1971 Chicago Cubs

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1971 Chicago Cubs went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 637 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Billy Williams (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (24-13, 2.77 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
637 R 648 RA
Diff -11

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637 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
1,653K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 2% above the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .324 3% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .377 3% above the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.61 4% worse than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 637 1% above the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,653,007
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Avg per Game 20,407

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Glenn Beckert 0.342 2 Joe Pepitone 0.307 3 Billy Williams 0.301 4 Jose Ortiz 0.295 5 Cleo James 0.287

Home Runs

1 Billy Williams 28 2 Ron Santo 21 3 Jim Hickman 19 4 Joe Pepitone 16 5 Johnny Callison 8

RBI

1 Billy Williams 93 2 Ron Santo 88 3 Joe Pepitone 61 4 Jim Hickman 60 5 Glenn Beckert 42
1971 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 155 617 77 159 18 6 2 38 52 54 15 0.258
Billy Williams 157 594 86 179 27 5 28 93 77 44 7 0.301
Ron Santo 154 555 77 148 22 1 21 88 79 95 4 0.267
Glenn Beckert 131 530 80 181 18 5 2 42 24 24 3 0.342
Joe Pepitone 115 427 50 131 19 4 16 61 24 41 1 0.307
Jim Hickman 117 383 50 98 13 2 19 60 50 61 0 0.256
Brock Davis 106 301 22 77 7 5 0 28 35 34 0 0.256
Johnny Callison 103 290 27 61 12 1 8 38 36 55 2 0.210
Paul Popovich 89 226 24 49 7 1 4 28 14 17 0 0.217
Chris Cannizzaro 71 197 18 42 8 1 5 23 28 24 0 0.213
Cleo James 54 150 25 43 7 0 2 13 10 16 6 0.287
J. C. Martin 47 125 13 33 5 0 2 17 12 16 1 0.264
Fergie Jenkins 39 115 13 28 7 1 6 20 7 40 0 0.243
Milt Pappas 35 91 6 14 2 0 0 2 4 30 1 0.154
Jose Ortiz 36 88 10 26 7 1 0 3 4 10 2 0.295
Ernie Banks 39 83 4 16 2 0 3 6 6 14 0 0.193
Ken Rudolph 25 76 5 15 3 0 0 7 6 20 0 0.197
Bill Hands 36 72 3 6 3 0 0 6 6 42 0 0.083
Ken Holtzman 30 69 4 9 2 0 1 5 3 15 0 0.130
Danny Breeden 25 65 3 10 1 0 0 4 9 18 0 0.154
Hector Torres 31 58 4 13 3 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.224
Carmen Fanzone 12 43 5 8 2 0 2 5 2 7 0 0.186
Frank Fernandez 17 41 11 7 1 0 4 4 17 15 0 0.171
Pat Bourque 14 37 3 7 0 1 1 3 3 9 0 0.189
Hal Breeden 23 36 1 5 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 0.139
Juan Pizarro 16 34 3 6 1 0 1 2 2 11 0 0.176
Gene Hiser 17 29 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 0.207
Randy Hundley 9 21 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.333
Bill North 8 16 3 6 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 0.375
Ramon Webster 16 16 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.312
Bill Bonham 33 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Joe Decker 22 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.250
Phil Regan 48 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Burt Hooton 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Ray Newman 30 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Al Spangler 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Garry Jestadt 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Stephenson 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Larry Gura 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Tompkins 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Fergie Jenkins 2.77 2 Bill Hands 3.42 3 Juan Pizarro 3.46 4 Milt Pappas 3.51 5 Ray Newman 3.52

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 24 2 Milt Pappas 17 3 Bill Hands 12 4 Ken Holtzman 9 5 Juan Pizarro 7

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 263 2 Ken Holtzman 143 3 Bill Hands 128 4 Milt Pappas 99 5 Juan Pizarro 67
1971 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 24 13 2.77 39 39 0 325.0 304 100 37 263
Milt Pappas 17 14 3.51 35 35 0 261.1 279 102 62 99
Bill Hands 12 18 3.42 36 35 0 242.1 248 92 50 128
Ken Holtzman 9 15 4.48 30 29 0 195.0 213 97 64 143
Juan Pizarro 7 6 3.46 16 14 0 101.1 78 39 40 67
Phil Regan 5 5 3.93 48 1 6 73.1 84 32 33 28
Bill Bonham 2 1 4.65 33 2 0 60.0 63 31 36 41
Joe Decker 3 2 4.73 21 4 0 45.2 62 24 25 37
Ron Tompkins 0 2 4.08 35 0 3 39.2 31 18 21 20
Ray Newman 1 2 3.52 30 0 2 38.1 30 15 17 35
Burt Hooton 2 0 2.11 3 3 0 21.1 8 5 10 22
Earl Stephenson 1 0 4.43 16 0 1 20.1 24 10 11 11
Jim Colborn 0 1 6.97 14 0 0 10.1 18 8 3 2
Bob Miller 0 0 5.14 2 0 0 7.0 10 4 1 2
Larry Gura 0 0 6.00 6 0 1 3.0 6 2 1 2

👥 Roster (42)

Ernie Banks Glenn Beckert Bill Bonham Pat Bourque Danny Breeden Hal Breeden Johnny Callison Chris Cannizzaro Jim Colborn Brock Davis Joe Decker Carmen Fanzone +30 more

42 players

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The 1971 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 83-79 record (.512) put the 1971 Chicago Cubs 3rd in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 637 runs and allowed 648, a run differential of -11. Against a league average of .251, the 1971 Chicago Cubs batted .257. Pitchers allowed 3.61 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.47. Measured against the 633-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 1,653,007 for the year. The home run leader was Billy Williams, who hit 28. Glenn Beckert collected the most hits, 181. On the mound, Fergie Jenkins won 24 games to lead the staff. The 1971 roster runs to 42 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1970 season and the 1972 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1971 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1971 Chicago Cubs finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Billy Williams led the 1971 Chicago Cubs with 28 home runs.
What was the 1971 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1971 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Did the 1971 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1971 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1971 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Williams (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (24-13, 2.77 ERA).
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