1971 Spokane Indians Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-76
Finished 3rd in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Tom Lasorda (69-76)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 137,553, Avg. 1,897
1971 Spokane Indians Statistics

The Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1971 season with a record of 69 wins and 76 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Indians scored 790 runs and gave up 779 runs. Ron Cey walloped 32 home runs for Spokane, while Tom Hutton, Bobby Darwin and Tom Paciorek each swatted 15 or more, too. Ron Cey recorded 123 runs batted in. Tom Hutton led all regular hitters by hitting .352. Mike Strahler topped the squad with 11 wins, and Charlie Hough recorded a 3.92 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1971 Spokane Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Doyle Alexander, Ron Cey, Bobby Darwin, Bill Edgerton, Bruce Ellingsen, Joe Ferguson, Bob Gallagher, Charlie Hough, Tom Hutton, Tim Johnson, Von Joshua, Davey Lopes, Bob O'Brien, Tom Paciorek, José Peña, Bob Randall, Doug Rau, Sergio Robles, Jerry Stephenson, Mike Strahler, Bobby Valentine, Sandy Vance and Hoyt Wilhelm.

Tom Lasorda served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doyle AlexanderRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL US
David AllenRLJanuary 18, 19486'0"170Detroit, MI US
Richard ArmstrongRRJuly 30, 19446'2"190El Paso, TX US
Ron CeyRRFebruary 15, 19485'10"185Tacoma, WA US
Robert CummingsRRJune 11, 19465'11"170Santa Ana, CA US
Bobby DarwinRRFebruary 16, 19436'2"190Los Angeles, CA US
Al DawsonRRSeptember 1, 19515'11"190Jersey City, NJ US
Bill EdgertonLLAugust 16, 19416'2"185South Bend, IN US
Bruce EllingsenLLApril 26, 19496'0"180Pocatello, ID US
Joe FergusonRRSeptember 19, 19466'2"200San Francisco, CA US
Edward FisklandRROctober 27, 19456'2"190Austin, TX US
Jim FlynnRRDecember 9, 19486'2"195
Bob GallagherLLJuly 7, 19476'3"185Newton, MA US
Marv GalliherRRDecember 18, 19476'0"180San Diego, CA US
William HomikRRAugust 12, 19456'2"212
Charlie HoughRRJanuary 5, 19486'2"190Honolulu, HI US
Tom HuttonLLApril 20, 19465'11"180Los Angeles, CA US
Dennis JamesSLNovember 21, 19476'0"175Gulfport, MS US
Tim JohnsonLRJuly 22, 19496'1"170Grand Forks, ND US
Von JoshuaLLMay 1, 19485'10"170Oakland, CA US
Davey LopesRRMay 3, 19455'9"170East Providence, RI US
George LottLLOctober 31, 19436'2"195
Bob O'BrienLLApril 23, 19495'10"170Pittsburgh, PA US
Tom PaciorekRRNovember 2, 19466'4"215Detroit, MI US
José PeñaRRDecember 3, 19426'2"190Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua MX
Bill RalstonRRMay 9, 19456'1"170Whittier, CA US
Bob RandallRRJune 6, 19486'2"175Norton, KS US
Doug RauLLDecember 15, 19486'2"175Columbus, TX US
Sergio RoblesRRApril 16, 19466'2"190Magdalena de Kino, Sonora MX
Peter ScarpatiRROctober 4, 19466'0"185
Gustavo SpositoRRFebruary 14, 19465'6"160
Jerry StephensonLROctober 6, 19436'2"185Detroit, MI US
Mike StrahlerRRMarch 14, 19476'4"180Chicago, IL US
Bobby ValentineRRMay 13, 19505'10"189Stamford, CT US
Sandy VanceRRJanuary 5, 19476'2"180Lamar, CO US
Hoyt WilhelmRRJuly 26, 19226'0"190Huntersville, NC US

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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