1971 Boston Red Sox season

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1971  Boston Red Sox
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Fenway Park
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record85–77 (.525)
Divisional place3rd
Owner Tom Yawkey
President Tom Yawkey
General manager Dick O'Connell
Manager Eddie Kasko
Television WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Radio WHDH-AM 850
(Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky)
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1971 Boston Red Sox season was the 71st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month [5]
MonthRecordCumulative AL East Ref.
WonLostWonLostPosition GB
April1271271st+1⁄2 [6]
May171129181st+1+1⁄2 [7]
June141343312nd3+1⁄2 [8]
July161459452nd6+1⁄2 [9]
August111970643rd13+1⁄2 [10]
September151385773rd18 [11]

Highlights

In the second year of Eddie Kasko's management, the Red Sox finished 16 games behind the eventual American League champions Baltimore Orioles. The Sox did not have a .300 hitter in 1971, with Reggie Smith's .283 batting average being the best among their regulars. Tony Conigliaro, his health still a question, had been traded the previous October to the California Angels for reliever Ken Tatum and rookie infielder Doug Griffin. Conigliaro played in 74 games for the Angels in 1971 but then had to give up baseball, his sight having deteriorated greatly. Tatum was 2–4 with the Red Sox, and Griffin batted .244, while becoming the regular second baseman.

Highlights of an otherwise forgettable season included the late arrival of a big catcher from Bellows Falls, Vermont, Carlton Fisk, who got into 14 games for the 1971 Sox and hit two home runs. Making a bigger splash was a utility fielder who had been acquired in 1970 from the New York Yankees but came into his own in 1971. John Kennedy hit .272, with five homers and 22 RBIs, and was nicknamed "Super Sub".

Another bright spot for the Sox in '71 was Jim Lonborg's winning 10 games (and losing 7). But Sonny Siebert, a pitcher acquired in a deal with the Cleveland Indians in 1969, was the top hurler for Boston, winning 16 games. A feisty left-hander, Sparky Lyle was 6–4, with 16 saves and a 2.75 ERA.

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 10157.639—53‍–‍2448‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers 9171.5621254‍–‍2737‍–‍44
Boston Red Sox 8577.5251847‍–‍3338‍–‍44
New York Yankees 8280.5062144‍–‍3738‍–‍43
Washington Senators 6396.39638½35‍–‍4628‍–‍50
Cleveland Indians 60102.3704329‍–‍5231‍–‍50

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—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

11 Luis Aparicio SS
  7 Reggie Smith CF
  8 Carl Yastrzemski   LF
  6 Rico Petrocelli 3B
  5 George Scott 1B
24 Duane Josephson C
40 Billy Conigliaro CF
  2 Doug Griffin 2B
21 Ray Culp P

Source: [14]

Roster

1971 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Reggie Smith 1596188517533230961163.283.489
Rico Petrocelli 158553821392442889291.251.461
George Scott 146537721411642478041.263.441
Carl Yastrzemski 1485087512921215708106.254.392
Luis Aparicio 12549156114230445635.232.303
Doug Griffin 125483511182323271131.244.319
Billy Conigliaro 10135142922611133325.262.436
Duane Josephson 9130638751411039222.245.395
John Kennedy 742724175125522114.276.412
Joe Lahoud 1072563955931432240.215.438
Bob Montgomery 672051949112224116.239.341
Phil Gagliano 4768112250013011.324.397
Mike Fiore 51629112016012.177.258
Juan Beníquez 1657817200433.298.333
Carlton Fisk 1448715212601.313.521
Cecil Cooper 1442913410315.310.452
Ben Oglivie 1438210300400.263.342
Rick Miller 1533911501708.333.576
Don Pavletich 142757101305.259.407
George Thomas 91301000101.077.077
Buddy Hunter 8922100002.222.333
Pitcher Totals1624242989901048020.210.302
Team Totals162540169113602462816165051552.252.397

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Ray Culp 14163.6035350242.12361089767151
Sonny Siebert 16102.9132320235.1220847660131
Gary Peters 14114.3734321214.024111110470100
Jim Lonborg 1074.1327260167.2167867767100
Bill Lee 922.744732102.010235314674
Luis Tiant 174.852110072.17342393259
Roger Moret 432.92137071.05024234047
Bobby Bolin 534.26520669.27434332451
Ken Brett 035.34292159.05738353557
Ken Tatum 244.19361953.25027252521
Sparky Lyle 642.755001652.14116162337
Mike Nagy 136.63127038.0462928209
John Curtis 223.1253026.03099619
Cal Koonce 015.57131021.0221613119
Mike Garman 113.8633018.2158896
Team Totals85773.80162162351443.01424667610535871

Source:

Statistical leaders

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Sonny Siebert
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest player Juan Beníquez
Cecil Cooper
Mike Garman
Roger Moret 		21
Oldest player Luis Aparicio 37
Wins Above Replacement Sonny Siebert 6.6

Source: [15]

Batting

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
G Games played Reggie Smith 159
PA Plate appearances Reggie Smith692
AB At bats Reggie Smith618
R Runs scoredReggie Smith85
H Hits Reggie Smith175
2B Doubles Reggie Smith33
3B Triples John Kennedy 5
HR Home runs Reggie Smith30
RBI Runs batted in Reggie Smith96
SB Stolen bases Doug Griffin 11
Reggie Smith
CS Caught stealing Carl Yastrzemski 7
BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski106
SO Strikeouts Rico Petrocelli 108
BA Batting average Reggie Smith.283
OBP On-base percentage Carl Yastrzemski.381
SLG Slugging percentage Reggie Smith.489
OPS On-base plus slugging Reggie Smith.840
OPS+ Adjusted OPS Reggie Smith129
TB Total bases Reggie Smith302
GIDP Grounded into double play George Scott 23
HBP Hit by pitch George Scott5
Reggie Smith
SH Sacrifice hits Ray Culp 17
SF Sacrifice flies Rico Petrocelli9
IBB Intentional base on balls Carl Yastrzemski12

Source: [15]

Pitching

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
W Wins Sonny Siebert 16
L Losses Ray Culp 16
W-L % Winning percentage Bill Lee .818 (9–2)
ERA Earned run average Sonny Siebert2.91
GGames pitched Bob Bolin 52
GSGames startedRay Culp35
GFGames finished Sparky Lyle 36
CG Complete games Ray Culp12
Sonny Siebert
SHO Shutouts Sonny Siebert4
SV Saves Sparky Lyle16
IP Innings pitched Ray Culp242+1⁄3
SO Strikeouts Ray Culp151
WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Sonny Siebert1.190

Source: [15]

Awards and honors

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Louisville Colonels International League Darrell Johnson
AA Pawtucket Red Sox Eastern League Billy Gardner
A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Don Lock
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League John Butler
A Greenville Red Sox Western Carolinas League Rac Slider
A-Short Season Williamsport Red Sox New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

Source: [16] [17]

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  8. ↑ "Events of Wednesday, June 30, 1971".
  9. ↑ "Events of Saturday, July 31, 1971".
  10. ↑ "Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1971".
  11. ↑ "Events of Thursday, September 30, 1971".
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