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(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 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 6, 1969
Released Gary Bell.
October 15, 1969
Released Woodie Held.
December 1, 1969
Drafted Gene Rounsaville from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1969
Sold Dan Osinski to the Houston Astros.
December 13, 1969
Traded Don Pavletich and Gary Peters to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy Farmer (minors) and Syd O'Brien. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 15, 1969
Traded Angel Bravo to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Gerry Arrigo.
December 18, 1969
Traded Pete Ward to the New York Yankees. Received Mickey Scott and cash.
January 17, 1970
Drafted Duane Kuiper in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted John Tamargo in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
February 28, 1970
Sold Ron Hansen to the New York Yankees.
March 30, 1970
Traded Jerry Nyman to the San Diego Padres. Received Tommie Sisk.
April 6, 1970 (Standings)
Signed Bucky Brandon as a free agent.
May 4, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Cotton Nash to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Jerry Crider (May 4, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
June 4, 1970 (Standings)
Drafted Bucky Dent in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Lee Richard in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Terry Forster in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Jerry Hairston in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Geddes in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Rich Gossage in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Drafted Bruce Miller in the 20th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
June 15, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Buddy Bradford and Tommie Sisk to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bob Miller and Barry Moore.
June 29, 1970 (Standings)
Purchased Lee Stange from the Boston Red Sox.
September 1, 1970 (Standings)
Sold Bob Miller to the Chicago Cubs.
September 9, 1970 (Standings)
Selected Steve Hamilton off waivers from the New York Yankees.
September 11, 1970 (Standings)
Selected Lee Maye off waivers from the Washington Senators.
September 23, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Mickey Scott to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mickey McGuire.
October 9, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Fred Rath to the California Angels. Received John Purdin.
October 13, 1970 (Standings)
Traded Gail Hopkins and John Matias to the Kansas City Royals. Received Pat Kelly and Don O'Riley.
November 30, 1970
Traded Ossie Blanco and Jose Ortiz to the Chicago Cubs. Received Pat Jacquez, Dave Lemonds and Roe Skidmore.
Traded Ken Berry, Syd O'Brien and Billy Wynne to the California Angels. Received Tom Bradley, Tom Egan and Jay Johnstone.
December 1, 1970
Traded Luis Aparicio to the Boston Red Sox. Received Luis Alvarado and Mike Andrews.
December 3, 1970
Traded Barry Moore to the New York Yankees. Received Bill Robinson.
December 12, 1970
Released Lee Stange.
December 31, 1970
Purchased Chuck Hartenstein from the Boston Red Sox.
1971
Purchased Cy Acosta from Jalisco (Mexican).
Signed Mike Buskey as an amateur free agent.
January 13, 1971
Drafted Sam Ewing in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).
January 14, 1971
Traded Bucky Brandon to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received .
February 9, 1971
Traded Jerry Janeski to the Washington Senators. Received Rick Reichardt.
March 15, 1971
Traded Art Kusnyer to the California Angels. Received Dave Adlesh and Steve Kealey.
March 23, 1971
Traded Steve Hamilton to the San Francisco Giants. Received Steve Huntz.
March 24, 1971
Traded Bobby Knoop to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Kansas City Royals sent Luis Alcaraz (March 30, 1971) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
March 29, 1971
Traded Tommy McCraw to the Washington Senators. Received Ed Stroud.
March 31, 1971
Released Don O'Riley.
Traded Duane Josephson and Danny Murphy to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tony Muser and Vicente Romo.
April 1, 1971
Signed Mike Hershberger as a free agent.
