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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.
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 .[ 2]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Game log and schedule [ edit ]
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)
May (19–9) (Home: 13–4; Road: 6–5)
June (13–15) (Home: 8–5; Road: 5–10)
July (15–14) (Home: 8–9; Road: 7–5)
August (14–13) (Home: 9–3; Road: 5–10)
September (11–16) (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–9)
1971 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Starters by position [ edit ]
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
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
National League Championship Series [ edit ]
The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3–1, over the Giants.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls [ 8]
^ Ron Hunt at Baseball-Reference
^ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 13, 2010 .
^ George Foster at Baseball-Reference
^ Floyd Wicker at Baseball-Reference
^ Frank Riccelli at Baseball-Reference
^ Willie Prall at Baseball-Reference
^ "1971 San Francisco Giants Statistics" .
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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