1971 Atlanta Braves Season Information

The 1971 season was the 101st season for the Atlanta Braves franchise and its sixth in Atlanta.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable transactions 2.3 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 Notes 6 References

Offseason

• November 30, 1970: Hal Breeden was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Hoyt Wilhelm.^[1]
• December 2, 1970: Bob Tillman was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors).^[2]
• December 22, 1970: Don Cardwell was released by the Braves.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
San Francisco Giants	90	72	--	.556
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	73	1	.549
Atlanta Braves	82	80	8	.506
Cincinnati Reds	79	83	11	.488
Houston Astros	79	83	11	.488
San Diego Padres	61	100	28.5	.379

Notable transactions

• April, 1971: Hank Allen was released by the Braves.^[2]
• April 16, 1971: Luis Tiant was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[4]
• May 15, 1971: Luis Tiant was released by the Braves.^[4]
• June 2, 1971: Clete Boyer was released by the Braves.^[5]
• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Biff Pocoroba was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round.^[6]
  • Mike Beard was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase.^[7]
• June 29, 1971: Hoyt Wilhelm was released by the Braves.^[1]

Roster

1971 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 24 Steve Barber 29 Ron Herbel 39 Tom House 33 Pat Jarvis 36 Tom Kelley 22 Mike McQueen 23 Jim Nash 31 Gary Neibauer 35 Phil Niekro 37 Bob Priddy 38 Ron Reed 40 George Stone 34 Cecil Upshaw 39 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers 4 Bob Didier 15 Hal King 32 Earl Williams Infielders 44 Hank Aaron 18 Tommie Aaron 6 Clete Boyer 2 Jim Breazeale 30 Orlando Cepeda 11 Darrell Evans 14 Leo Foster 7 Gil Garrido 6 Tony La Russa 17 Félix Millán 9 Marty Perez 14 Marv Staehle 18 Zoilo Versalles		Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker 45 Oscar Brown 48 Ralph Garr 16 Sonny Jackson 28 Mike Lum		Manager 26 Lum Harris Coaches 8 Jim Busby 5 Harry Dorish 41 Eddie Mathews 3 Ken Silvestri

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
C	Williams, EarlEarl Williams	145	497	129	.260	33	87
1B	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	139	495	162	.327	47	118
2B	Millán, FélixFélix Millán	143	577	167	.289	2	45

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
Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda	71	250	69	.276	14	44
Boyer, CleteClete Boyer	30	98	24	.245	6	19
Brown, OscarOscar Brown	27	43	9	.209	0	5
Foster, LeoLeo Foster	9	10	0	.000	0	0
La Russa, TonyTony La Russa	9	7	2	.286	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
Jarvis, PatPat Jarvis	35	162.1	6	14	4.10	68
Kelley, TomTom Kelley	28	143	9	5	2.96	68

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
Nash, JimJim Nash	32	133	9	7	4.94	65

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
Priddy, BobBob Priddy	40	4	9	4	4.22	36
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	39	3	1	2	4.80	40
Herbel, RonRon Herbel	25	0	1	1	5.23	22
McQueen, MikeMike McQueen	17	4	1	1	3.54	38
House, TomTom House	11	1	0	0	3.05	11
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	3	0	0	0	15.43	1

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Clyde King
AA	Savannah Braves	Southern League	Eddie Haas
A	Greenwood Braves	Western Carolinas League	Clint Courtney
Rookie	Wytheville Braves	Appalachian League	Paul Snyder

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ ^{a b} Hank Allen page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ ^{a b} Luis Tiant page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Clete Boyer page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Biff Pocoroba page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Mike Beard page at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1971 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

1971 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Minnesota • Oakland NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1971 All-Star Game • 1971 World Series

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