June 16, 200421 yr A year of Turmoil and disappontment for the White Sox came as the team was in first place regularly up to June 29 (58 Days all told) but collapsed badly in the wake of an injury to Dick Allen and shallow starting pitching. Allen, the league's Most Valuble Player in 1972, hurt his ankle on June 28 and virtually disappeared thereafter, batting only five more times. Allen hit .316 in his 250 at bats with 16 homers and 41 RBI's Carlos May (.268) had 20 homers and a club high 86 RBI's while Bill Melton (.277) also had 20 homers and 87 RBI's. Two Players (Rick Reichardt and Mike Andrews ) were unable to agree on contracts and were released during the season. Wilbur Wood (24-20) and Stan Bahnsen (18-21) combined for a staggering 90 starts, 48 for Wood, but the next best pitcher was part time starter Terry Forster (6-11) who led the club with a 3.23 ERA. General Manager Stu Holcomb resigned on July 27, leaving Roland Hemond in charge
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