1971 Baltimore Orioles Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 101–57 (.639), 1st place in American League East
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1971 Andy Etchebarren 70 225 21 60 8 0 9 29 16 40 1 4 .267 .317 .422 .739
1971 Bobby Grich 7 30 7 9 0 0 1 6 5 8 1 0 .300 .400 .400 .800
1971 Boog Powell 128 418 59 107 19 0 22 92 82 64 1 0 .256 .379 .459 .839
1971 Brooks Robinson 156 590 67 160 21 1 20 92 63 50 0 0 .271 .341 .412 .753
1971 Chico Salmon 42 86 11 15 1 0 2 7 3 21 0 0 .174 .200 .256 .456
1971 Clay Dalrymple 23 50 6 10 1 0 1 6 16 13 0 0 .200 .403 .280 .683
1971 Curt Motton 38 55 13 10 1 0 4 8 10 12 0 0 .182 .308 .418 .726
1971 Dave Boswell 15 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
1971 Dave McNally 30 88 3 12 3 0 2 7 3 35 0 0 .136 .165 .239 .403
1971 Dave Leonhard 13 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
1971 Davey Johnson 142 514 67 144 26 1 18 72 51 55 3 1 .280 .348 .440 .788
1971 Dick Hall 27 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
1971 Don Buford 122 451 99 130 19 4 19 54 89 62 15 7 .288 .412 .475 .886
1971 Don Baylor 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
1971 Eddie Watt 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1971 Elrod Hendricks 101 318 33 79 14 1 9 42 39 38 0 0 .248 .332 .384 .716
1971 Frank Robinson 133 456 82 128 16 2 28 99 72 62 3 0 .281 .383 .509 .892
1971 Grant Jackson 29 22 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 0 .091 .167 .227 .394
1971 Jerry DaVanon 38 81 14 19 5 0 0 4 12 20 0 0 .235 .340 .296 .637
1971 Jim Palmer 38 113 7 20 1 0 0 9 3 41 1 0 .177 .198 .186 .384
1971 Mark Belanger 150 506 67 133 19 4 0 35 73 48 10 8 .263 .361 .316 .677
1971 Merv Rettenmund 141 495 81 156 23 4 11 75 87 60 15 6 .315 .419 .444 .864
1971 Mike Cuellar 38 115 7 11 1 0 1 5 2 54 0 0 .096 .111 .130 .242
1971 Orlando Pena 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Pat Dobson 38 104 3 10 0 0 0 4 3 28 0 0 .096 .121 .096 .218
1971 Paul Blair 141 522 75 135 24 8 10 44 32 94 14 11 .259 .303 .393 .695
1971 Pete Richert 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Terry Crowley 18 23 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .443
1971 Tom Dukes 28 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
1971 Tom Shopay 47 76 10 19 2 0 0 5 3 7 2 1 .250 .278 .276 .555
– – 158 5,388 742 1,382 207 25 158 702 672 844 66 38 .256 .342 .392 .734

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1971 Dave Boswell 15 24.2 1 2 0 0 0 32 16 12 15 0 14 1 0 0 0 4.38 1.91
1971 Dave McNally 30 224.1 21 5 0 0 0 188 75 72 58 5 91 30 0 11 1 2.89 1.10
1971 Dave Leonhard 12 54.0 2 3 1 0 0 51 18 17 19 1 18 6 0 1 1 2.83 1.30
1971 Dick Hall 27 43.1 6 6 1 0 0 52 27 24 11 1 26 0 0 0 0 4.98 1.45
1971 Eddie Watt 35 39.2 3 1 11 0 0 39 12 8 8 0 26 0 0 0 0 1.82 1.18
1971 Grant Jackson 29 77.2 4 3 0 0 0 72 31 27 20 2 51 9 0 0 0 3.13 1.18
1971 Jim Palmer 37 282.0 20 9 0 0 0 231 94 84 106 4 184 37 0 20 3 2.68 1.20
1971 Jim Hardin 6 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.76 2.65
1971 Mike Cuellar 38 292.1 20 9 0 0 0 250 111 100 78 1 124 38 0 21 4 3.08 1.12
1971 Orlando Pena 5 14.2 0 1 0 0 0 16 7 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.07 1.43
1971 Pat Dobson 38 282.1 20 8 1 0 0 248 104 91 63 2 187 37 0 18 4 2.90 1.10
1971 Pete Richert 35 36.1 3 5 4 0 0 26 15 14 22 1 35 0 0 0 0 3.47 1.32
1971 Tom Dukes 28 38.1 1 5 4 0 0 40 15 15 8 1 30 0 0 0 0 3.52 1.25
– – 158 1,415.1 101 57 22 0 0 1,257 530 472 416 18 793 158 0 71 13 3.00 1.18

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1971 Dave Boswell P 15 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 0.40
1971 Dave McNally P 30 10 39 1 50 1 .980 1.63
1971 Dave Leonhard P 12 3 13 0 16 0 1.000 1.33
1971 Dick Hall P 27 1 3 1 5 0 .800 0.15
1971 Eddie Watt P 35 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 0.17
1971 Grant Jackson P 29 3 11 1 15 1 .933 0.48
1971 Jim Palmer P 37 27 41 5 73 3 .932 1.84
1971 Jim Hardin P 6 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.33
1971 Mike Cuellar P 38 14 53 2 69 5 .971 1.76
1971 Orlando Pena P 5 0 3 1 4 1 .750 0.60
1971 Pat Dobson P 38 11 42 2 55 1 .964 1.39
1971 Pete Richert P 35 4 5 1 10 1 .900 0.26
1971 Tom Dukes P 28 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.14
1971 Andy Etchebarren C 70 337 24 5 366 2 18 22 55.0% .986 5.16
1971 Clay Dalrymple C 18 94 7 3 104 1 4 6 60.0% .971 5.61
1971 Elrod Hendricks C 90 429 33 7 469 5 34 24 41.4% .985 5.13
1971 Boog Powell 1B 124 1,031 67 5 1,103 97 .995 8.85
1971 Chico Salmon 1B 9 42 2 0 44 4 1.000 4.89
1971 Elrod Hendricks 1B 3 24 1 0 25 3 1.000 8.33
1971 Frank Robinson 1B 37 272 17 6 295 25 .980 7.81
1971 Jerry DaVanon 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Terry Crowley 1B 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1971 Bobby Grich 2B 2 5 7 0 12 2 1.000 6.00
1971 Chico Salmon 2B 9 26 12 2 40 5 .950 4.22
1971 Davey Johnson 2B 140 361 367 12 740 103 .984 5.20
1971 Jerry DaVanon 2B 20 34 31 2 67 6 .970 3.25
1971 Brooks Robinson 3B 156 131 354 16 501 35 .968 3.11
1971 Chico Salmon 3B 6 6 8 1 15 2 .933 2.33
1971 Jerry DaVanon 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1971 Bobby Grich SS 5 6 24 0 30 2 1.000 6.00
1971 Chico Salmon SS 5 1 8 3 12 1 .750 1.80
1971 Jerry DaVanon SS 11 10 28 2 40 6 .950 3.45
1971 Mark Belanger SS 149 280 443 16 739 77 .978 4.85
1971 Curt Motton LF 12 13 1 0 14 1 1.000 1.17
1971 Don Buford LF 115 215 5 3 223 0 .987 1.91
1971 Merv Rettenmund LF 47 70 2 3 75 1 .960 1.53
1971 Terry Crowley LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Tom Shopay LF 4 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 2.25
1971 Merv Rettenmund CF 40 106 2 2 110 2 .982 2.70
1971 Paul Blair CF 139 331 4 3 338 1 .991 2.41
1971 Curt Motton RF 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1971 Don Baylor RF 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.00
1971 Frank Robinson RF 91 175 2 4 181 0 .978 1.95
1971 Merv Rettenmund RF 72 123 3 2 128 1 .984 1.75
1971 Terry Crowley RF 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.60
1971 Tom Shopay RF 9 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 1.11
– – 158 4,236 1,676 111 6,023 395 56 52 48.1% .982 37.42

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1971 Andy Etchebarren 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
1971 Boog Powell 10 37 5 6 0 0 2 4 4 6 0 0 .162 .238 .324 .562
1971 Brooks Robinson 10 33 4 11 1 0 1 8 3 2 0 0 .333 .368 .455 .823
1971 Curt Motton 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
1971 Dave McNally 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Dave Leonhard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Davey Johnson 10 37 3 7 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 .189 .268 .243 .512
1971 Dick Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Don Buford 8 30 4 9 1 1 2 4 5 4 0 0 .300 .400 .600 1.000
1971 Eddie Watt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Elrod Hendricks 8 23 4 7 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 .304 .414 .478 .892
1971 Frank Robinson 10 37 7 8 1 0 2 3 3 12 0 0 .216 .293 .405 .698
1971 Grant Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Jim Palmer 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
1971 Mark Belanger 10 29 5 7 0 1 0 1 8 4 1 0 .241 .405 .310 .716
1971 Merv Rettenmund 10 35 3 7 1 0 1 5 0 7 0 0 .200 .200 .314 .514
1971 Mike Cuellar 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
1971 Pat Dobson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Paul Blair 6 18 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
1971 Pete Richert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Tom Dukes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 Tom Shopay 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
– – 10 316 39 71 10 2 9 36 33 57 1 0 .225 .303 .354 .657

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1971 Dave McNally 5 20.2 3 1 0 0 0 17 10 6 6 0 17 3 0 1 0 2.61 1.11
1971 Dave Leonhard 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1971 Dick Hall 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1971 Eddie Watt 3 4.1 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.38
1971 Grant Jackson 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50
1971 Jim Palmer 3 26.0 2 0 0 0 0 22 8 8 12 0 23 3 0 1 0 2.77 1.31
1971 Mike Cuellar 3 23.0 1 2 0 0 0 17 8 7 7 0 12 3 0 1 0 2.74 1.04
1971 Pat Dobson 3 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 3 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 4.05 2.55
1971 Pete Richert 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1971 Tom Dukes 2 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50
– – 14 88.0 6 4 2 0 0 78 30 25 31 1 63 10 0 3 0 2.56 1.24

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1971 Dave McNally P 5 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 0.80
1971 Dave Leonhard P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Dick Hall P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1971 Eddie Watt P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1971 Grant Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Jim Palmer P 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 1.33
1971 Mike Cuellar P 3 0 5 1 6 0 .833 1.67
1971 Pat Dobson P 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 1.00
1971 Pete Richert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Tom Dukes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1971 Andy Etchebarren C 3 17 0 0 17 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 5.67
1971 Elrod Hendricks C 8 46 4 1 51 0 0 0 0.0% .980 6.25
1971 Boog Powell 1B 10 80 6 1 87 4 .989 8.60
1971 Davey Johnson 2B 10 23 18 1 42 5 .976 4.10
1971 Brooks Robinson 3B 10 10 24 2 36 1 .944 3.40
1971 Mark Belanger SS 10 16 31 3 50 4 .940 4.70
1971 Don Buford LF 8 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 1.87
1971 Merv Rettenmund LF 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 1.50
1971 Merv Rettenmund CF 6 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 2.83
1971 Paul Blair CF 6 11 2 1 14 0 .929 2.17
1971 Frank Robinson RF 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 1.90
1971 Merv Rettenmund RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
– – 10 264 100 10 374 14 0 0 .973 36.40

Awards

Player Award Stats
Mike Cuellar All-Star (P) 20–9, 124 SO, 3.08 ERA
Jim Palmer All-Star (P) 20–9, 184 SO, 2.68 ERA
Boog Powell All-Star (1B) .256–22–92, 1 SB
Brooks Robinson All-Star (3B) .271–20–92
Don Buford All-Star (CF) .288–19–54, 15 SB
Frank Robinson All-Star (RF) .281–28–99, 3 SB
Davey Johnson Gold Glove (2B) .984 FPct, 5.20 RF
Brooks Robinson Gold Glove (3B) .968 FPct, 3.11 RF
Mark Belanger Gold Glove (SS) .978 FPct, 4.85 RF
Paul Blair Gold Glove (CF) .991 FPct, 2.41 RF
Satchel Paige Hall of Fame (P) -

Frequently asked questions about the 1971 Baltimore Orioles

Who had the most hits on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Brooks Robinson led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 160 hits in 156 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Merv Rettenmund led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with a .315 batting average in 141 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Frank Robinson led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 28 home runs in 133 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Merv Rettenmund led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with a .419 on-base percentage (OBP) in 141 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Frank Robinson led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with a .509 slugging percentage in 133 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Don Buford led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 15 stolen bases in 122 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Jim Palmer had a 2.68 earned-run average (ERA) in 37 games, the lowest on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Dave McNally had a 1.10 WHIP in 30 games, the lowest on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Pat Dobson led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 187 strikeouts in 38 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Dave McNally led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 21 wins in 30 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles?

Eddie Watt led the 1971 Baltimore Orioles with 11 saves in 35 games.