1971 Milwaukee Brewers season

1971 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Dave Bristol
Local television	WTMJ-TV
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Merle Harmon, Tom Collins, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1971 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.

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.^[1]
October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased by the Brewers from the New York Mets.^[2]
December 2, 1970: Hank Allen, John Ryan (minors) and Paul Click (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Bob Tillman.^[3]
February 2, 1971: Carl Taylor was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Ellie Rodríguez.^[4]
February 10, 1971: Al Downing was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Kosco.^[5]
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.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	101	60	0.627	—	46–35	55–25
Kansas City Royals	85	76	0.528	16	44–37	41–39
Chicago White Sox	79	83	0.488	22½	39–42	40–41
California Angels	76	86	0.469	25½	35–46	41–40
Minnesota Twins	74	86	0.463	26½	37–42	37–44
Milwaukee Brewers	69	92	0.429	32	34–48	35–44

Record vs. opponents

1971 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	WSH
Baltimore	—	9–9	7–5	8–4	13–5	8–10	6–5	9–3	10–2	11–7	7–4	13–3
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	10–2	11–7	12–6	1–11	6–6	8–4	7–11	3–9	12–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	8–10	6–12	12–6	6–6	7–11	4–8
Chicago	4–8	2–10	10–8	—	3–9	7–5	9–9	11–7	7–11	5–7	11–7	10–2
Cleveland	5–13	7–11	4–8	9–3	—	6–12	2–10	4–8	4–8	8–10	4–8	7–11
Detroit	10–8	6–12	6–6	5–7	12–6	—	8–4	10–2	6–6	10–8	4–8	14–4
Kansas City	5–6	11–1	10–8	9–9	10–2	4–8	—	8–10	9–9	5–7	5–13	9–3
Milwaukee	3–9	6–6	12–6	7–11	8–4	2–10	10–8	—	10–7	2–10	3–15	6–6
Minnesota	2–10	4–8	6–12	11–7	8–4	6–6	9–9	7–10	—	8–4	8–10	5–6
New York	7–11	11–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	8–10	7–5	10–2	4–8	—	5–7	7–11
Oakland	4–7	9–3	11–7	7–11	8–4	8–4	13–5	15–3	10–8	7–5	—	9–3
Washington	3–13	6–12	8–4	2–10	11–7	4–14	3–9	6–6	6–5	11–7	3–9	—

Notable transactions

April 22, 1971: Ray Peters and Pete Koegel were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Briggs.^[7]
May 11, 1971: Ted Savage was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Matchick.^[8]
June 1, 1971: Floyd Wicker was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Heise.^[9]
June 7, 1971: Danny Walton was traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Frank Tepedino and Bobby Mitchell.^[10]
June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- Rob Ellis was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round.^[11]
- Kevin Kobel was drafted by the Brewers in the 10th round.^[12]
July 8, 1971: Phil Roof was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Ratliff.^[13]

Roster

1971 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster

Pitchers

29 Larry Bearnarth

40 Jerry Bell

49 Dick Ellsworth

25 John Gelnar

34 Jim Hannan

24 Lew Krausse

42 Skip Lockwood

38 Marcelino López

35 John Morris

52 Bill Parsons

33 Marty Pattin

25 Bob Reynolds

20 Ken Sanders

41 Jim Slaton

49 Floyd Weaver

Catchers

15 Darrell Porter

5 Paul Ratliff

6 Ellie Rodríguez

5 Phil Roof

Infielders

19 Rick Auerbach

8 Rob Ellis

22 Gus Gil

8 Mike Hegan

2 Bob Heise

17 Pete Koegel

1 Ted Kubiak

22 Tom Matchick

28 Roberto Peña

9 Ducky Schofield

7 Frank Tepedino

16 Ron Theobald

Outfielders

12 Johnny Briggs

1 José Cardenal

21 Tommy Harper

10 Andy Kosco

11 Dave May

23 Bobby Mitchell

2 Ted Savage

22 Bernie Smith

32 Bill Voss

12 Danny Walton

9 Al Yates

Other batters

40 Floyd Wicker

Manager

4 Dave Bristol

Coaches

27 Cal Ermer (Third Base)

31 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting)

26 Roy McMillan (First Base)

30 Jackie Moore (bullpen)

18 Wes Stock (Pitching)

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	Rodríguez, EllieEllie Rodríguez	115	319	67	.210	1	30
1B	Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs	125	375	99	.264	21	59
LF	Kosco, AndyAndy Kosco	98	264	60	.227	10	39

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
Peña, RobertoRoberto Peña	113	274	65	.237	3	28
Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal	53	198	91	.258	3	32
Ellis, RobRob Ellis	36	111	22	.198	0	6
Savage, TedTed Savage	14	17	3	.176	0	1
Koegel, PetePete Koegel	2	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

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
Krausse, LewLew Krausse	43	180.1	8	12	2.94	92
López, MarcelinoMarcelino López	31	67.2	2	7	4.66	42

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Ellsworth, DickDick Ellsworth	11	0	1	4.91	10
Bell, JerryJerry Bell	8	2	1	3.07	8
Bearnarth, LarryLarry Bearnarth	2	0	0	18.00	2
Gelnar, JohnJohn Gelnar	2	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Evansville Triplets	American Association	Del Crandall
A	Danville Warriors	Midwest League	Sandy Johnson
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Al Widmar

Notes

↑ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference.com
↑ Larry Bearnarth at Baseball Reference
↑ Hank Allen at Baseball Reference
↑ Ellie Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference.com
↑ Andy Kosco at Baseball Reference
↑ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.146, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
↑ Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
↑ Tom Matching at Baseball Reference
↑ Bob Heise page at Baseball Reference.com
↑ Frank Tepedino at Baseball Reference
↑ Rob Ellis page at Baseball Reference.com
↑ Kevin Kobel at Baseball Reference
↑ Phil Roof at Baseball Reference

References

1971 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
1971 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac

1971 MLB season by team

AL East

AL West

NL East

NL West

Milwaukee Brewers

Formerly the Seattle Pilots
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Tempe Diablo Stadium
Sun City Stadium
Compadre Stadium
Maryvale Baseball Park

Culture

Key personnel

Owner: Mark Attanasio
General Manager: David Stearns
Manager: Craig Counsell

Minors

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

League pennants

American League: 1982
National League: none

Division titles

AL East: 1981 (second half)
1982
NL Central: 2011
AL Wild Card: none
NL Wild Card: 2008

Seasons (49)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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