1971 Montreal Expos

71-90 • .441 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1971 Montreal Expos went 71-90 (.441) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 622 runs, allowed 729, and played home games at Jarry Park. Team leaders included Rusty Staub (19 HR, 97 RBI) and Bill Stoneman (17-16, 3.15 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

71 Wins
90 Losses
.441 Win %
5th Rank
622 R 729 RA
Diff -107

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⚡ Quick Stats

622 Runs Scored
729 Runs Allowed
-107 Run Diff
1,293K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 2% below the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .322 2% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .343 6% below the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 4.12 19% worse than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 622 2% below the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumParc Jarry
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,293,053
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Avg per Game 16,163

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Rusty Staub 0.311 2 Ron Woods 0.297 3 Boots Day 0.283 4 Ron Hunt 0.279 5 Ron Fairly 0.257

Home Runs

1 Rusty Staub 19 2 Bob Bailey 14 3 Ron Fairly 13 4 John Bateman 10 5 Ron Hunt 5

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 97 2 Bob Bailey 83 3 Ron Fairly 71 4 John Bateman 56 5 Ron Hunt 38
1971 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Staub 162 599 94 186 34 6 19 97 74 42 9 0.311
Bob Bailey 157 545 65 137 21 4 14 83 97 105 13 0.251
Ron Hunt 152 520 89 145 20 3 5 38 58 41 5 0.279
John Bateman 139 492 34 119 17 3 10 56 19 87 1 0.242
Ron Fairly 146 447 58 115 23 0 13 71 81 65 1 0.257
Boots Day 127 371 53 105 10 2 4 33 33 39 9 0.283
Bobby Wine 119 340 25 68 9 0 1 16 25 46 0 0.200
Gary Sutherland 111 304 25 78 7 2 4 26 18 12 3 0.257
Jim Fairey 92 200 19 49 8 1 1 19 12 23 3 0.245
John Boccabella 74 177 15 39 11 0 3 15 14 26 0 0.220
Coco Laboy 76 151 10 38 4 0 1 14 11 19 0 0.252
Ron Woods 51 138 26 41 7 3 1 17 19 18 0 0.297
Clyde Mashore 66 114 20 22 5 0 1 7 10 22 1 0.193
Stan Swanson 49 106 14 26 3 0 2 11 10 13 1 0.245
Jim Gosger 51 102 7 16 2 2 0 8 9 17 1 0.157
Steve Renko 41 100 9 21 5 0 2 12 2 21 0 0.210
Bill Stoneman 41 93 12 12 0 0 0 5 9 61 1 0.129
Mack Jones 43 91 11 15 3 0 3 9 15 24 1 0.165
Carl Morton 36 77 7 14 0 0 2 6 3 23 1 0.182
Ron Swoboda 39 75 7 19 4 3 0 6 11 16 0 0.253
Ernie McAnally 31 60 6 7 0 0 1 5 1 22 0 0.117
Ron Brand 47 56 3 12 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 0.214
Dave McDonald 24 39 3 4 2 0 1 4 4 14 0 0.103
John Strohmayer 27 35 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.229
Rich Hacker 16 33 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.121
Terry Humphrey 9 26 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.192
Dan McGinn 28 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.235
Mike Marshall 66 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.188
Jim Britton 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Claude Raymond 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Reed 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John O'Donoghue 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Bill Stoneman 3.15 2 Steve Renko 3.75 3 Ernie McAnally 3.90 4 Mike Marshall 4.28 5 Howie Reed 4.29

Wins

1 Bill Stoneman 17 2 Steve Renko 15 3 Ernie McAnally 11 4 Carl Morton 10 5 John Strohmayer 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Stoneman 251 2 Steve Renko 129 3 Ernie McAnally 98 4 Mike Marshall 85 5 Carl Morton 84
1971 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Stoneman 17 16 3.15 39 38 0 294.2 243 103 146 251
Steve Renko 15 14 3.75 40 37 0 275.2 256 115 135 129
Carl Morton 10 18 4.80 36 35 1 213.2 252 114 83 84
Ernie McAnally 11 12 3.90 31 25 0 177.2 150 77 87 98
John Strohmayer 7 5 4.34 27 15 1 114.0 124 55 31 56
Mike Marshall 5 8 4.28 66 0 23 111.1 100 53 50 85
Dan McGinn 1 4 5.96 28 6 0 71.0 74 47 42 40
Howie Reed 2 3 4.29 43 0 0 56.2 66 27 24 25
Claude Raymond 1 7 4.70 37 0 0 53.2 81 28 25 29
Jim Britton 2 3 5.72 16 6 0 45.2 49 29 27 23
John O'Donoghue 0 0 4.67 13 0 0 17.1 19 9 7 7
Mike Torrez 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 0 1 2

👥 Roster (33)

Bob Bailey John Bateman John Boccabella Ron Brand Jim Britton Boots Day Jim Fairey Ron Fairly Jim Gosger Rich Hacker Terry Humphrey Ron Hunt +21 more

33 players

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The 1971 Montreal Expos in brief

The 1971 Montreal Expos won 71 games and lost 90, ending up 5th in the NL East. The Montreal Expos scored 622 runs and allowed 729, a run differential of -107. Against a league average of .251, the 1971 Montreal Expos batted .245. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 19% worse than the league average of 3.47. The 1971 Montreal Expos scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (622 against 633).

Jarry Park was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 1,293,053. For power, Rusty Staub led the way with 19 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Stoneman (17). Mike Marshall closed out 23 saves. The 1971 roster runs to 33 players. The 1970 season and the 1972 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Montreal Expos

What was the 1971 Montreal Expos record?
The 1971 Montreal Expos finished 71-90 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Rusty Staub led the 1971 Montreal Expos with 19 home runs.
What was the 1971 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1971 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1971 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Montreal Expos play?
The 1971 Montreal Expos played home games at Jarry Park.
Who led the 1971 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rusty Staub (19 HR, 97 RBI) and Bill Stoneman (17-16, 3.15 ERA).
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