SOX

3rd
79-83
22.5

1971

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

CUBS

3rd
83-79
14

HARRY CARAY
You Can't Beat Fun at the Old Ballpark

* Sox years: 1971-1981
* Instant hit with Sox fans
* Carries trademark butterfly net
* Reads notes from fans on air
* Sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame
* Fans sing along during 7th inning stretch
* Most popular partner: Jimmy Piersall
* Sox management lets him get away
* Replaced by Harrelson and Drysdale

Johnny Sain, with reputation of nurturing 20-game
winners, becomes Sox pitching coach
Fergie Jenkins bats .243 and hits 6 homers
in his 24-13 Cy Young award season
Cub second baseman Glenn Beckert hits career-
high .342
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