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batted balls · 11-15-2004, 10:18 AM

CHICAGO (AP)-White Sox fans were mercifully put out of their collective misery when the team lost its record 115th game Sunday to close out the 1974 season.

"It's been a long year," said Sox pitcher Wibur Wood. "I'm looking forward to some hunting and fishing to get my mind off it."

Chicago, 47-115 this season, ended the year with a 10-3 loss to Texas. It was a year that started with the promise of third baseman's Mike Schmidt winning the April Player of the Month Award and ended with first baseman Dick Allen winning the AL home run title with 55. Everything in between was pure disaster.

"We pretty much sucked all year long," said Allen, who was selected as team MVP for the third straight year.

How bad were the Sox? Well, Chicago finished an incredible 52 games behind division champion Kansas City. The Sox were a putrid 18-63 on the road. Wood led the pitching staff in victories with just nine. J.R. Ricard was an unbelievable 2-20 with a 7.71 ERA! Schmidt was the lone Sox hitter to bat higher than .300 (at .301 no less). Baltimore's Jim Palmer no-hit Chicago on August 14.

So what's in store for 1975?

"Well, we've got the No. 1 pick in the draft!" exclaimed eternal optimistic Chuck Tanner.

If only Sox fans could be so excited . . .

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1974 Division Winners

AL East--New York Yankees (89-73)
AL West--Kansas City Royals (99-63)
NL East--New York Mets (98-64)
NL West--Cincinnati Reds (93-69)

ALCS--New York 3, Kansas City 2 (Yanks rally from 2-0 deficit)
NLCS--New York 3, Cincinnati 1

World Series--New York Mets 4, New York Yankees 0

1974 Awards

AL Cy Young Award--Bert Blyleven, Minnesota (20-8, 2.95 ERA, 189 Ks, 2 shutouts)
NL Cy Young Award--Rick Reuschel, Chicago (23-9, 3.20 ERA, 1 shutout)

AL MVP--Bobby Murcer, New York (.352-46 home runs-137 RBIs)-his third straight MVP!
NL MVP--Johnny Bench, Cincinnati (.338-64 home runs-163 RBIs)

Notes: Bench broke Allen's MLB record with 64 homers; his 163 RBIs are also a new mark . . . five players hit 50 or more homers--Bench, Nate Colbert (61), Willie Stargell (58), Allen (55) and Reggie Jackson (50) .

11-15-2004, 10:18 AM	#19
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,323	'74 Season Ends Put Sox Fans Out Of Misery CHICAGO (AP)-White Sox fans were mercifully put out of their collective misery when the team lost its record 115th game Sunday to close out the 1974 season. "It's been a long year," said Sox pitcher Wibur Wood. "I'm looking forward to some hunting and fishing to get my mind off it." Chicago, 47-115 this season, ended the year with a 10-3 loss to Texas. It was a year that started with the promise of third baseman's Mike Schmidt winning the April Player of the Month Award and ended with first baseman Dick Allen winning the AL home run title with 55. Everything in between was pure disaster. "We pretty much sucked all year long," said Allen, who was selected as team MVP for the third straight year. How bad were the Sox? Well, Chicago finished an incredible 52 games behind division champion Kansas City. The Sox were a putrid 18-63 on the road. Wood led the pitching staff in victories with just nine. J.R. Ricard was an unbelievable 2-20 with a 7.71 ERA! Schmidt was the lone Sox hitter to bat higher than .300 (at .301 no less). Baltimore's Jim Palmer no-hit Chicago on August 14. So what's in store for 1975? "Well, we've got the No. 1 pick in the draft!" exclaimed eternal optimistic Chuck Tanner. If only Sox fans could be so excited . . . ************************************************ ****** 1974 Division Winners AL East--New York Yankees (89-73) AL West--Kansas City Royals (99-63) NL East--New York Mets (98-64) NL West--Cincinnati Reds (93-69) ALCS--New York 3, Kansas City 2 (Yanks rally from 2-0 deficit) NLCS--New York 3, Cincinnati 1 World Series--New York Mets 4, New York Yankees 0 1974 Awards AL Cy Young Award--Bert Blyleven, Minnesota (20-8, 2.95 ERA, 189 Ks, 2 shutouts) NL Cy Young Award--Rick Reuschel, Chicago (23-9, 3.20 ERA, 1 shutout) AL MVP--Bobby Murcer, New York (.352-46 home runs-137 RBIs)-his third straight MVP! NL MVP--Johnny Bench, Cincinnati (.338-64 home runs-163 RBIs) Notes: Bench broke Allen's MLB record with 64 homers; his 163 RBIs are also a new mark . . . five players hit 50 or more homers--Bench, Nate Colbert (61), Willie Stargell (58), Allen (55) and Reggie Jackson (50) . Last edited by batted balls; 11-15-2004 at 02:22 PM.