# 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

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | 42‍–‍39 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 43‍–‍39 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 46‍–‍35 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 39‍–‍42 | 40‍–‍41 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | .379 | 28½ | 33‍–‍48 | 28‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1971 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

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

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Bob Barton | 121 | 376 | 94 | .250 | 5 | 23 |
| 1B | Nate Colbert | 156 | 565 | 149 | .264 | 27 | 84 |
| 2B | Don Mason | 113 | 344 | 73 | .212 | 2 | 11 |
| SS | Enzo Hernández | 143 | 549 | 122 | .222 | 0 | 12 |
| 3B | Ed Spezio | 97 | 308 | 71 | .231 | 7 | 36 |
| LF | Leron Lee | 79 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 4 | 21 |
| CF | Cito Gaston | 141 | 518 | 118 | .228 | 17 | 61 |
| RF | Ollie Brown | 145 | 484 | 132 | .273 | 9 | 55 |

#### Other batters

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 |
| Dave Campbell | 108 | 365 | 83 | .227 | 7 | 29 |
| Larry Stahl | 114 | 308 | 78 | .253 | 8 | 36 |
| Ivan Murrell | 103 | 255 | 60 | .235 | 7 | 24 |
| Garry Jestadt | 75 | 189 | 55 | .291 | 0 | 13 |
| Fred Kendall | 49 | 111 | 19 | .171 | 1 | 7 |
| Johnny Jeter | 18 | 75 | 24 | .320 | 1 | 3 |
| Tommy Dean | 41 | 70 | 8 | .114 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | 21 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 1 | 8 |
| Ángel Bravo | 52 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Slocum | 7 | 18 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ferrara | 17 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gaspar | 16 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Ivie | 6 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Morales | 12 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Webster | 10 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Robinson | 7 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Dave Roberts | 37 | 269.2 | 14 | 17 | 2.10 | 135 |
| Clay Kirby | 38 | 267.1 | 15 | 13 | 2.83 | 231 |
| Steve Arlin | 36 | 227.2 | 9 | 19 | 3.48 | 156 |
| Tom Phoebus | 29 | 133.1 | 3 | 11 | 4.46 | 80 |
| Fred Norman | 20 | 127.1 | 3 | 12 | 3.32 | 77 |
| Ed Acosta | 8 | 46.0 | 3 | 3 | 2.74 | 16 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Danny Coombs | 19 | 57.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.24 | 37 |
| Al Santorini | 18 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.76 | 21 |
| Jay Franklin | 3 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.35 | 4 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Al Severinsen | 59 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3.47 | 31 |
| Dick Kelley | 48 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.47 | 42 |
| Bob Miller | 38 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1.41 | 36 |
| Bill Laxton | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.83 | 23 |
| Gary Ross | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.96 | 13 |
| Mike Corkins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 16 |
| Mike Caldwell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |

## Award winners

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Bill Adair |
| A | Lodi Padres | California League | George Freese |
| A-Short Season | Tri-City Padres | Northwest League | Cliff Ditto |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tri-City