1971 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 663 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Dick Allen, who led the team with 23 home runs and 90 RBI. Willie Davis led the team with 198 hits for a .309 average.
The team allowed 587 runs and had a team ERA of 3.23. Leading the team in wins was Al Downing, with 20. Don Sutton struck out 194 batters to lead the team. Jim Brewer led the team with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Allen | 3B | 155 | 549 | 82 | 162 | 23 | 90 | 8 | .395 | .468 | .863 | .295 |
| Steve Garvey | 3B | 81 | 225 | 27 | 51 | 7 | 26 | 1 | .290 | .382 | .672 | .227 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 2B | 44 | 71 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .389 | .296 | .685 | .225 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 2B | 119 | 388 | 40 | 95 | 12 | 68 | 0 | .314 | .384 | .698 | .245 |
| Wes Parker | 1B | 157 | 533 | 69 | 146 | 6 | 62 | 6 | .347 | .356 | .703 | .274 |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | 101 | 281 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .287 | .310 | .597 | .249 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 149 | 601 | 73 | 169 | 3 | 44 | 15 | .323 | .329 | .652 | .281 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | OF | 108 | 358 | 37 | 99 | 5 | 41 | 4 | .306 | .366 | .672 | .277 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 114 | 342 | 64 | 96 | 9 | 40 | 5 | .334 | .442 | .776 | .281 |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 11 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .450 | .768 | .250 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 158 | 641 | 84 | 198 | 10 | 74 | 20 | .330 | .438 | .768 | .309 |
| Von Joshua | OF | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 91 | 269 | 24 | 84 | 0 | 34 | 4 | .361 | .398 | .759 | .312 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Bill Russell | OF | 91 | 211 | 29 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 6 | .265 | .327 | .592 | .227 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 36 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .304 | .304 | .608 | .216 |
| Tom Haller | C | 84 | 202 | 23 | 54 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .346 | .366 | .712 | .267 |
| Duke Sims | C | 90 | 230 | 23 | 63 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .357 | .400 | .757 | .274 |
| Bill Sudakis | C | 41 | 83 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .302 | .337 | .639 | .193 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5523 | 663 | 1469 | 95 | 631 | 76 | .322 | .370 | .691 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 17 | 12 | 92.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 3.80 | 1.333 | |||
| Jim Brewer | 55 | 0 | 81.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 22 | 66 | 24 | 1.88 | 0.972 | |||
| Al Downing | 37 | 36 | 262.3 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 136 | 84 | 2.68 | 1.254 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.15 | 1.395 | |||
| Pete Mikkelsen | 41 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 3.65 | 1.135 | |||
| Joe Moeller | 28 | 1 | 66.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 3.80 | 1.267 | |||
| Bob O'Brien | 14 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 3.00 | 1.310 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 38 | 38 | 259 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 109 | 63 | 3.51 | 1.255 | |||
| Jose Pena | 21 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 3.56 | 1.163 | |||
| Bill Singer | 31 | 31 | 203.3 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 144 | 71 | 4.16 | 1.308 | |||
| Mike Strahler | 6 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2.84 | 1.417 | |||
| Don Sutton | 38 | 37 | 265.3 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 1 | 194 | 55 | 2.54 | 1.078 | |||
| Sandy Vance | 10 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6.92 | 1.808 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1.02 | 0.565 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 162 | 1449.5 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 33 | 853 | 399 | 3.23 | 1.216 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Davis | 158 |
| At Bats | Willie Davis | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Davis | 672 |
| Batting Average | Willie Davis | .309 |
| On-Base % | Dick Allen | .395 |
| Slugging % | Dick Allen | .468 |
| OPS | Dick Allen | .863 |
| Runs | Willie Davis | 84 |
| Hits | Willie Davis | 198 |
| Total Bases | Willie Davis | 281 |
| Doubles | Willie Davis | 33 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 10 |
| Home Runs | Dick Allen | 23 |
| RBI | Dick Allen | 90 |
| Walks | Dick Allen | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Allen | 113 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Davis | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Davis and Maury Wills | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Manny Mota | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Wes Parker | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Allen | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Al Downing | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Singer | 17 |
| Saves | Jim Brewer | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Downing | .690 |
| ERA | Don Sutton | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 1.078 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Sutton | 265.3 |
| Games | Jim Brewer | 55 |
| Games Started | Claude Osteen | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Don Sutton | 194 |
| Complete Games | Al Downing and Don Sutton | 12 |
| Shutouts | Al Downing | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Al Downing | 1095 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Osteen | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Downing | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Downing | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Sutton | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Downing | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Sutton | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 36 |
