1971 Minnesota Twins season
1971 Minnesota Twins | ||
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74-86, fifth in the AL Western Division | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Bill Rigney | |
Television | WTCN-TV (Halsey Hall,Frank Buetel, Bob Allison) | |
Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Christensen) | |
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The 1971 Minnesota Twins finished 74-86, fifth in the American League West. 940,858 fans attended Twins games, the fifth highest total in the American League, the first time the Twins failed to attract over one million fans since moving to Minnesota.
Regular season
Five Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, shortstop Leo Cárdenas, outfielder Tony Oliva, and pitcher Jim Perry.
Lead off batter César Tovar led the AL with 204 hits and was second with 94 runs. Tony Oliva won his third batting title with a .337 average and led the AL with a .546 slugging percentage. Harmon Killebrew hit 28 HR and 119 RBI. Rod Carew hit .307.
Jim Perry (17-17), Bert Blyleven (16-15), and Jim Kaat (13-14) were the Twins best pitchers. Kaat won his tenth Gold Glove Award.
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1971: Dave Boswell was released by the Twins.[1]
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
- Dave Edwards was drafted by the Twins in the 7th round.[2]
- Future NFL quarterback Joe Theismann was drafted by the Twins in the 39th round.[3]
- Glenn Borgmann was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round of the secondary phase.[4]
- July 8, 1971: Paul Ratliff was traded by the Twins to the Milwaukee Brewers for Phil Roof.[5]
Roster
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
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 | Harmon Killebrew | 147 | 500 | 127 | .254 | 28 | 119 |
SS | Leo Cárdenas | 153 | 554 | 146 | .264 | 18 | 75 |
LF | César Tovar | 157 | 657 | 204 | .311 | 1 | 45 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 126 | 487 | 164 | .337 | 22 | 81 |
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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Danny Thompson | 48 | 57 | 15 | .263 | 0 | 7 |
Paul Ratliff | 21 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 2 | 6 |
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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Bert Blyleven | 38 | 278.1 | 16 | 15 | 2.81 | 224 |
Jim Perry | 40 | 270 | 17 | 17 | 4.23 | 126 |
Jim Kaat | 39 | 260.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.32 | 137 |
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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Ray Corbin | 52 | 140.1 | 8 | 11 | 4.10 | 83 |
Tom Hall | 48 | 129.2 | 4 | 7 | 3.33 | 137 |
Steve Luebber | 18 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 5.03 | 35 |
Steve Barber | 4 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 4 |
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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Bob Gebhard | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 13 |
Sal Campisi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, St. Cloud
Notes
- ^ Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Edwards page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Baseball Draft: 39th Round of the 1971 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Glenn Borgmann page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference
References
- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.