1971 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1971 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan John Fetzer Jim Campbell Billy Martin WJBK(George Kell, Larry Osterman) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane) The 1971 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 71st season and the 60th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a 91–71 record, 12 games behind the Orioles. They outscored their opponents 701 to 645. They drew 1,591,073 fans to Tiger Stadium, the second highest attendance in the American League. Offseason October 9, 1970: Denny McLain, Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae, and Don Wert were traded by the Tigers to the Washington Senators for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodríguez, Joe Coleman, and Jim Hannan.Denny McLain page at Baseball Reference March 30, 1971: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Mets for Dean Chance and Bill Denehy.Jerry Robertson page at Baseball Reference Regular season Mickey Lolich became the second pitcher in the history of the American League to win 25 games but not win the Cy Young Award.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions April 9, 1971: Dave Boswell was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference May 28, 1971: Dave Boswell was released by the Tigers. June 8, 1971: Gene Pentz was drafted by the Tigers in the 7th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.Gene Pentz page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1971: Carl Cavanaugh (minors) and Mike Fremuth (minors) were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tony Taylor.Tony Taylor page at Baseball Reference Roster 1971 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 32 Dave Boswell 38 Les Cain 14,32 Dean Chance 15 Joe Coleman 27 Bill Denehy 45 Jim Foor 36 Bill Gilbreth 16 Jim Hannan 35 Mike Kilkenny 29 Mickey Lolich 19 Joe Niekro 43 Daryl Patterson 16 Ron Perranoski 39 Fred Scherman 37 Chuck Seelbach 28 Tom Timmermann 43 Jack Whillock 21 Bill Zepp Catchers 11 Bill Freehan 34 Tim Hosley 33 Gene Lamont 12 Jim Price Infielders  8 Ed Brinkman  9 Ike Brown 25 Norm Cash 44 Kevin Collins  7 César Gutiérrez  3 Dick McAuliffe  4 Aurelio Rodríguez 10 Tony Taylor 41 John Young Outfielders 26 Gates Brown 23 Willie Horton  2 Dalton Jones  6 Al Kaline 46 Marvin Lane  5 Jim Northrup 24 Mickey Stanley Manager  1 Billy Martin Coaches 50 Art Fowler (Pitching) 51 Joe Schultz (Third base) 52 Charlie Silvera (Bullpen) 53 Frank Skaff (First base) Player stats Batting = Indicates team leader Starters by position Note: 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 Bill Freehan 148 516 143 .277 21 71 1B Norm Cash 135 452 128 .283 32 91 2B Dick McAuliffe 128 477 99 .208 18 57 3B Aurelio Rodríguez 154 604 153 .253 15 39 SS Ed Brinkman 159 527 120 .228 1 37 LF Willie Horton Willie Horton (baseball) 119 450 130 .289 22 72 CF Mickey Stanley 139 401 117 .292 7 55 RF Al Kaline 133 405 119 .294 15 54 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 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup (baseball) 136 459 124 .270 16 71 Gates Brown 82 195 66 .338 11 29 Tony Taylor Tony Taylor (baseball) 55 181 52 .287 3 19 Dalton Jones 83 138 35 .254 5 11 Ike Brown 59 110 28 .255 8 19 Jim Price Jim Price (catcher) 29 54 13 .241 1 7 Kevin Collins Kevin Collins (baseball) 31 41 11 .268 1 4 César Gutiérrez 38 37 7 .189 0 4 Tim Hosley 7 16 3 .188 2 6 Gene Lamont 7 15 1 .067 0 1 Marvin Lane 8 14 2 .143 0 1 John Young John Young (first baseman) 2 4 2 .500 0 1 Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mickey Lolich 45 376.0 25 14 2.92 308 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 39 286.0 20 9 3.15 236 Les Cain 26 144.2 10 9 4.35 118 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 Joe Niekro 31 122.1 6 7 4.49 43 Dean Chance 31 89.2 4 6 3.51 64 Mike Kilkenny 30 86.1 4 5 5.00 47 Bill Zepp 16 31.2 1 1 5.12 15 Bill Gilbreth 9 30.0 2 1 4.80 14 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV GF ERA SO Fred Scherman 69 11 6 20 40 2.71 76 Tom Timmermann 52 7 6 4 23 3.86 51 Bill Denehy Bill Denehy (baseball) 31 0 3 1 10 4.22 27 Daryl Patterson 12 0 1 0 3 4.82 5 Ron Perranoski 11 0 1 2 7 2.50 8 Jim Hannan 7 1 0 0 3 3.27 6 Jack Whillock 7 0 2 1 2 5.63 6 Chuck Seelbach 5 0 0 0 0 13.50 1 Dave Boswell Dave Boswell (baseball player) 3 0 0 0 1 6.23 3 Jim Foor 3 0 0 0 1 18.00 2 Awards and honors Mickey Lolich, Tiger of the Year award from Detroit baseball writers All-Star Selections All-Star Game Norm Cash, First Base, Reserve Bill Freehand, Catcher, Reserve Al Kaline, Outfield, Reserve Mickey Lolich, Pitcher, Reserve League top ten finishers Ed Brinkman AL leader in games played at shortstop (159) AL leader in innings played at shortstop (1395-2/3) AL leader in assists by a shortstop (513) #4 in AL in games played (159) #7 in AL in times hit by pitch (7) Norm Cash Finished 12th in AL MVP voting AL leader in at bats per home run (14.1) #2 in AL in home runs (32) #3 in AL in slugging percentage (.531) #3 in AL in OPS (.903) #7 in AL in times hit by pitch (7) #8 in AL in RBIs (91) #9 in AL in runs created (93) 7th oldest player in the AL Joe Coleman #3 in AL in strikeouts (236) #4 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.43) #5 in AL in win percentage (.690) #5 in AL in innings pitched (286) #5 in AL in batters faced (1174) #6 in AL in wins (20) #9 in AL in complete games (16) Bill Freehan AL leader in games at catcher (144) AL leader in complete games at catcher (128) AL leader in innings played at catcher (1265) AL leader in putouts by a catcher (912) #3 in AL in times hit by pitch (9) #8 in AL in doubles (26) #9 in AL in extra base hits (51) #9 in AL in at bats per strikeout (10.8) Willie Horton #7 in AL in slugging percentage (.496) #7 in AL in times hit by pitch (7) #10 in AL in extra base hits (48) #10 in AL in at bats per home run (20.5) Al Kaline #3 in AL in on-base percentage (.416) #6 in AL in OPS (.878) #7 in AL in time hit by pitch (7) #8 in AL in batting average (.294) #10 in AL in bases on balls (82) 9th oldest player in the AL Mickey Lolich Finished 2nd in AL Cy Young Award voting (behind Vida Blue) Finished 5th in AL MVP voting MLB leader in wins (25) MLB leader in strikeouts (308) MLB leader in innings pitched (376) MLB leader in games started (45) AL leader in complete games (29) MLB leader in hits allowed (336) MLB leader in batters faced (1538) #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (36) #2 in MLB in earned runs allowed (122) #4 in AL in sacrifice hits (16) #4 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (3.35) #5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.37) #7 in AL in Adjusted ERA+ (125) #8 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (2.20) #10 in AL in ERA (2.92) Aurelio Rodríguez #3 in AL in doubles (30) #4 in AL in triples (7) #4 in AL in outs (476) #5 in AL in at bats (604) #8 in AL in extra base hits (52) #10 in AL in strikeouts (104) Fred Scherman #2 in AL in games by pitcher (69) #3 in AL in saves (20) #3 in AL in games finished (40) Players ranking among top 100 all time at position The following members of the 1972 Tigers were ranked among the Top 100 of all time at their position in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time Dick McAuliffe: 22nd best second baseman of all time Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time Al Kaline: 11th best right fielder of all time Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Mike Roarke AA Montgomery Rebels Southern League Dick Tracewski A Rocky Mount Leafs Carolina League Len Okrie A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Stubby Overmire A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Max Lanier A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Joe Lewis Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Jim Leyland Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Detroit Tigers 1971 Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference BaseballLibrary.com Game by Game Summary of 1971 Tigers season Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tiger Category:1971 in Detroit