1971 Atlanta Braves season

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1971 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Atlanta Stadium (since 1966)
  • Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record82–80 (.506)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)William Bartholomay
General manager(s)Paul Richards
Manager(s)Lum Harris
Local televisionWSB-TV
Local radioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)
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The 1971 Atlanta Braves season was the sixth season in Atlanta along with the 101st season as a franchise overall.

Offseason[]

  • November 30, 1970: Hal Breeden was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Hoyt Wilhelm.[1]
  • December 2, 1970: Bob Tillman was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors).[2]
  • December 22, 1970: Don Cardwell was released by the Braves.[3]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 0.556 — 51–30 39–42
Los Angeles Dodgers 89 73 0.549 1 42–39 47–34
Atlanta Braves 82 80 0.506 8 43–39 39–41
Cincinnati Reds 79 83 0.488 11 46–35 33–48
Houston Astros 79 83 0.488 11 39–42 40–41
San Diego Padres 61 100 0.379 28½ 33–48 28–52

Record vs. opponents[]

1971 National League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 9–9 9–9 9–9 7–5 7–5 8–4 4–8 11–7 7–11 6–6
Chicago 7–5 — 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–10 11–7 11–7 6–12 9–3 3–9 9–9
Cincinnati 9–9 6–6 — 5–13 7–11 7–5 8–4 5–7 5–7 10–8 9–9 8–4
Houston 9–9 7–5 13–5 — 8–10 4–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 10–8 9–9 2–10
Los Angeles 9–9 4–8 11–7 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 7–5 4–8 13–5 12–6 6–6
Montreal 5–7 10–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 — 9–9 6–12 7–11 6–5 7–5 4–14
New York 5–7 7–11 4–8 7–5 7–5 9–9 — 13–5 10–8 7–5 4–8 10–8
Philadelphia 4-8 7–11 2–10 3–9 5–7 6–10 5–13 — 6–12 4–8 6–6 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 7–5 8–4 8–4 11–7 8–10 12–6 — 9–3 3–9 11–7
San Diego 7–11 3–9 8–10 8–10 5–13 5–6 5–7 8–4 3–9 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 11–7 9–3 9–9 9–9 6–12 5–7 8–4 6–6 9–3 13–5 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 4–8 10–2 6–6 14–4 8–10 11–7 7–11 8–4 7–5 —


Notable transactions[]

  • April 1971: Hank Allen was released by the Braves.[2]
  • April 16, 1971: Luis Tiant was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[4]
  • May 15, 1971: Luis Tiant was released by the Braves.[4]
  • June 2, 1971: Clete Boyer was released by the Braves.[5]
  • June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
    • Biff Pocoroba was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round.[6]
    • Mike Beard was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase.[7]
  • June 29, 1971: Hoyt Wilhelm was released by the Braves.[1]

Roster[]

1971 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Starters by position[]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Earl Williams 145 497 129 .260 33 87
1B Hank Aaron 139 495 162 .327 47 118
2B Félix Millán 143 577 167 .289 2 45

Other batters[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Orlando Cepeda 71 250 69 .276 14 44
Clete Boyer 30 98 24 .245 6 19
Oscar Brown 27 43 9 .209 0 5
Leo Foster 9 10 0 .000 0 0
Tony La Russa 9 7 2 .286 0 0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pat Jarvis 35 162.1 6 14 4.10 68
Tom Kelley 28 143 9 5 2.96 68

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Nash 32 133 9 7 4.94 65

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bob Priddy 40 4 9 4 4.22 36
Steve Barber 39 3 1 2 4.80 40
Ron Herbel 25 0 1 1 5.23 22
Mike McQueen 17 4 1 1 3.54 38
Tom House 11 1 0 0 3.05 11
Hoyt Wilhelm 3 0 0 0 15.43 1

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Clyde King
AA Savannah Braves Southern League Eddie Haas
A Greenwood Braves Western Carolinas League Clint Courtney
Rookie Wytheville Braves Appalachian League Paul Snyder

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b Hank Allen at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Clete Boyer at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Biff Pocoroba at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mike Beard at Baseball Reference

References[]

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1971 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
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