1971 San Francisco Giants season
The 1971 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 89th year in Major League Baseball, their 14th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 12th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League West with a 90–72 record. The Giants faced the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS, losing three games to one.
| 1971 San Francisco Giants | ||
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| National League West Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
| City | San Francisco | |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
| General managers | Jerry Donovan | |
| Managers | Charlie Fox | |
| Television | KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
| Radio | KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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Offseason
- December 30, 1970: Ron Hunt was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Dave McDonald.[1]
Regular season
The Giants play at Candlestick Park, July 1971, with upper deck expansion in progress.
- The Giants battled their arch rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, throughout the season for the NL West Division lead. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1. In mid September the Dodgers won 8 in a row, including 5 over the Giants to narrow the gap to one game. On the final day of the season, rookie Dave Kingman homered, leading the Giants to a win over the San Diego Padres to take the division crown, allowing Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, and Willie McCovey to play in the post season for the last time together.
- September 5, 1971: In a game against the Giants, J. R. Richard of the Houston Astros struck out 15 batters in his very first game, tying a Major League record first set by Karl Spooner.[2]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
| Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 43–39 | 39–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 46–35 | 33–48 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | 0.379 | 28½ | 33–48 | 28–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 29, 1971: George Foster was traded by the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert.[3]
- June 1, 1971: Bob Heise was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Floyd Wicker.[4]
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
Game log and schedule
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April (18–5) (Home: 8–2; Road: 10–3)
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May (19–9) (Home: 13–4; Road: 6–5)
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June (13–15) (Home: 8–5; Road: 5–10)
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September (11–16) (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–9)
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Postseason
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Roster
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Player stats
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Dick Dietz | 142 | 453 | 58 | 114 | .252 | 19 | 72 | 1 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 105 | 329 | 45 | 91 | .277 | 18 | 70 | 0 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 152 | 630 | 63 | 172 | .273 | 4 | 52 | 12 |
| 3B | Al Gallagher | 136 | 429 | 47 | 119 | .277 | 5 | 57 | 2 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 157 | 601 | 74 | 141 | .235 | 8 | 46 | 4 |
| LF | Ken Henderson | 141 | 504 | 80 | 133 | .264 | 15 | 65 | 18 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 136 | 417 | 82 | 113 | .271 | 18 | 61 | 23 |
| RF | Bobby Bonds | 155 | 619 | 110 | 178 | .288 | 33 | 102 | 26 |
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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| Hal Lanier | 109 | 206 | 48 | .233 | 1 | 13 |
| Jimmy Rosario | 92 | 192 | 43 | .224 | 0 | 13 |
| Dave Kingman | 41 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 6 | 24 |
| George Foster | 36 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 3 | 8 |
| Fran Healy | 47 | 93 | 26 | .280 | 2 | 11 |
| Bernie Williams | 35 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 1 | 5 |
| Russ Gibson | 25 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank Johnson | 32 | 49 | 4 | .082 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Goodson | 20 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray Hart | 31 | 39 | 10 | .256 | 2 | 5 |
| Frank Duffy | 21 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Wicker | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Arnold | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Howarth | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Heise | 13 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rader | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Gaylord Perry | 37 | 280.0 | 16 | 12 | 2.76 | 158 |
| Juan Marichal | 37 | 279.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.94 | 159 |
| Ron Bryant | 27 | 140.0 | 7 | 10 | 3.79 | 79 |
| Steve Stone | 24 | 110.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.16 | 63 |
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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| John Cumberland | 45 | 185.0 | 9 | 6 | 2.92 | 65 |
| Don Carrithers | 22 | 80.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.03 | 41 |
| Rich Robertson | 23 | 61.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.57 | 32 |
| Frank Reberger | 13 | 43.2 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 21 |
| Jim Willoughby | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 |
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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| Jerry Johnson | 67 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 2.97 | 85 |
| Don McMahon | 61 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4.06 | 71 |
| Steve Hamilton | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.02 | 38 |
| Jim Barr | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 16 |
National League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3–1, over the Giants.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5 | October 2 | Candlestick Park | 40,977 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4 | October 3 | Candlestick Park | 42,562 |
| 3 | San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2 | October 5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 38,322 |
| 4 | San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9 | October 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 35,487 |
Award winners
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Jim Davenport |
| AA | Amarillo Giants | Texas League | Andy Gilbert |
| A | Fresno Giants | California League | Dennis Sommers |
| A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Frank Funk |
| Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Dick Wilson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls[8]
References
- Ron Hunt at Baseball-Reference
- Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- George Foster at Baseball-Reference
- Floyd Wicker at Baseball-Reference
- Frank Riccelli at Baseball-Reference
- Willie Prall at Baseball-Reference
- "1971 San Francisco Giants Statistics".
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1971 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1971 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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