1971 Washington Senators

63-96 • .396 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1971 Washington Senators went 63-96 (.396) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 537 runs, allowed 660, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (26 HR, 83 RBI) and Dick Bosman (12-16, 3.73 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

63 Wins
96 Losses
.396 Win %
5th Rank
537 R 660 RA
Diff -123

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537 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
-123 Run Diff
655K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .230 7% below the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .307 3% below the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .326 10% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.70 7% worse than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 537 14% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 655,156
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Avg per Game 8,088

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Don Mincher 0.291 2 Dave Nelson 0.280 3 Frank Howard 0.279 4 Bernie Allen 0.266 5 Larry Biittner 0.257

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 26 2 Don Mincher 10 3 Del Unser 9 4 Tommy McCraw 7 5 Dick Billings 6

RBI

1 Frank Howard 83 2 Dick Billings 48 3 Don Mincher 45 4 Del Unser 41 5 Dave Nelson 33
1971 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Unser 153 581 63 148 19 6 9 41 59 68 11 0.255
Frank Howard 153 549 60 153 25 2 26 83 77 121 1 0.279
Tim Cullen 125 403 34 77 13 4 2 26 33 47 2 0.191
Toby Harrah 127 383 45 88 11 3 2 22 40 48 10 0.230
Dick Billings 116 349 32 86 14 0 6 48 21 54 2 0.246
Dave Nelson 85 329 47 92 11 3 5 33 23 29 17 0.280
Don Mincher 100 323 35 94 15 1 10 45 53 52 2 0.291
Paul Casanova 94 311 19 63 9 1 5 26 14 52 0 0.203
Elliott Maddox 128 258 38 56 8 2 1 18 51 42 10 0.217
Bernie Allen 97 229 18 61 11 1 4 22 33 27 2 0.266
Lenny Randle 75 215 27 47 11 0 2 13 24 56 1 0.219
Tommy McCraw 122 207 33 44 6 4 7 25 19 38 3 0.213
Jeff Burroughs 59 181 20 42 9 0 5 25 22 55 1 0.232
Larry Biittner 66 171 12 44 4 1 0 16 16 20 1 0.257
Joe Foy 41 128 12 30 8 0 0 11 27 14 4 0.234
Mike Epstein 24 85 6 21 1 1 1 9 12 31 1 0.247
Dick Bosman 35 75 5 7 1 0 0 3 8 31 0 0.093
Denny McLain 33 58 0 6 1 1 0 7 4 22 0 0.103
Richie Scheinblum 27 49 5 7 3 0 0 4 8 5 0 0.143
Pete Broberg 18 44 2 5 2 0 1 4 1 22 0 0.114
Jim French 14 41 6 6 2 0 0 4 7 7 0 0.146
Don Wert 20 40 2 2 1 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.050
Curt Flood 13 35 4 7 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0.200
Bill Gogolewski 27 32 1 5 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.156
Frank Fernandez 18 30 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 10 0 0.100
Jim Shellenback 40 30 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.167
Casey Cox 54 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0.077
Tom Ragland 10 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.174
Paul Lindblad 43 19 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.158
Mike Thompson 16 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.118
Jackie Brown 14 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.133
Gerry Janeski 23 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.214
Jim Mason 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.333
Rick Stelmaszek 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Fahey 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Grzenda 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Denny Riddleberger 57 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Pina 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Joe Grzenda 1.92 2 Paul Lindblad 2.58 3 Bill Gogolewski 2.75 4 Denny Riddleberger 3.23 5 Pete Broberg 3.47

Wins

1 Dick Bosman 12 2 Denny McLain 10 3 Bill Gogolewski 6 4 Paul Lindblad 6 5 Pete Broberg 5

Strikeouts

1 Dick Bosman 113 2 Denny McLain 103 3 Pete Broberg 89 4 Bill Gogolewski 70 5 Joe Grzenda 56
1971 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Bosman 12 16 3.73 35 35 0 236.2 245 98 71 113
Denny McLain 10 22 4.28 33 32 0 216.2 233 103 72 103
Pete Broberg 5 9 3.47 18 18 0 124.2 104 48 53 89
Casey Cox 5 7 3.98 54 11 7 124.1 131 55 40 43
Bill Gogolewski 6 5 2.75 27 17 0 124.1 112 38 39 70
Jim Shellenback 3 11 3.53 40 15 0 120.0 123 47 49 47
Paul Lindblad 6 4 2.58 43 0 8 83.2 58 24 29 50
Joe Grzenda 5 2 1.92 46 0 5 70.1 54 15 17 56
Denny Riddleberger 3 1 3.23 57 0 1 69.2 67 25 32 56
Mike Thompson 1 6 4.86 16 12 0 66.2 53 36 54 41
Gerry Janeski 1 5 4.96 23 10 1 61.2 72 34 34 19
Horacio Pina 1 1 3.59 56 0 2 57.2 47 23 31 38
Jackie Brown 3 4 5.94 14 9 0 47.0 60 31 27 21
Darold Knowles 2 2 3.52 12 0 2 15.1 17 6 6 16

👥 Roster (39)

Bernie Allen Larry Biittner Dick Billings Dick Bosman Pete Broberg Jackie Brown Jeff Burroughs Paul Casanova Casey Cox Tim Cullen Mike Epstein Bill Fahey +27 more

39 players

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The 1971 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1971 Washington Senators reads 63 wins and 96 losses, good for 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 537 scored against 660 allowed (-123). At the plate the Washington Senators hit .230, 7% worse than the league's .246. The staff ERA of 3.70 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.46.

The 537 runs scored compare with a league average of 623 per club, 14% fewer. Attendance at R.F.K. Stadium totaled 655,156 for the year. For power, Frank Howard led the way with 26 homers. Dick Bosman led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Washington Senators

What was the 1971 Washington Senators record?
The 1971 Washington Senators finished 63-96 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1971 Washington Senators with 26 home runs.
What was the 1971 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1971 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1971 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Washington Senators play?
The 1971 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (26 HR, 83 RBI) and Dick Bosman (12-16, 3.73 ERA).
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