1971 Chicago Cubs season explained

The 1971 Chicago Cubs season was the 100th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 96th in the National League and the 56th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 83–79.

Offseason

• November 30, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Hal Breeden.^[1]
• December 3, 1970: Phil Gagliano was traded by the Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Carmen Fanzone.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
  • Dennis Lamp was drafted by the Cubs in the 3rd round. Player signed June 11, 1971.^[3]
  • Jim Tyrone was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round.^[4]
• September 9, 1971: Bruce Sutter was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[5]

Roster

1971 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		71	197	42	.213	5	23
1B		115	427	131	.307	16	61
2B		131	530	181	.342	2	42
SS		155	617	159	.258	2	38
3B		154	555	148	.267	21	88
LF		157	594	179	.301	28	93
CF		106	301	77	.256	0	28
RF		103	290	61	.210	8	38

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	117	383	98	.256	19	60
	89	226	49	.217	4	28
	54	150	43	.287	2	13
	47	125	33	.264	2	17
	36	88	26	.295	0	3
	39	83	16	.193	3	6
	25	76	15	.197	0	7
	25	65	10	.154	0	4
	31	58	13	.224	0	2
	12	43	8	.186	2	5
	17	41	7	.171	4	4
	14	37	7	.189	1	3
	23	36	5	.139	1	2
	17	29	6	.207	0	1
	9	21	7	.333	0	2
	8	16	6	.375	0	0
	16	16	5	.313	0	0
	5	5	2	.400	0	0
	3	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	39	325.0	24	13	2.77	263
	35	261.1	17	14	3.51	99
	36	242.1	12	18	3.42	128
	30	195.0	9	15	4.48	143
	16	101.1	7	6	3.46	67
	3	21.1	2	0	2.11	22

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	48	5	5	6	3.93	28
	35	0	2	3	4.08	20
	33	2	1	0	4.65	41
	30	1	2	2	3.52	35
	16	1	0	1	4.43	11
	14	0	1	0	6.57	2
	6	0	0	1	6.00	2
	2	0	0	0	5.14	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1971 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gagliph01.shtml Phil Gagliano
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lampde01.shtml Dennis Lamp
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tyronji01.shtml Jim Tyrone
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttebr01.shtml Bruce Sutter