4–8
Cleveland 4–14 6–12 6–6 6–6 — 7–11 8–4 7–5 6–6 8–10 7–5 11–7
Detroit 7–11 9–9 6–6 6–6 11–7 — 6–6 8–4 4–8 7–11 6–6 9–9
Kansas City 0–12 5–7 8–10 11–7 4–8 6–6 — 12–6 5–13 1–11 7–11 6–6
Milwaukee 5–7 7–5 6–12 11–7 5–7 4–8 6–12 — 5–13 3–9–1 8–10 5–7
Minnesota 7–5 5–7 10–8 12–6 6–6 8–4 13–5 13–5 — 5–7 13–5 6–6
New York 7–11 8–10 7–5 7–5 10–8 11–7 11–1 9–3–1 7–5 — 6–6 10–8
Oakland 5–7 5–7 10–8 16–2 5–7 6–6 11–7 10–8 5–13 6–6 — 10–2
Washington 6–12 6–12 5–7 8–4 7–11 9–9 6–6 7–5 6–6 8–10 2–10 —


Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1970 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1970 regular season game log: 56–106 (Home: 31–53; Away: 25–53)
April: 7–12 (Home: 2–7; Away: 5–5)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
May: 11–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–8)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
June: 9–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–11)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
July: 10–20 (Home: 2–7; Away: 8–13)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
— July 14 41st All-Star Game in Cincinnati, OH
August: 12–18 (Home: 10–11; Away: 2–7)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
September: 7–19 (Home: 5–11; Away: 2–8)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = White Sox team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent Total Home Away RS RA
American League East
Opponent Total Home Away RS RA
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
American League West
Opponent Total Home Away RS RA
California Angels
Chicago White Sox – – – – –
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics

Month-by-Month

Month-by-Month
Month Total RS RA Home RS RA Away RS RA

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 Aparicio, SS 146 552 86 173 29 3 5 43 53 34 .313 8
Ken Berry, CF 141 436 45 128 12 2 7 50 43 61 .276 6
Ossie Blanco, 1B 34 66 4 13 0 0 0 8 3 14 .197 0
Buddy Bradford, CF,RF 32 91 8 17 3 0 2 8 10 30 .187 1
Chuck Brinkman, C 9 20 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .250 0
Bob Christian, LF 12 15 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 4 .267 0
Ed Herrmann, C 96 297 42 84 9 0 19 52 31 41 .283 0
Gail Hopkins, 1B 116 287 32 82 8 1 6 29 28 19 .286 0
Duane Josephson, C 96 285 28 90 12 1 4 41 24 28 .316 0
Bobby Knoop, 2B 130 402 34 92 13 2 5 36 34 79 .229 0
Art Kusnyer, C 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 0
Carlos May, LF,1B 150 555 83 158 28 4 12 68 79 96 .285 12
Lee Maye, PH 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0
Rich McKinney, 3B,SS 43 119 12 20 5 0 4 17 11 25 .168 3
Bill Melton, 3B,RF 141 514 74 135 15 1 33 96 56 107 .263 2
John Matias, 1B,RF,LF 58 117 7 22 2 0 2 6 3 22 .188 1
Tommy McCraw, 1B,OF 129 332 39 73 11 2 6 31 21 50 .220 12
Rich Morales, SS,3B,2B 62 112 6 18 2 0 1 2 9 16 .161 1
Syd O'Brien, 3B,2B,SS 121 441 48 109 13 2 8 44 22 62 .247 3
José Ortiz, OF 15 24 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 2 .333 1
Bob Spence, 1B 46 130 11 29 4 1 4 15 11 32 .223 0
Walt Williams, RF,LF,CF 110 315 43 79 18 1 3 15 19 30 .251 3
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Gerry Arrigo, P 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0
Jerry Crider, P 32 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .083 0
Joe Horlen, P 28 52 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 14 .115 0
Gerry Janeski, P 35 66 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 31 .076 0
Tommy John, P 38 84 4 17 1 0 0 5 2 17 .202 0
Bart Johnson, P 18 29 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 .276 0
Jim Magnuson, P 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0
Bob Miller, P 16 23 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 5 .174 0
Barry Moore, P 24 19 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 .263 0
Danny Murphy, P 51 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 .333 0
Tommie Sisk, P 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0
Lee Stange, P 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Floyd Weaver, P 31 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0
Wilbur Wood, P 77 18 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 11 .111 0
Billy Wynne, P 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 .077 0
Team Totals 162 5514 633 1394 192 20 123 587 477 872 .253 53

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
Gerry Arrigo 0 3 12.83 5 3 0 13.1 24 20 19 4 10 12
Jerry Crider 4 7 4.45 32 8 4 91.0 101 49 45 13 36 40
Don Eddy 0 0 2.31 7 0 0 11.2 10 4 3 0 6 9
Steve Hamilton 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3
Joe Horlen 6 16 4.86 28 26 0 172.1 198 99 93 18 45 77
Gerry Janeski 10 17 4.77 35 35 0 205.2 247 125 109 22 73 79
Tommy John 12 17 3.27 37 37 0 269.1 253 117 98 19 117 138
Bart Johnson 4 7 3.82 18 15 0 89.2 92 53 48 11 48 71
Jim Magnuson 1 5 4.84 13 6 0 44.2 45 28 24 7 17 20
Bob Miller 4 6 5.01 15 12 0 70.0 88 42 39 11 36 36
Richie Moloney 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Barry Moore 0 4 6.37 24 7 0 70.2 85 56 50 12 34 34
Danny Murphy 2 3 5.69 51 0 5 80.2 82 55 51 11 57 42
Denny O'Toole 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 5 1 1 0 2 3
Gene Rounsaville 0 1 9.95 8 0 0 6.1 10 8 7 1 2 3
Don Secrist 0 0 5.52 9 0 0 14.2 19 9 9 2 12 9
Tommie Sisk 1 1 5.40 17 1 0 33.1 37 28 20 6 18 16
Lee Stange 1 0 5.24 16 0 0 22.1 28 13 13 5 6 14
Floyd Weaver 1 2 4.38 31 3 0 61.2 52 33 30 7 36 51
Wilbur Wood 9 13 2.81 77 0 21 121.2 118 50 38 7 43 85
Billy Wynne 1 4 5.32 12 9 0 44.0 54 30 26 8 24 19
Team Totals 56 106 4.54 162 162 30 1430.1 1554 822 722 164 623 762

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Gordon Maltzberger
AA Mobile White Sox Southern League Tom Saffell and Larry Sherry
A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Ira Hutchinson
A-Short Season Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Joe Sparks
Rookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Joe Jones

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Duluth-Superior, GCL White Sox

Notes

The White Sox' only worse records have been 49 wins against 102 losses in 1932, and 51 wins against 101 losses in 1948.

References

  1. "1970 Chicago White Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. Woodie Held at Baseball Reference
  3. Pete Ward at Baseball Reference
  4. John Tamargo at Baseball Reference
  5. Lee Richard at Baseball Reference
  6. Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
  7. Lee Maye at Baseball Reference
  8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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