1971 San Francisco Giants 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.

1971 San Francisco Giants
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)
Seasons

Offseason

• December 30, 1970: Ron Hunt was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Dave McDonald.

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.

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	—	51‍–‍30	39‍–‍42
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	73	.549	1	42‍–‍39	47‍–‍34
Atlanta Braves	82	80	.506	8	43‍–‍39	39‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds	79	83	.488	11	46‍–‍35	33‍–‍48
Houston Astros	79	83	.488	11	39‍–‍42	40‍–‍41
San Diego Padres	61	100	.379	28½	33‍–‍48	28‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1971: George Foster was traded by the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert.
• June 1, 1971: Bob Heise was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Floyd Wicker.
• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
  • Frank Riccelli was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (18th pick).
  • Willie Prall was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.

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) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 1 April 6 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 2 April 7 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 3 April 8 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 4 April 10 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 5 April 11 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 6 April 11 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 7 April 12 Padres Candlestick Park 8 April 14 Astros Candlestick Park 9 April 15 Astros Candlestick Park 10 April 16 Cubs Candlestick Park 11 April 17 Cubs Candlestick Park 12 April 18 Cubs Candlestick Park 13 April 18 Cubs Candlestick Park 14 April 19 Cardinals Candlestick Park 15 April 20 Cardinals Candlestick Park 16 April 21 Cardinals Candlestick Park 17 April 23 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 18 April 24 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 19 April 25 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 20 April 27 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 21 April 28 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 22 April 29 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 23 April 30 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium
May (19–9) (Home: 13–4; Road: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 24 May 1 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 25 May 2 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 26 May 4 Pirates Candlestick Park 27 May 5 Pirates Candlestick Park 28 May 7 Braves Candlestick Park 29 May 7 Braves Candlestick Park 30 May 9 Braves Candlestick Park 31 May 9 Braves Candlestick Park 32 May 10 Reds Candlestick Park 33 May 11 Reds Candlestick Park 34 May 12 Reds Candlestick Park 35 May 14 Dodgers Candlestick Park 36 May 15 Dodgers Candlestick Park 37 May 16 Dodgers Candlestick Park 38 May 18 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 39 May 19 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 40 May 20 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 41 May 21 @ Astros Astrodome 42 May 22 @ Astros Astrodome 43 May 23 @ Astros Astrodome 44 May 25 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 45 May 26 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 46 May 27 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 47 May 28 Expos Candlestick Park 48 May 29 Expos Candlestick Park 49 May 30 Expos Candlestick Park 50 May 30 Expos Candlestick Park 51 May 31 Mets Candlestick Park
June (13–15) (Home: 8–5; Road: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 52 June 1 Mets Candlestick Park 53 June 2 Mets Candlestick Park 54 June 4 Phillies Candlestick Park 55 June 5 Phillies Candlestick Park 56 June 6 Phillies Candlestick Park 57 June 6 Phillies Candlestick Park 58 June 8 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 59 June 9 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 60 June 10 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 61 June 11 @ Mets Shea Stadium 62 June 12 @ Mets Shea Stadium 63 June 13 @ Mets Shea Stadium 64 June 14 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 65 June 15 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 66 June 16 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 67 June 18 Padres Candlestick Park 68 June 18 Padres Candlestick Park 69 June 19 Padres Candlestick Park 70 June 20 Padres Candlestick Park 71 June 20 Padres Candlestick Park 72 June 22 Cubs Candlestick Park 73 June 23 Cubs Candlestick Park 74 June 25 @ Astros Astrodome 75 June 26 @ Astros Astrodome 76 June 27 @ Astros Astrodome 77 June 28 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 78 June 29 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 79 June 30 @ Padres San Diego Stadium
July (15–14) (Home: 8–9; Road: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 80 July 1 Cardinals Candlestick Park 81 July 2 Cardinals Candlestick Park 82 July 3 Cardinals Candlestick Park 83 July 4 Dodgers Candlestick Park 84 July 5 Dodgers Candlestick Park 85 July 6 Astros Candlestick Park 86 July 7 Astros Candlestick Park 87 July 8 Astros Candlestick Park 88 July 9 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 89 July 10 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 90 July 11 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 91 July 15 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 92 July 16 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 93 July 17 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 94 July 18 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 95 July 18 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 96 July 19 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 97 July 20 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 98 July 21 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 99 July 22 @ Pirates Three Rivers Stadium 100 July 23 Reds Candlestick Park 101 July 24 Reds Candlestick Park 102 July 25 Reds Candlestick Park 103 July 25 Reds Candlestick Park 104 July 27 Braves Candlestick Park 105 July 28 Braves Candlestick Park 106 July 29 Braves Candlestick Park 107 July 30 Pirates Candlestick Park 108 July 31 Pirates Candlestick Park
August (14–13) (Home: 9–3; Road: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 109 August 1 Pirates Candlestick Park 110 August 1 Pirates Candlestick Park 111 August 2 Dodgers Candlestick Park 112 August 3 Dodgers Candlestick Park 113 August 4 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 114 August 5 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 115 August 6 @ Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium 116 August 7 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 117 August 8 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 118 August 8 @ Cubs Wrigley Field 119 August 10 Expos Candlestick Park 120 August 11 Expos Candlestick Park 121 August 13 Mets Candlestick Park 122 August 14 Mets Candlestick Park 123 August 15 Mets Candlestick Park 124 August 17 Phillies Candlestick Park 125 August 18 Phillies Candlestick Park 126 August 20 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 127 August 21 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 128 August 22 @ Expos Jarry Park Stadium 129 August 23 @ Mets Shea Stadium 130 August 24 @ Mets Shea Stadium 131 August 25 @ Mets Shea Stadium 132 August 28 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 133 August 28 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 134 August 29 @ Phillies Veterans Stadium 135 August 31 Braves Candlestick Park
September (11–16) (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 136 September 1 Braves Candlestick Park 137 September 3 Astros Candlestick Park 138 September 4 Astros Candlestick Park 139 September 5 Astros Candlestick Park 140 September 5 Astros Candlestick Park 141 September 6 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 142 September 7 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 143 September 8 @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium 144 September 10 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 145 September 11 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 146 September 12 @ Braves Atlanta Stadium 147 September 13 Dodgers Candlestick Park 148 September 14 Dodgers Candlestick Park 149 September 15 Reds Candlestick Park 150 September 16 Reds Candlestick Park 151 September 17 Padres Candlestick Park 152 September 18 Padres Candlestick Park 153 September 19 Padres Candlestick Park 154 September 21 @ Astros Astrodome 155 September 22 @ Astros Astrodome 156 September 23 @ Astros Astrodome 157 September 24 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 158 September 25 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 159 September 26 @ Reds Riverfront Stadium 160 September 28 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 161 September 29 @ Padres San Diego Stadium 162 September 30 @ Padres San Diego Stadium

Postseason

1971 Postseason Game Log

National League Championship Series (1–3) Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Series Report 1 NLCS October 2 Pirates 5–4 Perry (1–0) Blass (0–1) Candlestick Park 40,977 1–0 W1 2 NLCS October 3 Pirates 4–9 Ellis (1–0) Cumberland (0–1) Candlestick Park 42,562 1–1 L1 3 NLCS October 5 @ Pirates 1–2 Johnson (1–0) Marichal (0–1) Giusti (1) Three Rivers Stadium 38,222 1–2 L2 4 NLCS October 6 @ Pirates 5–9 Kison (1–0) Perry (1–1) Three Rivers Stadium 35,487 1–3 L3

Roster

1971 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 32 Ron Bryant 30 Don Carrithers 40 John Cumberland 38 Steve Hamilton 35 Jerry Johnson 27 Juan Marichal 47 Don McMahon 36 Gaylord Perry 39 Frank Reberger 45 Rich Robertson 33 Steve Stone 19 Jim Willoughby		Catchers  2 Dick Dietz 18 Russ Gibson  5 Fran Healy  8 Dave Rader Infielders 31 Chris Arnold 14 Frank Duffy 23 Tito Fuentes 10 Al Gallagher 34 Ed Goodson 16 Jim Ray Hart 17 Bob Heise 37 Frank Johnson 45 Dave Kingman 22 Hal Lanier 44 Willie McCovey 35 Chris Speier		Outfielders 25 Bobby Bonds 14 George Foster 15 Ken Henderson 37 Jim Howarth 24 Willie Mays 43 Jimmy Rosario 26 Floyd Wicker 20 Bernie Williams		Manager  7 Charlie Fox Coaches 46 Larry Jansen  1 John McNamara  3 Ozzie Virgil  9 Wes Westrum

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1971 National League Championship Series

The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3–1, over the Giants.

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

Award winners

• Willie Mays, Commissioner's Award

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

External links

• 1971 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1971 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac