The 1971 Atlanta Braves season was the sixth season in Atlanta along with the 101st season as a franchise overall.
Offseason November 30, 1970: Hal Breeden was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Hoyt Wilhelm.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference December 2, 1970: Bob Tillman was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors).Hank Allen at Baseball Reference December 22, 1970: Don Cardwell was released by the Braves.Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 1971: Hank Allen was released by the Braves. April 16, 1971: Luis Tiant was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference May 15, 1971: Luis Tiant was released by the Braves. June 2, 1971: Clete Boyer was released by the Braves.Clete Boyer at Baseball Reference June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft Biff Pocoroba was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round.Biff Pocoroba at Baseball Reference Mike Beard was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase.Mike Beard at Baseball Reference June 29, 1971: Hoyt Wilhelm was released by the Braves.
Roster 1971 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 145 497 129 .260 33 87 1B 139 495 162 .327 47 118 2B 143 577 167 .289 2 45 SS Marty Perez 130 410 93 .227 4 32 3B Darrell Evans 89 260 63 .242 12 38 LF Ralph Garr 154 639 219 .343 9 44 CF Sonny Jackson 149 547 141 .258 2 25 RF Mike Lum 145 454 122 .269 13 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 71 250 69 .276 14 44 Hal King 86 198 41 .207 5 19 Zoilo Versalles 66 194 37 .191 5 22 Bob Didier 51 155 34 .219 0 5 Gil Garrido 79 125 27 .216 0 12 30 98 24 .245 6 19 Dusty Baker 29 62 14 .226 0 4 Tommie Aaron 25 53 12 .226 0 3 27 43 9 .209 0 5 Marv Staehle 22 36 4 .111 0 1 Jim Breazeale 10 21 4 .190 1 3 9 10 0 .000 0 0 9 7 2 .286 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 Phil Niekro 42 268.2 15 14 2.98 173 Ron Reed 32 222.1 13 14 3.72 129 George Stone 27 172.2 6 8 3.60 110 28 143.0 9 5 2.96 68
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 Pat Jarvis 35 162.1 6 14 4.10 68 32 133.0 9 7 4.94 65 Gary Neibauer 6 21.0 1 0 2.14 6
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 40 4 9 4 4.22 36 39 3 1 2 4.80 40 25 0 1 1 5.23 22 17 4 1 1 3.54 38 11 1 0 0 3.05 11 3 0 0 0 15.43 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood
Notes
References
1971 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference