| 1971 Cleveland Indians | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |||
| City | Cleveland,Ohio | |||
| Owners | Vernon Stouffer | |||
| General managers | Alvin Dark,Gabe Paul | |||
| Managers | Alvin Dark,Johnny Lipon | |||
| Television | WJW-TV | |||
| Radio | WERE (1300) | |||
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The1971Cleveland Indians season was the 71st in franchise history. The team finished sixth in theAmerican League East with a record of 60–102, 43 games behind theBaltimore Orioles.
In the summer of 1971, Indians ownerVernon Stouffer was entertaining overtures with regards to the Cleveland Indians playing 27 to 30 home dates a year in New Orleans.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — | 53–24 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 | 54–27 | 37–44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18 | 47–33 | 38–44 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 | 44–37 | 38–43 |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 96 | .396 | 38½ | 35–46 | 28–50 |
| Cleveland Indians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43 | 29–52 | 31–50 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WAS | |
| Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 13–3 | |
| Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 1–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 12–6 | |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–2 | |
| Cleveland | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |
| Detroit | 10–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 11–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–9 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 10–7 | 2–10 | 3–15 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–10 | — | 8–4 | 8–10 | 5–6 | |
| New York | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–11 | |
| Oakland | 4–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | |
| Washington | 3–13 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 11–7 | 3–9 | — | |
| Opening Day Starters | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 16 | Larry Brown | SS |
| 12 | Graig Nettles | 3B |
| 27 | Roy Foster | LF |
| 8 | Ray Fosse | C |
| 40 | Ken Harrelson | 1B |
| 24 | Eddie Leon | 2B |
| 22 | Ted Ford | RF |
| 25 | Buddy Bradford | CF |
| 34 | Steve Hargan | P |
| 1971 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Run batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Austin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Frank Baker | 73 | 181 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .210 | 1 |
| Mark Ballinger | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 55 | 137 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .204 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | 20 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .158 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 13 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .220 | 0 |
| Lou Camilli | 39 | 81 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 111 | 415 | 49 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 48 | .275 | 2 |
| Jim Clark | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
| Vince Colbert | 52 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | 0 |
| Steve Dunning | 32 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .182 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0 |
| Ted Ford | 74 | 196 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .194 | 2 |
| Ray Fosse | 133 | 486 | 53 | 134 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 62 | .276 | 4 |
| Alan Foster | 37 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .039 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | 125 | 396 | 51 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 45 | .245 | 6 |
| Rich Hand | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
| Steve Hargan | 37 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 0 |
| Ken Harrelson | 52 | 161 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .199 | 1 |
| Jack Heidemann | 81 | 240 | 16 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .208 | 1 |
| Phil Hennigan | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Chuck Hinton | 88 | 147 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .224 | 0 |
| Gomer Hodge | 80 | 83 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .205 | 0 |
| Bob Kaiser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Lamb | 43 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | 131 | 429 | 35 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | .261 | 3 |
| John Lowenstein | 58 | 140 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .186 | 1 |
| Chuck Machemehl | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Sam McDowell | 35 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .178 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 158 | 598 | 78 | 156 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 86 | .261 | 7 |
| Camilo Pascual | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 0 |
| Mike Paul | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | 146 | 566 | 60 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 35 | .263 | 25 |
| Fred Stanley | 60 | 129 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .225 | 1 |
| Ken Suarez | 50 | 123 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .203 | 0 |
| Ted Uhlaender | 141 | 500 | 52 | 144 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 47 | .288 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5467 | 543 | 1303 | 200 | 20 | 109 | 507 | .238 | 57 |
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; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Austin | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 20 |
| Mark Ballinger | 1 | 2 | 4.67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 25 |
| Vince Colbert | 7 | 6 | 3.97 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 142.2 | 140 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 74 |
| Steve Dunning | 8 | 14 | 4.50 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 184.0 | 173 | 98 | 92 | 109 | 132 |
| Ed Farmer | 5 | 4 | 4.35 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 78.2 | 77 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 48 |
| Alan Foster | 8 | 12 | 4.16 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 181.2 | 158 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 97 |
| Rich Hand | 2 | 6 | 5.79 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 60.2 | 74 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 26 |
| Steve Hargan | 1 | 13 | 6.19 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 113.1 | 138 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 52 |
| Phil Hennigan | 4 | 3 | 4.94 | 57 | 0 | 14 | 82.0 | 80 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 69 |
| Bob Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Lamb | 6 | 12 | 3.35 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 158.1 | 147 | 67 | 59 | 69 | 91 |
| Chuck Machemehl | 0 | 2 | 6.38 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18.1 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Sam McDowell | 13 | 17 | 3.40 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 214.2 | 160 | 89 | 81 | 153 | 192 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 2 | 1.43 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 56.2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 45 |
| Camilo Pascual | 2 | 2 | 3.09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
| Mike Paul | 2 | 7 | 5.95 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 62.0 | 78 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 33 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 102 | 4.28 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1440.0 | 1352 | 747 | 684 | 770 | 937 |
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