The Oakland Athletics were 101-60 in 1971. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1971 ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 0.
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Zebby Matthews and Josh Bell lift Minnesota Twins to 9-6 win over Athletics
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Athletics rally with a 3-run 8th inning to beat the Astros 4-3, snapping a 5-game skid
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Witt homers as the Royals earn their fifth straight win with a four-game sweep of the Athletics
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John Rave hits bases-clearing double in 7-run 8th and Royals beat Athletics 9-7
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Witt caps Royals' rally in the ninth with the winning hit in a 4-3 victory over the Athletics
1971 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,494 | 691 | 1,383 | 195 | 25 | 160 | 642 | 542 | 37 | 1,018 | 80 | 53 | .252 | .321 | .384 |
Team Rank | 8th | 6th | 8th | 18th | 20th | 3rd | 7th | 11th | 5th | 22nd | 8th | 20th | 11th | 13th | 7th |
1971 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 101 | 60 | 3.05 | 999 | 15 | 36 | 1469.1 | 1,229 | 498 | 564 | 131 | 501 | 33 |
Team Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 16th | 11th | 13th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | 55 | .583 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 4.0 | |
67 | 66 | .504 | 10.5 | |
62 | 72 | .463 | 16.0 | |
60 | 72 | .455 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 51 | .614 | ||
76 | 58 | .567 | 6.0 | |
66 | 67 | .496 | 15.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 17.5 | |
63 | 71 | .470 | 19.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 52 | .606 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 9.0 | |
71 | 63 | .530 | 10.0 | |
54 | 79 | .406 | 26.5 | |
51 | 81 | .386 | 29.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
74 | 57 | .565 | 4.0 | |
73 | 59 | .553 | 5.5 | |
64 | 68 | .485 | 14.5 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 63 | .523 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.0 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 5.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 7.5 | |
59 | 74 | .444 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 66 | .500 | ||
66 | 67 | .496 | 0.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 3.0 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 14.5 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 15.0 |