1970 Chicago White Sox season
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1970 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Short, Roland Hemond | |
| Manager(s) | Don Gutteridge, Chuck Tanner | |
| Local television | WFLD (Billy Pierce, Jack Drees) |
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| Local radio | WMAQ (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 record 56-106, good enough for sixth place in the American League West, 42 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.
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Offseason
- October 15, 1969: Woodie Held was released by the White Sox.[1]
- December 18, 1969: Pete Ward was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Mickey Scott and cash.[2]
- January 17, 1970: John Tamargo was drafted by the White Sox in the 4th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Minnesota Twins | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 |
| Oakland Athletics | 89 | 73 | 9.0 | .549 |
| California Angels | 86 | 76 | 12.0 | .531 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 33.0 | .401 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 97 | 33.0 | .401 |
| Chicago White Sox | 56 | 106 | 42.0 | .346 |
Opening Day lineup
- Walt Williams, rf
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Carlos May, lf
- Bill Melton, 3b
- John Matias, 1b
- Buddy Bradford, cf
- Syd O'Brien, 2b
- Duane Josephson, c
- Tommy John, p
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball Draft
- Lee Richard was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (6th pick).[4]
- Goose Gossage was drafted by the White Sox in the 9th round.[5]
- September 11, 1970: Lee Maye was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Washington Senators.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 3B | Bill Melton | 141 | 514 | 135 | .263 | 33 | 96 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 146 | 552 | 173 | .313 | 5 | 43 |
| LF | Carlos May | 150 | 555 | 158 | .285 | 12 | 68 |
| RF | Walt Williams | 110 | 315 | 79 | .251 | 3 | 15 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Syd O'Brien | 121 | 441 | 109 | .247 | 8 | 44 |
| Rich McKinney | 43 | 119 | 20 | .168 | 4 | 17 |
| John Matias | 58 | 117 | 22 | .188 | 2 | 6 |
| Buddy Bradford | 32 | 91 | 17 | .187 | 2 | 8 |
| Chuck Brinkman | 9 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 12 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Maye | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Gerry Janeski | 35 | 205.2 | 10 | 17 | 4.77 | 79 |
| Joe Horlen | 28 | 172.1 | 6 | 16 | 4.86 | 77 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jerry Crider | 32 | 91 | 4 | 7 | 4.45 | 40 |
| Gerry Arrigo | 5 | 13.1 | 0 | 3 | 12.82 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Don Eddy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 9 |
| Steve Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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 |
| Short-Season A | Duluth-Superior Dukes | Northern League | Joe Sparks |
| Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Duluth-Superior, GCL White Sox[7]
Notes
- ^ Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pete Ward page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Richard page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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