1971 Chicago Cubs season
1971 Chicago Cubs | ||
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
Managers | Leo Durocher | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) | |
Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1971 Chicago Cubs season was the 100th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 96th in the National League and the 56th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 83–79.
Offseason
- November 30, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Hal Breeden.[1]
- December 3, 1970: Phil Gagliano was traded by the Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Carmen Fanzone.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- Dennis Lamp was drafted by the Cubs in the 3rd round. Player signed June 11, 1971.[3]
- Jim Tyrone was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round.[4]
- September 9, 1971: Bruce Sutter was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 |
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LF | Billy Williams | 157 | 594 | 179 | .301 | 28 | 93 |
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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Jim Hickman | 117 | 383 | 98 | .256 | 19 | 60 |
Carmen Fanzone | 12 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 2 | 5 |
Hal Breeden | 23 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 1 | 2 |
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 |
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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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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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Bill Bonham | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.65 | 41 |
Jim Colborn | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.57 | 2 |
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Gagliano at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Lamp at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Tyrone at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bruce Sutter at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1971 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference