1971 San Diego Padres season

1971  San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	San Diego Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	61–100 (.379)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	C. Arnholdt Smith
General managers	Buzzie Bavasi
Managers	Preston Gómez
Television	KCST (Duke Snider, Bob Chandler)
Radio	KOGO (Duke Snider, Jerry Gross)
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The 1971 San Diego Padres season was the third season in franchise history.

Offseason

• October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto was sent by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds in a conditional deal. ^[1]
• November 30, 1970: Bill Laxton was drafted by the Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the rule 5 draft. ^[2]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Ollie Brown
• Dave Campbell
• Chris Cannizzaro
• Nate Colbert
• Tommy Dean
• Cito Gaston
• Tom Phoebus
• Ed Spiezio
• Larry Stahl ^[3]

Season standings

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	—	51–30	39–42
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	73	0.549	1	42–39	47–34
Atlanta Braves	82	80	0.506	8	43–39	39–41
Cincinnati Reds	79	83	0.488	11	46–35	33–48
Houston Astros	79	83	0.488	11	39–42	40–41
San Diego Padres	61	100	0.379	28½	33–48	28–52

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–5	7–5	8–4	4–8	11–7	7–11	6–6
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–10	11–7	11–7	6–12	9–3	3–9	9–9
Cincinnati	9–9	6–6	—	5–13	7–11	7–5	8–4	5–7	5–7	10–8	9–9	8–4
Houston	9–9	7–5	13–5	—	8–10	4–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	10–8	9–9	2–10
Los Angeles	9–9	4–8	11–7	10–8	—	8–4	5–7	7–5	4–8	13–5	12–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	10–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–9	6–12	7–11	6–5	7–5	4–14
New York	5–7	7–11	4–8	7–5	7–5	9–9	—	13–5	10–8	7–5	4–8	10–8
Philadelphia	4-8	7–11	2–10	3–9	5–7	6–10	5–13	—	6–12	4–8	6–6	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	7–5	8–4	8–4	11–7	8–10	12–6	—	9–3	3–9	11–7
San Diego	7–11	3–9	8–10	8–10	5–13	5–6	5–7	8–4	3–9	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	11–7	9–3	9–9	9–9	6–12	5–7	8–4	6–6	9–3	13–5	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	4–8	10–2	6–6	14–4	8–10	11–7	7–11	8–4	7–5	—

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1971: Al Santorini was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leron Lee and Fred Norman. ^[4]

Roster

1971 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 37 Ed Acosta 22 Steve Arlin 23 Mike Caldwell 46 Danny Coombs 30 Mike Corkins 29 Jay Franklin 42 Dick Kelley 43 Clay Kirby 48 Bill Laxton 37 Bob Miller 35 Fred Norman 36 Tom Phoebus 15 Dave Roberts 33 Gary Ross 23 Al Santorini 44 Al Severinsen		Catchers  1 Bob Barton  8 Chris Cannizzaro 28 Mike Ivie 16 Fred Kendall Infielders 10 Dave Campbell 17 Nate Colbert  3 Tommy Dean 11 Enzo Hernández 12 Garry Jestadt  6 Don Mason 12 Ron Slocum  7 Ed Spiezio		Outfielders  8 Ángel Bravo 26 Ollie Brown  9 Al Ferrara 25 Rod Gaspar 21 Cito Gaston 34 Johnny Jeter 24 Leron Lee 32 Jerry Morales 20 Ivan Murrell 14 Larry Stahl Other batters 34 Dave Robinson 13 Ray Webster		Manager 18 Preston Gómez Coaches 38 Roger Craig  2 Dave Garcia  4 Bob Skinner 19 Whitey Wietelmann

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Bob Barton	121	376	94	.250	5	23
1B	Nate Colbert	156	565	149	.264	27	84
2B	Don Mason	113	344	73	.212	2	11
SS	Enzo Hernández	143	549	122	.222	0	12
3B	Ed Spezio	97	308	71	.231	7	36
LF	Leron Lee	79	256	70	.273	4	21
CF	Cito Gaston	141	518	118	.228	17	61
RF	Ollie Brown	145	484	132	.273	9	55

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
Dave Campbell	108	365	83	.227	7	29
Larry Stahl	114	308	78	.253	8	36
Ivan Murrell	103	255	60	.235	7	24
Garry Jestadt	75	189	55	.291	0	13
Fred Kendall	49	111	19	.171	1	7
Johnny Jeter	18	75	24	.320	1	3
Tommy Dean	41	70	8	.114	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	21	63	12	.190	1	8
Ángel Bravo	52	58	9	.155	0	6
Ron Slocum	7	18	0	.000	0	0
Al Ferrara	17	17	2	.118	0	2
Rod Gaspar	16	17	2	.118	0	2
Mike Ivie	6	17	8	.471	0	3
Jerry Morales	12	17	2	.118	0	1
Ray Webster	10	8	1	.125	0	0
Dave Robinson	7	6	0	.000	0	0

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
Dave Roberts	37	269.2	14	17	2.10	135
Clay Kirby	38	267.1	15	13	2.83	231
Steve Arlin	36	227.2	9	19	3.48	156
Tom Phoebus	29	133.1	3	11	4.46	80
Fred Norman	20	127.1	3	12	3.32	77
Ed Acosta	8	46.0	3	3	2.74	16

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
Danny Coombs	19	57.2	1	6	6.24	37
Al Santorini	18	38.1	0	2	3.76	21
Jay Franklin	3	5.2	0	1	6.35	4

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
Al Severinsen	59	2	5	8	3.47	31
Dick Kelley	48	2	3	2	3.47	42
Bob Miller	38	7	3	7	1.41	36
Bill Laxton	18	0	2	0	6.83	23
Gary Ross	13	1	3	0	2.96	13
Mike Corkins	8	0	0	0	3.46	16
Mike Caldwell	6	1	0	0	0.00	5

Award winners

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Bill Adair
A	Lodi Padres	California League	George Freese
A-Short Season	Tri-City Padres	Northwest League	Cliff Ditto

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City ^[5]

References

1. Sonny Ruberto at Baseball Reference
2. Bill Laxton at Baseball Reference
3. "1971 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
4. Al Santorini at Baseball-Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac