1971 Oakland Athletics season

Offseason

• January 13, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft (January draft) notable picks:

:Secondary Phase

Regular season

Vida Blue became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the American League Cy Young Award. He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award. During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day starters

• 1B Don Mincher
• 2B Dick Green
• 3B Sal Bando
• SS Bert Campaneris
• LF Felipe Alou
• CF Rick Monday
• RF Reggie Jackson
• C Dave Duncan
• P Vida Blue

Notable transactions

• May 8, 1971: Frank Fernández, Don Mincher, Paul Lindblad, and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Darold Knowles and Mike Epstein.
• May 26, 1971: Rob Gardner was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Curt Blefary.
• June 12, 1971: Champ Summers was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.

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

Awards and honors

• Vida Blue, P, American League Cy Young Award
• Vida Blue, P, American League Most Valuable Player Award. Sal Bando, second in American League MVP voting
• Dick Williams, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Vida Blue, pitcher, starter
• Dave Duncan, reserve
• Reggie Jackson, reserve

1971 American League Championship Series

Main article: 1971 American League Championship Series

Game 1

Sunday, October 3, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland |}}

Game 2

Monday, October 4, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland |}}

Game 3

Tuesday, October 5, 1971, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California |}}

Farm system

References

References

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2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1971&draft_type=Jansec& 1971 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (secondary phase)]
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