1971 Rochester Red Wings Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 86-54
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Joe Altobelli (86-54)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 361,701, Avg. 5,167
1971 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 3 games, Syracuse Chiefs 1
Finals - Rochester Red Wings 3 games, Tidewater Tides 2

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1971 season with a record of 86 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the IL.

The Red Wings scored 734 runs, most in the league. Rochester yielded 586 runs. Bobby Grich walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Don Baylor, Terry Crowley, Rich Coggins and Jim Hutto each swatted 15 or more, too. Don Baylor drove in 95 runs. Bobby Grich led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .336 clip. Roric Harrison topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.81 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mike Adamson, Dick Baney, Don Baylor, Fred Beene, Dave Boswell, Bill Burbach, Rich Coggins, Terry Crowley, Mike Ferraro, Bobby Grich, Roric Harrison, Jim Hutto, Steve Jones, Dave Leonhard, John Montague, Johnny Oates, Sam Parrilla, Orlando Peña and Mickey Scott were all players from the 1971 Rochester Red Wings who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Joe Altobelli served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AdamsonRRSeptember 13, 19476'2"185San Diego, CA US
Greg ArnoldRRFebruary 14, 19496'1"185Baltimore, MD US
Dick BaneyRRNovember 1, 19466'0"185Fullerton, CA US
Don BaylorRRJune 28, 19496'1"190Austin, TX US
Fred BeeneSRNovember 24, 19425'9"155Angleton, TX US
Dave BoswellRRJanuary 20, 19456'3"185Baltimore, MD US
Bill BurbachRRAugust 22, 19476'4"215Dickeyville, WI US
Rich CogginsLLDecember 7, 19505'8"170Indianapolis, IN US
Terry CrowleyLLFebruary 16, 19476'0"180Staten Island, NY US
Ricardo DelgadoRRFebruary 7, 19406'3"195Mayaguez, PR
George FarsonRRDecember 29, 19396'1"200Lynchburg, VA US
Donato FazioRRMarch 5, 19435'8"175Watertown, NY US
Mike FerraroRRAugust 18, 19445'11"175Kingston, NY US
Bobby GrichRRJanuary 15, 19496'2"180Muskegon, MI US
Roric HarrisonRRSeptember 20, 19466'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Jim HuttoRROctober 17, 19475'11"195Norfolk, VA US
Larry JohnsonRRNovember 4, 19456'0"190
Steve JonesLLApril 22, 19415'10"175Huntington Park, CA US
Bill KirkpatrickRRApril 13, 19476'1"188
Dave LeonhardRRJanuary 22, 19415'11"165Arlington, VA US
George ManzRRJuly 15, 19466'2"188
Edwin MarasRRNovember 21, 19456'2"215
Ray MillerRRApril 30, 1945Takoma Park, MD US
Arturo MirandaRRMay 17, 19445'9"145Santurce, PR
John MontagueRRSeptember 12, 19476'2"213Newport News, VA US
Johnny OatesLRJanuary 21, 19465'11"188Sylva, NC US
Sam ParrillaRRJune 12, 19435'11"185Santurce, PR
Orlando PeñaRRNovember 17, 19335'11"154Victoria de las Tunas, CU
Mickey ScottLLJuly 25, 19476'1"155Weimar, DE
Ron SheltonRRSeptember 15, 19456'1"185Whittier, CA US
Rich ThomsLLSeptember 7, 19436'0"180
Dutch WeemsRRMay 12, 19516'0"180

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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