1971 Major League Baseball season
| 1971 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 24 (12 per league) |
| TV partner(s) | NBC |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Danny Goodwin |
| Picked by | Chicago White Sox |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Vida Blue (OAK) NL: Joe Torre (STL) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Baltimore Orioles |
| AL runners-up | Oakland Athletics |
| NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| NL runners-up | San Francisco Giants |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Runners-up | Baltimore Orioles |
| World Series MVP | Roberto Clemente (PIT) |
The 1971 major league baseball season began on April 5, 1971, while the regular season ended on September 30. The postseason began on October 2. The 68th World Series began with Game 1 on October 9 and ended with Game 7 on October 17, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeating the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, four games to three, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1960. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Baltimore Orioles from the 1970 season.
The 42nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was held on July 13 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Detroit Tigers. The American League won, 6–4, and was the first American League win since the second game of 1962, and their last until 1983.
This was the final season that the Washington Senators would play in Washington, D.C., as the team would relocate to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex city of Arlington, Texas as the Texas Rangers the following season. Washington would remain vacant of a major league team for 33 seasons until the Montreal Expos relocated there as the Washington Nationals in 2005.
This was the final season the majority of MLB teams wore wool flannel uniforms. The Pirates and Cardinals wore double knit uniforms of nylon and rayon throughout 1971, and the Orioles gradually phased out flannels, going all-double knit in time for the ALCS. By 1973, flannel uniforms completely disappeared from the MLB scene.
Schedule
[edit]The 1971 schedule consisted of 162 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had twelve teams. Each league was split into two six-team divisions. Each team was scheduled to play 18 games against their five division rivals, totaling 90 games, and 12 games against six interdivision opponents, totaling 72 games. This continued the format put in place since the 1969 and would be used until 1977 in the American League and 1993 in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 5, featuring six teams. The final day of the regular season was on September 30, featuring 18 teams. The National League Championship Series took place between October 2 and October 6, while the American League Championship Series took place between October 3 and October 5. The World Series took place between October 9 and October 17.
Rule changes
[edit]The 1971 season saw the following rule changes:[1]
- Players on the current hitting team are now required to wear a batting helmet.[2] Players who previously used a cap liner in 1970 could continue to do so.
- Rules regarding players interacting fans were relaxed, as previously, players could not talk or give autographs once batting practice started. Now, players could interact with players up to 30 minutes before the start of a game.
- Rule 5.09B was amended to prohibit baserunners from advancing if the home-plate umpire interfered with a catcher.
- The disabled list was expanded. Previously, a team could have as many as three players disabled at a time — two for 21 days and one for 60. Now, a team could also disable a nonpitcher for 15 days, making it permissible to have a total of four at a time.
Teams
[edit]Standings
[edit]American League
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — | 53–24 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 | 54–27 | 37–44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18 | 47–33 | 38–44 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 | 44–37 | 38–43 |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 96 | .396 | 38½ | 35–46 | 28–50 |
| Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43 | 29–52 | 31–50 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | .627 | — | 46–35 | 55–25 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16 | 44–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 22½ | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25½ | 35–46 | 41–40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | .463 | 26½ | 37–42 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32 | 34–48 | 35–44 |
National League
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
| Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 43–39 | 39–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 46–35 | 33–48 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | .379 | 28½ | 33–48 | 28–52 |
Postseason
[edit]The postseason began on October 2 and ended on October 17 with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 World Series in seven games.
Bracket
[edit]| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | |||||||
| East | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||
| West | Oakland | 0 | ||||||
| AL | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||
| NL | Pittsburgh | 4 | ||||||
| East | Pittsburgh | 3 | ||||||
| West | San Francisco | 1 | ||||||
Managerial changes
[edit]Off-season
[edit]| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | Mayo Smith | Billy Martin |
| Oakland Athletics | John McNamara | Dick Williams |
In-season
[edit]| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | Alvin Dark | Johnny Lipon |
League leaders
[edit]American League
[edit]| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Tony Oliva (MIN) | .337 |
| OPS | Bobby Murcer (NYY) | .969 |
| HR | Bill Melton (CWS) | 33 |
| RBI | Harmon Killebrew (MIN) | 119 |
| R | Don Buford (BAL) | 99 |
| H | César Tovar (MIN) | 204 |
| SB | Amos Otis (KC) | 52 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Mickey Lolich (DET) | 25 |
| L | Denny McLain (WSH) | 22 |
| ERA | Vida Blue (OAK) | 1.82 |
| K | Mickey Lolich (DET) | 308 |
| IP | Mickey Lolich (DET) | 376.0 |
| SV | Ken Sanders (MIL) | 31 |
| WHIP | Vida Blue (OAK) | 0.952 |
National League
[edit]| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Joe Torre (STL) | .363 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron (ATL) | 1.079 |
| HR | Willie Stargell (PIT) | 48 |
| RBI | Joe Torre (STL) | 137 |
| R | Lou Brock (STL) | 126 |
| H | Joe Torre (STL) | 230 |
| SB | Lou Brock (STL) | 64 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Ferguson Jenkins (CHC) | 24 |
| L | Steve Arlin (SD) | 19 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver (NYM) | 1.76 |
| K | Tom Seaver (NYM) | 289 |
| IP | Ferguson Jenkins (CHC) | 325.0 |
| SV | Dave Giusti (PIT) | 30 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver (NYM) | 0.946 |
Regular season recap
[edit]Three of the four division races were anticlimactic; the only race was in the NL West between old rivals Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1 but the Dodgers chipped away. In mid September, the Dodgers won 8 in a row, including 5 over the Giants to narrow the gap to one game. But they could get no closer; ultimately both teams won on the final day of the season and the Giants won the division by 1 game.
Awards and honors
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Rookie of the Year | Chris Chambliss (CLE) | Earl Williams (ATL) |
| Cy Young Award | Ferguson Jenkins (CHC) | Vida Blue (OAK) |
| Most Valuable Player | Joe Torre (STL) | Vida Blue (OAK) |
| Babe Ruth Award (World Series MVP) |
Roberto Clemente (PIT) | — |
| Gold Glove Awards | ||
| Position | National League | American League |
| Pitcher | Bob Gibson (STL) | Jim Kaat (MIN) |
| Catcher | Johnny Bench (CIN) | Ray Fosse (CLE) |
| 1st Base | Wes Parker (LA) | George Scott (BOS) |
| 2nd Base | Tommy Helms (CIN) | Davey Johnson (BAL) |
| 3rd Base | Doug Rader (HOU) | Brooks Robinson (BAL) |
| Shortstop | Bud Harrelson (NYM) | Mark Belanger (BAL) |
| Outfield | Bobby Bonds (SF) | Paul Blair (BAL) |
| Roberto Clemente (PIT) | Amos Otis (KC) | |
| Willie Davis (LA) | Carl Yastrzemski (BOS) | |
Other awards
[edit]- Commissioner's Award (Humanitarian): Willie Mays (SF)
- Hutch Award: Joe Torre (STL)
- Sport Magazine's World Series Most Valuable Player Award: Roberto Clemente (PIT)
Monthly awards
[edit]Player of the Month
[edit]| Month | National League |
|---|---|
| April | Willie Stargell (PIT) |
| May | Lou Brock (STL) |
| June | Willie Stargell (PIT) |
| July | Ferguson Jenkins (CHC) |
| August | Joe Torre (STL) |
Baseball Hall of Fame
[edit]- Dave Bancroft
- Jake Beckley
- Chick Hafey
- Harry Hooper
- Joe Kelley
- Rube Marquard
- Satchel Paige
- George Weiss (executive)
Home field attendance
[edit]| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets[16] | 83 | 0.0% | 2,266,680 | −16.0% | 27,984 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers[17] | 89 | 2.3% | 2,064,594 | 21.7% | 25,489 |
| Boston Red Sox[18] | 85 | −2.3% | 1,678,732 | 5.2% | 20,984 |
| Chicago Cubs[19] | 83 | −1.2% | 1,653,007 | 0.6% | 20,407 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[20] | 90 | 18.4% | 1,604,671 | −1.5% | 19,569 |
| Detroit Tigers[21] | 91 | 15.2% | 1,591,073 | 6.0% | 19,643 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[22] | 67 | −8.2% | 1,511,223 | 113.4% | 18,657 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[23] | 97 | 9.0% | 1,501,132 | 11.9% | 18,764 |
| Cincinnati Reds[24] | 79 | −22.5% | 1,501,122 | −16.8% | 18,532 |
| Montreal Expos[25] | 71 | −2.7% | 1,290,963 | −9.4% | 16,137 |
| Houston Astros[26] | 79 | 0.0% | 1,261,589 | 0.6% | 15,575 |
| San Francisco Giants[27] | 90 | 4.7% | 1,106,043 | 49.3% | 13,655 |
| New York Yankees[28] | 82 | −11.8% | 1,070,771 | −5.8% | 13,219 |
| Baltimore Orioles[29] | 101 | −6.5% | 1,023,037 | −3.2% | 13,286 |
| Atlanta Braves[30] | 82 | 7.9% | 1,006,320 | −6.7% | 12,272 |
| Minnesota Twins[31] | 74 | −24.5% | 940,858 | −25.4% | 11,910 |
| California Angels[32] | 76 | −11.6% | 926,373 | −14.0% | 11,437 |
| Oakland Athletics[33] | 101 | 13.5% | 914,993 | 17.6% | 11,296 |
| Kansas City Royals[34] | 85 | 30.8% | 910,784 | 31.4% | 11,244 |
| Chicago White Sox[35] | 79 | 41.1% | 833,891 | 68.3% | 10,295 |
| Milwaukee Brewers[36] | 69 | 6.2% | 731,531 | −21.7% | 8,921 |
| Washington Senators[37] | 63 | −10.0% | 655,156 | −20.6% | 8,088 |
| Cleveland Indians[38] | 60 | −21.1% | 591,361 | −19.0% | 7,301 |
| San Diego Padres[39] | 61 | −3.2% | 557,513 | −13.4% | 6,883 |
Events
[edit]January–June
[edit]- The Pittsburgh Pirates become the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black lineup.[40]
- January 31 – The new Special Veterans Committee selects seven men for enshrinement to the Hall of Fame: former players Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, and Rube Marquard, and executive George Weiss.
- February 9 – Former Negro leagues pitcher Satchel Paige is nominated for the Hall of Fame. On June 10, the Hall's new Veterans Committee formally selected Paige for induction.
- March 7 - The Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics play a spring training game where only three balls are needed for a walk. The Athletics won 13–9, with the game featuring 19 walks. The experiment is not tried again.[41]
- April 6 – Bill White, a former NL first baseman, became the first African-American to do play-by-play as part of a regular broadcast crew of a team, when the New York Yankees opened the season with a game in Boston.
- April 10 – The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Montreal Expos, 4–1, in the first game played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium.
- Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game, including his 200th career home run.
- April 27 – Hank Aaron becomes the third player in Major League history to hit his 600th home run.
- May 6 – Commissioner Bowie Kuhn signs Major League Baseball to a $72 million television contract with NBC.
- May 17 – Johnny Bench hits his 100th career home run.
- June 3 – Pitcher Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs throws the second no-hitter of his career, victimizing the hosts Cincinnati Reds 1–0. Holtzman scores the only run, unearned, in the third inning, to beat Reds pitcher Gary Nolan.
- June 6 – Willie Mays hits his major league-leading 22nd and last career extra-inning home run against Phillies reliever Joe Hoerner.
- June 23 – In a singular performance, pitcher Rick Wise of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hits the Reds, 4–0, and bangs two home runs in the game. Wise joins Earl Wilson and Wes Ferrell as the only pitchers to pitch a no-hitter and hit a home run in the same game. It is the second no-hitter against Cincinnati this month, both in Riverfront Stadium.
July–December
[edit]- July 7 – Commissioner Kuhn announces that players from the Negro leagues elected to the Hall of Fame will be given full membership in the museum. It had been previously announced that they would be honored in a separate wing.
- July 9 – The Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 1–0 in 20 innings – the longest shutout in American League history. Vida Blue strikes out 17 batters in 11 innings for Oakland, while the Angels' Billy Cowan ties a major league record by fanning six times. Both teams combine for 43 strikeouts, a new major league record.
- July 13 – In an All-Star Game featuring home runs by future Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Roberto Clemente, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew and Frank Robinson, the American League triumphs over the National League 6–4 at Tiger Stadium. It is the only AL All-Star victory between 1962 and 1983. Jackson's home run goes 520 feet, and Robinson is named MVP.
- August 4 – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson wins his 200th game, a 7–2 victory over the San Francisco Giants at St. Louis.
- August 10:
- Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th player to amass 500 home runs, and adds his 501st, but the Orioles beat the Twins 4–3. Mike Cuellar picks up the win.
- Sixteen baseball researchers at Cooperstown form the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), with founder Robert Davids as president.
- August 14 – Ten days after his 200th victory, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates 11–0, the first no-hitter ever pitched at Three Rivers Stadium. He strikes out 10 batters along the way; three of those are to Willie Stargell, including the final out. The no-hitter is the first to be pitched in Pittsburgh in 64 years; none had been pitched in the 62-year (mid-1909 to mid-1970) history of Three Rivers Stadium's predecessor, Forbes Field.
- August 28 – Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam off Don McMahon, in the second game of a doubleheader, duplicating his feat in his June no-hitter. Wise beats the Giants 7–3.
- September 1 – The Pittsburgh Pirates start what is believed to be the first All-Black lineup in major league history, which include several Latin American players, in a 10–7 victory over the Phillies.[42] The lineup: Rennie Stennett (2B); Gene Clines (CF); Roberto Clemente (RF); Willie Stargell (LF); Manny Sanguillén (C); Dave Cash (3B); Al Oliver (1B); Jackie Hernández (SS), and Dock Ellis (P).[43] Another black player, Bob Veale, was one of three relievers in the game.
- September 5 – J. R. Richard tied Karl Spooner's major league record by striking out 15 San Francisco Giants in his first major league game, as the Houston Astros beat the Giants.
- September 13 – Baltimore Orioles first baseman Frank Robinson becomes the 11th player to reach 500 career home runs.
- September 26 – Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer shuts out the host Cleveland Indians 5–0, and becomes the fourth member of the Orioles 1971 pitching staff to notch his 20th victory, joining Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson. Only one other team in ML history, the 1920 Chicago White Sox, boasted four 20-game winners.
- September 30 – The Washington Senators' lead 7–5 in their last home game, but forfeit the game to the New York Yankees, when, with two outs in the top of the ninth, fans storm the field. The Senators moved to Dallas, Texas, and became the Texas Rangers for the 1972 season, leaving the Nation's Capital without an MLB team until 2005.
- October 17 – Pitcher Steve Blass throws a four-hitter and Roberto Clemente homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates win Game Seven of the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles, 2–1, becoming World Champions for the first time since 1960. Clemente is named the Series MVP. Game Four of this World Series was the first night game played in Series history.
- November 2 – The Orioles' Pat Dobson pitches a no-hitter against the Yomiuri Giants, winning 2–0. It is the first no-hitter in Japanese-American baseball exhibition history. The Orioles compile a record of 12–2–4 on the tour.
- December 1 – The Chicago Cubs release Ernie Banks and promptly rehire him as a coach.
- December 10 – The California Angels send star shortstop Jim Fregosi to the New York Mets in return for four players, one of whom is Nolan Ryan.
Television coverage
[edit]NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series.
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