1971 Toledo Mud Hens Roster
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Mike Roarke (60-80)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Ballpark: Ned Skeldon Stadium
Attendance: 88,438, Avg. 1,263
The Toledo Mud Hens of the International League ended the 1971 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.
The Mud Hens scored 605 runs and surrendered 684 runs. Tim Hosley and George Kalafatis paced Toledo with 23 home runs apiece., while Russ Nagelson walloped 15 or more, too. George Kalafatis accounted for 88 RBI. Wayne Comer led batters with significant playing time by hitting .279. Chuck Seelbach topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.59 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1971 Toledo Mud Hens who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dennis Saunders, Bill Zepp, Paul Jata, Chuck Scrivener, Bill Denehy, Jim Foor, Tim Hosley, Héctor Valle, Joe Sparma, Wayne Comer, José Vidal, Ken Szotkiewicz, José Herrera, Bob Reed, John Donaldson, Chuck Seelbach, Bill Gilbreth, Billy Rohr, Lerrin LaGrow, Tom Timmermann, Gene Lamont, John Gelnar, Les Cain, Russ Nagelson and Gary Taylor.
Mike Roarke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan Andersen | R | R | March 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 168 | Teaneck, NJ US |
| Les Cain | L | L | January 13, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Wayne Comer | R | R | February 3, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Shenandoah, VA US |
| Bill Denehy | S | R | March 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Middletown, CT US |
| Jerome Donahue | L | R | July 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| John Donaldson | L | R | May 5, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Jim Foor | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Gelnar | R | R | June 25, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Granite, OK US |
| Bill Gilbreth | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Abilene, TX US |
| Tommy Grayson | S | R | February 19, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| José Herrera | R | R | April 8, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | San Lorenzo, Zulia VE |
| Tim Hosley | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Paul Jata | R | R | September 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Astoria, NY US |
| George Kalafatis | L | L | April 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Charles Kuhn | L | L | February 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Lerrin LaGrow | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Gene Lamont | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL US |
| Emerito Lopez | R | R | October 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Tim Marting | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Russ Nagelson | L | R | September 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bob Reed | R | R | January 12, 1945 | 5'10" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Billy Rohr | L | L | July 1, 1945 | 6'3" | 170 | San Diego, CA US |
| Dennis Saunders | S | R | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Chuck Scrivener | R | R | October 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Chuck Seelbach | R | R | March 20, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Lakewood, OH US |
| Joe Sparma | R | R | February 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Massillon, OH US |
| Keith Spicer | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Charles Swanson | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | L | R | February 25, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Gary Taylor | R | R | October 19, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Tom Timmermann | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL US |
| Héctor Valle | R | R | October 27, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | Vega Baja, PR |
| José Vidal | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Batey Lechuga, El Seibo DO |
| Robert Ware | R | R | November 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| Fred Wolcott | R | R | October 13, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Bill Zepp | R | R | July 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI 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.
