1971 Milwaukee Brewers

69-92 • .429 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers went 69-92 (.429) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 534 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included John Briggs (21 HR, 59 RBI) and Marty Pattin (14-14, 3.13 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

69 Wins
92 Losses
.429 Win %
6th Rank
534 R 609 RA
Diff -75

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534 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
731K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .229 7% below the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .303 4% below the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .329 10% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.38 2% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 534 14% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 731,533
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Avg per Game 8,921

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Dave May 0.277 2 Ron Theobald 0.276 3 John Briggs 0.264 4 Tommy Harper 0.258 5 Jose Cardenal 0.258

Home Runs

1 John Briggs 21 2 Dave May 16 3 Tommy Harper 14 4 Andy Kosco 10 5 Bill Voss 10

RBI

1 Dave May 65 2 John Briggs 59 3 Tommy Harper 52 4 Andy Kosco 39 5 Jose Cardenal 32
1971 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Harper 152 585 79 151 26 3 14 52 65 92 25 0.258
Dave May 144 501 74 139 20 3 16 65 50 59 15 0.277
Ron Theobald 126 388 50 107 12 2 1 23 38 39 11 0.276
John Briggs 125 375 51 99 11 1 21 59 71 79 1 0.264
Ellie Rodriguez 115 319 28 67 10 1 1 30 41 51 1 0.210
Bill Voss 97 275 31 69 4 0 10 30 24 45 2 0.251
Roberto Peña 113 274 17 65 9 3 3 28 15 37 2 0.237
Andy Kosco 98 264 27 60 6 2 10 39 24 57 1 0.227
Ted Kubiak 89 260 26 59 6 5 3 17 41 31 0 0.227
Rick Auerbach 79 236 22 48 10 0 1 9 20 40 3 0.203
Jose Cardenal 53 198 20 51 10 0 3 32 13 20 9 0.258
Bob Heise 68 189 10 48 7 0 0 7 7 15 1 0.254
Mike Hegan 46 122 19 27 4 1 4 11 26 19 1 0.221
Tommy Matchick 42 114 6 25 1 0 1 7 7 23 3 0.219
Phil Roof 41 114 6 22 2 1 1 10 8 28 0 0.193
Rob Ellis 36 111 9 22 2 0 0 6 12 24 0 0.198
Frank Tepedino 53 106 11 21 1 0 2 7 4 17 2 0.198
Marty Pattin 36 83 4 7 2 0 0 5 5 29 0 0.084
Bill Parsons 36 72 4 12 3 0 1 8 8 31 0 0.167
Darrell Porter 22 70 4 15 2 0 2 9 9 20 2 0.214
Danny Walton 30 69 5 14 3 0 2 9 7 22 0 0.203
Skip Lockwood 36 62 2 5 1 0 1 4 5 20 0 0.081
Bobby Mitchell 35 55 7 10 1 1 2 6 6 18 0 0.182
Al Yates 24 47 5 13 2 0 1 4 3 7 1 0.277
Jim Slaton 26 46 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 18 0 0.109
Lew Krausse 43 44 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 22 0 0.023
Paul Ratliff 23 41 3 7 1 0 3 7 5 21 0 0.171
Bernie Smith 15 36 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0.139
Gus Gil 14 32 3 5 1 0 0 3 10 5 1 0.156
Dick Schofield 23 28 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.107
Marcelino Lopez 34 17 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.059
Ted Savage 14 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 0.176
Ken Sanders 83 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Floyd Wicker 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.125
John Morris 43 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Jim Hannan 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pete Koegel 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Dick Ellsworth 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Bearnarth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Bell 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Gelnar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Weaver 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Ken Sanders 1.91 2 Lew Krausse 2.94 3 Marty Pattin 3.13 4 Bill Parsons 3.20 5 Skip Lockwood 3.33

Wins

1 Marty Pattin 14 2 Bill Parsons 13 3 Skip Lockwood 10 4 Jim Slaton 10 5 Lew Krausse 8

Strikeouts

1 Marty Pattin 169 2 Bill Parsons 139 3 Skip Lockwood 115 4 Lew Krausse 92 5 Ken Sanders 80
1971 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Marty Pattin 14 14 3.13 36 36 0 264.2 225 92 73 169
Bill Parsons 13 17 3.20 36 35 0 244.2 219 87 93 139
Skip Lockwood 10 15 3.33 33 32 0 208.0 191 77 91 115
Lew Krausse 8 12 2.94 43 22 0 180.1 164 59 62 92
Jim Slaton 10 8 3.78 26 23 0 147.2 140 62 71 63
Ken Sanders 7 12 1.91 83 0 31 136.1 111 29 34 80
Marcelino Lopez 2 7 4.66 31 11 0 67.2 64 35 60 42
John Morris 2 2 3.72 43 1 1 67.2 69 28 27 42
Jim Hannan 1 1 5.01 21 1 0 32.1 38 18 21 17
Floyd Weaver 0 1 7.24 21 0 0 27.1 33 22 18 12
Jerry Bell 2 1 3.07 8 0 0 14.2 10 5 6 8
Dick Ellsworth 0 1 4.91 11 0 0 14.2 22 8 7 10
Bob Reynolds 0 1 3.00 3 0 0 6.0 4 2 3 4
Larry Bearnarth 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 3.0 10 6 2 2
John Gelnar 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 1.1 3 2 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Rick Auerbach Larry Bearnarth Jerry Bell John Briggs Jose Cardenal Rob Ellis Dick Ellsworth John Gelnar Gus Gil Jim Hannan Tommy Harper Mike Hegan +31 more

43 players

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The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers won 69 games and lost 92, ending up 6th in the AL West. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 534 runs and allowed 609, a run differential of -75. The team batting average of .229 was 7% below the 1971 league mark of .246. The Milwaukee Brewers staff finished with a 3.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (534 against 623).

The home park, County Stadium, recorded 731,533 in attendance, about 8,921 a game. For power, John Briggs led the way with 21 homers. Dave May drove in a team-high 65 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Marty Pattin (14). Ken Sanders closed out 31 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers finished 69-92 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
John Briggs led the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers with 21 home runs.
What was the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.38.
Did the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Briggs (21 HR, 59 RBI) and Marty Pattin (14-14, 3.13 ERA).
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