1971 Eastern League

1971 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 553 games, 8 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1970 / 1972
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1970 / 1972

League Standings

Regular Season

April 19, 1971 to September 6, 1971 · 140 games

American Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Elmira Royals	KCR	78	61	.561	--
Pittsfield Senators	WSA	68	69	.496	9
Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	63	76	.453	15
Manchester Yankees	NYY	61	75	.449	15.5

National Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	CIN	78	59	.569	--
Reading Phillies	PHI	72	67	.518	7
Waterbury Pirates	PIT	68	70	.493	10.5
Quebec Carnavals	MON	64	75	.460	15

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
Pittsfield Senators	WSA	22.7	4.23	137	4943	4255	579	1033	149	35	81	509	90	21	545	822	.243	.332	.351	.683	1495	38	72	33	45
Reading Phillies	PHI	23.9	3.65	139	4866	4273	508	1014	162	35	89	462	82	38	483	764	.237	.318	.354	.672	1513	37	47	26	52
Manchester Yankees	NYY	23.7	3.57	136	4816	4230	486	1016	161	13	74	417	69	23	459	690	.240	.317	.337	.654	1425	33	65	29	52
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	CIN	23.4	3.54	138	4873	4317	488	999	191	18	72	425	95	23	429	854	.231	.305	.334	.639	1442	41	60	26	56
Waterbury Pirates	PIT	24.6	3.52	138	4855	4278	486	954	147	22	73	430	81	32	476	790	.223	.302	.319	.621	1364	20	52	29	43
Quebec Carnavals	MON	22.4	3.43	140	4882	4303	480	996	141	29	62	405	58	25	455	883	.231	.307	.321	.628	1381	26	70	28	57
Elmira Royals	KCR	23.2	3.41	139	4924	4310	474	1036	168	24	33	418	68	27	454	657	.240	.317	.313	.630	1351	37	100	23	52
Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	22.6	3.25	139	4912	4350	452	996	141	19	72	411	57	20	461	806	.229	.304	.320	.624	1391	24	45	32	34
League Totals		23.3	3.57	1106	39071	34316	3953	8044	1260	195	556	3477	600	209	3762	6266	.234	.313	.331	.644	11362	256	511	226	391

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
Elmira Royals	KCR	23.6	3.14	78	61	.561	2.63	139	139	79	60	9	20	1169.0	947	436	342	51	448	64	873	23	6	50	1.193	7.3	0.4	3.4	6.7	1.95
Reading Phillies	PHI	23.1	3.31	72	67	.518	2.87	139	139	94	45	9	26	1150.0	1044	460	367	72	374	35	732	22	5	56	1.233	8.2	0.6	2.9	5.7	1.96
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	CIN	22.3	3.31	78	59	.569	2.72	138	138	113	25	12	34	1171.0	925	457	354	62	565	67	844	33	10	64	1.272	7.1	0.5	4.3	6.5	1.49
Waterbury Pirates	PIT	24.9	3.49	68	70	.493	3.03	138	138	92	46	11	19	1157.0	923	482	389	89	503	60	867	40	3	61	1.232	7.2	0.7	3.9	6.7	1.72
Quebec Carnavals	MON	21.8	3.67	64	75	.460	3.08	140	140	94	46	15	24	1148.0	1063	514	393	62	443	20	680	35	1	60	1.312	8.3	0.5	3.5	5.3	1.54
Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	23.2	3.68	63	76	.453	3.21	139	139	97	42	20	13	1164.0	999	512	415	66	510	74	805	45	1	52	1.296	7.7	0.5	3.9	6.2	1.58
Pittsfield Senators	WSA	23.1	3.89	68	69	.496	3.43	137	137	99	38	14	21	1132.0	1084	533	431	76	483	45	744	20	5	48	1.384	8.6	0.6	3.8	5.9	1.54
Manchester Yankees	NYY	22.6	4.11	61	75	.449	3.35	136	136	88	48	5	22	1126.0	1059	559	419	78	436	23	721	38	4	71	1.328	8.5	0.6	3.5	5.8	1.65
League Totals		23.1	3.57	552	552	.500	3.04	1106	1106	756	350	95	179	9217.0	8044	3953	3110	556	3762	388	6266	256	35	462	1.281	7.9	0.5	3.7	6.1	1.67

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Waterbury Pirates	PIT	138	3471	1443	145	116	.971	30	John Davis
Elmira Royals	KCR	139	3508	1486	154	121	.970	29	Harry Malmberg
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	CIN	138	3514	1409	161	121	.968	23	Jim Snyder
Quebec Carnavals	MON	140	3443	1507	186	115	.964	27	Gus Niarhos
Pittsfield Senators	WSA	137	3396	1458	184	117	.963	17	Joseph Klein
Reading Phillies	PHI	139	3451	1458	188	120	.963	20	Nolan Campbell
Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	139	3492	1464	196	110	.962	20	Billy Gardner
Manchester Yankees	NYY	136	3379	1440	204	112	.959	34	Mickey Vernon
League Totals		1106	27654	11665	1418	932	.965	200

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