1971 Baltimore Orioles season

In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles finished first in the American League East, with a record of 101 wins and 57 losses. As of 2022, 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]

1971 Baltimore Orioles
1971 AL East Champions
1971 AL Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record101–57 (.639)
Divisional place1st
Other information
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersHarry Dalton
ManagersEarl Weaver
Local televisionWJZ-TV
Local radioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 10157 0.639 — 53–24 48–33
Detroit Tigers 9171 0.562 12 54–27 37–44
Boston Red Sox 8577 0.525 18 47–33 38–44
New York Yankees 8280 0.506 21 44–37 38–43
Washington Senators 6396 0.396 38½ 35–46 28–50
Cleveland Indians 60102 0.370 43 29–52 31–50

Record vs. opponents
1971 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK WSH
Baltimore —9–97–58–413–58–106–59–310–211–77–413–3
Boston 9–9—6–610–211–712–61–116–68–47–113–912–6
California 5–76–6—8–108–46–68–106–1212–66–67–114–8
Chicago 4–82–1010–8—3–97–59–911–77–115–711–710–2
Cleveland 5–137–114–89–3—6–122–104–84–88–104–87–11
Detroit 10–86–126–65–712–6—8–410–26–610–84–814–4
Kansas City 5–611–110–89–910–24–8—8–109–95–75–139–3
Milwaukee 3–96–612–67–118–42–1010–8—10–72–103–156–6
Minnesota 2–104–86–1211–78–46–69–97–10—8–48–105–6
New York 7–1111–76–67–510–88–107–510–24–8—5–77–11
Oakland 4–79–311–77–118–48–413–515–310–87–5—9–3
Washington 3–136–128–42–1011–74–143–96–66–511–73–9—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster
1971 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CElrod Hendricks10131679.250942
1BBoog Powell128418107.2562292
2BDavey Johnson142510144.2821872
3BBrooks Robinson156589160.2722092
SSMark Belanger150500133.266035
LFDon Buford122449130.2901954
CFPaul Blair141516135.2621044
RFFrank Robinson133455128.2812899

[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
Merv Rettenmund141491156.3181175
Andy Etchebarren7022260.270929
Chico Salmon428415.17927
Jerry DaVanon388119.23504
Tom Shopay477419.25705
Curt Motton385310.18948
Clay Dalrymple234910.20416
Bobby Grich7309.30016
Terry Crowley18234.17401
Don Baylor120.00001

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
Mike Cuellar38292.12093.08124
Pat Dobson38282.12082.90187
Jim Palmer37282.02092.68184
Dave McNally30224.12152.8991

[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
Grant Jackson2977.2433.1351
Dave Leonhard1254.0232.8318

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
Eddie Watt3539.231111.8226
Pete Richert3536.13543.4735
Tom Dukes2838.11543.5230
Dick Hall2743.16614.9826
Dave Boswell1624.21204.3814
Jim Hardin65.20004.763
Orlando Peña514.20103.074

Postseason

ALCS
Main article: 1971 American League Championship Series

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
1Pirates – 3, Orioles – 5October 9Memorial Stadium53,2292:06
2Pirates – 3, Orioles – 11October 11Memorial Stadium53,2392:55
3Orioles – 1, Pirates – 5October 12Three Rivers Stadium50,4032:20
4Orioles – 3, Pirates – 4October 13Three Rivers Stadium51,3782:48
5Orioles – 0, Pirates – 4October 14Three Rivers Stadium51,3772:16
6Pirates – 2, Orioles – 3 (10 inns)October 16Memorial Stadium44,1742:59
7Pirates – 2, Orioles – 1 [8]October 17Memorial Stadium47,2912:10

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
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

Japan tour

Three days after the conclusion of the World Series, the Orioles embarked on a tour of Japan to play 18 games against Nippon Professional Baseball competition beginning on October 23. The team had accepted the invitation to participate in the Yomiuri Shimbun-sponsored event at the start of the calendar year on January 1.[9] Included in the 12–2–4 overall record was the Orioles going undefeated at 8–0–3 in head-to-head competition against the Yomiuri Giants which was owned by the tour's sponsor and had recently captured its seventh consecutive Japan Series championship.[10]

The Japanese point of view of high hopes entering the exhibitions and the disappointment with the unfavorably lopsided results is chronicled in Robert Whiting's 1977 book The Chrysanthemum and the Bat.[11]

Game Month Date Day Place Opponent W/L/D Score Orioles Pitcher of Record Notes
1 OCT 23 SA Tokyo Yomiuri Giants W 8–4 Jim Palmer
2 OCT 24 SU Tokyo Yomiuri Giants W 8–2 Mike Cuellar
3 OCT 27 W Sendai Yomiuri Giants W 10–1 Pat Dobson Dobson three-hitter; two triples and four RBI for Mark Belanger.[12]
4 OCT 28 TH Kōriyama Yomiuri Giants D 3–3 (10) –
5 OCT 31 SU Osaka Japan All-Stars W 4–1 Mike Cuellar
6 NOV 1 M Nishinomiya Yomiuri Giants/Nankai Hawks W 2–0 Dave McNally Scheduled OCT 30 (rain);[13] consecutive homers by Brooks Robinson and Davey Johnson in the fifth.[14]
7 NOV 2 TU Toyama Yomiuri Giants W 2–0 Pat Dobson Dobson pitched a no-hit, no-run game.
8 NOV 3 W Tokyo Japan All-Stars W 7–0 Jim Palmer
9 NOV 5 F Niigata Yomiuri Giants D 4–4 (10) –
10 NOV 6 SA Tokyo Yomiuri Giants D 9–9 (10) –
11 NOV 7 SU Tokyo Yomiuri Giants W 7–0 (5) Pat Dobson Game abbreviated by rain.
12 NOV 9 TU Kyoto Yomiuri Giants/Hankyu Braves L 2–8 Jim Palmer Palmer loses to Hisashi Yamada in a duel between two 20‐game winners.[15]
13 NOV 10 W Hiroshima Yomiuri Giants/Hiroshima Toyo Carp W 4–2 Mike Cuellar
14 NOV 11 TH Matsuyama Yomiuri Giants W 2–0 (11) Eddie Watt
15 NOV 13 SA Fukuoka Yomiuri Giants/Nishitetsu Lions D 9–9 (10) –
16 NOV 14 SU Kitakyushu Yomiuri Giants W 8–7 Pete Richert
17 NOV 16 TU Nagoya Yomiuri Giants/Chunichi Dragons L 1–9 Grant Jackson
18 NOV 20 SA Tokyo Yomiuri Giants W 5–0 Tom Dukes Scheduled OCT 26 in Sapporo, then NOV 18 in Tokyo (rain both times).[16]

Source: Baltimore Orioles 1972 Media Guide (scroll down to pages 25 and 26).

References
  1. 1971 Baltimore Orioles Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
  3. 1971 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac
  4. Bill Burbach page at Baseball Reference
  5. Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference
  6. Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
  7. Kiko Garcia page at Baseball Reference
  8. 1971 World Series – PIT vs. BAL – Baseball-Reference.com
  9. "Orioles to Tour Japan," The Associated Press (AP), Friday, January 1, 1971. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  10. "Orioles Look Anemic, Losing 1st to Carp, 1–0," The Washington Post, Sunday, October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. "The Chrysanthemum and the Bat," Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 1977. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. "Orioles Beat Yomiuri Giants," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, October 27, 1971. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  13. "Orioles Rained Out in Japan," United Press International (UPI), Saturday, October 30, 1971. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  14. "Orioles Win in Japan, 2‐0," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, November 1, 1971. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  15. "Orioles Suffer First Japan Loss," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, November 9, 1971. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  16. Glassman, Steven M. "The Baltimore Orioles’ 1971 Japan Trip," Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved March 22, 2023.

Bibliography
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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