1971 Pawtucket Red Sox Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 3rd in the EL's American Division
Manager: Billy Gardner (63-76)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ballpark: McCoy Stadium
Attendance: 75,159, Avg. 1,081
1971 Pawtucket Red Sox Statistics

The Pawtucket Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1971 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing third in the league's American Division.

The Red Sox scored 452 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 512 runs. Tom Maggard led Pawtucket with 17 home runs, and Curtis Suchan walloped 15 or more, too. Cecil Cooper and Curtis Suchan each drove in 60 runs. Roger Nelson paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .267 clip. Cecil Robinson topped the squad with 12 wins, while Craig Skok recorded a 2.61 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Jim Burton, Cecil Cooper, Bo Díaz, Billy Gardner, Dick Mills, Ed Phillips, Dick Pole and Craig Skok were all players from the 1971 Pawtucket Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.

Billy Gardner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carl BoyerRRFebruary 15, 19456'0"195
Bill BrownLLJuly 2, 19466'1"195Fresno, CA US
Jim BurtonRLOctober 27, 19496'3"195Royal Oak, MI US
Thomas CasonLRSeptember 12, 19495'9"Brunswick, GA US
Tom CassellRR5'9"165
John CliftonLLJanuary 28, 19476'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Cecil CooperLLDecember 20, 19496'2"165Brenham, TX US
Manuel CrespoRRSeptember 1, 19505'11"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Bo DíazRRMarch 23, 19535'11"185Cua, Miranda VE
Billy GardnerRRJuly 19, 19276'0"170Waterford, CT US
Richard JacksonLRMay 20, 19465'11"190Los Angeles, CA US
Noel JenkeLRDecember 17, 19466'1"215
Mike KoritkoRRNovember 26, 19476'1"180Bridgeport, CT US
Glenn LohfinkRRJanuary 15, 19486'0"190New Orleans, LA US
Kurt LohrkeSR5'11"180
Tom MaggardRRFebruary 7, 19506'6"215
Ed MelloRRJune 12, 19475'8"157Providence, RI US
Steven MillerRRFebruary 20, 19496'2"253Lansdale, PA US
Dick MillsRRJanuary 29, 19456'3"195Boston, MA US
Mike NealLLMarch 19, 19485'11"155Modesto, CA US
Roger NelsonRRJune 7, 19456'1"170Paterson, NJ US
Max OliverasRRSeptember 10, 19496'1"
Ed PhillipsRRSeptember 20, 19446'1"190Ardmore, OK US
Dick PoleRROctober 13, 19506'3"200Trout Creek, MI US
Charles PredigerRRDecember 8, 19466'3"196Philadelphia, PA US
Cecil RobinsonLRSeptember 27, 19456'2"170Newport News, VA US
Craig SkokRLSeptember 1, 19476'0"190Dobbs Ferry, NY US
Paul SparkmanLRMarch 30, 19486'0"190
Curtis SuchanRRAugust 11, 19505'11"185
James ThomasSLDecember 9, 19446'2"207Sacramento, CA US
Tony TorchiaLLDecember 13, 19435'11"180Chicago, IL US
Terry WilliamsRRMay 21, 19506'2"190

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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