1971 San Diego Padres season explained

The 1971 San Diego Padres season was the third season in franchise history.

Offseason

• October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto was sent by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds in a conditional deal.^[1]
• November 30, 1970: Bill Laxton was drafted by the Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the rule 5 draft.^[2]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Ollie Brown
• Dave Campbell
• Chris Cannizzaro
• Nate Colbert
• Tommy Dean
• Cito Gaston
• Tom Phoebus
• Ed Spiezio
• Larry Stahl^[3]

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1971: Al Santorini was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leron Lee and Fred Norman.^[4]

Roster

1971 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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		121	376	94	.250	5	23
1B		156	565	149	.264	27	84
2B		113	344	73	.212	2	11
SS		143	549	122	.222	0	12
3B		97	308	71	.231	7	36
LF		79	256	70	.273	4	21
CF		141	518	118	.228	17	61
RF		145	484	132	.273	9	55

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
	108	365	83	.227	7	29
	114	308	78	.253	8	36
	103	255	60	.235	7	24
	75	189	55	.291	0	13
	49	111	19	.171	1	7
	18	75	24	.320	1	3
	41	70	8	.114	0	1
	21	63	12	.190	1	8
	52	58	9	.155	0	6
	7	18	0	.000	0	0
	17	17	2	.118	0	2
	16	17	2	.118	0	2
	6	17	8	.471	0	3
	12	17	2	.118	0	1
	10	8	1	.125	0	0
	7	6	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
	37	269.2	14	17	2.10	135
	38	267.1	15	13	2.83	231
	36	227.2	9	19	3.48	156
	29	133.1	3	11	4.46	80
	20	127.1	3	12	3.32	77
	8	46.0	3	3	2.74	16

Other 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
	19	57.2	1	6	6.24	37
	18	38.1	0	2	3.76	21
	3	5.2	0	1	6.35	4

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
	59	2	5	8	3.47	31
	48	2	3	2	3.47	42
	38	7	3	7	1.41	36
	18	0	2	0	6.83	23
	13	1	3	0	2.96	13
	8	0	0	0	3.46	16
	6	1	0	0	0.00	5

Award winners

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City^[5]

External links

• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ruberso01.shtml Sonny Ruberto
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laxtobi01.shtml Bill Laxton
3. Web site: 1971 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac.
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santoal01.shtml Al Santorini
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007