The 1971 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 89th year in Major League Baseball, their 14th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 12th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League West with a 90–72 record. The Giants faced the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS, losing three games to one.
1971 San Francisco Giants | ||
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National League West Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
City | San Francisco | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
General managers | Jerry Donovan | |
Managers | Charlie Fox | |
Television | KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
Radio | KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 43–39 | 39–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 46–35 | 33–48 |
Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | 0.379 | 28½ | 33–48 | 28–52 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Legend | |
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Bold | Giants team member |
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= Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Dick Dietz | 142 | 453 | 58 | 114 | .252 | 19 | 72 | 1 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 105 | 329 | 45 | 91 | .277 | 18 | 70 | 0 |
2B | Tito Fuentes | 152 | 630 | 63 | 172 | .273 | 4 | 52 | 12 |
3B | Al Gallagher | 136 | 429 | 47 | 119 | .277 | 5 | 57 | 2 |
SS | Chris Speier | 157 | 601 | 74 | 141 | .235 | 8 | 46 | 4 |
LF | Ken Henderson | 141 | 504 | 80 | 133 | .264 | 15 | 65 | 18 |
CF | Willie Mays | 136 | 417 | 82 | 113 | .271 | 18 | 61 | 23 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 155 | 619 | 110 | 178 | .288 | 33 | 102 | 26 |
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 |
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Hal Lanier | 109 | 206 | 48 | .233 | 1 | 13 |
Jimmy Rosario | 92 | 192 | 43 | .224 | 0 | 13 |
Dave Kingman | 41 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 6 | 24 |
George Foster | 36 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 3 | 8 |
Fran Healy | 47 | 93 | 26 | .280 | 2 | 11 |
Bernie Williams | 35 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 1 | 5 |
Russ Gibson | 25 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 1 | 7 |
Frank Johnson | 32 | 49 | 4 | .082 | 0 | 5 |
Ed Goodson | 20 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Ray Hart | 31 | 39 | 10 | .256 | 2 | 5 |
Frank Duffy | 21 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
Floyd Wicker | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Arnold | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 1 | 3 |
Jim Howarth | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Heise | 13 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Rader | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gaylord Perry | 37 | 280.0 | 16 | 12 | 2.76 | 158 |
Juan Marichal | 37 | 279.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.94 | 159 |
Ron Bryant | 27 | 140.0 | 7 | 10 | 3.79 | 79 |
Steve Stone | 24 | 110.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.16 | 63 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Cumberland | 45 | 185.0 | 9 | 6 | 2.92 | 65 |
Don Carrithers | 22 | 80.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.03 | 41 |
Rich Robertson | 23 | 61.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.57 | 32 |
Frank Reberger | 13 | 43.2 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 21 |
Jim Willoughby | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jerry Johnson | 67 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 2.97 | 85 |
Don McMahon | 61 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4.06 | 71 |
Steve Hamilton | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.02 | 38 |
Jim Barr | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 16 |
The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3–1, over the Giants.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5 | October 2 | Candlestick Park | 40,977 |
2 | Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4 | October 3 | Candlestick Park | 42,562 |
3 | San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2 | October 5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 38,322 |
4 | San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9 | October 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 35,487 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Jim Davenport |
AA | Amarillo Giants | Texas League | Andy Gilbert |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Dennis Sommers |
A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Frank Funk |
Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Dick Wilson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls[8]