1971 Los Angeles Dodgers

89-73 • .549 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers went 89-73 (.549) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Dick Allen (23 HR, 90 RBI) and Al Downing (20-9, 2.68 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
663 R 587 RA
Diff +76

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663 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
2,064K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 6% above the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .325 3% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .369 1% above the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.23 7% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 663 5% above the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,064,549
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Avg per Game 25,488

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Manny Mota 0.312 2 Willie Davis 0.309 3 Dick Allen 0.295 4 Maury Wills 0.281 5 Willie Crawford 0.281

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 23 2 Jim Lefebvre 12 3 Willie Davis 10 4 Willie Crawford 9 5 Steve Garvey 7

RBI

1 Dick Allen 90 2 Willie Davis 74 3 Jim Lefebvre 68 4 Wes Parker 62 5 Maury Wills 44
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Davis 158 641 84 198 33 10 10 74 23 47 20 0.309
Maury Wills 149 601 73 169 14 3 3 44 40 44 15 0.281
Dick Allen 155 549 82 162 24 1 23 90 93 113 8 0.295
Wes Parker 157 533 69 146 24 1 6 62 63 63 6 0.274
Jim Lefebvre 119 388 40 95 14 2 12 68 39 55 0 0.245
Bill Buckner 108 358 37 99 15 1 5 41 11 18 4 0.277
Willie Crawford 114 342 64 96 16 6 9 40 28 49 5 0.281
Bobby Valentine 101 281 32 70 10 2 1 25 15 20 5 0.249
Manny Mota 91 269 24 84 13 5 0 34 20 20 4 0.312
Duke Sims 90 230 23 63 7 2 6 25 30 39 0 0.274
Steve Garvey 81 225 27 51 12 1 7 26 21 33 1 0.227
Bill Russell 91 211 29 48 7 4 2 15 11 39 6 0.227
Tom Haller 84 202 23 54 5 0 5 32 25 30 0 0.267
Joe Ferguson 36 102 13 22 3 0 2 7 12 15 1 0.216
Al Downing 37 92 4 16 2 0 0 10 6 28 0 0.174
Don Sutton 39 88 4 19 2 0 0 7 3 18 0 0.216
Claude Osteen 39 86 7 16 3 0 0 7 4 21 0 0.186
Bill Sudakis 41 83 10 16 3 0 3 7 12 22 0 0.193
Billy Grabarkewitz 44 71 9 16 5 0 0 6 19 16 1 0.225
Bill Singer 31 58 1 6 0 0 0 2 5 24 0 0.103
Doyle Alexander 17 33 3 9 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0.273
Bobby Darwin 11 20 2 5 1 0 1 4 2 9 0 0.250
Pete Mikkelsen 41 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.200
Jim Brewer 55 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Joe Moeller 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.000
Bob O'Brien 14 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Von Joshua 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sandy Vance 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jose Peña 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Hoyt Wilhelm 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ron Cey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Paciorek 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Strahler 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Jim Brewer 1.88 2 Don Sutton 2.54 3 Al Downing 2.68 4 Bob O'Brien 3.00 5 Claude Osteen 3.51

Wins

1 Al Downing 20 2 Don Sutton 17 3 Claude Osteen 14 4 Bill Singer 10 5 Pete Mikkelsen 8

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 194 2 Bill Singer 144 3 Al Downing 136 4 Claude Osteen 109 5 Jim Brewer 66
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 17 12 2.54 38 37 1 265.1 231 75 55 194
Al Downing 20 9 2.68 37 36 0 262.1 245 78 84 136
Claude Osteen 14 11 3.51 38 38 0 259.0 262 101 63 109
Bill Singer 10 17 4.16 31 31 0 203.1 195 94 71 144
Doyle Alexander 6 6 3.80 17 12 0 92.1 105 39 18 30
Jim Brewer 6 5 1.88 55 0 22 81.1 55 17 24 66
Pete Mikkelsen 8 5 3.65 41 0 5 74.0 67 30 17 46
Joe Moeller 2 4 3.80 28 1 1 66.1 72 28 12 32
Jose Peña 2 0 3.56 21 0 1 43.0 32 17 18 44
Bob O'Brien 2 2 3.00 14 4 0 42.0 42 14 13 15
Sandy Vance 2 1 6.92 10 3 0 26.0 38 20 9 11
Hoyt Wilhelm 0 1 1.02 9 0 3 17.2 6 2 4 15
Mike Strahler 0 0 2.84 6 0 0 12.2 10 4 8 7
Charlie Hough 0 0 4.15 4 0 0 4.1 3 2 3 4

👥 Roster (34)

Doyle Alexander Dick Allen Jim Brewer Bill Buckner Ron Cey Willie Crawford Bobby Darwin Willie Davis Al Downing Joe Ferguson Steve Garvey Billy Grabarkewitz +22 more

34 players

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The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers won 89 games and lost 73, ending up 2nd in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 663 runs and allowed 587, a run differential of +76. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .265, 6% better than the league's .251. Pitchers allowed 3.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.47. The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the average club by 5% (663 against 633).

Dodger Stadium was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 2,064,549. Dick Allen led the club in home runs with 23. The hits leader was Willie Davis with 198. Al Downing was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Don Sutton with 194. Jim Brewer closed out 22 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (23 HR, 90 RBI) and Al Downing (20-9, 2.68 ERA).
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