1971 Rochester Red Wings Roster
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
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 Jim Hutto, Don Baylor, Terry Crowley and Rich Coggins 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.
Dave Leonhard, Steve Jones, Bobby Grich, Bill Burbach, Terry Crowley, Johnny Oates, Roric Harrison, Dave Boswell, Sam Parrilla, John Montague, Mike Ferraro, Dick Baney, Mickey Scott, Fred Beene, Orlando Peña, Mike Adamson, Don Baylor, Jim Hutto and Rich Coggins were all players from the 1971 Rochester Red Wings who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Joe Altobelli served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adamson | R | R | September 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Greg Arnold | R | R | February 14, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Dick Baney | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Don Baylor | R | R | June 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| Fred Beene | S | R | November 24, 1942 | 5'9" | 155 | Angleton, TX US |
| Dave Boswell | R | R | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bill Burbach | R | R | August 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 215 | Dickeyville, WI US |
| Rich Coggins | L | L | December 7, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Terry Crowley | L | L | February 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Ricardo Delgado | R | R | February 7, 1940 | 6'3" | 195 | Mayaguez, PR |
| George Farson | R | R | December 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Donato Fazio | R | R | March 5, 1943 | 5'8" | 175 | Watertown, NY US |
| Mike Ferraro | R | R | August 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Kingston, NY US |
| Bobby Grich | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Muskegon, MI US |
| Roric Harrison | R | R | September 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jim Hutto | R | R | October 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Larry Johnson | R | R | November 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Steve Jones | L | L | April 22, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | Huntington Park, CA US |
| Bill Kirkpatrick | R | R | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Dave Leonhard | R | R | January 22, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | Arlington, VA US |
| George Manz | R | R | July 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Edwin Maras | R | R | November 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Ray Miller | R | R | April 30, 1945 | Takoma Park, MD US | ||
| Arturo Miranda | R | R | May 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 145 | Santurce, PR |
| John Montague | R | R | September 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 213 | Newport News, VA US |
| Johnny Oates | L | R | January 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 188 | Sylva, NC US |
| Sam Parrilla | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | Santurce, PR |
| Orlando Peña | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 154 | Victoria de las Tunas, CU |
| Mickey Scott | L | L | July 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 155 | Weimar, DE |
| Ron Shelton | R | R | September 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Whittier, CA US |
| Rich Thoms | L | L | September 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dutch Weems | R | R | May 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 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.
