1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 89 73 y 2nd Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Walter Alston KTTV (11) KFIVin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKWJose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 82nd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 14th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 10th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West. Offseason October 5, 1970: Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Allen.Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1970: Alan Foster and Ray Lamb were traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Duke Sims.Alan Foster page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1971: Andy Kosco was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference March 13, 1971: Jeff Torborg was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.Jeff Torborg page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Maury Wills ShortstopBill Buckner Right fielderWillie Davis Center fielderWes Parker First basemanDick Allen Left fielderDuke Sims CatcherSteve Garvey Third basemanBill Russell Second basemanBill Singer Starting pitcher Roster 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 48 Doyle Alexander 21 Jim Brewer 44 Al Downing 49 Charlie Hough 46 Pete Mikkelsen 25 Joe Moeller 50 Bob O'Brien 23 Claude Osteen 29 José Peña 40 Bill Singer 37 Mike Strahler 20 Don Sutton 38 Sandy Vance 31 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson 14 Tom Haller  8 Duke Sims 16 Bill Sudakis Infielders 15 Dick Allen  6 Steve Garvey  1 Billy Grabarkewitz  5 Jim Lefebvre 28 Wes Parker 18 Bill Russell  2 Bobby Valentine 30 Maury Wills Outfielders 22 Bill Buckner 27 Willie Crawford 35 Bobby Darwin  3 Willie Davis 12 Von Joshua 11 Manny Mota 17 Tom Paciorek Other batters 10 Ron Cey Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 26 Red Adams 52 Carroll Beringer 19 Jim Gilliam  7 Roy Hartsfield 33 Danny Ozark 51 Dixie Walker 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 Duke Sims 90 230 63 .274 6 25 1B Wes Parker 157 533 146 .274 6 62 2B Jim Lefebvre 119 388 95 .245 12 68 SS Maury Wills 149 601 169 .281 3 44 3B Dick Allen 155 549 162 .295 23 90 LF Willie Crawford 114 342 96 .281 9 40 CF Willie Davis Willie Davis (baseball) 158 641 198 .309 10 74 RF Bill Buckner 108 358 99 .277 5 41 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 Bobby Valentine 101 281 70 .249 1 25 Manny Mota 91 269 84 .312 0 34 Steve Garvey 81 225 51 .227 7 26 Bill Russell 91 211 48 .227 2 15 Tom Haller 84 202 54 .267 5 32 Joe Ferguson 36 102 22 .216 2 7 Bill Sudakis 41 83 16 .193 3 7 Billy Grabarkewitz 44 71 16 .225 0 6 Bobby Darwin 11 20 5 .250 1 4 Von Joshua 11 7 0 .000 0 0 Ron Cey 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Tom Paciorek 2 2 1 .500 0 1 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 Don Sutton 38 265.1 17 12 2.54 194 Al Downing 37 262.1 20 9 2.68 136 Claude Osteen 38 259.0 14 11 3.51 109 Bill Singer 31 203.1 10 17 4.16 144 Doyle Alexander 17 92.1 6 6 3.80 30 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 Bob O'Brien 14 42.0 2 2 3.00 15 Sandy Vance 10 26.0 2 1 6.92 11 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 Jim Brewer 55 6 5 22 1.88 66 Pete Mikkelsen 41 8 5 5 3.65 46 Joe Moeller 28 2 4 1 3.80 32 José Peña 21 2 0 1 3.56 44 Hoyt Wilhelm 9 0 1 3 1.02 15 Mike Strahler 6 0 0 0 2.84 7 Charlie Hough 4 0 0 0 4.15 4 Awards and honors Gold Glove Awards Willie Davis Wes Parker Comeback Player of the Year Award Al Downing All-Stars 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Willie Davis reserve TSN National League All-Star Willie Davis Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League Tommy Lasorda AA Albuquerque Dodgers Texas League Monty Basgall A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Don LeJohn A Daytona Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak A Medford Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier Rookie Ogden Dodgers Pioneer League Buddy Hollowell 1971 Major League Baseball draft 1971 Major League Baseball draft This was the seventh year of a Major League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 55 players in the June draft and six in the January draft. Seven of them would eventually play in MLB. The only notable Major League player in this draft class was first round pick Rick Rhoden, a pitcher from Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He pitched in the Majors from 1974–1989, the first five years with the Dodgers. He would have a record of 151–125 and was a two time all-star. 1971 draft picksJanuary draft 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Steven OlsenLHPAmerican River CollegeNoIndependent 1971 Rookie2Don StandleyRHP Fullerton CollegeYes 1971–1977 AAA3Paul FewP Chipola CollegeNo January secondary phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1James CorcoranSS University of California, Berkeley Yes 1971 AA2David FreebornSSShafter High School Yes 1971–1974 A3Francisco SuarezSS Miami Dade College NoTwins-June 1971 1971 A- June draft 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Rick RhodenRHPAtlantic High SchoolYes1971–1989MLB2Greg ReineckerRHPEdgewood High SchoolYes1971–1974A3Ricky GreenRHPChino High SchoolYes1971–1974AA4Michael FrazierCElmore High SchoolNoCardinals – 19751975Rookie5Rex HudsonRHPHale High SchoolYes 1971–1977 MLB6Christopher MayoLHPHillsdale High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie7Chuck RedmonSSMoore High SchoolNoCardinals – 19751975 A8Terry StupyCLos Alamitos High SchoolNoAngels – 1975 1975–1978 AA9Thaddeus PhilyawOFGunn High SchoolYes 1971–1975 AA10Thomas UrbanRHPMount Miguel High SchoolYes 1971–1972 A-11Stanley WatkinsLHPPacifica High SchoolYes 1971Rookie12Terrence Senn2BUniversity of San FranciscoNoMets – 1972 1972–1978 AAA13Robert Sans1BTexas A&M UniversityNoDodgers – 1972 1972 A14John HaleOF Wasco High SchoolYes1971–1981MLB15Leon Wood2BPolk Community CollegeYes 1971–1974 A16Al ArthurRHPLake Oswego High SchoolNoTwins-1975 1975–1977 AAA17James ConnSSVanderbilt UniversityYes1971–1974 AA18Patrick McNally1BRedlands High SchoolNo Angels-1975 1975 Rookie19Robert AustinRHPGrover Cleveland High SchoolNo 20Hiawatha RobersonOFCañada CollegeYes 1971–1972A21Larry WolfeSSCordova High SchoolNoTwins-19731973–1982 MLB22Curtis HiresCThomas Jefferson High SchoolYes 1971 A-23Edgar CarrollLHPEl Segundo High SchoolYes1971–1980 AAA24William HattisRHPNew Trier East High SchoolNo 25Michael HarrelsonOFUniversity of GeorgiaYes 1971–1973 A-26Dana HendershottLHPUniversity of San FranciscoYes 1971–1973 AA27Bobby JohnsonOFSouthern University and A&M CollegeYes 1971 Rookie28John CoonRHPLas Vegas High SchoolNo 29Kevin PasleyCChaminade High School Yes 1971–1982 MLB30Douglas RadestockLHP Santana High SchoolYes 1971–1972 Rookie31Kim AndrewSSMonroe High SchoolNo Orioles-1972 1972–1977 MLB32Steve Rhodin1BYpsilanti High SchoolNo 33Michael Vinci3BLakeland High SchoolYes 1971 A-34Theodore SchultzSSEscondido High SchoolNoWhite Sox-1975 1975–1976 AA35Tom HumeRHP Northeast High SchoolNoReds-1972 1972–1987 MLB36Willis GallopRHPSanta Fe High SchoolNo 37Michael ThomasOFKirkman High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie38Mike SudduthLHPHoltville High SchoolNo 39Keathel ChaunceyOFPolk Community CollegeNoRangers-1974 1974–1981 AAA40Samuel CeciCUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNoTwins-1972 1972–1976 AAA41Randolph HoppeCSanta Rosa Junior CollegeYes 1971–1972 A42Michael CollinsLHPCalifornia State University, Long BeachYes 1971 A-43Richard Rogers3BMcLain High SchoolNo 44Ron WronaSSBishop Kelley High SchoolNo 45Eddie FordSSGreat Neck South High SchoolNoRed Sox-1974 1974–1977AAA46Joe Camp1BNorth Florida Community CollegeNo 47Mike Trifiolis1BWest Orange High SchoolNo 48Don StackpoleCElsinore High SchoolNo June secondary phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Mike PfitzerRHP Mesa Community CollegeNoDodgers-1973 1973–1974A2Roger KeiligCCañada College Yes 1971–1973 A June secondary D phase 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary D Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Steven PatchinC University of Missouri, ColumbiaYes 1971–1981 AAA2Tim EvansSS University of ColoradoNo 3Pat PaulsonLHP East Haven High SchoolYes 1971 Rookie4Roy PetersonOF-1B Colorado State University–PuebloYes 1971 Rookie5Mike SianiSS Villanova UniversityNo Notes References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Los Angel