1971 Baltimore Orioles season

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1971  Baltimore Orioles
American League Champions
American League East Champions
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record101–57 (.639)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jerold Hoffberger
General managers Harry Dalton
Managers Earl Weaver
Television WJZ-TV
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 2023, 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]

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 101570.639—53–2448–33
Detroit Tigers 91710.5621254–2737–44
Boston Red Sox 85770.5251847–3338–44
New York Yankees 82800.5062144–3738–43
Washington Senators 63960.39638½35–4628–50
Cleveland Indians 601020.3704329–5231–50

Record vs. opponents

1971 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKWSH
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
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Elrod Hendricks 10131679.250942
1B Boog Powell 128418107.2562292
2B Davey Johnson 142510144.2821872
3B Brooks Robinson 156589160.2722092
SS Mark Belanger 150500133.266035
LF Don Buford 122449130.2901954
CF Paul Blair 141516135.2621044
RF Frank Robinson 133455128.2812899

[1]

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Merv Rettenmund 141491156.3181175
Andy Etchebarren 7022260.270929
Chico Salmon 428415.17927
Jerry DaVanon 388119.23504
Tom Shopay 477419.25705
Curt Motton 385310.18948
Clay Dalrymple 234910.20416
Bobby Grich 7309.30016
Terry Crowley 18234.17401
Don Baylor 120.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mike Cuellar 38292.12093.08124
Pat Dobson 38282.12082.90187
Jim Palmer 37282.02092.68184
Dave McNally 30224.12152.8991

[1]

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Grant Jackson 2977.2433.1351
Dave Leonhard 1254.0232.8318

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Eddie Watt 3539.231111.8226
Pete Richert 3536.13543.4735
Tom Dukes 2838.11543.5230
Dick Hall 2743.16614.9826
Dave Boswell 1624.21204.3814
Jim Hardin 65.20004.763
Orlando Peña 514.20103.074

Postseason

ALCS

Baltimore Orioles defeat the Oakland Athletics, 3–0

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Oakland – 3, Baltimore – 5October 3 Memorial Stadium 42,641
2Oakland – 1, Baltimore – 5October 4Memorial Stadium35,003
3Baltimore – 5, Oakland – 3October 5 Oakland Coliseum 33,176

World Series

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

GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game
1Pirates – 3, Orioles – 5October 9 Memorial Stadium 53,2292:06
2Pirates – 3, Orioles – 11October 11 Memorial Stadium 53,2392:55
3Orioles – 1, Pirates – 5October 12 Three Rivers Stadium 50,4032:20
4Orioles – 3, Pirates – 4October 13 Three Rivers Stadium 51,3782:48
5Orioles – 0, Pirates – 4October 14 Three Rivers Stadium 51,3772:16
6Pirates – 2, Orioles – 3 (10 inns)October 16 Memorial Stadium 44,1742:59
7Pirates – 2, Orioles – 1 [8] October 17 Memorial Stadium 47,2912:10

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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]

GameMonthDateDayPlaceOpponentW/L/DScoreOrioles Pitcher of RecordNotes
1OCT23SA Tokyo Yomiuri GiantsW8–4 Jim Palmer
2OCT24SUTokyoYomiuri GiantsW8–2 Mike Cuellar
3OCT27W Sendai Yomiuri GiantsW10–1 Pat Dobson Dobson three-hitter; two triples and four RBI for Mark Belanger. [12]
4OCT28TH Kōriyama Yomiuri GiantsD3–3 (10)–
5OCT31SU Osaka Japan All-StarsW4–1Mike Cuellar
6NOV1M Nishinomiya Yomiuri Giants/Nankai Hawks W2–0 Dave McNally Scheduled OCT 30 (rain); [13] consecutive homers by Brooks Robinson and Davey Johnson in the fifth. [14]
7NOV2TU Toyama Yomiuri GiantsW2–0Pat DobsonDobson pitches a no-hit, no-run game.
8NOV3WTokyoJapan All-StarsW7–0Jim Palmer
9NOV5F Niigata Yomiuri GiantsD4–4 (10)–
10NOV6SATokyoYomiuri GiantsD9–9 (10)–
11NOV7SUTokyoYomiuri GiantsW7–0 (5)Pat DobsonGame abbreviated by rain.
12NOV9TU Kyoto Yomiuri Giants/Hankyu Braves L2–8Jim PalmerPalmer loses to Hisashi Yamada in a duel between two 20‐game winners. [15]
13NOV10W Hiroshima Yomiuri Giants/Hiroshima Toyo Carp W4–2Mike Cuellar
14NOV11TH Matsuyama Yomiuri GiantsW2–0 (11) Eddie Watt
15NOV13SA Fukuoka Yomiuri Giants/Nishitetsu Lions D9–9 (10)–
16NOV14SU Kitakyushu Yomiuri GiantsW8–7 Pete Richert
17NOV16TU Nagoya Yomiuri Giants/Chunichi Dragons L1–9 Grant Jackson
18NOV20SATokyoYomiuri GiantsW5–0 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).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.

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