1971 Boston Red Sox

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1971 Boston Red Sox went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Reggie Smith (30 HR, 96 RBI) and Sonny Siebert (16-10, 2.91 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
691 R 667 RA
Diff +24

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691 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
1,682K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .322 2% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .397 9% above the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.80 10% worse than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 691 11% above the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,682,829
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Avg per Game 21,035

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Phil Gagliano 0.324 2 Juan Beniquez 0.298 3 Reggie Smith 0.283 4 John Kennedy 0.276 5 Gary Peters 0.271

Home Runs

1 Reggie Smith 30 2 Rico Petrocelli 28 3 George Scott 24 4 Carl Yastrzemski 15 5 Joe Lahoud 14

RBI

1 Reggie Smith 96 2 Rico Petrocelli 89 3 George Scott 78 4 Carl Yastrzemski 70 5 Luis Aparicio 45
1971 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Reggie Smith 159 618 85 175 33 2 30 96 63 82 11 0.283
Rico Petrocelli 158 553 82 139 24 4 28 89 91 108 2 0.251
George Scott 146 537 72 141 16 4 24 78 41 102 0 0.263
Carl Yastrzemski 148 508 75 129 21 2 15 70 106 60 8 0.254
Luis Aparicio 125 491 56 114 23 0 4 45 35 43 6 0.232
Doug Griffin 125 483 51 118 23 2 3 27 31 45 11 0.244
Billy Conigliaro 101 351 42 92 26 1 11 33 25 68 3 0.262
Duane Josephson 91 306 38 75 14 1 10 39 22 35 2 0.245
John Kennedy 74 272 41 75 12 5 5 22 14 42 1 0.276
Joe Lahoud 107 256 39 55 9 3 14 32 40 45 2 0.215
Bob Montgomery 67 205 19 49 11 2 2 24 16 43 1 0.239
Gary Peters 53 96 7 26 4 0 3 19 3 20 0 0.271
Sonny Siebert 32 79 10 21 3 0 6 15 1 20 0 0.266
Ray Culp 35 68 5 8 0 0 0 5 6 40 0 0.118
Phil Gagliano 47 68 11 22 5 0 0 13 11 5 0 0.324
Mike Fiore 51 62 9 11 2 0 1 6 12 14 0 0.177
Juan Beniquez 16 57 8 17 2 0 0 4 3 4 3 0.298
Jim Lonborg 27 53 2 9 0 0 0 3 4 19 0 0.170
Carlton Fisk 14 48 7 15 2 1 2 6 1 10 0 0.312
Cecil Cooper 14 42 9 13 4 1 0 3 5 4 1 0.310
Ben Oglivie 14 38 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.263
Rick Miller 15 33 9 11 5 0 1 7 8 8 0 0.333
Don Pavletich 14 27 5 7 1 0 1 3 5 5 0 0.259
Bill Lee 47 23 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.217
Roger Moret 13 23 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0.087
Luis Tiant 21 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.158
George Thomas 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.077
Bobby Bolin 52 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Mike Nagy 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.083
Ken Brett 29 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ken Tatum 36 10 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0.300
John Curtis 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Buddy Hunter 8 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.222
Mike Garman 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Sparky Lyle 50 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Cal Koonce 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Bill Lee 2.74 2 Sparky Lyle 2.75 3 Sonny Siebert 2.91 4 Roger Moret 2.92 5 Ray Culp 3.60

Wins

1 Sonny Siebert 16 2 Ray Culp 14 3 Gary Peters 14 4 Jim Lonborg 10 5 Bill Lee 9

Strikeouts

1 Ray Culp 151 2 Sonny Siebert 131 3 Jim Lonborg 100 4 Gary Peters 100 5 Bill Lee 74
1971 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Culp 14 16 3.60 35 35 0 242.1 236 97 67 151
Sonny Siebert 16 10 2.91 32 32 0 235.1 220 76 60 131
Gary Peters 14 11 4.37 34 32 1 214.0 241 104 70 100
Jim Lonborg 10 7 4.13 27 26 0 167.2 167 77 67 100
Bill Lee 9 2 2.74 47 3 2 102.0 102 31 46 74
Luis Tiant 1 7 4.85 21 10 0 72.1 73 39 32 59
Roger Moret 4 3 2.92 13 7 0 71.0 50 23 40 47
Bobby Bolin 5 3 4.26 52 0 6 69.2 74 33 24 51
Ken Brett 0 3 5.34 29 2 1 59.0 57 35 35 57
Ken Tatum 2 4 4.19 36 1 9 53.2 50 25 25 21
Sparky Lyle 6 4 2.75 50 0 16 52.1 41 16 23 37
Mike Nagy 1 3 6.63 12 7 0 38.0 46 28 20 9
John Curtis 2 2 3.12 5 3 0 26.0 30 9 6 19
Cal Koonce 0 1 5.57 13 1 0 21.0 22 13 11 9
Mike Garman 1 1 3.86 3 3 0 18.2 15 8 9 6

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Aparicio Juan Beniquez Bobby Bolin Ken Brett Billy Conigliaro Cecil Cooper Ray Culp John Curtis Mike Fiore Carlton Fisk Phil Gagliano Mike Garman +24 more

36 players

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The 1971 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1971 the Boston Red Sox posted a 85-77 mark (.525) and finished 3rd in the AL East. The run column shows 691 for and 667 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .251, 2% better than the league's .246. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. Measured against the 623-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,682,829 in attendance, about 21,035 a game. The home run leader was Reggie Smith, who hit 30. On the mound, Sonny Siebert won 16 games to lead the staff. Ray Culp struck out 151, the most on the club. Sparky Lyle saved 16 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1971 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1971 Boston Red Sox finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Reggie Smith led the 1971 Boston Red Sox with 30 home runs.
What was the 1971 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1971 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1971 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1971 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1971 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Smith (30 HR, 96 RBI) and Sonny Siebert (16-10, 2.91 ERA).
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