1971 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 643 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 47 home runs and 118 RBI. Ralph Garr led the team with 219 hits for a .343 average.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 3.75. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 173 strikeouts. Cecil Upshaw was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Hank Aaron
| 1B
| 139
| 495
| 95
| 162
| 47
| 118
| 1
| .410
| .669
| 1.079
| .327
|
| Tommie Aaron
| 1B
| 25
| 53
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .268
| .264
| .532
| .226
|
| Clete Boyer
| 3B
| 30
| 98
| 10
| 24
| 6
| 19
| 0
| .299
| .439
| .738
| .245
|
| Jim Breazeale
| 1B
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .182
| .333
| .515
| .190
|
| Orlando Cepeda
| 1B
| 71
| 250
| 31
| 69
| 14
| 44
| 3
| .330
| .492
| .822
| .276
|
| Darrell Evans
| 3B
| 89
| 260
| 42
| 63
| 12
| 38
| 2
| .338
| .431
| .769
| .242
|
| Leo Foster
| SS
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Gil Garrido
| SS
| 79
| 125
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 12
| 0
| .300
| .240
| .540
| .216
|
| Tony LaRussa
| 2B
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .286
| .661
| .286
|
| Felix Millan
| 2B
| 143
| 577
| 65
| 167
| 2
| 45
| 11
| .332
| .362
| .694
| .289
|
| Marty Perez
| SS
| 130
| 410
| 28
| 93
| 4
| 32
| 1
| .272
| .307
| .579
| .227
|
| Marv Staehle
| 2B
| 22
| 36
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .238
| .111
| .349
| .111
|
| Zoilo Versalles
| 3B
| 66
| 194
| 21
| 37
| 5
| 22
| 2
| .233
| .325
| .558
| .191
|
| Outfielders
|
| Dusty Baker
| OF
| 29
| 62
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| .238
| .258
| .496
| .226
|
| Oscar Brown
| OF
| 27
| 43
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .261
| .302
| .563
| .209
|
| Ralph Garr
| OF
| 154
| 639
| 101
| 219
| 9
| 44
| 30
| .372
| .441
| .813
| .343
|
| Sonny Jackson
| OF
| 149
| 547
| 58
| 141
| 2
| 25
| 7
| .302
| .324
| .626
| .258
|
| Mike Lum
| OF
| 145
| 454
| 56
| 122
| 13
| 55
| 0
| .340
| .390
| .730
| .269
|
| Catchers
|
| Bob Didier
| C
| 51
| 155
| 9
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .248
| .258
| .506
| .219
|
| Hal King
| C
| 86
| 198
| 14
| 41
| 5
| 19
| 0
| .320
| .328
| .648
| .207
|
| Earl Williams
| C
| 145
| 497
| 64
| 129
| 33
| 87
| 0
| .324
| .491
| .815
| .260
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5575
| 643
| 1434
| 153
| 597
| 57
| .307
| .385
| .692
| .257
|
| Pitchers
|
| Steve Barber
| 39
| 3
| 75
| 3
| 1
| .750
| 2
| 40
| 25
| 4.80
| 1.560
|
| Ron Herbel
| 25
| 0
| 51.7
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 1
| 22
| 23
| 5.23
| 1.625
|
| Tom House
| 11
| 1
| 20.7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 3.05
| 1.111
|
| Pat Jarvis
| 35
| 23
| 162.3
| 6
| 14
| .300
| 1
| 68
| 51
| 4.10
| 1.312
|
| Tom Kelley
| 28
| 20
| 143
| 9
| 5
| .643
| 0
| 68
| 69
| 2.96
| 1.462
|
| Mike McQueen
| 17
| 3
| 56
| 4
| 1
| .800
| 1
| 38
| 23
| 3.54
| 1.250
|
| Jim Nash
| 32
| 19
| 133
| 9
| 7
| .563
| 2
| 65
| 50
| 4.94
| 1.624
|
| Gary Neibauer
| 6
| 1
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 1
| 6
| 9
| 2.14
| 1.095
|
| Phil Niekro
| 42
| 36
| 268.7
| 15
| 14
| .517
| 2
| 173
| 70
| 2.98
| 1.183
|
| Bob Priddy
| 40
| 0
| 64
| 4
| 9
| .308
| 4
| 36
| 44
| 4.22
| 1.797
|
| Ron Reed
| 32
| 32
| 222.3
| 13
| 14
| .481
| 0
| 129
| 54
| 3.72
| 1.237
|
| George Stone
| 27
| 24
| 172.7
| 6
| 8
| .429
| 0
| 110
| 35
| 3.60
| 1.280
|
| Cecil Upshaw
| 49
| 0
| 82
| 11
| 6
| .647
| 17
| 56
| 28
| 3.51
| 1.500
|
| Hoyt Wilhelm
| 3
| 0
| 2.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 15.43
| 3.043
|
| Team Totals
| 386
| 162
| 1474.7
| 82
| 80
| .506
| 31
| 823
| 485
| 3.75
| 1.366
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
