1971 Detroit Tigers Organizational Leaders

1971 Detroit Tigers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Richard Leon	Montgomery Rebels	AA	160	21	2	6
Jeffrey Hogan	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	151	24	2	8
Joe Staton	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	144	19	5	5
Wayne Comer	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	141	20	4	9
George Sudzina	Lakeland Tigers	A	136	14	8	2
John Gamble	Montgomery Rebels	AA	130	13	4	3
Mark Giegler	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	129	20	1	2
Paul Jata	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	129	21	2	9
Raul Colon	Lakeland Tigers	A	128	14	2	3
John Young	Montgomery Rebels	AA	127	20	2	17

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Ron Cash	Batavia Trojans	A	.333	86	258
Richard Leon	Montgomery Rebels	AA	.309	160	517
Jeffrey Hogan	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	.307	151	492
Marv Lane	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	.307	111	361
Joe Staton	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	.303	144	475
Bob Molinaro	Montgomery Rebels	AA	.301	50	166
John Young	Montgomery Rebels	AA	.297	127	427
Mark Giegler	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	.294	129	439
Russ Nagelson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	.293	96	328
John Donaldson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	.290	73	252

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Tim Hosley	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	23
George Kalafatis	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	23
Ike Blessitt	Montgomery Rebels	AA	22
John Young	Montgomery Rebels	AA	17
Russ Nagelson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	16
Murray Robinson	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	16
Tommy Grayson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	11
Wayne Comer	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	9
José Herrera	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	9
Paul Jata	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	9
Steve Smith	Montgomery Rebels	AA	9

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Jeffrey Hogan	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	24
George Kalafatis	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	22
Ted Brazell	Lakeland Tigers	A	21
Paul Jata	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	21
Richard Leon	Montgomery Rebels	AA	21
Wayne Comer	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	20
Mark Giegler	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	20
Marv Lane	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	20
John Young	Montgomery Rebels	AA	20
Murray Robinson	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	19
Joe Staton	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	19

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Bryan Lambe	Lakeland Tigers	A	12
Ted Brazell	Lakeland Tigers	A	10
Michael Baker	Lakeland Tigers	A	9
George Sudzina	Lakeland Tigers	A	8
Ike Blessitt	Montgomery Rebels	AA	6
John Knox	Montgomery Rebels	AA	6
Chuck Stone	Lakeland Tigers	A	6
Marv Lane	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	5
Joe Staton	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	5
Ron Cash	Batavia Trojans	A	4
Wayne Comer	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	4
John Gamble	Montgomery Rebels	AA	4
Billy Michael	Bristol Tigers	R	4
Tom Veryzer	Bristol Tigers	R	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
George Kalafatis	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	88
Jeffrey Hogan	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	75
Ike Blessitt	Montgomery Rebels	AA	70
George Sudzina	Lakeland Tigers	A	68
Paul Jata	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	67
Tommy Grayson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	66
John Young	Montgomery Rebels	AA	63
Richard Leon	Montgomery Rebels	AA	61
Tim Hosley	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	59
Russ Nagelson	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	59

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Fred Holdsworth	Rocky Mount Leafs, Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels	A, AA	13	10
Chuck Seelbach	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	12	2
James Harris	Rocky Mount Leafs, Lakeland Tigers	A	12	9
Dan Bootcheck	Montgomery Rebels	AA	11	8
James Mottine	Clinton Pilots	A	11	8
Fernando Arroyo	Lakeland Tigers	A	11	11
Curtis Isom	Clinton Pilots	A	9	6
Frank Fisher	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	9	7
Steve Grilli	Rocky Mount Leafs, Lakeland Tigers	A	8	5
Bob Reed	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	8	7

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Fred Holdsworth	Rocky Mount Leafs, Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers	A, AA	2.51	13	10
Fernando Arroyo	Lakeland Tigers	A	2.52	11	11
Steve Grilli	Rocky Mount Leafs, Lakeland Tigers	A	2.57	8	5
James Mottine	Clinton Pilots	A	2.62	11	8
James Harris	Lakeland Tigers, Rocky Mount Leafs	A	2.82	12	9
Frank Fisher	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	2.96	9	7
Chuck Seelbach	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	3.59	12	2
Curtis Isom	Clinton Pilots	A	3.88	9	6
Bob Reed	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	3.92	8	7
Dan Bootcheck	Montgomery Rebels	AA	4.06	11	8

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Fernando Arroyo	Lakeland Tigers	A	5
Raymond Blosse	Montgomery Rebels	AA	3
Dan Bootcheck	Montgomery Rebels	AA	2
David DeLuca	Lakeland Tigers	A	2
Frank Fisher	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	2
Jim Foor	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	2
John Gelnar	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	2
Fred Holdsworth	Lakeland Tigers, Rocky Mount Leafs	A	2
Daniel Maluzhinsky	Lakeland Tigers	A	2
Everett Meggitt	Batavia Trojans	A	2
Joseph Rizzardi	Lakeland Tigers	A	2
Robert Shortell	Batavia Trojans	A	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Fred Holdsworth	Lakeland Tigers, Rocky Mount Leafs, Montgomery Rebels	A, AA	145
Bill Slayback	Montgomery Rebels	AA	131
Robert Ware	Toledo Mud Hens, Montgomery Rebels	AA, AAA	124
Gary Ignasiak	Rocky Mount Leafs, Batavia Trojans, Lakeland Tigers	A	121
Curtis Isom	Clinton Pilots	A	121
Jim Foor	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	119
Chuck Seelbach	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	119
Fernando Arroyo	Lakeland Tigers	A	117
James Harris	Lakeland Tigers, Rocky Mount Leafs	A	112
Don Leshnock	Montgomery Rebels	AA	110

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Jack Whillock	Montgomery Rebels	AA	15
Phil Meeler	Montgomery Rebels	AA	13
Michael Dwyer	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	9
Billy Rohr	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	9
Fred Bruntrager	Lakeland Tigers	A	8
Bob Reed	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	7
Bernie Beckman	Rocky Mount Leafs	A	6
Timothy Murray	Bristol Tigers	R	6
Keith Spicer	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	6
Peter Egnatchick	Clinton Pilots	A	5
Lerrin LaGrow	Toledo Mud Hens	AAA	5
John Ogden	Clinton Pilots	A	5
Frederick Strine	Lakeland Tigers	A	5

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