1971 Great Falls Giants Roster
Team Record: 45-25
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Dick Wilson (45-25)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 33,230, Avg. 949
The Great Falls Giants of the Pioneer League ended the 1971 season with a record of 45 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Giants plated 448 runs, tops in the circuit. Great Falls gave up 329 runs. Steve Stroughter accounted for 46 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .351 clip. Frank Reyes and Greg Thayer paced the team with 9 wins each, while Frank Reyes recorded a 2.47 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1971 Great Falls Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Greg Thayer, Frank Riccelli, Steve Stroughter and Willie Prall.
Dick Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adkison | L | R | September 19, 1949 | 5'8" | 175 | Yakima, WA US |
| Eugene Breinig | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Luis Camilo | R | R | May 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Pedro Cintron | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Courtmanch | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Theodore DeMaio | R | R | ||||
| Jay Dillard | R | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| David Fuqua | R | R | February 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 172 | Bend, OR US |
| Michael Haynes | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Harold Ingle | R | R | April 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Buncombe County, NC US |
| Clyde Jeter | R | R | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Michael Kerr | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Leon Lacour | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Willie Manassa | R | R | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| John Parslow | R | R | September 29, 1952 | 6'4" | 175 | |
| Tony Pepper | L | R | December 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Manny Perez | ||||||
| Mike Powers | R | R | December 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Benning, GA US |
| Willie Prall | L | L | April 20, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Frank Reyes | R | R | July 30, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Camp Cook, CA US |
| Frank Riccelli | L | L | February 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 205 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Cruz Rodriguez | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Jose Sencion | R | R | September 27, 1954 | 5'9" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| David Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Steve Stroughter | L | L | March 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | Visalia, CA US |
| Greg Thayer | R | R | October 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Robert VanderSluis | R | R | 6'1" | |||
| Guaroa Veloz | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| David Walski | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Scott Wolfe | R | R | July 25, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Columbus, NE US |
| Bruce Wright | R | R | 6'0" | 182 |
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.
