- 1971 Baltimore Orioles season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1971
misc = 1971 AL East Champions
1971 AL Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore,Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general managers =Harry Dalton
managers =Earl Weaver
television =WJZ-TV
radio =WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson , John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell) |The by|1971
Baltimore Orioles season was a season in Americanbaseball . It involved the Orioles finishing 1st in theAmerican League East with a record of 101 wins and 57 losses. The 1971 Orioles were the last Major League club to have four 20-game winners in a season. The hurlers included Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1971.shtml 1971 Baltimore Orioles Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Offseason
*December 16, 1970:
Roger Freed was traded by the Orioles to thePhiladelphia Phillies for Grant Jackson,Jim Hutto andSam Parrilla [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference] ]Regular Season
Opening Day Starters
*
Mark Belanger
*Paul Blair
*Elrod Hendricks
*Davey Johnson
*Dave McNally
*Boog Powell
*Merv Rettenmund
*Brooks Robinson
*Frank Robinson [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=BAL 1971 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]eason standings
Roster
Starting pitchers
ALCS
Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics
Orioles win the Series, 3-0
World Series
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA:
Rochester Red Wings (International League ;Joe Altobelli , manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA:Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs (Texas League ;Cal Ripken, Sr. , manager)
* Class A:Stockton Ports (California League ; Ray Malgradi, manager)
* Class A: Miami Orioles (Florida State League ; Woody Smith, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class SS-A:Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League;Ken Rowe , manager)
* Rookie:Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League ;Jimmie Schaffer , manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPIONReferences
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1971.shtml 1971 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=BAL 1971 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1971
before =Baltimore Orioles
1970
after = Detroit Tigers
1972succession box
title = American League Champions
years = by|1971
before = Baltimore Orioles
by|1970
after = Oakland Athletics
by|1972
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