1971 Baltimore Orioles season

1971 Baltimore Orioles
1971 AL East Champions
1971 AL Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 101–57 (.639)
Divisional place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s) Harry Dalton
Manager(s) Earl Weaver
Local television WJZ-TV
Local radio WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)
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In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles finished first in the American League East, with a record of 101 wins and 57 losses. As of 2016, the 1971 Orioles are one of only two Major League Baseball clubs (the 1920 Chicago White Sox being the other) to have four 20-game winners in a season: Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1971 American League Records

Sources:

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 starters

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1971 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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 Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks 101 316 79 .250 9 42
1B Powell, BoogBoog Powell 128 418 107 .256 22 92
2B Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson 142 510 144 .282 18 72
3B Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson 156 589 160 .272 20 92
SS Belanger, MarkMark Belanger 150 500 133 .266 0 35
LF Buford, DonDon Buford 122 449 130 .290 19 54
CF Blair, PaulPaul Blair 141 516 135 .262 10 44
RF Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson 133 455 128 .281 28 99

[1]

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
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund 141 491 156 .318 11 75
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren 70 222 60 .270 9 29
Salmon, ChicoChico Salmon 42 84 15 .179 2 7
DaVanon, JerryJerry DaVanon 38 81 19 .235 0 4
Shopay, TomTom Shopay 47 74 19 .257 0 5
Motton, CurtCurt Motton 38 53 10 .189 4 8
Dalrymple, ClayClay Dalrymple 23 49 10 .204 1 6
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich 7 30 9 .300 1 6
Crowley, TerryTerry Crowley 18 23 4 .174 0 1
Baylor, DonDon Baylor 1 2 0 .000 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
Cuellar, MikeMike Cuellar 38 292.1 20 9 3.08 124
Dobson, PatPat Dobson 38 282.1 20 8 2.90 187
Palmer, JimJim Palmer 37 282.0 20 9 2.68 184
McNally, DaveDave McNally 30 224.1 21 5 2.89 91

[1]

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
Jackson, GrantGrant Jackson 29 77.2 4 3 3.13 51
Leonhard, DaveDave Leonhard 12 54 2 3 2.83 18

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Watt, EddieEddie Watt 35 39.2 3 1 11 1.82 26
Richert, PetePete Richert 35 36.1 3 5 4 3.47 35
Dukes, TomTom Dukes 28 38.1 1 5 4 3.52 30
Hall, DickDick Hall 27 43.1 6 6 1 4.98 26
Boswell, DaveDave Boswell 16 24.2 1 2 0 4.38 14
Hardin, JimJim Hardin 6 5.2 0 0 0 4.76 3
Peña, OrlandoOrlando Peña 5 14.2 0 1 0 3.07 4

Postseason

ALCS

Baltimore Orioles defeat the Oakland Athletics, 3–0

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Oakland – 3, Baltimore – 5October 3Memorial Stadium42,641
2Oakland – 1, Baltimore – 5October 4Memorial Stadium35,003
3Baltimore – 5, Oakland – 3October 5Oakland Coliseum33,176

World Series

Main article: 1971 World Series

NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL Baltimore Orioles (3)

Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1 Pirates – 3, Orioles – 5October 9Memorial Stadium 53,229 2:06
2 Pirates – 3, Orioles – 11October 11Memorial Stadium 53,239 2:55
3 Orioles – 1, Pirates – 5October 12Three Rivers Stadium 50,403 2:20
4 Orioles – 3, Pirates – 4October 13Three Rivers Stadium 51,378 2:48
5 Orioles – 0, Pirates – 4October 14Three Rivers Stadium 51,377 2:16
6 Pirates – 2, Orioles – 3 (10 inns)October 16Memorial Stadium 44,174 2:59
7 Pirates – 2, Orioles – 1 [8]October 17Memorial Stadium 47,291 2:10

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
AA Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs Texas League Cal Ripken, Sr.
A Stockton Ports California League Ray Malgradi
A Miami Orioles Florida State League Woody Smith
A-Short Season Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Ken Rowe
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Jimmie Schaffer

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Miami, Bluefield

Notes

References

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