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1971 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Eastern Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L44 MANAGER(S) Baltimore BAA 96 66 .593 ---- 6 2 1 49-32 47-34 29-25 22-22 Mike Skiffington New York AL NYA 90 72 .556 6.0 8 10 15 44-37 46-35 30-14 24-20 Chris Kohlwes Detroit DEA 90 72 .556 6.0 3 11 11 49-32 41-40 29-25 23-21 Alan Boodman Washington WAA 74 88 .457 22.0 18 13 13 42-39 32-49 24-25 25-19 Larry Cupp Boston BOA 72 90 .444 24.0 12 17 6 41-40 31-50 17-25 19-25 Mike Tomeo Western Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L44 MANAGER(S) Oakland OAA 100 62 .617 ---- 11 1 4 50-31 50-31 31-22 29-15 Bob Lind Chicago AL CHA 91 71 .562 9.0 2 7 14 44-37 47-34 26-26 27-17 Ben Lea Minnesota MNA 77 85 .475 23.0 14 20 18 38-43 39-42 26-20 24-20 Rick Ramacier Kansas City KCA 69 93 .426 31.0 13 3 2 40-41 29-52 24-50 15-29 Mike Rodriguez Milwaukee MLA 51 111 .315 49.0 20 18 19 28-53 23-58 28-32 12-32 Frank Pennylegion OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L44 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 44 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-3):   Oakland A's over Los Angeles Dodgers AL Championship Series (3-1):   Oakland A's over Baltimore Orioles

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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CHA  4.79   776  5628  1484  239  40  148  598   785  .264  .335  .399   76   28   34   29   81   40  123
 DEA  4.67   757  5569  1427  211  41  216  540   760  .256  .326  .425   11    7   19   54   54   30  140
 BAA  4.48   726  5497  1397  204  26  178  566   883  .254  .327  .398   47   34   19   44   94   38  125
 NYA  4.46   722  5522  1451  226  36  123  560   797  .263  .333  .384  107   64   19   43   76   52  119
 OAA  4.27   692  5558  1394  221  37  175  513  1055  .251  .317  .398   51   30   33   37   80   28  115
 BOA  4.15   673  5356  1281  248  29  149  594   890  .239  .323  .380   29   13   24   89   73   40  152
 KCA  4.12   667  5596  1397  246  40  131  537   899  .250  .319  .378  168   48   20   46   76   30  106
 MNA  4.07   659  5499  1402  202  35  122  439   947  .255  .310  .371   56   36   14   17   67   40  140
 WAA  3.59   582  5464  1287  240  17  121  380   868  .236  .289  .352   59   22    7   39  106   26  112
 MLA  3.03   491  5436  1184  231  26   96  359  1040  .218  .269  .323   61   29   20   32   39   24  108
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.16  6745 55125 13704 2268 327 1459 5086  8924  .249  .315  .381  665  311  209  430  746  348 1240

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT   E   DP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 OAA  3.55   575  3.10  1484  1212  144   482  1018  38  12  47  .395  810  596  .736  100  124
 BAA  3.56   577  3.25  1469  1296  135   466   806  53  14  30  .257  869  675  .777   94  139
 KCA  3.60   584  3.02  1474  1295  119   515   829   9  13  47  .262  861  653  .758  118  177
 CHA  3.99   647  3.43  1476  1296  123   518  1040  50  12  32  .277  810  549  .678  121  127
 NYA  4.18   677  3.68  1463  1421  163   403   725  28   8  32  .319  854  578  .677  132  130
 DEA  4.21   682  3.93  1453  1392  156   492   982  31  10  40  .304  784  549  .700  100  132
 WAA  4.28   694  3.86  1461  1408  130   626   873   6  14  48  .274  827  561  .678  109  151
 BOA  4.69   759  4.05  1434  1462  162   507   801  19   9  40  .330  859  618  .719  116  135
 MLA  4.70   761  4.21  1449  1489  147   592   874  12   7  27  .271  812  539  .664  133  140
 MNA  4.87   789  4.38  1443  1433  180   485   976  33  10  35  .452  797  530  .665  130  121
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 TOT  4.16  6745  3.69 14607 13704 1459  5086  8924 279 109 378  .304 8283 5848  .706 1153 1376

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Reggie Jackson  (467)* Roy White  (467)* Deron Johnson  (443) Bobby Murcer  (442) Rico Petrocelli  (436) Reggie Smith  (430) Amos Otis  (428) Brooks Robinson  (415) Bill Melton  (387) Don Buford  (386) Ken Henderson  (384) Frank Robinson  (380) Norm Cash  (373) Leo Cardenas  (368) Willie Montanez  (363) Carl Yastrzemski  (359) Boog Powell  (355) Davey Johnson  (348) Dave May  (343) Larry Bowa  (336)

Cy Young Award Voting Vida Blue  (346) Catfish Hunter  (327) Tom Bradley  (318) Paul Splittorff  (302) Fergie Jenkins  (282) Wilbur Wood  (241) Jim Palmer  (236) Pat Dobson  (226) Paul Lindblad  (223) Mike Cuellar  (221) Mickey Lolich  (208) Ted Abernathy  (188) Bob Miller  (179) Joe Coleman  (174) Mel Stottlemyre  (160) Bill Stoneman  (158) Andy Messersmith  (155) Frank Linzy  (141) Steve Hamilton  (137) Stan Bahnsen  (135)

* Jackson and White tied in the voting (467.2 votes each) and are co-MVPs for 1971.

All Stars

Ted Abernathy Dick Billings Vida Blue Larry Bowa Tom Bradley Don Buford Leo Cardenas Mike Cuellar Al Fitzmorris Bill Freehan

Ron Hunt Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Davey Johnson Deron Johnson Steve Kline Carlos May Bobby Murcer Amos Otis

Rico Petrocelli Brooks Robinson Ken Sanders Paul Schaal Duke Sims Paul Splittorff Cesar Tovar Roy White Wilbur Wood

Gold Gloves

P: Rick Wise C: Bill Freehan 1B: Boog Powell 2B: Sandy Alomar 3B: Sal Bando SS: Larry Bowa OF: Amos Otis OF: Cesar Cedeno OF: Carl Yastrzemski

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Joe Torre .373 Glenn Beckert .350 Ralph Garr .350 Hank Aaron .344 Ted Simmons .341 Rusty Staub .330 Lou Brock .327 Rod Carew .322 Willie Stargell .322 Merv Rettenmund .320 Manny Sanguillen .318 Norm Cash .311	On Base Percentage Willie Stargell .436 Norm Cash .420 Don Buford .416 Joe Torre .415 Don Mincher .408 Merv Rettenmund .404 Roy White .403 Lou Brock .398 Hank Aaron .396 Bobby Murcer .395 Ted Simmons .392 Ron Fairly .389	Slugging Percentage Hank Aaron .705 Willie Stargell .680 Reggie Jackson .593 Bobby Bonds .587 Norm Cash .584 Joe Torre .570 Don Buford .539 Roy White .536 Rusty Staub .514 Jim Northrup .514 Frank Robinson .512 Bobby Murcer .507	On Base + Slugging Willie Stargell 1.116 Hank Aaron 1.101 Norm Cash 1.004 Joe Torre .985 Reggie Jackson .975 Bobby Bonds .959 Don Buford .955 Roy White .939 Bobby Murcer .902 Rusty Staub .901 Boog Powell .884 Ted Simmons .871
At Bats Larry Bowa 695 Lou Brock 686 Pete Rose 682 Cesar Tovar 675 Ralph Garr 669 Willie Davis 668 Joe Torre 667 Maury Wills 660 Horace Clarke 659 Tito Fuentes 657 Matty Alou 654 Bobby Bonds 654	Runs Scored Lou Brock 133 Bobby Bonds 131 Hank Aaron 116 Billy Williams 113 Matty Alou 111 Roy White 110 Willie Stargell 109 Ken Henderson 108 Rico Petrocelli 108 Pete Rose 103 Don Buford 102 Paul Schaal 100	Hits Joe Torre 249 Ralph Garr 234 Lou Brock 224 Glenn Beckert 204 Pete Rose 204 Cesar Tovar 201 Rod Carew 198 Maury Wills 197 Willie Davis 196 Bobby Bonds 192 Matty Alou 192 Ted Simmons 189	Total Bases Hank Aaron 385 Bobby Bonds 384 Joe Torre 380 Willie Stargell 368 Reggie Jackson 331 Roy White 313 Ralph Garr 309 Deron Johnson 304 Brooks Robinson 303 Billy Williams 298 Bobby Murcer 297 Amos Otis 296
Doubles Cesar Cedeno 43 Ted Simmons 42 Lou Brock 40 Ron Fairly 39 Paul Schaal 34 Reggie Smith 34 Dick Allen 33 Joe Torre 33 Reggie Jackson 33 Nate Colbert 33	Triples Roger Metzger 14 Rod Carew 10 Carlos May 9 Ken Henderson 8 Felix Millan 8 Joe Morgan 8 Bobby Murcer 8 Tito Fuentes 8 Roberto Clemente 8	Home Runs Willie Stargell 57 Hank Aaron 57 Bobby Bonds 53 Deron Johnson 41 Reggie Jackson 40 Lee May 39 Willie Montanez 39 Bill Melton 36 Frank Robinson 36 Norm Cash 34 Roy White 33	RBI Joe Torre 141 Hank Aaron 136 Deron Johnson 123 Willie Stargell 120 Roy White 119 Bobby Bonds 119 Graig Nettles 116 Brooks Robinson 115 Amos Otis 112 Rusty Staub 108 Frank Robinson 108 Lee May 107
Walks Carl Yastrzemski 118 Paul Schaal 114 Willie Stargell 107 Willie Mays 104 Dick Dietz 97 Rico Petrocelli 94 Harmon Killebrew 93 Bobby Murcer 92 Dick Allen 91 Ken Henderson 89 Graig Nettles 88 Roy White 88	Batters Strikeouts Lee May 165 Deron Johnson 155 Reggie Jackson 153 Willie Stargell 147 Bobby Bonds 146 Tony Perez 135 Dick Allen 131 Frank Howard 131 Nate Colbert 130 Harmon Killebrew 125 Willie Mays 120 Chris Speier 120	Stolen Bases Lou Brock 73 Larry Bowa 61 Amos Otis 60 Freddie Patek 54 Cesar Tovar 41 Dave Nelson 40 Bobby Bonds 31 Joe Morgan 30 Tommie Agee 26 Bert Campaneris 26 Bud Harrelson 25 Jerry Kenney 24	Caught Stealing Cesar Tovar 25 Lou Brock 21 Jerry Kenney 21 Felix Millan 20 Larry Bowa 16 Freddie Patek 15 Amos Otis 14 Thurman Munson 12 Bert Campaneris 12 Horace Clarke 12 Jay Johnstone 11
Hit by Pitch Ron Hunt 48 Roy White 14 Mike Epstein 13 Don Buford 11 Cleo James 11 Bobby Bonds 11 Chris Speier 10 Reggie Smith 9 Al Kaline 9 Ellie Rodriguez 9 Larry Bowa 9	GIDP Tony Oliva 35 Deron Johnson 28 George Scott 23 Reggie Smith 23 Rusty Staub 23 Dave May 21 Willie Davis 21 Rico Petrocelli 21 Bob Bailey 21 Bob Watson 21 Harmon Killebrew 21	Errors Paul Schaal 32 Bert Campaneris 32 Chris Speier 31 Dave Campbell 29 Don Kessinger 28 Dick Allen 27 Steve Braun 23 Rod Carew 22	Earned Run Average Gary Nolan 2.31 Vida Blue 2.34 Wilbur Wood 2.39 Juan Marichal 2.50 Dave Roberts 2.64 Mike Cuellar 2.67 Tom Seaver 2.72 Tom Bradley 2.80 Mike Hedlund 2.99 Don Sutton 2.99 Phil Niekro 3.03 Catfish Hunter 3.05
Wins Tom Bradley 28 Paul Splittorff 26 Catfish Hunter 26 Al Downing 26 Fergie Jenkins 23 Pat Dobson 22 Tom Seaver 22 Vida Blue 21 Jim Palmer 21 Mel Stottlemyre 20 Clyde Wright 20 Wilbur Wood 20	Losses Jim Perry 23 Marty Pattin 21 Rudy May 19 Ray Culp 19 Milt Pappas 18 Claude Osteen 18 Bill Hands 18 Steve Renko 17 Juan Marichal 17 Carl Morton 17 Mel Stottlemyre 17	Winning Percentage Paul Splittorff .867 Tom Bradley .800 Al Downing .765 Jerry Koosman .750 Gary Nolan .739 Ray Sadecki .727 Catfish Hunter .703 Mike Hedlund .696 Phil Niekro .667 Vida Blue .656 Gary Gentry .652 Dock Ellis .652	Games Pitched Joel Horlen 73 George Culver 72 Danny Frisella 72 Eddie Fisher 71 John Morris 71 Tug McGraw 71 Darrell Brandon 70 Paul Lindblad 70 Tom Burgmeier 69 Ken Sanders 67 Casey Cox 66 Mike Marshall 64
Games Started Mickey Lolich 44 Fergie Jenkins 41 Jim Perry 41 Joe Coleman 41 Fritz Peterson 41 Vida Blue 41 Dick Drago 41 Wilbur Wood 41 Mel Stottlemyre 41 Catfish Hunter 41	Complete Games Fergie Jenkins 23 Wilbur Wood 21 Juan Marichal 21 Jim Palmer 19 Steve Carlton 19 Clyde Wright 17 Catfish Hunter 16 Tom Seaver 16 Mickey Lolich 16 Mike Cuellar 15	Games Finished Ken Sanders 55 Paul Lindblad 52 Frank Linzy 45 Wayne Granger 44 Ted Abernathy 44 Jim Brewer 42 Bob Miller 39 Dave Giusti 39 Mike Marshall 39 Tom Burgmeier 39 Clay Carroll 37 Cecil Upshaw 37	Saves Paul Lindblad 30 Jim Brewer 28 Ted Abernathy 27 Bob Miller 27 Frank Linzy 26 Cecil Upshaw 25 Ken Sanders 23 Wayne Granger 23 Dave Giusti 23 Jim Ray 19 Tug McGraw 19 Joe Grzenda 18
Shutouts Wilbur Wood 7 Juan Marichal 7 Mike Cuellar 5 Gary Nolan 4 Clyde Wright 4 Fergie Jenkins 4 Phil Niekro 4 Jim Palmer 4 Bob Gibson 4	Innings Pitched Fergie Jenkins 341.3 Mickey Lolich 339.7 Vida Blue 323.3 Wilbur Wood 320.7 Tom Bradley 312.3 Mike Cuellar 310.3 Tom Seaver 308.0 Jim Palmer 308.0 Gaylord Perry 306.0 Clyde Wright 303.7 Bert Blyleven 297.7 Catfish Hunter 295.0	Hits Allowed Fritz Peterson 315 Mickey Lolich 311 Jim Kaat 298 Bert Blyleven 297 Tom Bradley 296 Joe Coleman 294 Gaylord Perry 289 Fergie Jenkins 285 Tommy John 285 Claude Osteen 281 Mel Stottlemyre 280 Reggie Cleveland 277	Home Runs Allowed Jim Perry 45 Marty Pattin 40 Mel Stottlemyre 40 Catfish Hunter 39 Bill Hands 37 Tom Seaver 35 Joe Coleman 33 Steve Renko 32 Lew Krausse 31
Walks Allowed Sam McDowell 158 Bill Stoneman 148 Andy Messersmith 133 Jim Palmer 116 Nolan Ryan 112 Steve Renko 109 Steve Carlton 108 Joe Coleman 105 Jim Perry 104 Stan Bahnsen 104 Rudy May 103 Clyde Wright 102	Pitchers Strikeouts Vida Blue 322 Tom Seaver 300 Fergie Jenkins 282 Mickey Lolich 261 Bill Stoneman 254 Bert Blyleven 246 Joe Coleman 245 Tom Bradley 229 Catfish Hunter 206 Sam McDowell 204 Don Sutton 202 Wilbur Wood 199

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