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1971 Milwaukee Brewers season

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Owner(s)
  
Bud Selig

Manager(s)
  
Dave Bristol

Stats
  
ESPN.com BB-reference

General manager(s)
  
Frank Lane

Local television
  
WTMJ-TV

Local radio
  
WTMJ (AM) (Merle Harmon, Tom Collins, Bob Uecker)

The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 20, 1970: Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique, and Jesse Huggins (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis.
  • October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased by the Brewers from the New York Mets.
  • December 2, 1970: Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Bob Tillman.
  • February 2, 1971: Carl Taylor was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Ellie Rodríguez.
  • February 10, 1971: Al Downing was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Kosco.
  • March 6, 1971: Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley persuaded American League president Joe Cronin to have a preseason game in which a walk was allowed on three pitches rather than four. The Athletics bested the Milwaukee Brewers by a 13–9 tally. Nineteen total walks were issued in the game, and a collective six home runs were hit.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 22, 1971: Ray Peters and Pete Koegel were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Briggs.
  • May 11, 1971: Ted Savage was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Matchick.
  • June 1, 1971: Floyd Wicker was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Heise.
  • June 7, 1971: Danny Walton was traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Frank Tepedino and Bobby Mitchell.
  • June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
  • Rob Ellis was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round.
  • Kevin Kobel was drafted by the Brewers in the 10th round.
  • July 8, 1971: Phil Roof was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Ratliff.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1971 Milwaukee Brewers season Wikipedia
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