1971 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
Team Record: 58-81
Finished 5th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Bobby Malkmus (58-81)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 65,517, Avg. 943
The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1971 season with a record of 58 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.
The Expos scored 501 runs and allowed 582 runs. Pat Scanlon led West Palm Beach with 10 home runs and drove in 43 runs. Jim Chapman paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .287 average. Chip Lang topped the team with 9 wins, while Brian Abraham recorded a 2.35 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Joe Gilbert, Barry Foote, John Strohmayer, Pat Scanlon, Tony Scott, Dale Murray, Jerry White and Chip Lang were all players from the 1971 West Palm Beach Expos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bobby Malkmus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Abraham | L | L | October 8, 1951 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Felix Arce | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | San Anton, PR |
| Bob Arnzen | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 6'5" | 210 | Covington, KY US |
| Rafael Baez | R | R | 6'0" | 145 | , DO | |
| Richard Baker | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Randall Brown | R | R | November 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Randolph Brunner | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jim Chapman | L | R | March 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Victoria, BC CA |
| Jerry Cole | S | L | February 20, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Juan Correa | R | R | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Bobby Croswell | S | R | August 10, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Rick Down | R | R | December 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Barry Foote | R | R | February 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Smithfield, NC US |
| John Gentile | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'10" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Joe Gilbert | R | L | April 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 167 | Jasper, TX US |
| Frank Hale | R | R | May 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dale Harrington | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stephen Keller | R | R | September 6, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | Evanston, IL US |
| Chip Lang | R | R | August 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Manny Lantigua | R | R | April 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Michael Lynch | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Dale Murray | R | R | February 2, 1950 | 6'4" | 205 | Cuero, TX US |
| Robert Murray | R | R | October 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Calgary, AB CA |
| Felix Peguero | S | R | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| John Scalia | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Pat Scanlon | L | R | September 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Robert Schleider | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tony Scott | S | R | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 164 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Cannon Smith | L | L | June 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| John Strohmayer | R | R | October 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Belle Fourche, SD US |
| Richard Turner | R | R | 6'5" | 225 | ||
| Ramon Valenzuela | R | R | January 6, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Luis Velez | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | , DO | |
| Randolph Viefhaus | L | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Jerry White | S | R | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 164 | Shirley, MA US |
| Larry Woltz | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | East Point, GA 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.
