1971 Burlington Bees Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 1st in the MWL's South Division
Manager: Harry Bright (71-50)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 44,056, Avg. 728
1971 Burlington Bees Statistics

The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 1971 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Bees scored 633 runs, best in the league. Burlington gave up 469 runs. Dan Ford and Keith Lieppman led the team with 14 home runs apiece. Dan Ford recorded 80 runs batted in. Keith Lieppman paced all regular batters by hitting .295. Glenn Abbott and Dennis Myers topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Dennis Myers recorded a 2.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Glenn Abbott, Mike Barlow, Harry Bright, Charlie Chant, Dan Ford, Phil Garner, Vic Harris, Steve Lawson and Tommy Sandt were all players from the 1971 Burlington Bees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Harry Bright served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Glenn AbbottRRFebruary 16, 19516'6"200Little Rock, AR US
Edward BacakRR6'5"215
Mike BarlowLRApril 30, 19486'6"210Stamford, NY US
Stan BockewitzRLDecember 18, 19526'4"190Harvel, IL US
Ronald BrennerRR6'3"190
Harry BrightRRSeptember 22, 19296'0"190Kansas City, MO US
Charlie ChantRRAugust 7, 19516'0"190Bell, CA US
Bill CloseRRJanuary 18, 19476'1"205
William FitzgeraldRR6'4"195
Dan FordRRMay 19, 19526'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Phil GarnerRRApril 30, 19495'10"175Jefferson City, TN US
Alan GriffinRRFebruary 15, 19526'2"170Santa Monica, CA US
Vic HarrisSRMarch 27, 19505'11"165Los Angeles, CA US
Mike HeinitzRR6'1"180
Phillip LaGoreLR6'2"190
Steve LawsonRLDecember 28, 19506'1"175Oakland, CA US
Keith LieppmanRRJanuary 17, 19496'2"205
Bill LucasLRDecember 11, 19506'0"185
Michael MarosticaLL5'11"175
Dick MeierLR6'0"190Davenport, IA US
David MurphyRR6'0"165
Dennis MyersRRJuly 21, 19506'3"205Clarksville, AR US
Nicholas ParrillaRR6'1"190
Dennis PrimeauRRMay 23, 19505'8"160
Eddie PropstRRNovember 19, 19456'0"185
Joe RobinsonRR6'0"170
Tommy SandtRRDecember 22, 19505'11"175Brooklyn, NY US
Dale SannerLRFebruary 1, 19526'3"190
Alex SchumacherLL6'0"185
Wayne SinclairRR6'0"180
Patrick TatomRRApril 28, 19506'2"190
Thomas TikkerRR6'0"195
Bill VanBommelRRFebruary 15, 19526'5"210
Bob WilliamsRR6'2"195

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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