SOX

5th
75-86
22.5

1975

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

CUBS

6th
75-87
17.5

BILL MELTON
First Southside Homer Champ

* Becomes regular at third in 1969
* 23 home runs as rookie
* First Sox player to hit 30 home runs
* Hits Sox record 33 homers, 1970
* Leads league in home runs in 1971
* Misses most of '72 with injury
* Comes back with 20 homers in 1973
* Ends career as All Time Sox HR leader

Sox reliever Rich Gossage leads AL with 26
saves
Jim Kaat is a 20-game winner again
Jose Cardenal has his best season, hitting .317
for the Northsiders
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