1971 Milwaukee Brewers season
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owners | Bud Selig | |
| General managers | Frank Lane | |
| Managers | Dave Bristol | |
| Television | WTMJ-TV | |
| Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Merle Harmon, Tom Collins, Bob Uecker) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
| ||
The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.
Offseason
- October 1, 1970: Sixto Lezcano was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent. [1]
- October 20, 1970: Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique, and Jesse Huggins (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis.[2]
- October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased by the Brewers from the New York Mets.[3]
- December 2, 1970: Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Bob Tillman.[4]
- February 2, 1971: Carl Taylor was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Ellie Rodríguez.[5]
- February 10, 1971: Al Downing was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Kosco.[6]
- March 6, 1971: Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley persuaded American League president Joe Cronin to have a preseason game in which a walk was allowed on three pitches rather than four. The Athletics bested the Milwaukee Brewers by a 13–9 tally. Nineteen total walks were issued in the game, and a collective six home runs were hit.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
W
|
L
|
Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | 0.627 | — | 46–35 | 55–25 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 16 | 44–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 22½ | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 25½ | 35–46 | 41–40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | 0.463 | 26½ | 37–42 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 32 | 34–48 | 35–44 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
Notable transactions
- April 22, 1971: Ray Peters and Pete Koegel were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Briggs.[8]
- May 11, 1971: Ted Savage was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Matchick.[9]
- June 1, 1971: Floyd Wicker was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Heise.[10]
- June 7, 1971: Danny Walton was traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Frank Tepedino and Bobby Mitchell.[11]
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- Rob Ellis was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round.[12]
- Kevin Kobel was drafted by the Brewers in the 10th round.[13]
- July 8, 1971: Phil Roof was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Ratliff.[14]
Roster
| 1971 Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
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 | Ellie Rodríguez | 115 | 319 | 67 | .210 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | Johnny Briggs | 125 | 375 | 99 | .264 | 21 | 59 |
| 2B | Ron Theobald | 126 | 388 | 107 | .276 | 1 | 23 |
| SS | Rick Auerbach | 79 | 236 | 48 | .203 | 1 | 9 |
| 3B | Tommy Matchick |
42 | 114 | 25 | .219 | 1 | 7 |
| LF | Andy Kosco | 98 | 264 | 60 | .227 | 10 | 39 |
| CF | Dave May | 144 | 501 | 139 | .277 | 16 | 65 |
| RF | Bill Voss | 97 | 275 | 69 | .251 | 10 | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Peña | 113 | 274 | 65 | .237 | 3 | 28 |
| Andy Kosco | 98 | 264 | 60 | .227 | 10 | 39 |
| Ted Kubiak | 89 | 260 | 59 | .227 | 3 | 17 |
| José Cardenal | 53 | 198 | 91 | .258 | 3 | 32 |
| Bob Heise | 68 | 189 | 48 | .254 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Hegan | 46 | 122 | 27 | .221 | 4 | 11 |
| Phil Roof | 41 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 1 | 10 |
| Rob Ellis | 36 | 111 | 22 | .198 | 0 | 6 |
| Frank Tepedino | 53 | 106 | 21 | .198 | 2 | 7 |
| Darrell Porter | 22 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 2 | 9 |
| Danny Walton | 30 | 69 | 14 | .203 | 2 | 9 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 35 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 2 | 6 |
| Al Yates | 24 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Ratliff | 23 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 3 | 7 |
| Bernie Smith | 15 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 1 | 3 |
| Gus Gil | 14 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
| Ducky Schofield | 23 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Savage | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Wicker | 11 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Koegel | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Pattin | 36 | 264.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.13 | 169 |
| Bill Parsons | 36 | 244.2 | 13 | 17 | 3.20 | 139 |
| Skip Lockwood | 33 | 208.0 | 10 | 15 | 3.33 | 115 |
| Jim Slaton | 26 | 147.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.78 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Krausse Jr. | 43 | 180.1 | 8 | 12 | 2.94 | 92 |
| Marcelino López | 31 | 67.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.66 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sanders | 83 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 1.91 | 80 |
| John Morris | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.72 | 42 |
| Jim Hannan | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.01 | 17 |
| Floyd Weaver | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.24 | 12 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 10 |
| Jerry Bell | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 | 8 |
| Bob Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Larry Bearnarth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
| John Gelnar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Farm system
The Brewers'
farm system consisted of three minor league affiliates in 1971.[15]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple-A | Evansville Triplets | American Association
|
Del Crandall |
Class A
|
Danville Warriors | Midwest League | Sandy Johnson |
| Class A Short Season | Newark Co-Pilots | New York–Penn League | Al Widmar |
Notes
- ^ "Sixto Lezacano: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Larry Bearnarth at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hank Allen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ellie Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Andy Kosco at Baseball Reference
- ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Matching at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Heise page at Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Frank Tepedino at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rob Ellis page at Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Kevin Kobel at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Roof at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1971 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
References
- 1971 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac