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1970 Chicago White Sox Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971)
56-106, Finished 6th in AL West
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Scored 633 runs, Allowed 822 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-100
Manager: Don Gutteridge (49-87), Bill Adair (4-6) and Chuck Tanner (3-13)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 495,355 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 108
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1969 / 1971 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Tue,4/7 vs MIN L (0-12) Josephson Matias O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams John  
2. Thu,4/9 vs MIN L (4-6) Herrmann Matias O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Horlen  
3. Fri,4/10 vs MIL W (5-4) Josephson McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
4. Sat,4/11 vs MIL L (4-8) Josephson McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Wynne  
5. Sun,4/12 vs MIL L (2-5) Josephson McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
6. Sun,4/12 vs MIL L (2-16) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Matias Arrigo  
7. Tue,4/14 at CAL W (3-1)# Josephson Matias Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Bradford Horlen  
8. Wed,4/15 at OAK W (7-0) Josephson Matias Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Bradford Janeski  
9. Thu,4/16 at OAK L (1-3) Josephson Matias Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Bradford John  
10. Sat,4/18 at MIL W (8-5) Herrmann Matias O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Bradford Wynne  
11. Tue,4/21 at MIN L (3-4)# Josephson Matias O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Bradford John  
12. Wed,4/22 at MIN L (1-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
13. Thu,4/23 at MIN W (7-5) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Janeski  
14. Fri,4/24 at CLE L (1-4)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Arrigo  
15. Sat,4/25 at CLE L (5-6) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams John  
16. Sun,4/26 at CLE W (2-0) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford McCraw Horlen  
17. Tue,4/28 vs BAL L (2-4)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Janeski  
18. Wed,4/29 vs BAL L (2-18) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Sisk  
19. Thu,4/30 vs BAL W (6-3) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
20. Fri,5/1 vs DET W (13-6)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
21. Sat,5/2 vs DET W (3-2) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry McCraw Janeski  
22. Sun,5/3 vs DET L (5-6)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Morales May Berry Williams Wynne  
23. Tue,5/5 vs CLE W (2-1) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
24. Wed,5/6 vs CLE W (2-1)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
25. Fri,5/8 at BAL L (1-6) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford McCraw Janeski  
26. Sat,5/9 at BAL L (3-4) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
27. Sun,5/10 at BAL L (2-7)# Brinkman Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Bradford Williams Arrigo  
28. Sun,5/10 at BAL L (2-4) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Matias Horlen  
29. Mon,5/11 at DET W (9-5) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Matias Wynne  
30. Tue,5/12 at DET W (7-2)# Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Bradford Williams Janeski  
31. Fri,5/15 vs KCR W (9-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry McCraw Horlen  
32. Sat,5/16 vs KCR W (6-1) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
33. Sun,5/17 vs KCR L (2-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry McCraw Janeski  
34. Sun,5/17 vs KCR L (4-8)# Herrmann McCraw O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Johnson  
35. Mon,5/18 vs CAL L (1-6) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Morales May Berry McCraw Wynne  
36. Tue,5/19 vs CAL L (0-3)# Brinkman McCraw Knoop Melton O'Brien May Berry Williams Horlen  
37. Wed,5/20 vs CAL W (3-2) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton O'Brien May Bradford Matias John  
38. Fri,5/22 vs OAK L (8-9) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Matias Janeski  
39. Sat,5/23 vs OAK L (2-12) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Matias Horlen  
40. Sun,5/24 vs OAK L (1-5) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio Christian Berry Matias John  
41. Sun,5/24 vs OAK L (2-5) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio Matias Berry Williams Johnson  
42. Mon,5/25 at KCR L (1-7) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio Matias Berry Williams Crider  
43. Tue,5/26 at KCR W (3-1) Herrmann Blanco O'Brien Melton Aparicio McCraw Bradford Williams Janeski  
44. Wed,5/27 at KCR L (3-4) Brinkman Blanco O'Brien Melton Aparicio McCraw Berry Williams Horlen  
45. Fri,5/29 at BOS L (3-4) Josephson Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Bradford McCraw John  
46. Sat,5/30 at BOS L (5-7) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford McCraw Johnson  
47. Sun,5/31 at BOS W (22-13)# Josephson Blanco Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Janeski  
48. Tue,6/2 at WSA L (3-4)# Josephson Blanco Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford Williams Horlen  
49. Wed,6/3 at WSA L (4-5) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Bradford McCraw John  
50. Thu,6/4 at WSA W (7-3) Herrmann McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Crider  
51. Fri,6/5 at NYY L (1-10) Herrmann McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
52. Sat,6/6 at NYY L (1-3)# Josephson McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
53. Sun,6/7 at NYY W (4-3)# Josephson McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
54. Mon,6/8 at MIL L (2-5) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Johnson  
55. Tue,6/9 vs BOS W (4-2) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Janeski  
56. Wed,6/10 vs BOS L (6-7) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Horlen  
57. Fri,6/12 vs WSA W (6-0)# Josephson Blanco O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
58. Sat,6/13 vs WSA L (7-12)# Josephson Blanco O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
59. Sun,6/14 vs WSA L (4-8) Herrmann McCraw O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
60. Sun,6/14 vs WSA L (3-5) Josephson Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Crider  
61. Tue,6/16 vs NYY L (2-6) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
62. Wed,6/17 vs NYY W (6-3)# Josephson Blanco O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
63. Fri,6/19 at OAK W (4-2) Josephson Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Horlen  
64. Sat,6/20 at OAK L (5-8) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw Moore  
65. Sun,6/21 at OAK L (3-6) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
66. Sun,6/21 at OAK L (4-5) Herrmann Hopkins O'Brien Melton Aparicio May McCraw Williams Miller  
67. Tue,6/23 at CAL W (7-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
68. Wed,6/24 at CAL L (1-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio McCraw Berry Melton Horlen  
69. Wed,6/24 at CAL L (1-2) Josephson McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio Williams Berry Melton Moore  
70. Thu,6/25 at CAL L (3-7)# Josephson McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio Williams Berry Melton John  
71. Fri,6/26 vs MIN W (4-2)# Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio Williams Berry Melton Miller  
72. Sat,6/27 vs MIN L (1-9) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Morales McCraw Berry Melton Janeski  
73. Sun,6/28 vs MIN L (1-9)# Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio Williams Berry Melton Horlen  
74. Sun,6/28 vs MIN W (11-10) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Moore  
75. Tue,6/30 vs OAK L (3-4) Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
76. Wed,7/1 vs OAK L (0-3) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
77. Thu,7/2 vs OAK L (6-10) Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Moore  
78. Fri,7/3 at MIN L (2-8) Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Horlen  
79. Sat,7/4 at MIN W (5-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Morales Aparicio May McCraw Williams John  
80. Sun,7/5 at MIN L (3-12)# Josephson McCraw Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Williams Miller  
81. Mon,7/6 at MIL L (1-3) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
82. Tue,7/7 at MIL L (3-4) Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Williams Magnuson  
83. Tue,7/7 at MIL L (0-1) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May McCraw Williams Horlen  
84. Wed,7/8 at MIL W (2-1)# Josephson McCraw Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
85. Thu,7/9 at MIL W (6-5) Herrmann McCraw Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Berry Williams Crider  
86. Fri,7/10 at KCR L (6-8) Herrmann Spence Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Berry Williams Janeski  
87. Fri,7/10 at KCR L (0-2)# Josephson McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Williams Miller  
88. Sat,7/11 at KCR L (0-4)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
89. Sun,7/12 at KCR W (10-5) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry McCraw John  
90. Thu,7/16 vs DET L (6-11)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
91. Fri,7/17 vs DET L (3-4) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
92. Sat,7/18 vs DET L (4-5)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Magnuson  
93. Sun,7/19 vs BAL L (2-8) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Melton Horlen  
94. Sun,7/19 vs BAL W (7-3) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
95. Mon,7/20 vs BAL L (5-14)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Williams Melton Janeski  
96. Tue,7/21 at CLE W (5-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Williams Melton John  
97. Wed,7/22 at CLE L (2-6) Josephson Hopkins Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Williams Melton Magnuson  
98. Thu,7/23 at CLE L (2-5)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Horlen  
99. Fri,7/24 at DET W (5-2)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
100. Fri,7/24 at DET L (4-5)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
101. Sat,7/25 at DET L (4-9) Herrmann Spence Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry McCraw Crider  
102. Sun,7/26 at DET W (4-0)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
103. Tue,7/28 at BAL L (2-4)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Horlen  
104. Wed,7/29 at BAL W (2-1) Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
105. Fri,7/31 vs CLE W (5-4) Herrmann Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
106. Sat,8/1 vs CLE L (2-3)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio Williams Berry Melton Janeski  
107. Sun,8/2 vs CLE L (2-4) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio McCraw Berry Melton Crider  
108. Sun,8/2 vs CLE W (8-7) Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio McCraw Berry Melton Weaver  
109. Mon,8/3 vs KCR L (2-7) Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
110. Tue,8/4 vs KCR W (2-1)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
111. Wed,8/5 vs MIL W (9-3) Herrmann Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Magnuson  
112. Thu,8/6 vs MIL W (7-3)# Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
113. Fri,8/7 vs CAL L (4-6) Herrmann Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
114. Sat,8/8 vs CAL W (8-1)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
115. Sun,8/9 vs CAL L (0-5)# Josephson Blanco Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
116. Sun,8/9 vs CAL L (3-6) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Crider  
117. Tue,8/11 at NYY L (1-7) Josephson Hopkins Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
118. Wed,8/12 at NYY W (5-1) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
119. Thu,8/13 at NYY L (3-4)# Josephson Blanco Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
120. Fri,8/14 at WSA L (5-6) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
121. Sat,8/15 at WSA L (2-4) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Moore  
122. Sun,8/16 at WSA L (1-2) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
123. Mon,8/17 at BOS L (2-7) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry Melton Johnson  
124. Tue,8/18 at BOS L (4-8) Josephson McCraw Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry Melton Miller  
125. Wed,8/19 at BOS W (13-5) Herrmann Blanco Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry Melton John  
126. Fri,8/21 vs NYY L (2-4) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
127. Sat,8/22 vs NYY W (3-2) Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
128. Sun,8/23 vs NYY W (2-0)# Herrmann Blanco Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
129. Sun,8/23 vs NYY L (5-7)# Josephson McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Miller  
130. Tue,8/25 vs WSA W (4-3) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Moore  
131. Wed,8/26 vs WSA W (3-1) Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
132. Fri,8/28 vs BOS L (4-5)# Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
133. Sat,8/29 vs BOS W (13-9) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
134. Sun,8/30 vs BOS L (11-21) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
135. Sun,8/30 vs BOS L (1-4) Josephson Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May McCraw Melton Magnuson  
136. Tue,9/1 at OAK L (5-6) Herrmann Spence O'Brien McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
137. Wed,9/2 at OAK L (1-2) Josephson McCraw Knoop McKinney Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
138. Thu,9/3 at OAK L (3-4) Herrmann Spence Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Melton Crider  
139. Fri,9/4 at MIL L (2-3) Josephson Spence Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry Melton Janeski  
140. Mon,9/7 vs OAK L (4-7)# Josephson Matias Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
141. Mon,9/7 vs OAK L (5-7) Herrmann Matias Knoop O'Brien Morales May Berry Melton Johnson  
142. Wed,9/9 vs CAL W (11-4) Herrmann Spence Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Janeski  
143. Wed,9/9 vs CAL W (3-1)# Josephson Blanco Knoop Morales Aparicio May Berry Melton Wynne  
144. Fri,9/11 at MIN L (0-6) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Moore  
145. Sat,9/12 at MIN W (5-3) Josephson Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May McCraw Melton Johnson  
146. Sun,9/13 at MIN W (8-7) Herrmann Hopkins Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Wynne  
147. Fri,9/18 vs MIN L (4-5) Herrmann McCraw Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton Johnson  
148. Sat,9/19 vs MIN L (3-5)# Josephson Blanco Knoop O'Brien Aparicio May Berry Melton John  
149. Sun,9/20 vs MIN L (1-8) Herrmann McCraw Morales O'Brien McKinney May Berry Melton Janeski  
150. Mon,9/21 vs KCR W (8-4)# Josephson Spence Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Horlen  
151. Mon,9/21 vs KCR L (2-8)# Kusnyer Spence Morales Melton McKinney May Ortiz Williams Weaver  
152. Tue,9/22 vs KCR L (1-2) Herrmann McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Wynne  
153. Tue,9/22 vs KCR L (2-6) Herrmann Spence Morales Melton McKinney May McCraw Williams Magnuson  
154. Wed,9/23 vs KCR W (6-0)# Brinkman McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams Johnson  
155. Fri,9/25 vs MIL W (5-1) Herrmann McCraw Knoop Melton Aparicio May Berry Williams John  
156. Fri,9/25 vs MIL L (2-3) Brinkman May Morales Melton McKinney Ortiz McCraw Williams Janeski  
157. Sat,9/26 vs MIL L (5-9) Herrmann May Knoop Melton McKinney McCraw Berry Williams Weaver  
158. Sun,9/27 vs MIL L (3-9) Josephson May Knoop Melton McKinney McCraw Berry Williams Horlen  
159. Mon,9/28 at CAL L (3-4) Herrmann May Morales Melton McKinney McCraw Ortiz Williams Johnson  
160. Tue,9/29 at CAL L (2-9)# Brinkman May O'Brien Melton McKinney McCraw Ortiz Williams Wynne  
161. Wed,9/30 at CAL L (1-5) Kusnyer May Morales Melton McKinney Matias Ortiz Williams John  
162. Thu,10/1 at CAL L (4-5)# Brinkman May Morales Melton McKinney Williams Ortiz Matias Janeski  
162 games 4 players 6 players 3 players 4 players 4 players 6 players 5 players 5 players 12 players 0 players
Most Common-games Herrmann-80
Josephson-73
Brinkman-7
Hopkins-69
Spence-33
McCraw-31
Knoop-117
O'Brien-38
Morales-7
Melton-70
O'Brien-65
McKinney-20
Aparicio-140
McKinney-10
Morales-10
May-141
McCraw-10
Williams-6
Berry-129
Bradford-18
McCraw-7
Melton-71
Williams-56
McCraw-22
John-37
Janeski-35
Horlen-26
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Most Common Lineups

8 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Hopkins
2B. Knoop
3B. O'Brien
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Melton
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Josephson
1B. Hopkins
2B. Knoop
3B. O'Brien
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Melton
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Josephson
1B. Spence
2B. Knoop
3B. O'Brien
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Melton
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Spence
2B. O'Brien
3B. McKinney
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Melton
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Josephson
1B. McCraw
2B. Knoop
3B. Melton
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Williams
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Spence
2B. Knoop
3B. O'Brien
SS. Aparicio
LF. May
CF. Berry
RF. Melton
P. Pitcher

93 total lineups (147 when including pitchers)


1969 / 1971 Lineups and Defense