1971 Cleveland Indians season
1971 Cleveland Indians | |
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Owner(s) | Vernon Stouffer |
General manager(s) | Alvin Dark, Gabe Paul |
Manager(s) | Alvin Dark, Johnny Lipon |
Local television | WJW-TV |
Local radio | WERE (1300) |
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The 1971 Cleveland Indians season was the 71st in franchise history. The team finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 60–102, 43 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Offseason[]
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Regular season[]
In the summer of 1971, Indians owner Vernon Stouffer was entertaining overtures with regards to the Cleveland Indians playing 27 to 30 home dates a year in New Orleans.[1]
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 57 | 0.639 | — | 53–24 | 48–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 12 | 54–27 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 18 | 47–33 | 38–44 |
New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 21 | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Washington Senators | 63 | 96 | 0.396 | 38½ | 35–46 | 28–50 |
Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 43 | 29–52 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |
Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 13–3 | |
Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 1–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 12–6 | |
California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–2 | |
Cleveland | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |
Detroit | 10–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 11–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 10–7 | 2–10 | 3–15 | 6–6 | |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–10 | — | 8–4 | 8–10 | 5–6 | |
New York | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–11 | |
Oakland | 4–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | |
Washington | 3–13 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 11–7 | 3–9 | — |
Opening Day Lineup[]
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# | Name | Position |
16 | Larry Brown | SS |
12 | Graig Nettles | 3B |
27 | Roy Foster | LF |
8 | Ray Fosse | C |
40 | Ken Harrelson | 1B |
24 | Eddie Leon | 2B |
22 | Ted Ford | RF |
25 | Buddy Bradford | CF |
34 | Steve Hargan | P |
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Ray Fosse | 133 | 486 | 134 | .276 | 12 | 62 |
1B | Chris Chambliss | 111 | 415 | 114 | .275 | 9 | 48 |
2B | Eddie Leon | 131 | 429 | 112 | .261 | 4 | 35 |
SS | Jack Heidemann | 81 | 240 | 50 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
3B | Graig Nettles | 158 | 598 | 156 | .261 | 28 | 86 |
LF | Ted Uhlaender | 141 | 500 | 144 | .288 | 2 | 47 |
CF | Vada Pinson | 146 | 566 | 149 | .263 | 11 | 35 |
RF | Roy Foster | 125 | 396 | 97 | .245 | 18 | 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 |
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Larry Brown | 13 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 7 |
Jim Clark | 13 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 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 |
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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 |
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Vince Colbert | 50 | 142.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.97 | 74 |
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 |
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Rick Austin | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.09 | 20 |
Mark Ballinger | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.67 | 25 |
Awards and honors[]
- All-Star Game
- Ray Fosse, Gold Glove Award
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Ken Aspromonte |
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Ray Hathaway |
A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Pinky May |
Rookie | GCL Indians | Gulf Coast League |
Notes[]
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 4, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ 1971 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References[]
- 1971 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
- Cleveland Indians seasons
- 1971 Major League Baseball season
- 1971 in sports in Ohio
- Cleveland Indians season stubs