1971 Oakland Athletics season
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1971 Oakland Athletics season
| 1971 Oakland Athletics 1971 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Charles O. Finley | |
| Manager(s) | Dick Williams | |
| Local television | KBHK | |
| Local radio | KEST (Monte Moore, Bob Elson, Red Rush) |
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The 1971 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses. In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the A's were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series.
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Offseason
- January 13, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft (January Draft) notable picks:[1]
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- Round 5: Rich Dauer (did not sign)
- Secondary Phase[2]
- Round 1: Phil Garner
- Round 3: Steve Staggs (did not sign)
Regular season
Vida Blue became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the American League Cy 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 of Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine. [5]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | -- | .627 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | 16 | .528 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | 22.5 | .488 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | 25.5 | .469 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | 26.5 | .463 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | 32 | .429 |
Opening Day starters
- 1B Tommy Davis
- 2B Mike Hegan
- 3B Sal Bando
- SS Mike Epstein
- LF Felipe Alou
- CF Reggie Jackson
- RF Rick Monday
- C Gene Tenace
- P Catfish Hunter
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1971: Frank Fernández, Don Mincher, Paul Lindblad, and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Darold Knowles and Mike Epstein.[6]
- May 26, 1971: Rob Gardner was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Curt Blefary.[7]
- June 12, 1971: Champ Summers was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| 1B | Mike Epstein | 104 | 329 | 77 | .234 | 18 | 51 |
| 3B | Sal Bando | 153 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 24 | 74 |
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 |
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| Ángel Mangual | 94 | 287 | 82 | .286 | 4 | 30 |
| Larry Brown | 70 | 189 | 37 | .196 | 1 | 9 |
| Don Mincher | 28 | 98 | 22 | .239 | 2 | 8 |
| Steve Hovley | 24 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Fernández | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Felipe Alou | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 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 |
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| Vida Blue | 39 | 312 | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 301 |
| Catfish Hunter | 37 | 273.2 | 21 | 11 | 2.96 | 181 |
| Chuck Dobson | 30 | 189 | 15 | 5 | 3.81 | 100 |
| Diego Seguí | 26 | 146.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.14 | 81 |
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 |
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| Rob Gardner | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 5 |
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 |
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| Rollie Fingers | 48 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.99 | 98 |
| Darold Knowles | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.59 | 40 |
| Mudcat Grant | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.98 | 13 |
| Paul Lindblad | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 4 |
| Jim Panther | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.12 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Vida Blue, P, American League Cy Young Award[10][11]
- Vida Blue, P, American League Most Valuable Player Award.[12][13] Sal Bando, second in American League MVP voting[13]
- Dick Williams, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year[14]
All-Stars
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Vida Blue, pitcher, starter[15]
- Dave Duncan, reserve[15]
- Reggie Jackson, reserve[15]
1971 American League Championship Series
Main article: 1971 American League Championship Series
Game 1
Sunday, October 3, 1971 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Monday, October 4, 1971 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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) |
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Game 3
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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) |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Oaks | American Association | Sherm Lollar |
| AA | Birmingham A's | Southern League | Phil Cavarretta |
| A | Burlington Bees | Midwest League | Harry Bright |
| Short-Season A | Coos Bay-North Bend A's | Northwest League | Jim Reinebold |
References
- ^ 1971 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- ^ 1971 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (Secondary Phase)
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152
- ^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.148, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1971 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Reference
- ^ American League Cy Young Award winners at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1971 Cy Young Award voting results at Baseball Reference
- ^ American League Most Valuable Player Award winners at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b 1971 Most Valuable Player award voting results at Baseball Reference
- ^ www.rauzulusstreet.com
- ^ a b c 1971 All-Star game at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1971 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by Minnesota Twins 1970 |
AL West Championship Season 1971 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1972 |
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