1971 Washington Senators season

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1971 Washington Senators
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1961) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
RFK Stadium (Since 1961) Washington D.C. (Since 1961)
1971 Information
Owner(s)	Bob Short
Manager(s)	Ted Williams
Local television	WTOP (Warner Wolf, Ray Scott, Tony Roberts)
Local radio	WWDC (FM) (Ron Menchine, Tony Roberts)

The Washington Senators 1971 season involved the Senators finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 96 losses. This was the Senators' 11th and last season in Washington, as they moved to Arlington, Texas the following season, becoming the Texas Rangers. The move would leave Washington, DC without a Major League Baseball team until the Montreal Expos of the National League relocated there, and became the Washington Nationals in 2005.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular Season 2.1 Opening Day Starters 2.2 Season standings 3 Roster 4 Player stats 4.1 Batting 4.1.1 Other batters 4.2 Starting pitchers 4.2.1 Other pitchers 4.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 5 References

[edit] Offseason

October 9, 1970: Denny McLain was traded by the Detroit Tigers with Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae, and Don Wert to the Washington Senators for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodriguez, Joe Coleman, and Jim Hannan.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

American League East
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Baltimore Orioles	101	57	.639	--
Detroit Tigers	91	71	.562	12
Boston Red Sox	85	77	.525	18
New York Yankees	82	80	.506	21
Washington Senators	63	96	.396	38.5
Cleveland Indians	60	102	.370	43

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

• 1971 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1971 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1971 MLB season by team     AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Milwaukee • Oakland             'NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1971 All-Star Game • 1971 World Series

v • d • e Texas Rangers Formerly the Washington Senators • Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth) The Franchise Team Records • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Managers • Players • Roster • Rangers Captain Ballparks Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • Arlington Stadium • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Important Figures Ted Williams • Mike Hargrove • Billy Martin • Ferguson Jenkins • Bobby Valentine • George W. Bush • Nolan Ryan • Kenny Rogers • Pudge Rodriguez • Alex Rodriguez • Johnny Oates • Michael Young • Hank Blalock Retired Numbers 26 • 34 • 42 Key Personnel Owner: Tom Hicks • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington Minors Oklahoma RedHawks (AAA) • Frisco RoughRiders (AA) • Bakersfield Blaze (A) • Clinton LumberKings (A) • Spokane Indians (A) • AZL Rangers (Rookie) Division Titles Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • Wild Card: none   Seasons (48) 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992• 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001• 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008