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.Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1970: Alan Foster and Ray Lamb were traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Duke Sims.Alan Foster page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1971: Andy Kosco was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference March 13, 1971: Jeff Torborg was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.Jeff Torborg page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Maury Wills ShortstopBill Buckner Right fielderWillie Davis Center fielderWes Parker First basemanDick Allen Left fielderDuke Sims CatcherSteve Garvey Third basemanBill Russell Second basemanBill Singer Starting pitcher
Roster 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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
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. Seven of them would eventually play in MLB.
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.
1971 draft picksJanuary draft 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Steven OlsenLHPAmerican River CollegeNoIndependent 1971 Rookie2Don StandleyRHP Fullerton CollegeYes 1971–1977 AAA3Paul FewP Chipola CollegeNo
January secondary phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1James CorcoranSS University of California, Berkeley Yes 1971 AA2David FreebornSSShafter High School Yes 1971–1974 A3Francisco SuarezSS Miami Dade College NoTwins-June 1971 1971 A-
June draft 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Rick RhodenRHPAtlantic High SchoolYes1971–1989MLB2Greg ReineckerRHPEdgewood High SchoolYes1971–1974A3Ricky GreenRHPChino High SchoolYes1971–1974AA4Michael FrazierCElmore High SchoolNoCardinals – 19751975Rookie5Rex HudsonRHPHale High SchoolYes 1971–1977 MLB6Christopher MayoLHPHillsdale High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie7Chuck RedmonSSMoore High SchoolNoCardinals – 19751975 A8Terry StupyCLos Alamitos High SchoolNoAngels – 1975 1975–1978 AA9Thaddeus PhilyawOFGunn High SchoolYes 1971–1975 AA10Thomas UrbanRHPMount Miguel High SchoolYes 1971–1972 A-11Stanley WatkinsLHPPacifica High SchoolYes 1971Rookie12Terrence Senn2BUniversity of San FranciscoNoMets – 1972 1972–1978 AAA13Robert Sans1BTexas A&M UniversityNoDodgers – 1972 1972 A14John HaleOF Wasco High SchoolYes1971–1981MLB15Leon Wood2BPolk Community CollegeYes 1971–1974 A16Al ArthurRHPLake Oswego High SchoolNoTwins-1975 1975–1977 AAA17James ConnSSVanderbilt UniversityYes1971–1974 AA18Patrick McNally1BRedlands High SchoolNo Angels-1975 1975 Rookie19Robert AustinRHPGrover Cleveland High SchoolNo 20Hiawatha RobersonOFCañada CollegeYes 1971–1972A21Larry WolfeSSCordova High SchoolNoTwins-19731973–1982 MLB22Curtis HiresCThomas Jefferson High SchoolYes 1971 A-23Edgar CarrollLHPEl Segundo High SchoolYes1971–1980 AAA24William HattisRHPNew Trier East High SchoolNo 25Michael HarrelsonOFUniversity of GeorgiaYes 1971–1973 A-26Dana HendershottLHPUniversity of San FranciscoYes 1971–1973 AA27Bobby JohnsonOFSouthern University and A&M CollegeYes 1971 Rookie28John CoonRHPLas Vegas High SchoolNo 29Kevin PasleyCChaminade High School Yes 1971–1982 MLB30Douglas RadestockLHP Santana High SchoolYes 1971–1972 Rookie31Kim AndrewSSMonroe High SchoolNo Orioles-1972 1972–1977 MLB32Steve Rhodin1BYpsilanti High SchoolNo 33Michael Vinci3BLakeland High SchoolYes 1971 A-34Theodore SchultzSSEscondido High SchoolNoWhite Sox-1975 1975–1976 AA35Tom HumeRHP Northeast High SchoolNoReds-1972 1972–1987 MLB36Willis GallopRHPSanta Fe High SchoolNo 37Michael ThomasOFKirkman High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie38Mike SudduthLHPHoltville High SchoolNo 39Keathel ChaunceyOFPolk Community CollegeNoRangers-1974 1974–1981 AAA40Samuel CeciCUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNoTwins-1972 1972–1976 AAA41Randolph HoppeCSanta Rosa Junior CollegeYes 1971–1972 A42Michael CollinsLHPCalifornia State University, Long BeachYes 1971 A-43Richard Rogers3BMcLain High SchoolNo 44Ron WronaSSBishop Kelley High SchoolNo 45Eddie FordSSGreat Neck South High SchoolNoRed Sox-1974 1974–1977AAA46Joe Camp1BNorth Florida Community CollegeNo 47Mike Trifiolis1BWest Orange High SchoolNo 48Don StackpoleCElsinore High SchoolNo
June secondary phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Mike PfitzerRHP Mesa Community CollegeNoDodgers-1973 1973–1974A2Roger KeiligCCañada College Yes 1971–1973 A
June secondary D phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary D Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Steven PatchinC University of Missouri, ColumbiaYes 1971–1981 AAA2Tim EvansSS University of ColoradoNo 3Pat PaulsonLHP East Haven High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie4Roy PetersonOF-1B Colorado State University–PuebloYes 1971 Rookie5Mike SianiSS Villanova UniversityNo
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site