1971 Detroit Tigers

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1971 Detroit Tigers went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (32 HR, 91 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (25-14, 2.92 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
701 R 645 RA
Diff +56

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701 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
1,591K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .325 2% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .404 11% above the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.63 5% worse than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 701 13% above the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,591,037
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Avg per Game 19,642

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Gates Brown 0.338 2 Al Kaline 0.294 3 Mickey Stanley 0.292 4 Willie Horton 0.289 5 Tony Taylor 0.287

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 32 2 Willie Horton 22 3 Bill Freehan 21 4 Dick McAuliffe 18 5 Jim Northrup 16

RBI

1 Norm Cash 91 2 Willie Horton 72 3 Bill Freehan 71 4 Jim Northrup 71 5 Dick McAuliffe 57
1971 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Aurelio Rodriguez 154 604 68 153 30 7 15 39 27 93 4 0.253
Ed Brinkman 159 527 40 120 18 2 1 37 44 54 1 0.228
Bill Freehan 148 516 57 143 26 4 21 71 54 48 2 0.277
Dick McAuliffe 128 477 67 99 16 6 18 57 53 67 4 0.208
Jim Northrup 136 459 72 124 27 2 16 71 60 43 7 0.270
Norm Cash 135 452 72 128 10 3 32 91 59 86 1 0.283
Willie Horton 119 450 64 130 25 1 22 72 37 75 1 0.289
Al Kaline 133 405 69 119 19 2 15 54 82 57 4 0.294
Mickey Stanley 139 401 43 117 14 5 7 41 24 44 1 0.292
Gates Brown 82 195 37 66 2 3 11 29 21 17 4 0.338
Tony Taylor 55 181 27 52 10 2 3 19 12 11 5 0.287
Dalton Jones 83 138 15 35 5 0 5 11 9 21 1 0.254
Mickey Lolich 45 115 9 15 2 0 0 7 16 55 0 0.130
Ike Brown 59 110 20 28 1 0 8 19 19 25 0 0.255
Joe Coleman 39 96 1 9 2 0 0 2 6 39 0 0.094
Les Cain 27 55 7 8 1 0 1 2 1 23 0 0.145
Jim Price 29 54 4 13 2 0 1 7 6 3 0 0.241
Kevin Collins 35 41 6 11 2 1 1 4 0 12 0 0.268
Cesar Gutierrez 38 37 8 7 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.189
Joe Niekro 32 30 5 4 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.133
Mike Kilkenny 30 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.083
Fred Scherman 69 24 3 5 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.208
Dean Chance 31 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.000
Tom Timmermann 52 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.053
Tim Hosley 7 16 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0.188
Gene Lamont 7 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.067
Marv Lane 8 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Bill Gilbreth 9 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.182
John Young 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Zepp 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Denehy 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Jim Hannan 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Perranoski 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Whillock 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Boswell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Foor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daryl Patterson 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Seelbach 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Fred Scherman 2.71 2 Mickey Lolich 2.92 3 Joe Coleman 3.15 4 Dean Chance 3.51 5 Tom Timmermann 3.86

Wins

1 Mickey Lolich 25 2 Joe Coleman 20 3 Fred Scherman 11 4 Les Cain 10 5 Tom Timmermann 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 308 2 Joe Coleman 236 3 Les Cain 118 4 Dean Chance 64 5 Tom Timmermann 51
1971 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 25 14 2.92 45 45 0 376.0 336 122 92 308
Joe Coleman 20 9 3.15 39 38 0 286.0 241 100 96 236
Les Cain 10 9 4.35 26 26 0 144.2 121 70 91 118
Joe Niekro 6 7 4.49 31 15 1 122.1 136 61 49 43
Fred Scherman 11 6 2.71 69 1 20 113.0 91 34 49 46
Dean Chance 4 6 3.51 31 14 0 89.2 91 35 50 64
Mike Kilkenny 4 5 5.00 30 11 1 86.1 83 48 44 47
Tom Timmermann 7 6 3.86 52 2 4 84.0 82 36 37 51
Bill Denehy 0 3 4.22 31 1 1 49.0 47 23 28 27
Bill Zepp 1 1 5.12 16 4 2 31.2 41 18 17 15
Bill Gilbreth 2 1 4.80 9 5 0 30.0 28 16 21 14
Ron Perranoski 0 1 2.50 11 0 2 18.0 16 5 3 8
Jim Hannan 1 0 3.27 7 0 0 11.0 7 4 7 6
Daryl Patterson 0 1 4.82 12 0 0 9.1 14 5 6 5
Jack Whillock 0 2 5.63 7 0 1 8.0 10 5 2 6
Dave Boswell 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 4.1 3 3 6 3
Chuck Seelbach 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 4.0 6 6 7 1
Jim Foor 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 1.0 2 2 4 2

👥 Roster (38)

Dave Boswell Ed Brinkman Gates Brown Ike Brown Les Cain Norm Cash Dean Chance Joe Coleman Kevin Collins Bill Denehy Jim Foor Bill Freehan +26 more

38 players

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The 1971 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1971 Detroit Tigers won 91 games and lost 71, ending up 2nd in the AL East. Runs came in at 701 scored against 645 allowed (+56). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .254, 3% better than the league's .246. Pitchers allowed 3.63 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.46. The 1971 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 13% (701 against 623).

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,591,037 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Norm Cash, who hit 32. Aurelio Rodriguez collected the most hits, 153. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mickey Lolich (25). Fred Scherman saved 20 games. The 1971 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1971 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1971 Detroit Tigers finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1971 Detroit Tigers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1971 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1971 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.63.
Did the 1971 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1971 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Cash (32 HR, 91 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (25-14, 2.92 ERA).
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