1971 Baltimore Orioles season


In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles finished first in the American League East, with a record of 101 wins and 57 losses. As of 2016, the 1971 Orioles are one of only two Major League Baseball clubs to have four 20-game winners in a season: Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C10131679.250942
1B128418107.2562292
2B142510144.2821872
3B156589160.2722092
SS150500133.266035
LF122449130.2901954
CF141516135.2621044
RF133455128.2812899

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
141491156.3181175
7022260.270929
428415.17927
388119.23504
477419.25705
385310.18948
234910.20416
7309.30016
18234.17401
120.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
38292.12093.08124
38282.12082.90187
37282.02092.68184
30224.12152.8991

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2977.2433.1351
1254232.8318

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
3539.231111.8226
3536.13543.4735
2838.11543.5230
2743.16614.9826
1624.21204.3814
65.20004.763
514.20103.074

Postseason

ALCS

Baltimore Orioles defeat the Oakland Athletics, 3–0

World Series

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Miami, Bluefield