1971 New York (N) Giants
Record: 84-78
Finish: 4th in NL Association Division Division
Runs Scored: 751
Runs Allowed: 782
Exp W-L: 78-84
 
Ballpark: The Meadowlands
Attendance: 1,735,253
Manager: Matt Ida

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 59-78, 8th in the National League
AA: 62-75, 7th in the National League
A: 70-67, 6th in the National League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
LF  Tommy Davis 32 151 603 74 163 20 1 14 61 1 0 31 93 .270 .306 .376 .683 65.2 10.2 2.1
RF  Lou Clinton 33 154 597 82 143 35 6 21 89 1 0 38 141 .240 .284 .424 .708 69.6 11.5 0.7
2B  Chuck Schilling 33 145 551 76 146 21 2 8 46 3 0 70 91 .265 .351 .354 .705 71.5 14.5 5.7
CF *Larry Elliot 33 156 541 63 150 31 2 14 62 0 0 51 118 .277 .339 .420 .758 72.7 14.9 3.6
3B  Bob Oliver 28 153 558 79 129 27 5 24 86 0 2 32 139 .231 .275 .427 .702 63.0 10.1 6.4
SS  Bill Melton 25 144 532 76 129 29 2 25 67 0 2 50 99 .242 .311 .445 .756 68.6 12.4 3.5
C  Don Pavletich 32 135 473 65 101 27 0 22 71 1 0 42 82 .214 .278 .410 .688 53.3 7.1 7.2
DH *Fred Whitfield 33 123 403 52 114 21 1 22 68 0 0 26 51 .283 .323 .504 .826 62.1 13.7 1.9
3B  Danny Cater 31 97 316 37 81 9 1 4 30 1 3 15 39 .256 .293 .329 .622 26.5 1.9 1.7
3B *Billy Williams 33 78 291 58 91 23 1 21 63 5 4 29 34 .313 .373 .615 .989 59.0 16.0 1.7
SS  Bob Aspromonte 33 62 186 23 50 10 1 1 16 0 0 8 25 .269 .303 .349 .652 17.8 2.7 1.4
3B *Bill Sorrell 30 50 153 23 37 6 0 4 19 0 0 22 27 .242 .333 .359 .693 19.8 3.4 1.0
C *Russ Nixon 36 42 133 9 38 7 0 1 14 0 0 5 22 .286 .309 .361 .670 13.0 2.1 1.8
SS  Ken McMullen 29 37 105 12 21 5 0 3 13 0 1 8 27 .200 .254 .333 .588 7.6 0.0 1.2
RF  Frank Robinson 35 33 61 6 12 1 0 3 9 0 0 9 20 .197 .319 .361 .680 7.9 1.2 0.1
RF  Andy Kosco 29 31 61 9 13 2 0 3 5 0 0 5 18 .213 .273 .393 .666 6.3 0.9 0.3
SS *Tony Kubek 34 24 58 6 17 3 0 1 11 0 0 5 9 .293 .349 .397 .746 7.3 1.4 0.7
1B  Johnny Werhas 33 13 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .200 .320 .200 .520 2.3 0.2 0.3
  Team Totals 31.8 1628 5642 751 1439 277 22 191 732 12 12 450 1037 .255 .311 .414 .724 693.4 124.0 41.2
  Rank among 10 NL teams 4 5 6 1 8 2 5 10 2 9 9 6 7 4 5 6  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Dick Ellsworth 31 13 14 .481 33 33 0 257.0 324 156 44 45 75 5.46 7.1
*Jerry Reuss 22 19 11 .633 33 33 0 245.7 257 106 12 74 107 3.88 19.4
*Jon Matlack 21 10 14 .417 31 31 0 242.0 278 134 25 73 171 4.98 9.3
 Howie Koplitz 33 14 12 .538 33 33 0 229.3 234 102 21 100 99 4.00 16.3
*Jim Brewer 33 10 7 .588 28 28 0 191.0 140 56 17 54 199 2.64 20.8
 Ralph Terry 35 5 13 .278 63 4 15 88.0 107 55 21 15 28 5.63 2.6
 Pete Mikkelsen 31 3 3 .500 48 0 6 79.3 86 59 18 40 49 6.69 0.0
*Steve Hamilton 35 6 2 .750 44 0 5 77.3 70 31 10 45 43 3.61 8.1
*Al Jackson 35 3 1 .750 8 0 0 23.7 24 6 1 10 16 2.28 2.7
 Jose Santiago 30 0 1 .000 11 0 0 14.7 15 8 2 4 12 4.91 0.4
 Phil Regan 34 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 12.3 19 7 2 9 4 5.11 0.2
*Dick Kelley 31 0 0 .000 19 0 2 3.3 6 2 0 5 2 5.41 0.0
Team Totals 30.9 84 78 .519 358 162 28 1463.6 1560 722 173 474 805 4.44 86.7
Rank among 10 NL teams 6 6 3 6 3 10 7 9 1 10 8  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 37.2
D.Pavletich 1160.7 127 131 683 44 3 1 .996 33.3
R.Nixon 303.3 35 35 167 12 1 0 .994 53.3
Team Total 1464.0 162 166 850 56 4 1 .996 36.6
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 11.32
F.Whitfield 606.3 64 79 790 41 6 73 .993 12.33
B.Oliver 425.0 49 49 524 37 4 50 .993 11.88
D.Cater 415.7 48 49 493 37 4 46 .993 11.48
K.McMullen 50.4 6 7 46 3 2 6 .961 8.75
B.Sorrell 35.8 4 4 42 3 0 4 1.000 11.31
A.Kosco 9.0 1 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 7.00
D.Pavletich 3.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
F.Robinson 2.0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 13.50
Team Total 1547.2 172 194 1908 121 16 180 .992 11.80
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 5.66
C.Schilling 1241.7 141 143 277 508 12 119 .985 5.69
K.McMullen 122.4 13 17 35 60 1 13 .990 6.99
J.Werhas 61.0 5 11 14 23 0 5 1.000 5.46
B.Oliver 8.3 0 3 5 10 1 1 .938 16.21
Team Total 1433.4 159 174 331 601 14 138 .985 5.85
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .959 2.90
B.Williams 645.5 72 73 37 164 4 14 .980 2.80
B.Sorrell 377.7 46 46 24 93 6 7 .951 2.79
B.Aspromonte 274.0 32 34 14 89 4 5 .963 3.38
D.Cater 94.0 7 21 5 32 2 2 .949 3.54
K.McMullen 12.8 2 2 0 6 0 1 1.000 4.22
B.Oliver 3.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00
B.Melton 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Werhas 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1411.0 159 179 80 386 16 29 .967 2.97
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 5.06
B.Oliver 876.0 98 102 129 389 14 70 .974 5.32
B.Melton 369.7 42 43 57 154 3 30 .986 5.14
T.Kubek 149.0 21 22 18 65 3 9 .965 5.01
B.Aspromonte 82.0 8 13 12 28 2 5 .952 4.39
K.McMullen 17.6 2 2 2 8 0 2 1.000 5.11
J.Werhas 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
A.Kosco 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1498.3 171 184 219 644 22 116 .975 5.18
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .966 1.87
T.Davis 1281.0 146 146 257 9 15 4 .947 1.87
B.Aspromonte 93.0 11 12 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.45
D.Cater 38.0 4 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.89
F.Whitfield 27.0 1 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33
L.Clinton 12.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Elliot 8.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
B.Williams 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1463.0 162 182 281 9 15 4 .951 1.78
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 2.44
L.Elliot 1293.0 149 152 371 13 6 2 .985 2.67
A.Kosco 128.0 13 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.69
F.Robinson 26.0 0 12 5 0 2 0 .714 1.73
T.Davis 11.0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64
D.Cater 4.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
B.Williams 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1464.0 162 195 405 13 8 2 .981 2.57
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 1.93
B.Melton 897.0 99 100 168 8 0 3 1.000 1.77
L.Clinton 449.0 50 51 87 2 5 0 .947 1.78
F.Robinson 51.0 6 6 14 0 1 0 .933 2.47
K.McMullen 34.4 4 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.09
A.Kosco 19.0 2 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 4.26
T.Davis 5.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60
Team Total 1455.4 161 166 288 10 6 3 .980 1.84
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .966 1.91
D.Ellsworth 257.0 33 33 19 48 6 1 .918 2.35
J.Reuss 245.7 33 33 11 45 1 2 .982 2.05
J.Matlack 242.0 31 31 11 33 1 2 .978 1.64
H.Koplitz 229.3 33 33 16 33 1 4 .980 1.92
J.Brewer 191.0 28 28 9 28 1 1 .974 1.74
R.Terry 88.0 4 63 4 12 0 2 1.000 1.64
P.Mikkelsen 79.3 0 48 1 9 2 1 .833 1.13
S.Hamilton 77.3 0 44 2 15 0 0 1.000 1.98
A.Jackson 23.7 0 8 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.14
J.Santiago 14.7 0 11 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.61
P.Regan 12.3 0 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.73
D.Kelley 3.3 0 19 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1463.6 162 358 75 226 12 14 .962 1.85
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Elliot .277
On-Base Pct Schilling .351
Slugging Pct Melton .445
OPS Elliot .758
XR Elliot 72.7
Games Elliot 156
At-Bats Davis 603
Runs Clinton 82
Hits Davis 163
Total Bases Clinton 253
Singles Davis 128
Doubles Clinton 35
Triples Clinton 6
Homeruns Melton 25
RBIs Clinton 89
Stolen Bases Williams 5
Caught Stealing Williams 4
Walks Schilling 70
Strikeouts Clinton 141
ERA Brewer 2.64
Wins Reuss 19
Losses Ellsworth, Matlack 14
Winning Pct Reuss .633
Saves Terry 15
Games Pitched Terry 63
Games Started Ellsworth, Koplitz, Reuss 33
Complete Games Ellsworth 9
Shutouts Brewer, Matlack, Reuss 1
Innings Pitched Ellsworth 257.0
Hits Allowed Ellsworth 324
Homeruns Allowed Ellsworth 44
Strikeouts Brewer 199
Walks Allowed Koplitz 100
Walks per 9IP Ellsworth 1.6
Hits per 9IP Brewer 6.6
Strikeouts per 9IP Brewer 9.4
WHiP Brewer 1.02
OAVG Brewer .203
OOBP Brewer .262
OSLG Brewer .320
OOPS Brewer .582
Team All-Stars
Jerry Reuss
Ralph Terry
Player Salaries
Jim Brewer $ 21,800,000
Steve Hamilton $ 7,500,000
Chuck Schilling $ 3,750,000
Bob Aspromonte $ 3,500,000
Ralph Terry $ 2,600,000
Fred Whitfield $ 2,000,000
Al Jackson $ 2,000,000
Lou Clinton $ 1,900,000
Don Pavletich $ 1,777,777
Tommy Davis $ 1,400,000
Bill Sorrell $ 1,342,857
Larry Elliot $ 1,200,000
Phil Regan $ 1,100,000
Howie Koplitz $ 1,100,000
Frank Carpin $ 920,000
Pete Mikkelsen $ 860,000
Bob Oliver $ 810,000
Wayne Schurr $ 500,000
Jose Santiago $ 450,000
Milt Pappas $ 400,000
Russ Nixon $ 400,000
Woody Woodward $ 350,000
Dooley Womack $ 350,000
Dick Kelley $ 350,000
Johnny Werhas $ 300,000
Danny Cater $ 300,000
Frank Robinson $ 300,000
Jerry Reuss $ 300,000
Jim Pagliaroni $ 300,000
Andy Kosco $ 300,000
Jon Matlack $ 300,000
Bill Melton $ 300,000
Dick Ellsworth $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Traded Steve Brye Boston (N) Bobby Bolin
$3,671,359
2/1 Traded Vada Pinson Los Angeles Bob Aspromonte
Dooley Womack
Woody Woodward
2/7 Traded Jim Kaat
Roberto Clemente
Cleveland (N) Don Wert
2/13 Traded Hank Aaron
Eddie Fisher
Tampa Bay Milt May
Wayne Schurr
Steve Hamilton
2/22 Signed     Russ Nixon
2/24 Signed     Jim Pagliaroni
2/26 Signed     Tony Kubek
2/26 Signed     Milt Pappas
3/3 Traded Mike De La Hoz
John Herrnstein
Washington Fred Whitfield
3/3 Traded Buster Narum
Jim Merritt
Doc Edwards
Kansas City Chuck Schilling
Howie Koplitz
Phil Regan
Don Pavletich
3/3 Traded Don Wert Kansas City Gene Hiser
7/1 Traded Billy Williams
Tony Kubek
$5,000,000
Detroit Al Jackson
7/1 Signed     Charlie James
7/1 Signed     Frank Robinson
7/31 Traded Ken Mcmullen
John Boozer
Toronto Bill Sorrell
Frank Carpin
7/31 Signed     Frank Quilici