1970 Chicago White Sox season


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.
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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

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
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGSB
Luis Aparicio, SS146552861732935435334.3138
Ken Berry, CF141436451281227504361.2766
Ossie Blanco, 1B34664130008314.1970
Buddy Bradford, CF,RF329181730281030.1871
Chuck Brinkman, C92045100033.2500
Bob Christian, LF121534001314.2670
Ed Herrmann, C9629742849019523141.2830
Gail Hopkins, 1B1162873282816292819.2860
Duane Josephson, C9628528901214412428.3160
Bobby Knoop, 2B13040234921325363479.2290
Art Kusnyer, C41001000004.1000
Carlos May, LF,1B1505558315828412687996.28512
Lee Maye, PH6601000101.1670
Rich McKinney, 3B,SS431191220504171125.1683
Bill Melton, 3B,RF14151474135151339656107.2632
John Matias, 1B,RF,LF581177222026322.1881
Tommy McCraw, 1B,OF12933239731126312150.22012
Rich Morales, SS,3B,2B621126182012916.1611
Syd O'Brien, 3B,2B,SS121441481091328442262.2473
José Ortiz, OF152448100122.3331
Bob Spence, 1B461301129414151132.2230
Walt Williams, RF,LF,CF11031543791813151930.2513

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
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBK
Gerry Arrigo0312.8353013.124201941012
Jerry Crider474.45328491.01014945133640
Don Eddy002.3170011.21043069
Steve Hamilton006.003003.0422013
Joe Horlen6164.8628260172.11989993184577
Gerry Janeski10174.7735350205.2247125109227379
Tommy John12173.2737370269.12531179819117138
Bart Johnson473.821815089.2925348114871
Jim Magnuson154.84136044.245282471720
Bob Miller465.011512070.0884239113636
Richie Moloney000.001001.0200001
Barry Moore046.37247070.2855650123434
Danny Murphy235.69510580.2825551115742
Denny O'Toole002.703003.1511023
Gene Rounsaville019.958006.11087123
Don Secrist005.5290014.219992129
Tommie Sisk115.40171033.137282061816
Lee Stange105.24160022.12813135614
Floyd Weaver124.38313061.252333073651
Wilbur Wood9132.8177021121.2118503874385
Billy Wynne145.32129044.054302682419
Team totals
561064.54162162301430.11554822722164623762

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Duluth-Superior, GCL White Sox