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1972 Chicago White Sox Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
87-67, Finished 2nd in AL West
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Scored 566 runs, Allowed 538 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Manager: Chuck Tanner (87-67)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,177,318 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108
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1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Sat,4/15 at KCR L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
2. Sun,4/16 at KCR L (1-2)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
3. Sun,4/16 at KCR L (3-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
4. Tue,4/18 vs TEX W (14-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
5. Wed,4/19 vs TEX W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
6. Sat,4/22 vs KCR W (1-0)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
7. Sat,4/22 vs KCR W (3-2) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
8. Sun,4/23 vs KCR W (3-2) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
9. Tue,4/25 vs CLE W (6-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
10. Wed,4/26 vs CLE W (7-5) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
11. Fri,4/28 at DET L (0-12) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
12. Sat,4/29 at DET L (1-6)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
13. Sun,4/30 at DET W (6-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
14. Tue,5/2 at BAL L (0-3)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
15. Fri,5/5 at CLE W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
16. Sat,5/6 at CLE L (0-12) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
17. Sun,5/7 at CLE L (0-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
18. Tue,5/9 vs DET L (2-5) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Orta May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
19. Wed,5/10 vs DET W (7-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
20. Fri,5/12 vs BAL W (4-3)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
21. Sat,5/13 vs BAL W (9-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
22. Sun,5/14 vs BAL W (4-1)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales Reichardt Qualls Williams Bradley  
23. Mon,5/15 vs MIN W (4-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales Reichardt Johnstone Kelly Wood  
24. Tue,5/16 vs MIN W (2-1) Egan Allen Andrews Morales Orta May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
25. Wed,5/17 vs MIN L (1-8) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
26. Fri,5/19 vs CAL W (3-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
27. Sat,5/20 vs CAL W (8-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
28. Sun,5/21 vs CAL W (9-8)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
29. Mon,5/22 at TEX W (7-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
30. Tue,5/23 at TEX W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
31. Wed,5/24 at TEX W (5-1) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
32. Fri,5/26 at OAK L (2-4)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
33. Sat,5/27 at OAK L (3-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
34. Sun,5/28 at OAK L (4-5)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
35. Mon,5/29 at CAL W (5-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
36. Mon,5/29 at CAL L (2-3)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Lemonds  
37. Tue,5/30 at CAL L (0-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
38. Wed,5/31 at CAL L (3-4) Herrmann Allen Orta Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
39. Fri,6/2 vs NYY W (6-1)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
40. Sat,6/3 vs NYY L (10-18) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
41. Sun,6/4 vs NYY W (6-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
42. Sun,6/4 vs NYY W (5-4)# Brinkman Andrews Alvarado Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Lemonds  
43. Tue,6/6 vs BOS L (0-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
44. Wed,6/7 vs BOS W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
45. Fri,6/9 vs MIL W (3-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
46. Sat,6/10 vs MIL W (6-1)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
47. Sun,6/11 vs MIL W (6-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
48. Sun,6/11 vs MIL W (5-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Lemonds  
49. Tue,6/13 at NYY W (2-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
50. Wed,6/14 at NYY L (0-3)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
51. Thu,6/15 at NYY L (1-8)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
52. Sat,6/17 at BOS W (5-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
53. Sat,6/17 at BOS L (8-10) Herrmann Andrews Orta Melton Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bradley  
54. Sun,6/18 at BOS W (8-4)# Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
55. Tue,6/20 at MIL L (1-7) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
56. Wed,6/21 at MIL W (9-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bradley  
57. Thu,6/22 at MIL W (5-2) Egan Allen Andrews Melton Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
58. Fri,6/23 at TEX L (3-4) Herrmann May Andrews Allen Alvarado Reichardt Lyttle Kelly Wood  
59. Sat,6/24 at TEX L (1-6) Egan May Andrews Allen Alvarado Reichardt Lyttle Kelly Lemonds  
60. Sun,6/25 at TEX W (10-5) Egan Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bradley  
61. Mon,6/26 at KCR L (1-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Lyttle Kelly Wood  
62. Tue,6/27 at KCR L (4-6)# Egan Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
63. Wed,6/28 vs OAK W (6-4)# Egan Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Lemonds  
64. Thu,6/29 vs OAK W (4-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Orta Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
65. Thu,6/29 vs OAK L (1-3) Egan Allen Andrews Orta Alvarado May Lyttle Kelly Bradley  
66. Fri,6/30 vs OAK W (6-5)# Egan Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
67. Sat,7/1 vs MIN W (5-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Orta Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Lemonds  
68. Sun,7/2 vs MIN L (4-6)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Orta Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
69. Sun,7/2 vs MIN W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Orta Morales May Lyttle Kelly Bradley  
70. Tue,7/4 vs BAL L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Orta Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
71. Wed,7/5 vs BAL L (0-1)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Yancy Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
72. Thu,7/6 vs BAL L (1-2)# Egan Allen Andrews Yancy Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
73. Fri,7/7 vs DET L (4-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Lyttle Kelly Lemonds  
74. Sat,7/8 vs DET W (5-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Morales Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
75. Sun,7/9 vs DET W (5-4)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado Williams Reichardt Kelly Wood  
76. Sun,7/9 vs DET L (2-4)# Egan Andrews Alvarado Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
77. Mon,7/10 at CLE L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Johnstone Lemonds  
78. Tue,7/11 at CLE W (4-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
79. Wed,7/12 at CLE W (5-4)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
80. Fri,7/14 at BAL L (4-7)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
81. Fri,7/14 at BAL L (0-3) Egan Muser Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Lemonds  
82. Sat,7/15 at BAL L (3-6)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
83. Sun,7/16 at BAL L (1-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Williams Wood  
84. Mon,7/17 at DET L (1-3)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
85. Tue,7/18 at DET L (3-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Johnstone Bahnsen  
86. Wed,7/19 at DET W (3-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Johnstone Wood  
87. Fri,7/21 vs CLE L (2-8) Brinkman Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Johnstone Bradley  
88. Sat,7/22 vs CLE W (5-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Lyttle Williams Bahnsen  
89. Sun,7/23 vs CLE W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Lyttle Williams Wood  
90. Sun,7/23 vs CLE W (4-3) Herrmann Muser Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Williams Lemonds  
91. Thu,7/27 vs KCR W (7-3)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
92. Thu,7/27 vs KCR L (0-3) Herrmann Muser Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
93. Fri,7/28 vs KCR W (5-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Williams Bradley  
94. Sat,7/29 vs KCR W (4-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Lemonds  
95. Sun,7/30 at MIN L (0-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
96. Mon,7/31 at MIN W (8-1) Herrmann Allen Alvarado Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
97. Wed,8/2 vs CAL W (10-9)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
98. Thu,8/3 vs CAL W (4-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
99. Fri,8/4 vs TEX W (3-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
100. Sat,8/5 vs TEX L (5-11) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Lemonds  
101. Sun,8/6 vs TEX W (10-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
102. Sun,8/6 vs TEX W (7-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
103. Tue,8/8 at CAL W (4-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
104. Wed,8/9 at CAL W (1-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
105. Thu,8/10 at OAK L (3-5)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
106. Fri,8/11 at OAK W (1-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Lemonds  
107. Sat,8/12 at OAK W (3-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
108. Sun,8/13 at OAK L (0-3)# Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bahnsen  
109. Tue,8/15 vs MIL W (2-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bradley  
110. Wed,8/16 vs MIL W (8-6)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
111. Thu,8/17 at BAL W (6-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Lemonds  
112. Fri,8/18 vs BOS W (8-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
113. Sat,8/19 vs BOS L (0-3) Egan Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
114. Sun,8/20 vs BOS W (9-7) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
115. Sun,8/20 vs BOS L (4-5)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Bradford Williams Fisher  
116. Tue,8/22 vs NYY W (5-4)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Bradford Williams Bahnsen  
117. Wed,8/23 vs NYY W (5-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
118. Sat,8/26 at MIL W (3-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
119. Sat,8/26 at MIL L (0-4) Brinkman Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
120. Sun,8/27 at MIL L (3-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
121. Mon,8/28 at BOS W (6-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Bradford Kelly Lemonds  
122. Tue,8/29 at BOS L (0-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Bradford Kelly Bradley  
123. Wed,8/30 at BOS L (2-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Bradford Kelly Wood  
124. Fri,9/1 at NYY L (0-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Lemonds  
125. Sat,9/2 at NYY L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bradley  
126. Sun,9/3 at NYY W (5-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
127. Mon,9/4 vs MIN L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Bahnsen  
128. Mon,9/4 vs MIN L (0-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Lemonds  
129. Tue,9/5 vs MIN W (5-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Fisher  
130. Wed,9/6 vs OAK L (1-9)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
131. Thu,9/7 vs OAK W (6-0)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
132. Fri,9/8 vs CAL W (5-1) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
133. Fri,9/8 vs CAL L (4-9)# Brinkman Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Lemonds  
134. Sat,9/9 vs CAL W (3-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Fisher  
135. Sun,9/10 vs CAL L (1-5)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Williams Wood  
136. Mon,9/11 at KCR W (2-1)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
137. Tue,9/12 at KCR W (6-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
138. Wed,9/13 at KCR L (4-6) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
139. Fri,9/15 at CAL L (0-1)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Williams Bradley  
140. Sat,9/16 at CAL W (2-0) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
141. Sun,9/17 at CAL L (1-3) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Johnstone Kelly Wood  
142. Tue,9/19 at OAK W (8-7) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Lyttle Kelly Bradley  
143. Wed,9/20 at OAK L (3-6)# Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Morales May Reichardt Williams Wood  
144. Fri,9/22 vs TEX W (8-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
145. Sat,9/23 vs TEX W (4-3) Herrmann Muser Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bradley  
146. Sun,9/24 vs TEX W (7-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Wood  
147. Tue,9/26 vs KCR L (1-2) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Reichardt Kelly Bahnsen  
148. Wed,9/27 vs KCR L (2-4) Herrmann Allen Andrews Spiezio Alvarado May Lyttle Kelly Wood  
149. Fri,9/29 at TEX W (5-1) Brinkman Muser Orta Allen Hernandez May Richard Lyttle Bradley  
150. Sat,9/30 at TEX W (5-3) Brinkman Muser Orta Allen Hernandez Johnstone Richard Lyttle Bahnsen  
151. Sun,10/1 at TEX L (0-1) Herrmann Muser Orta Allen Hernandez Johnstone Richard Kelly Wood  
152. Mon,10/2 at MIN W (6-4) Brinkman Muser Orta Allen Hernandez Reichardt Richard Lyttle Geddes  
153. Tue,10/3 at MIN W (5-4) Egan Muser Orta Allen Hernandez Bradford Richard Lyttle Fisher  
154. Wed,10/4 at MIN L (2-14) Brinkman Muser Orta Allen Hernandez Bradford Richard Lyttle Gossage  
154 games 3 players 4 players 3 players 7 players 4 players 5 players 6 players 4 players 7 players 0 players
Most Common-games Herrmann-108
Egan-33
Brinkman-13
Allen-139
Muser-10
Andrews-3
Andrews-143
Orta-8
Alvarado-3
Spiezio-74
Melton-56
Morales-8
Morales-71
Alvarado-63
Orta-14
May-144
Reichardt-5
Bradford-2
Reichardt-82
Johnstone-50
Lyttle-10
Kelly-96
Williams-49
Lyttle-5
Wood-49
Bahnsen-41
Bradley-40
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Most Common Lineups

14 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Spiezio
SS. Alvarado
LF. May
CF. Johnstone
RF. Kelly
P. Pitcher

9 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Melton
SS. Morales
LF. May
CF. Johnstone
RF. Kelly
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Melton
SS. Morales
LF. May
CF. Reichardt
RF. Kelly
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Spiezio
SS. Alvarado
LF. May
CF. Reichardt
RF. Kelly
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Herrmann
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Melton
SS. Orta
LF. May
CF. Johnstone
RF. Kelly
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Egan
1B. Allen
2B. Andrews
3B. Melton
SS. Morales
LF. May
CF. Reichardt
RF. Williams
P. Pitcher

65 total lineups (104 when including pitchers)


1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense