SOX

5th
68-94
29

1969

Where they wound up
how many games they won
how far back they finished

CUBS

2nd
92-70
8

 CARLOS MAY
Amazing Comeback

* Emerges as new Sox star in 1969
* 18 homers by August, then....
* Departs for reserve duty
* Mortar misfires, blows away his thumb
* Rehabs, comes back in 1970, bats .285
* 1972: His .308 is 4th in AL
* .405 OBP is 2nd in league
* 96 RBI's in 1973
* Plays four years in Japan

Billy Williams breaks Stan Musial's NL record
for consecutive games played
Wrigley Field's storied Bleacher Bums gain
national fame
Shortstop Don Kessinger plays 54 straight
games without an error-- NL record 		Go to previous year or next year Results
Home 1961-70 Attendance Tri?via Batting Practice