1971 California League

1971 > Class A > League History
Overall: 556 games, 8 teams, approx. 139 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1970 / 1972
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1970 / 1972

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1970 / 1972

League Standings

First Half

April 16, 1971 to June 23, 1971

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Reno Silver Sox	CLE
Fresno Giants	SFG
Bakersfield Dodgers	LAD
Stockton Ports	BAL
Visalia Mets	NYM
San Jose Bees	KCR
Lodi Padres	SDP
Modesto Reds	STL

Second Half

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Reno Silver Sox	CLE
Fresno Giants	SFG
Bakersfield Dodgers	LAD
Stockton Ports	BAL
Visalia Mets	NYM
San Jose Bees	KCR
Lodi Padres	SDP
Modesto Reds	STL

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Visalia Mets	NYM	21.8	6.18	139	5363	4593	859	1231	147	41	201	757	61	31	662	1097	.268	.363	.449	.813	2063	46	27	35	28
Modesto Reds	STL	22.4	5.78	139	5487	4670	804	1317	207	43	108	674	125	34	709	957	.282	.379	.414	.793	1934	34	48	26	52
Fresno Giants	SFG	21.2	5.73	140	5500	4642	802	1228	188	47	129	705	106	28	725	1067	.265	.367	.409	.775	1897	46	47	40	33
Lodi Padres	SDP	21.3	5.26	139	5354	4700	731	1248	224	34	105	636	64	30	533	1002	.266	.342	.395	.737	1855	41	34	46	37
Reno Silver Sox	CLE	21.1	5.12	139	5260	4471	712	1172	192	34	121	601	162	56	688	1126	.262	.362	.401	.764	1795	30	43	28	35
Bakersfield Dodgers	LAD	21.4	5.00	138	5297	4612	690	1191	175	30	77	584	119	49	568	967	.258	.343	.359	.702	1657	39	48	30	34
San Jose Bees	KCR	20.9	4.75	140	5216	4608	665	1170	184	43	90	572	81	41	487	1010	.254	.329	.371	.700	1710	47	42	32	27
Stockton Ports	BAL	20.8	4.45	138	5157	4476	614	1120	171	35	64	491	123	69	517	1026	.250	.331	.347	.678	1553	36	96	32	39
League Totals		21.4	5.29	1112	42634	36772	5877	9677	1488	307	895	5020	841	338	4889	8252	.263	.352	.393	.746	14464	319	385	269	285

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
San Jose Bees	KCR	21.8	4.39	70	70	.500	3.52	140	140	104	36	14	23	1182.0	1107	615	462	90	539	48	1069	43	7	75	1.393	8.4	0.7	4.1	8.1	1.98
Modesto Reds	STL	22.0	4.83	83	56	.597	4.03	139	139	109	30	8	37	1189.0	1169	672	533	113	548	21	1096	43	5	74	1.444	8.8	0.9	4.1	8.3	2.00
Stockton Ports	BAL	22.0	4.91	67	71	.486	3.82	138	138	96	42	11	29	1187.0	1142	677	504	93	652	36	966	44	10	103	1.511	8.7	0.7	4.9	7.3	1.48
Fresno Giants	SFG	21.1	5.16	70	70	.500	4.26	140	140	107	33	4	16	1194.0	1267	723	565	102	494	49	985	27	2	66	1.475	9.6	0.8	3.7	7.4	1.99
Lodi Padres	SDP	22.1	5.56	65	74	.468	4.75	139	139	108	31	5	23	1183.0	1272	773	624	127	656	16	1030	29	9	144	1.630	9.7	1.0	5.0	7.8	1.57
Visalia Mets	NYM	21.3	5.58	81	58	.583	4.61	139	139	104	35	6	32	1180.0	1188	776	604	149	680	20	990	55	9	91	1.583	9.1	1.1	5.2	7.6	1.46
Bakersfield Dodgers	LAD	22.5	5.64	56	82	.406	4.58	138	138	109	29	4	26	1173.0	1210	778	597	120	639	77	1137	45	2	101	1.576	9.3	0.9	4.9	8.7	1.78
Reno Silver Sox	CLE	21.3	6.21	64	75	.460	5.31	139	139	117	22	2	33	1158.0	1321	863	683	92	690	19	983	31	9	114	1.737	10.3	0.7	5.4	7.6	1.42
League Totals		21.8	5.29	556	556	.500	4.36	1112	1112	854	258	54	219	9446.0	9676	5877	4572	886	4898	286	8256	317	53	768	1.543	9.2	0.8	4.7	7.9	1.69

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Modesto Reds	STL	139	3570	1283	181	97	.964	39	Roy Majtyka
Visalia Mets	NYM	139	3540	1472	219	145	.958	36	Joe Frazier
San Jose Bees	KCR	140	3544	1407	215	92	.958	61	Buddy Peterson
Lodi Padres	SDP	139	3548	1418	226	115	.956	51	George Freese
Fresno Giants	SFG	140	3575	1418	238	83	.955	42	Denny Sommers
Stockton Ports	BAL	138	3561	1429	249	106	.952	42	Ray Malgradi
Reno Silver Sox	CLE	139	3465	1364	252	131	.950	55	Pinky May
Bakersfield Dodgers	LAD	138	3525	1386	259	107	.950	76	Don LeJohn
League Totals		1112	28328	11177	1839	876	.956	402

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