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1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| season | 1971 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| city | Los Angeles |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 2nd |
| 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 | |
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The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 82nd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 14th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 10th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The 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.
- December 11, 1970: Alan Foster and Ray Lamb were traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Duke Sims.
- February 10, 1971: Andy Kosco was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.
- March 13, 1971: Jeff Torborg was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| Opening Day starters | 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
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 | 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 | 155 | 549 | 162 | .295 | 23 | 90 | |
| LF | Willie Crawford | 114 | 342 | 96 | .281 | 9 | 40 |
| CF | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Al Downing
All-Stars
- 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Willie Davis reserve
- TSN National League All-Star
- Willie Davis
Farm system
1971 Major League Baseball draft
Main article: 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.
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Olsen | LHP | American River College | No | ||
| Independent | 1971 | Rookie | ||||
| 2 | Don Standley | RHP | Fullerton College | Yes | 1971–1977 | AAA |
| 3 | Paul Few | P | Chipola College | No |
January secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Corcoran | SS | University of California, Berkeley | Yes | 1971 | AA |
| 2 | David Freeborn | SS | Shafter High School | Yes | 1971–1974 | A |
| 3 | Francisco Suarez | SS | Miami Dade College | No | ||
| Twins-June 1971 | 1971 | A- |
June draft
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Rhoden | RHP | Atlantic High School | Yes | 1971–1989 | **MLB** | |
| 2 | Greg Reinecker | RHP | Edgewood High School | Yes | 1971–1974 | A | |
| 3 | Ricky Green | RHP | Chino High School | Yes | 1971–1974 | AA | |
| 4 | Michael Frazier | C | Elmore High School | No | |||
| Cardinals – 1975 | 1975 | Rookie | |||||
| 5 | Rex Hudson | RHP | Hale High School | Yes | 1971–1977 | **MLB** | |
| 6 | Christopher Mayo | LHP | Hillsdale High School | Yes | 1971 | Rookie | |
| 7 | Chuck Redmon | SS | Moore High School | No | |||
| Cardinals – 1975 | 1975 | A | |||||
| 8 | Terry Stupy | C | Los Alamitos High School | No | |||
| Angels – 1975 | 1975–1978 | AA | |||||
| 9 | Thaddeus Philyaw | OF | Gunn High School | Yes | 1971–1975 | AA | |
| 10 | Thomas Urban | RHP | Mount Miguel High School | Yes | 1971–1972 | A- | |
| 11 | Stanley Watkins | LHP | Pacifica High School | Yes | 1971 | Rookie | |
| 12 | Terrence Senn | 2B | University of San Francisco | No | |||
| Mets – 1972 | 1972–1978 | AAA | |||||
| 13 | Robert Sans | 1B | Texas A&M University | No | |||
| Dodgers – 1972 | 1972 | A | |||||
| 14 | John Hale | OF | Wasco High School | Yes | 1971–1981 | **MLB** | |
| 15 | Leon Wood | 2B | Polk Community College | Yes | 1971–1974 | A | |
| 16 | Al Arthur | RHP | Lake Oswego High School | No | |||
| Twins-1975 | 1975–1977 | AAA | |||||
| 17 | James Conn | SS | Vanderbilt University | Yes | 1971–1974 | AA | |
| 18 | Patrick McNally | 1B | Redlands High School | No | |||
| Angels-1975 | 1975 | Rookie | |||||
| 19 | Robert Austin | RHP | Grover Cleveland High School | No | |||
| 20 | Hiawatha Roberson | OF | Cañada College | Yes | 1971–1972 | A | |
| 21 | Larry Wolfe | SS | Cordova High School | No | |||
| Twins-1973 | 1973–1982 | **MLB** | |||||
| 22 | Curtis Hires | C | Thomas Jefferson High School | Yes | 1971 | A- | |
| 23 | Edgar Carroll | LHP | El Segundo High School | Yes | 1971–1980 | AAA | |
| 24 | William Hattis | RHP | New Trier East High School | No | |||
| 25 | Michael Harrelson | OF | University of Georgia | Yes | 1971–1973 | A- | |
| 26 | Dana Hendershott | LHP | University of San Francisco | Yes | 1971–1973 | AA | |
| 27 | Bobby Johnson | OF | Southern University and A&M College | Yes | 1971 | Rookie | |
| 28 | John Coon | RHP | Las Vegas High School | No | |||
| 29 | Kevin Pasley | C | Chaminade High School | Yes | 1971–1982 | **MLB** | |
| 30 | Douglas Radestock | LHP | Santana High School | Yes | 1971–1972 | Rookie | |
| 31 | Kim Andrew | SS | Monroe High School | No | |||
| Orioles-1972 | 1972–1977 | **MLB** | |||||
| 32 | Steve Rhodin | 1B | Ypsilanti High School | No | |||
| 33 | Michael Vinci | 3B | Lakeland High School | Yes | 1971 | A- | |
| 34 | Theodore Schultz | SS | Escondido High School | No | |||
| White Sox-1975 | 1975–1976 | AA | |||||
| 35 | Tom Hume | RHP | Northeast High School | No | |||
| Reds-1972 | 1972–1987 | **MLB** | |||||
| 36 | Willis Gallop | RHP | Santa Fe High School | No | |||
| 37 | Michael Thomas | OF | Kirkman High School | Yes | 1971 | Rookie | |
| 38 | Mike Sudduth | LHP | Holtville High School | No | |||
| 39 | Keathel Chauncey | OF | Polk Community College | No | |||
| Rangers-1974 | 1974–1981 | AAA | |||||
| 40 | Samuel Ceci | C | University of Southern California | No | |||
| Twins-1972 | 1972–1976 | AAA | |||||
| 41 | Randolph Hoppe | C | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yes | 1971–1972 | A | |
| 42 | Michael Collins | LHP | California State University, Long Beach | Yes | 1971 | A- | |
| 43 | Richard Rogers | 3B | McLain High School | No | |||
| 44 | Ron Wrona | SS | Bishop Kelley High School | No | |||
| 45 | Eddie Ford | SS | Great Neck South High School | No | |||
| Red Sox-1974 | 1974–1977 | AAA | |||||
| 46 | Joe Camp | 1B | North Florida Community College | No | |||
| 47 | Mike Trifiolis | 1B | West Orange High School | No | |||
| 48 | Don Stackpole | C | Elsinore High School | No |
June secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Pfitzer | RHP | Mesa Community College | No | ||
| Dodgers-1973 | 1973–1974 | A | ||||
| 2 | Roger Keilig | C | Cañada College | Yes | 1971–1973 | A |
June secondary D phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Patchin | C | University of Missouri, Columbia | Yes | 1971–1981 | AAA |
| 2 | Tim Evans | SS | University of Colorado | No | ||
| 3 | Pat Paulson | LHP | East Haven High School | Yes | 1971 | Rookie |
| 4 | Roy Peterson | OF-1B | Colorado State University–Pueblo | Yes | 1971 | Rookie |
| 5 | Mike Siani | SS | Villanova University | No |
|}
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/allendi01.shtml Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fosteal01.shtml Alan Foster page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koscoan01.shtml Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torboje01.shtml Jeff Torborg page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1971&draft_type=janreg& 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1971&draft_type=jansec& 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1971&draft_type=junreg& 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1971&draft_type=junsec& 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1971&draft_type=junsec& 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary D Phase]
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