1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey |
General manager(s) | Al Campanis |
Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
Local television | KTTV (11) |
Local radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín |
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The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West.
Offseason[]
- October 5, 1970: Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Allen.[1]
- December 11, 1970: Alan Foster and Ray Lamb were traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Duke Sims.[2]
- February 10, 1971: Andy Kosco was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.[3]
- March 13, 1971: Jeff Torborg was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.[4]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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[]
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup[]
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Name | Position |
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Bill Buckner | Right fielder |
Willie Davis | Center fielder |
Wes Parker | First baseman |
Dick Allen | Left fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Steve Garvey | Third baseman |
Bill Russell | Second baseman |
Bill Singer | Starting pitcher |
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 | Duke Sims | 90 | 230 | 63 | .274 | 6 | 25 |
1B | Wes Parker | 157 | 533 | 146 | .274 | 6 | 62 |
2B | Jim Lefebvre | 119 | 388 | 95 | .245 | 12 | 68 |
SS | Maury Wills | 149 | 601 | 169 | .281 | 3 | 44 |
3B | Dick Allen | 155 | 549 | 162 | .295 | 23 | 90 |
LF | Willie Crawford | 114 | 342 | 96 | .281 | 9 | 40 |
CF | Willie Davis | 158 | 641 | 198 | .309 | 10 | 74 |
RF | Bill Buckner | 108 | 358 | 99 | .277 | 5 | 41 |
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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Bobby Valentine | 101 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 1 | 25 |
Manny Mota | 91 | 269 | 84 | .312 | 0 | 34 |
Steve Garvey | 81 | 225 | 51 | .227 | 7 | 26 |
Bill Russell | 91 | 211 | 48 | .227 | 2 | 15 |
Tom Haller | 84 | 202 | 54 | .267 | 5 | 32 |
Joe Ferguson | 36 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 2 | 7 |
Bill Sudakis | 41 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 3 | 7 |
Billy Grabarkewitz | 44 | 71 | 16 | .225 | 0 | 6 |
Bobby Darwin | 11 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
Von Joshua | 11 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Cey | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Paciorek | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
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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Don Sutton | 38 | 265.1 | 17 | 12 | 2.54 | 194 |
Al Downing | 37 | 262.1 | 20 | 9 | 2.68 | 136 |
Claude Osteen | 38 | 259 | 14 | 11 | 3.51 | 109 |
Bill Singer | 31 | 203.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.16 | 144 |
Doyle Alexander | 17 | 92.1 | 6 | 6 | 3.80 | 30 |
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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Bob O'Brien | 14 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
Sandy Vance | 10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6.92 | 11 |
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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Jim Brewer | 55 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 1.88 | 66 |
Pete Mikkelsen | 41 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3.65 | 46 |
Joe Moeller | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.80 | 32 |
José Peña | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.56 | 44 |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.02 | 15 |
Mike Strahler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 7 |
Charlie Hough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 |
Awards and honors[]
- Gold Glove Awards
- Willie Davis
- Wes Parker
- Comeback Player of the Year Award
All-Stars[]
- 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Willie Davis reserve
- TSN National League All-Star
- Willie Davis
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | Tommy Lasorda |
AA | Albuquerque Dodgers | Texas League | Monty Basgall |
A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Don LeJohn |
A | Daytona Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
A | Medford Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |
Rookie | Ogden Dodgers | Pioneer League | Buddy Hollowell |
1971 Major League Baseball Draft[]
This was the seventh year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 55 players in the June draft and six in the January draft.
The only notable Major League player in this draft class was first round pick Rick Rhoden, a pitcher from Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He pitched in the Majors from 1974–1989, the first five years with the Dodgers. He would have a record of 151–125 and was a two time all-star.
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January draft[]
January Secondary phase[]
June draft[]
June secondary phase[]
June secondary D phase[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alan Foster page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Torborg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
- ^ 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
- ^ 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- ^ 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase
- ^ 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary D Phase
References[]
External links[]
- Los Angeles Dodgers seasons
- 1971 Major League Baseball season
- 1971 in sports in California