1971 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1971 National League West Atlanta Stadium Atlanta 82–80 (.506) 3rd William Bartholomay Paul Richards Lum Harris WSB-TV WSB(Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton) The 1971 Atlanta Braves season was the sixth season in Atlanta along with the 101st season as a franchise overall. Offseason November 30, 1970: Hal Breeden was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Hoyt Wilhelm.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference December 2, 1970: Bob Tillman was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors).Hank Allen at Baseball Reference December 22, 1970: Don Cardwell was released by the Braves.Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions April 1971: Hank Allen was released by the Braves. April 16, 1971: Luis Tiant was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Luis Tiant at Baseball Reference May 15, 1971: Luis Tiant was released by the Braves. June 2, 1971: Clete Boyer was released by the Braves.Clete Boyer at Baseball Reference June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft Biff Pocoroba was drafted by the Braves in the 17th round.Biff Pocoroba at Baseball Reference Mike Beard was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase.Mike Beard at Baseball Reference June 29, 1971: Hoyt Wilhelm was released by the Braves. 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 Earl Williams Earl Williams (1970s catcher) 145 497 129 .260 33 87 1B Hank Aaron 139 495 162 .327 47 118 2B Félix Millán 143 577 167 .289 2 45 SS Marty Perez 130 410 93 .227 4 32 3B Darrell Evans 89 260 63 .242 12 38 LF Ralph Garr 154 639 219 .343 9 44 CF Sonny Jackson 149 547 141 .258 2 25 RF Mike Lum 145 454 122 .269 13 55 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 Orlando Cepeda 71 250 69 .276 14 44 Hal King 86 198 41 .207 5 19 Zoilo Versalles 66 194 37 .191 5 22 Bob Didier 51 155 34 .219 0 5 Gil Garrido 79 125 27 .216 0 12 Clete Boyer 30 98 24 .245 6 19 Dusty Baker 29 62 14 .226 0 4 Tommie Aaron 25 53 12 .226 0 3 Oscar Brown Oscar Brown (baseball) 27 43 9 .209 0 5 Marv Staehle 22 36 4 .111 0 1 Jim Breazeale 10 21 4 .190 1 3 Leo Foster 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Tony 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 Phil Niekro 42 268.2 15 14 2.98 173 Ron Reed 32 222.1 13 14 3.72 129 George Stone 27 172.2 6 8 3.60 110 Tom Kelley Tom Kelley (baseball) 28 143.0 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 Pat Jarvis 35 162.1 6 14 4.10 68 Jim Nash Jim Nash (baseball) 32 133.0 9 7 4.94 65 Gary Neibauer 6 21.0 1 0 2.14 6 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 Bob Priddy baseball 40 4 9 4 4.22 36 Steve Barber 39 3 1 2 4.80 40 Ron Herbel 25 0 1 1 5.23 22 Mike McQueen Mike McQueen (baseball) 17 4 1 1 3.54 38 Tom House 11 1 0 0 3.05 11 Hoyt Wilhelm 3 0 0 0 15.43 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 SnyderLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1971 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Atlanta