| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1971 |
| League: | American League |
| Division: | East |
| Ballpark: | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Vernon Stouffer |
| General Managers: | Alvin Dark, Gabe Paul |
| Managers: | Alvin Dark, Johnny Lipon |
| Television: | WJW-TV |
| Radio: | WERE (1300) |
The 1971 Cleveland Indians season was the 71st in franchise history. The team finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 60–102, 43 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
In the summer of 1971, Indians owner Vernon Stouffer was entertaining overtures with regards to the Cleveland Indians playing 27 to 30 home dates a year in New Orleans.[1]
| Name | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||
| 12 | 3B | ||
| 27 | LF | ||
| 8 | C | ||
| 40 | 1B | ||
| 24 | 2B | ||
| 22 | RF | ||
| 25 | CF | ||
| 34 | P |
| 1971 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager (Apr 6 - Jul 28) (Jul 29 - Sep 29)Coaches (Pitching) (Third Base) (First Base) | ||||||
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Run batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| align=left | 73 | 181 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .210 | 1 | |
| align=left | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 | |
| align=left | 55 | 137 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .204 | 0 | |
| align=left | 20 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .158 | 0 | |
| align=left | 13 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .220 | 0 | |
| align=left | 39 | 81 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | 0 | |
| align=left | 111 | 415 | 49 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 48 | .275 | 2 | |
| align=left | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 | |
| align=left | 52 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | 0 | |
| align=left | 32 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .182 | 0 | |
| align=left | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0 | |
| align=left | 74 | 196 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .194 | 2 | |
| align=left | 133 | 486 | 53 | 134 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 62 | .276 | 4 | |
| align=left | 37 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .039 | 0 | |
| align=left | 125 | 396 | 51 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 45 | .245 | 6 | |
| align=left | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | |
| align=left | 37 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 0 | |
| align=left | 52 | 161 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .199 | 1 | |
| align=left | 81 | 240 | 16 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .208 | 1 | |
| align=left | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| align=left | 88 | 147 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .224 | 0 | |
| align=left | 80 | 83 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .205 | 0 | |
| align=left | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| align=left | 43 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | 0 | |
| align=left | 131 | 429 | 35 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | .261 | 3 | |
| align=left | 58 | 140 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .186 | 1 | |
| align=left | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | |
| align=left | 35 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .178 | 0 | |
| align=left | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | |
| align=left | 158 | 598 | 78 | 156 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 86 | .261 | 7 | |
| align=left | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 0 | |
| align=left | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | 0 | |
| align=left | 146 | 566 | 60 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 35 | .263 | 25 | |
| align=left | 60 | 129 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .225 | 1 | |
| align=left | 50 | 123 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .203 | 0 | |
| align=left | 141 | 500 | 52 | 144 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 47 | .288 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5467 | 543 | 1303 | 200 | 20 | 109 | 507 | .238 | 57 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 20 | |
| align=left | 1 | 2 | 4.67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 25 | |
| align=left | 7 | 6 | 3.97 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 142.2 | 140 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 74 | |
| align=left | 8 | 14 | 4.50 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 184.0 | 173 | 98 | 92 | 109 | 132 | |
| align=left | 5 | 4 | 4.35 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 78.2 | 77 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 48 | |
| align=left | 8 | 12 | 4.16 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 181.2 | 158 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 97 | |
| align=left | 2 | 6 | 5.79 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 60.2 | 74 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 26 | |
| align=left | 1 | 13 | 6.19 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 113.1 | 138 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 52 | |
| align=left | 4 | 3 | 4.94 | 57 | 0 | 14 | 82.0 | 80 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 69 | |
| align=left | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| align=left | 6 | 12 | 3.35 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 158.1 | 147 | 67 | 59 | 69 | 91 | |
| align=left | 0 | 2 | 6.38 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18.1 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| align=left | 13 | 17 | 3.40 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 214.2 | 160 | 89 | 81 | 153 | 192 | |
| align=left | 1 | 2 | 1.43 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 56.2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 45 | |
| align=left | 2 | 2 | 3.09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |
| align=left | 2 | 7 | 5.95 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 62.0 | 78 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 33 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 102 | 4.28 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1440.0 | 1352 | 747 | 684 | 770 | 937 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.