1971 Cleveland Indians

60-102 • .370 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1971 Cleveland Indians went 60-102 (.370) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 543 runs, allowed 747, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Graig Nettles (28 HR, 86 RBI) and Sam McDowell (13-17, 3.40 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

60 Wins
102 Losses
.370 Win %
6th Rank
543 R 747 RA
Diff -204

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543 Runs Scored
747 Runs Allowed
-204 Run Diff
591K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 3% below the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .300 5% below the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .342 6% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 4.28 24% worse than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 543 13% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 591,298
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Avg per Game 7,299

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Ted Uhlaender 0.288 2 Ray Fosse 0.276 3 Chris Chambliss 0.275 4 Vada Pinson 0.263 5 Eddie Leon 0.261

Home Runs

1 Graig Nettles 28 2 Roy Foster 18 3 Ray Fosse 12 4 Vada Pinson 11 5 Chris Chambliss 9

RBI

1 Graig Nettles 86 2 Ray Fosse 62 3 Chris Chambliss 48 4 Ted Uhlaender 47 5 Roy Foster 45
1971 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Graig Nettles 158 598 78 156 18 1 28 86 82 56 7 0.261
Vada Pinson 146 566 60 149 23 4 11 35 21 58 25 0.263
Ted Uhlaender 141 500 52 144 20 3 2 47 38 44 3 0.288
Ray Fosse 133 486 53 134 21 1 12 62 36 62 4 0.276
Eddie Leon 131 429 35 112 12 2 4 35 34 69 3 0.261
Chris Chambliss 111 415 49 114 20 4 9 48 40 83 2 0.275
Roy Foster 125 396 51 97 21 1 18 45 35 48 6 0.245
Jack Heidemann 81 240 16 50 7 0 0 9 12 46 1 0.208
Ted Ford 74 196 15 38 6 0 2 14 9 34 2 0.194
Frank Baker 73 181 18 38 12 1 1 23 12 34 1 0.210
Ken Harrelson 52 161 20 32 2 0 5 14 24 21 1 0.199
Chuck Hinton 88 147 13 33 7 0 5 14 20 34 0 0.224
John Lowenstein 58 140 15 26 5 0 4 9 16 28 1 0.186
Kurt Bevacqua 55 137 9 28 3 1 3 13 4 28 0 0.204
Fred Stanley 60 129 14 29 4 0 2 12 27 25 1 0.225
Ken Suarez 50 123 10 25 7 0 1 9 18 15 0 0.203
Gomer Hodge 80 83 3 17 3 0 1 9 4 19 0 0.205
Lou Camilli 39 81 5 16 2 0 0 0 8 10 0 0.198
Sam McDowell 35 73 1 13 0 0 0 4 1 26 0 0.178
Steve Dunning 32 55 5 10 1 0 1 7 4 19 0 0.182
Alan Foster 37 51 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 18 0 0.039
Larry Brown 13 50 4 11 1 0 0 5 3 3 0 0.220
Ray Lamb 43 43 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0.093
Buddy Bradford 20 38 4 6 2 1 0 3 6 10 0 0.158
Steve Hargan 37 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.062
Vince Colbert 52 29 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.138
Mike Paul 17 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.053
Jim Clark 13 18 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 0.167
Rich Hand 16 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.125
Ed Farmer 43 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.071
Phil Hennigan 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.000
Mark Ballinger 18 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Camilo Pascual 9 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.600
Chuck Machemehl 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Steve Mingori 54 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Rick Austin 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Kaiser 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Steve Mingori 1.43 2 Ray Lamb 3.35 3 Sam McDowell 3.40 4 Vince Colbert 3.97 5 Alan Foster 4.16

Wins

1 Sam McDowell 13 2 Steve Dunning 8 3 Alan Foster 8 4 Vince Colbert 7 5 Ray Lamb 6

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 192 2 Steve Dunning 132 3 Alan Foster 97 4 Ray Lamb 91 5 Vince Colbert 74
1971 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam McDowell 13 17 3.40 35 31 1 214.2 160 81 153 192
Steve Dunning 8 14 4.50 31 29 1 184.0 173 92 109 132
Alan Foster 8 12 4.16 36 26 0 181.2 158 84 82 97
Ray Lamb 6 12 3.35 43 21 1 158.1 147 59 69 91
Vince Colbert 7 6 3.97 50 10 2 142.2 140 63 71 74
Steve Hargan 1 13 6.19 37 16 1 113.1 138 78 56 52
Phil Hennigan 4 3 4.94 57 0 14 82.0 80 45 51 69
Ed Farmer 5 4 4.35 43 4 4 78.2 77 38 41 48
Mike Paul 2 7 5.95 17 12 0 62.0 78 41 14 33
Rich Hand 2 6 5.79 15 12 0 60.2 74 39 38 26
Steve Mingori 1 2 1.43 54 0 4 56.2 31 9 24 45
Mark Ballinger 1 2 4.67 18 0 0 34.2 30 18 13 25
Camilo Pascual 2 2 3.09 9 1 0 23.1 17 8 11 20
Rick Austin 0 0 5.09 23 0 1 23.0 25 13 20 20
Chuck Machemehl 0 2 6.38 14 0 3 18.1 16 13 15 9
Bob Kaiser 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 6.0 8 3 3 4

👥 Roster (37)

Rick Austin Frank Baker Mark Ballinger Kurt Bevacqua Buddy Bradford Larry Brown Lou Camilli Chris Chambliss Jim Clark Vince Colbert Steve Dunning Ed Farmer +25 more

37 players

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The 1971 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1971 Cleveland Indians won 60 games and lost 102, ending up 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 543 runs and allowed 747, a run differential of -204. The team batting average of .238 was 3% below the 1971 league mark of .246. The staff ERA of 4.28 was 24% worse than the league average of 3.46. The 1971 Cleveland Indians scored 13% fewer runs than the average club (543 against 623).

Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 591,298 fans came through the gates. Graig Nettles topped the Cleveland Indians with 28 home runs. On the mound, Sam McDowell won 13 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Phil Hennigan with 14. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1971 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1971 Cleveland Indians finished 60-102 (.370 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Graig Nettles led the 1971 Cleveland Indians with 28 home runs.
What was the 1971 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1971 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1971 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1971 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Graig Nettles (28 HR, 86 RBI) and Sam McDowell (13-17, 3.40 ERA).
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