1971 San Diego Padres season

The 1971 San Diego Padres season was the third season in franchise history.

Offseason

• October 20, 1970: Sonny Ruberto was sent by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds in a conditional deal.
• November 30, 1970: Bill Laxton was drafted by the Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the rule 5 draft.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Ollie Brown
• Dave Campbell
• Chris Cannizzaro
• Nate Colbert
• Tommy Dean
• Cito Gaston
• Tom Phoebus
• Ed Spiezio
• Larry Stahl

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1971: Al Santorini was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leron Lee and Fred Norman.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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

Award winners

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City</small>

References

External links

• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1971 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac