1971 New York Yankees

82-80 • .506 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1971 New York Yankees went 82-80 (.506) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 648 runs, allowed 641, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (25 HR, 94 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (16-12, 2.87 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
648 R 641 RA
Diff +7

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648 Runs Scored
641 Runs Allowed
+7 Run Diff
1,074K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .327 3% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .360 1% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.43 1% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 648 4% above the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,074,518
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Avg per Game 13,265

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Murcer 0.331 2 Ron Blomberg 0.322 3 Roy White 0.292 4 Felipe Alou 0.289 5 Danny Cater 0.276

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 25 2 Roy White 19 3 Thurman Munson 10 4 Felipe Alou 8 5 Ron Blomberg 7

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 94 2 Roy White 84 3 Felipe Alou 69 4 Danny Cater 50 5 Thurman Munson 42
1971 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Horace Clarke 159 625 76 156 23 7 2 41 64 43 17 0.250
Bobby Murcer 146 529 94 175 25 6 25 94 91 60 14 0.331
Roy White 147 524 86 153 22 7 19 84 86 66 14 0.292
Felipe Alou 131 461 52 133 20 6 8 69 32 24 5 0.289
Gene Michael 139 456 36 102 15 0 3 35 48 64 3 0.224
Thurman Munson 125 451 71 113 15 4 10 42 52 65 6 0.251
Danny Cater 121 428 39 118 16 5 4 50 19 25 0 0.276
Jerry Kenney 120 325 50 85 10 3 0 20 56 38 9 0.262
John Ellis 83 238 16 58 12 1 3 34 23 42 0 0.244
Jake Gibbs 70 206 23 45 9 0 5 21 12 23 2 0.218
Ron Blomberg 64 199 30 64 6 2 7 31 14 23 2 0.322
Ron Hansen 61 145 6 30 3 0 2 20 9 27 0 0.207
Ron Swoboda 54 138 17 36 2 1 2 20 27 35 0 0.261
Mel Stottlemyre 35 94 6 16 1 0 1 11 5 29 0 0.170
Jim Lyttle 49 86 7 17 5 0 1 7 8 18 0 0.198
Fritz Peterson 37 85 2 7 1 0 0 8 5 22 0 0.082
Stan Bahnsen 36 79 6 12 2 1 0 3 1 32 0 0.152
Frank Baker 43 79 9 11 2 0 0 2 16 22 3 0.139
Steve Kline 31 66 6 9 1 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.136
Mike Kekich 37 52 2 8 0 0 0 4 2 11 0 0.154
Curt Blefary 21 36 4 7 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0.194
Ron Woods 25 32 4 8 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0.250
Rusty Torres 9 26 5 10 3 0 2 3 0 8 0 0.385
Danny Walton 5 14 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0.143
Lindy McDaniel 44 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Al Closter 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Tepedino 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Boehmer 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Hardin 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Aker 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Burbach 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roger Hambright 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Gary Jones 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Waslewski 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rob Gardner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Ley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Jack Aker 2.59 2 Mel Stottlemyre 2.87 3 Steve Kline 2.96 4 Fritz Peterson 3.05 5 Gary Waslewski 3.28

Wins

1 Mel Stottlemyre 16 2 Fritz Peterson 15 3 Stan Bahnsen 14 4 Steve Kline 12 5 Mike Kekich 10

Strikeouts

1 Fritz Peterson 139 2 Mel Stottlemyre 132 3 Stan Bahnsen 110 4 Mike Kekich 93 5 Steve Kline 81
1971 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fritz Peterson 15 13 3.05 37 35 1 274.0 269 93 42 139
Mel Stottlemyre 16 12 2.87 35 35 0 269.2 234 86 69 132
Stan Bahnsen 14 12 3.35 36 34 0 242.0 221 90 72 110
Steve Kline 12 13 2.96 31 30 0 222.1 206 73 37 81
Mike Kekich 10 9 4.07 37 24 0 170.1 167 77 82 93
Lindy McDaniel 5 10 5.04 44 0 4 69.2 82 39 24 39
Jack Aker 4 4 2.59 41 0 4 55.2 48 16 26 24
Gary Waslewski 0 1 3.28 24 0 1 35.2 28 13 16 17
Al Closter 2 2 5.08 14 1 0 28.1 33 16 13 22
Jim Hardin 0 2 5.08 12 3 0 28.1 35 16 9 14
Roger Hambright 3 1 4.39 18 0 2 26.2 22 13 10 14
Gary Jones 0 0 9.00 12 0 0 14.0 19 14 7 10
Terry Ley 0 0 5.00 6 0 0 9.0 9 5 9 7
Bill Burbach 0 1 10.80 2 0 0 3.1 6 4 5 3
Rob Gardner 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (36)

Jack Aker Felipe Alou Stan Bahnsen Frank Baker Curt Blefary Ron Blomberg Len Boehmer Bill Burbach Danny Cater Horace Clarke Al Closter John Ellis +24 more

36 players

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The 1971 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1971 New York Yankees reads 82 wins and 80 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. The New York Yankees scored 648 runs and allowed 641, a run differential of +7. Against a league average of .246, the 1971 New York Yankees batted .254. Pitchers allowed 3.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.46. The 648 runs scored compare with a league average of 623 per club, 4% more.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,074,518 for the year. Bobby Murcer led the club in home runs with 25. Mel Stottlemyre was the top winner, with 16 victories. The strikeout leader was Fritz Peterson with 139. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 New York Yankees

What was the 1971 New York Yankees record?
The 1971 New York Yankees finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1971 New York Yankees in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1971 New York Yankees with 25 home runs.
What was the 1971 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1971 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1971 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1971 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 New York Yankees play?
The 1971 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1971 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (25 HR, 94 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (16-12, 2.87 ERA).
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