⭐ Division Winner

1971 Oakland Athletics

101-60 • .627 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1971 Oakland Athletics went 101-60 (.627) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 564, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (32 HR, 80 RBI) and Vida Blue (24-8, 1.82 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

101 Wins
60 Losses
.627 Win %
1st Rank
691 R 564 RA
Diff +127

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691 Runs Scored
564 Runs Allowed
+127 Run Diff
907K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .321 1% above the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .383 5% above the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.05 12% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 691 11% above the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 907,835
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Avg per Game 11,207

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Catfish Hunter 0.350 2 Tommy Davis 0.324 3 Angel Mangual 0.286 4 Reggie Jackson 0.277 5 Gene Tenace 0.274

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 32 2 Sal Bando 24 3 Mike Epstein 18 4 Rick Monday 18 5 Dave Duncan 15

RBI

1 Sal Bando 94 2 Reggie Jackson 80 3 Rick Monday 56 4 Joe Rudi 52 5 Mike Epstein 51
1971 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 134 569 80 143 18 4 5 47 29 64 34 0.251
Reggie Jackson 150 567 87 157 29 3 32 80 63 161 16 0.277
Sal Bando 153 538 75 146 23 1 24 94 86 55 3 0.271
Joe Rudi 127 513 62 137 23 4 10 52 28 62 3 0.267
Dick Green 144 475 58 116 14 1 12 49 51 83 1 0.244
Dave Duncan 103 363 39 92 13 1 15 40 28 77 1 0.253
Rick Monday 116 355 53 87 9 3 18 56 49 93 6 0.245
Mike Epstein 104 329 43 77 13 0 18 51 62 71 0 0.234
Angel Mangual 94 287 32 82 8 1 4 30 17 27 1 0.286
Tommy Davis 79 219 26 71 8 1 3 42 15 19 7 0.324
Larry Brown 70 189 14 37 2 1 1 9 7 19 1 0.196
Gene Tenace 65 179 26 49 7 0 7 25 29 34 2 0.274
George Hendrick 42 114 8 27 4 1 0 8 3 20 0 0.237
Catfish Hunter 38 103 14 36 1 1 1 12 2 11 1 0.350
Vida Blue 39 102 6 12 1 0 0 2 4 63 0 0.118
Curt Blefary 50 101 15 22 2 0 5 12 15 15 0 0.218
Don Mincher 28 92 9 22 6 1 2 8 20 14 1 0.239
Chuck Dobson 30 66 9 13 5 0 0 8 3 9 0 0.197
Mike Hegan 65 55 5 13 3 0 0 3 5 13 1 0.236
Blue Moon Odom 37 50 8 8 0 1 1 1 2 24 0 0.160
Diego Segui 26 47 5 4 0 0 1 3 2 32 0 0.085
Dwain Anderson 16 37 3 10 2 1 0 3 5 9 0 0.270
Rollie Fingers 48 33 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.212
Steve Hovley 24 27 3 3 2 0 0 3 7 9 2 0.111
Adrian Garrett 14 21 1 3 0 0 1 2 5 7 0 0.143
Felipe Alou 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Darold Knowles 43 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Tony LaRussa 23 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Locker 47 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Ron Klimkowski 26 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.400
Ramon Webster 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Frank Fernandez 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Mudcat Grant 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Paul Lindblad 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jim Roland 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rob Gardner 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ron Clark 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Panther 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Daryl Patterson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marcel Lachemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Vida Blue 1.82 2 Bob Locker 2.86 3 Catfish Hunter 2.96 4 Rollie Fingers 2.99 5 Diego Segui 3.14

Wins

1 Vida Blue 24 2 Catfish Hunter 21 3 Chuck Dobson 15 4 Blue Moon Odom 10 5 Diego Segui 10

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 301 2 Catfish Hunter 181 3 Chuck Dobson 100 4 Rollie Fingers 98 5 Diego Segui 81
1971 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vida Blue 24 8 1.82 39 39 0 312.0 209 63 88 301
Catfish Hunter 21 11 2.96 37 37 0 273.2 225 90 80 181
Chuck Dobson 15 5 3.81 30 30 0 189.0 185 80 71 100
Diego Segui 10 8 3.14 26 21 0 146.1 122 51 63 81
Blue Moon Odom 10 12 4.29 25 25 0 140.2 147 67 71 69
Rollie Fingers 4 6 2.99 48 8 17 129.1 94 43 30 98
Bob Locker 7 2 2.86 47 0 6 72.1 68 23 19 46
Darold Knowles 5 2 3.59 43 0 7 52.2 40 21 16 40
Ron Klimkowski 2 2 3.38 26 0 2 45.1 37 17 23 25
Jim Roland 1 3 3.18 31 0 1 45.1 34 16 19 30
Mudcat Grant 1 0 1.98 15 0 3 27.1 25 6 6 13
Paul Lindblad 1 0 3.94 8 0 0 16.0 18 7 2 4
Rob Gardner 0 0 2.35 4 1 0 7.2 8 2 3 5
Jim Panther 0 1 11.12 4 0 0 5.2 10 7 5 4
Daryl Patterson 0 0 7.94 4 0 0 5.2 5 5 4 2
Marcel Lachemann 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BAL 3-0

👥 Roster (40)

Felipe Alou Dwain Anderson Sal Bando Curt Blefary Vida Blue Larry Brown Bert Campaneris Ron Clark Tommy Davis Chuck Dobson Dave Duncan Mike Epstein +28 more

40 players

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The 1971 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1971 Oakland Athletics won 101 games and lost 60, ending up 1st in the AL West. That season the Oakland Athletics took the division title. Runs came in at 691 scored against 564 allowed (+127). The team batting average of .251 was 2% above the 1971 league mark of .246. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 3.05 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46.

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 907,835. For power, Reggie Jackson led the way with 32 homers. The RBI leader was Sal Bando, with 94. Vida Blue was the top winner, with 24 victories. The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 17. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against BAL 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1971 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1971 Oakland Athletics finished 101-60 (.627 win pct).
Did the 1971 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 1971 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 1971 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1971 Oakland Athletics with 32 home runs.
What was the 1971 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1971 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.05.
Did the 1971 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1971 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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