The 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia. The Phillies finished in sixth place in the National League East, with a record of 67–95.
1971 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
General managers | John J. Quinn | |
Managers | Frank Lucchesi | |
Television | WPHL-TV | |
Radio | WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn) | |
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Offseason
- October 7, 1970: Doc Edwards was released by the Phillies.[1]
- November 3, 1970: Curt Flood and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Washington Senators for Greg Goossen, Jeff Terpko, and Gene Martin. The Phillies completed the trade by sending Terpko back to the Senators on April 10.[2]
- December 16, 1970: Grant Jackson, Jim Hutto and Sam Parrilla were traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Roger Freed.[3]
Regular season
On April 10, the Phillies officially opened Veterans Stadium, their new home park, with a 4–1 victory over the Montreal Expos.[4]
Harry Kalas was hired by the Phillies in 1971 to succeed Bill Campbell, and was the master of ceremonies at the 1971 opening of Veterans Stadium.
The Phillies played an exhibition game against the Reading Phillies on June 17, 1971, in Reading. The Phillies had signed second-round draft pick Mike Schmidt on June 11. Schmidt made his professional debut in the exhibition game in Reading. Schmidt played the whole game at shortstop for the Phillies and hit a game-winning home run against Reading. He was subsequently assigned to the Reading club, where he played the balance of the season.[5]
On June 23, Rick Wise threw a no hitter against the Reds. Wise also hit two home runs in the 4–0 win. Pete Rose hit a sharp liner to 3rd baseman John Vukovich for the final out.
On June 25, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell hit what wound up being the longest home run in Veterans Stadium history off of pitcher Jim Bunning in a 14–4 Pirates win over the Phillies.[6] The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black.[7] The star remained until the stadium's 2004 demolition.
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
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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
- April 22, 1971: Johnny Briggs was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray Peters and Pete Koegel.[8]
- June 12, 1971: Tony Taylor was traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for Carl Cavanaugh (minors) and Mike Fremuth (minors).[9]
- July 17, 1971: Jerry Martin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[10]
Draft picks
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mike Schmidt was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1971.[11]
- Dane Iorg was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 19, 1971.[12]
Game log
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May (10–18)
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June (14–15)
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Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager Coaches |
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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C | Tim McCarver | 134 | 474 | 132 | .278 | 8 | 46 |
1B | Deron Johnson | 158 | 582 | 154 | .265 | 34 | 95 |
2B | Denny Doyle | 95 | 342 | 79 | .231 | 3 | 24 |
SS | Larry Bowa | 159 | 650 | 162 | .249 | 0 | 25 |
3B | John Vukovich | 74 | 217 | 36 | .166 | 0 | 14 |
LF | Oscar Gamble | 92 | 280 | 62 | .221 | 6 | 23 |
CF | Willie Montañez | 158 | 599 | 153 | .255 | 30 | 99 |
RF | Roger Freed | 118 | 348 | 77 | .221 | 6 | 37 |
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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Don Money | 121 | 439 | 98 | .223 | 7 | 38 |
Terry Harmon | 79 | 221 | 45 | .204 | 0 | 12 |
Ron Stone | 95 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 2 | 23 |
Mike Ryan | 43 | 134 | 22 | .164 | 3 | 6 |
Joe Lis | 59 | 123 | 26 | .211 | 6 | 10 |
Tony Taylor | 36 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 1 | 5 |
Greg Luzinski | 28 | 100 | 30 | .300 | 3 | 15 |
Mike Anderson | 26 | 89 | 22 | .247 | 2 | 5 |
Larry Hisle | 36 | 76 | 15 | .197 | 0 | 3 |
Bobby Pfeil | 44 | 70 | 19 | .271 | 2 | 9 |
Byron Browne | 58 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 3 | 5 |
Pete Koegel | 12 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
Johnny Briggs | 10 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
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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Rick Wise | 38 | 272.1 | 17 | 14 | 2.88 | 155 |
Barry Lersch | 38 | 214.1 | 5 | 14 | 3.78 | 113 |
Chris Short | 31 | 173.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.85 | 95 |
Ken Reynolds | 35 | 162.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.49 | 81 |
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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Woodie Fryman | 37 | 149.1 | 10 | 7 | 3.38 | 104 |
Jim Bunning | 29 | 110.0 | 5 | 12 | 5.48 | 58 |
Bill Champion | 37 | 108.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.39 | 49 |
Wayne Twitchell | 6 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 |
Lowell Palmer | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 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 |
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Joe Hoerner | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.97 | 57 |
Bucky Brandon | 52 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3.90 | 44 |
Bill Wilson | 38 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3.07 | 40 |
Dick Selma | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.28 | 15 |
Manny Muñiz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.97 | 6 |
Awards and honors
Records
- Terry Harmon, National League record, Most Chances Accepted in one nine-inning game (18 chances on June 12, 1971)[22]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula[23]
Notes
Further reading
- Blount Jr., Roy (April 19, 1971). "Curtain Up On A Mod New Act". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.