1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey | |
President | Peter O'Malley | |
General managers | Al Campanis | |
Managers | Walter Alston | |
Television | KTTV (11) | |
Radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett 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:
- February 10, 1971: Andy Kosco was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.[3]
- March 13, 1971: California Angels.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
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L
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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
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | 259.0 | 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 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
Sandy Vance | 10 | 26.0 | 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
- Comeback Player of the Year Award
All-Stars
- 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Willie Davis reserve
- TSN National League All-Star
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | Tommy Lasorda |
AA | Albuquerque Dodgers
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Texas League | Monty Basgall |
A
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Bakersfield Dodgers
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California League | Don LeJohn |
A
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Daytona Beach Dodgers
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Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
A
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Medford Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |
Rookie
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Ogden Dodgers | Pioneer League | Buddy Hollowell
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1971 Major League Baseball Draft
This was the seventh year of a
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