| 1971 Oakland Athletics | ||||
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| American League West champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |||
| City | Oakland, California | |||
| Record | 101–60 (.627) | |||
| Owners | Charles O. Finley | |||
| Managers | Dick Williams | |||
| Television | KBHK-TV | |||
| Radio | KEST (Monte Moore,Bob Elson,Red Rush) | |||
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The1971 Oakland Athletics season was the 71st season for theOakland Athletics franchise, all as members of theAmerican League, and their 4th season inOakland. The Athletics finished first in theAmerican League West with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses (their best record in theSwingin' A's era). In their first postseason appearance of any kind since1931, the A's were swept in three games by theBaltimore Orioles in theAmerican League Championship Series. This would be the final season that the team wore the vest-style uniforms, they would switch to theirSwingin' A's era uniforms the next year.
Vida Blue became the first black player in the history of theAmerican League to win theAmerican LeagueCy Young Award.[3] He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award.[4] During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover ofSports Illustrated andTime magazine.[5]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | .627 | — | 46–35 | 55–25 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16 | 44–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 22½ | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25½ | 35–46 | 41–40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | .463 | 26½ | 37–42 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32 | 34–48 | 35–44 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |
| 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 | — | |
| 1971 Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Dave Duncan | 103 | 363 | 92 | .253 | 15 | 40 |
| 1B | Mike Epstein | 104 | 329 | 77 | .234 | 18 | 51 |
| 2B | Dick Green | 144 | 475 | 116 | .244 | 12 | 49 |
| 3B | Sal Bando | 153 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 24 | 74 |
| SS | Bert Campaneris | 134 | 569 | 143 | .251 | 5 | 47 |
| LF | Joe Rudi | 127 | 513 | 137 | .267 | 10 | 52 |
| CF | Rick Monday | 116 | 355 | 87 | .245 | 18 | 56 |
| RF | Reggie Jackson | 150 | 567 | 157 | .277 | 32 | 80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Mangual | 94 | 287 | 82 | .286 | 4 | 30 |
| Tommy Davis | 79 | 219 | 71 | .324 | 3 | 42 |
| Larry Brown | 70 | 189 | 37 | .196 | 1 | 9 |
| Gene Tenace | 65 | 179 | 49 | .274 | 7 | 25 |
| George Hendrick | 42 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 0 | 8 |
| Curt Blefary | 50 | 101 | 22 | .218 | 5 | 12 |
| Don Mincher | 28 | 98 | 22 | .239 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Hegan | 65 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 3 |
| Dwain Anderson | 16 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Hovley | 24 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Garrett | 14 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Fernández | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Felipe Alou | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony LaRussa | 23 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Webster | 7 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 39 | 312.0 | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 301 |
| Catfish Hunter | 37 | 273.2 | 21 | 11 | 2.96 | 181 |
| Chuck Dobson | 30 | 189.0 | 15 | 5 | 3.81 | 100 |
| Diego Seguí | 26 | 146.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.14 | 81 |
| Blue Moon Odom | 25 | 140.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.29 | 69 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gardner | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Fingers | 48 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.99 | 98 |
| Bob Locker | 47 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2.86 | 46 |
| Darold Knowles | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.59 | 40 |
| Jim Roland | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 30 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.38 | 25 |
| Mudcat Grant | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.98 | 13 |
| Paul Lindblad | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 4 |
| Daryl Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
| Jim Panther | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.12 | 4 |
| Marcel Lachemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Sunday, October 3, 1971, atMemorial Stadium inBaltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Dave McNally (1–0) LP:Vida Blue (0–1) Sv:Eddie Watt (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, October 4, 1971, atMemorial Stadium inBaltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Mike Cuellar (1–0) LP:Catfish Hunter (0–1) Home runs: OAK: None BAL:Brooks Robinson (1),Boog Powell 2 (2),Elrod Hendricks (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, October 5, 1971, atOakland-Alameda County Coliseum inOakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jim Palmer (1–0) LP:Diego Seguí (0–1) Home runs: BAL: None OAK:Reggie Jackson 2 (2),Sal Bando (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||