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Major League Baseball team season
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.
Offseason
Regular season
The Giants play at Candlestick Park, July 1971, with upper deck expansion in progress.
The Giants battled their arch rival, the
Los Angeles Dodgers , throughout the season for the NL West Division lead. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1. In mid September the Dodgers won 8 in a row, including 5 over the Giants to narrow the gap to one game. On the final day of the season, rookie
Dave Kingman homered, leading the Giants to a win over the
San Diego Padres to take the division crown, allowing
Juan Marichal ,
Willie Mays , and
Willie McCovey to play in the post season for the last time together.
September 5, 1971: In a game against the Giants,
J. R. Richard of the Houston Astros struck out 15 batters in his very first game, tying a Major League record first set by
Karl Spooner .
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Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
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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
—
Notable transactions
Game log and schedule
Legend
Giants win
Giants loss
Postponement
Bold
Giants team member
1971 Game Log (90–72) (Home: 51–30; Road: 39–42)
April (18–5) (Home: 8–2; Road: 10–3)
May (19–9) (Home: 13–4; Road: 6–5)
June (13–15) (Home: 8–5; Road: 5–10)
July (15–14) (Home: 8–9; Road: 7–5)
August (14–13) (Home: 9–3; Road: 5–10)
September (11–16) (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–9)
Postseason
Roster
1971 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
National League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3–1, over the Giants.
Award winners
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls
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References
^
Ron Hunt at Baseball-Reference
^ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010).
"K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts" .
MLB.com . Retrieved June 13, 2010 .
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George Foster at Baseball-Reference
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Floyd Wicker at Baseball-Reference
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Frank Riccelli at Baseball-Reference
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Willie Prall at Baseball-Reference
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"1971 San Francisco Giants Statistics" .
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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