1971 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1971 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1971 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1971 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
24 Steve Barber 6-00 200 Left Left 1938-02-22
29 Ron Herbel 6-01 195 Right Right 1938-01-16
39 Tom House 5-11 190 Left Left 1947-04-29
33 Pat Jarvis 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1941-03-18
36 Tom Kelley 6-00 191 Right Right 1944-01-05
22 Mike McQueen 5-11 190 Left Left 1950-08-30
23 Jim Nash 6-05 230 Right Right 1945-02-09
31 Gary Neibauer 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-10-29
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
37 Bob Priddy 6-01 200 Right Right 1939-12-10
38 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
40 George Stone 6-03 205 Left Left 1946-07-09
34 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
39 Hoyt Wilhelm 6-00 195 Right Right 1922-07-26
4 Bob Didier 6-00 190 Right Both 1949-02-16
15 Hal King 6-01 200 Right Left 1944-02-01
32 Earl Williams 6-03 220 Right Right 1948-07-14
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
19 Tommie Aaron 6-01 200 Right Right 1939-08-05
6 Clete Boyer 6-00 182 Right Right 1937-02-09
2 Jim Breazeale 6-02 210 Right Left 1949-10-03
30 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
11 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
14 Leo Foster 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-02-02
7 Gil Garrido 5-08 160 Right Right 1941-06-26
6 Tony La Russa 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-10-04
17 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
9 Marty Perez 5-11 160 Right Right 1947-02-28
14 Marv Staehle 5-10 172 Right Left 1942-03-13
18 Zoilo Versalles 5-10 150 Right Right 1939-12-18
12 Dusty Baker 6-02 187 Right Right 1949-06-15
45 Oscar Brown 6-00 175 Right Right 1946-02-08
48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
16 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
28 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
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The 1971 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 106/107) where 1,006,320 fans witnessed their 1971 Braves finish the season with a .506 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1971 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1971 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Hank Aaron
Clete Boyer
Orlando Cepeda
Gil Garrido
Sonny Jackson
Pat Jarvis
Hal King
Felix Millan
Marty Perez

1971 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Earl Williams (72)
1B Hank Aaron (71)
2B Felix Millan (141)
3B Darrell Evans (72)
SS Marty Perez (126)
LF Ralph Garr (153)
CF Sonny Jackson (145)
RF Mike Lum (104)
  
SP Pat Jarvis
SP Tom Kelley
SP Jim Nash
SP Phil Niekro
SP Ron Reed
SP George Stone
  
RP Steve Barber
RP Ron Herbel
RP Bob Priddy
CL Cecil Upshaw


1971 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Hal King $17,500.00


1971 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jim Breazeale
#4 Bob Didier
#6 Clete Boyer
#6 Tony La Russa
#7 Gil Garrido
#9 Marty Perez
#11 Darrell Evans
#12 Dusty Baker
#14 Leo Foster
#14 Marv Staehle
#15 Hal King
#16 Sonny Jackson
#17 Felix Millan
#18 Zoilo Versalles
#19 Tommie Aaron
#22 Mike McQueen
#23 Jim Nash
#24 Steve Barber
#28 Mike Lum
#29 Ron Herbel
#30 Orlando Cepeda
#31 Gary Neibauer
#32 Earl Williams
#33 Pat Jarvis
#34 Cecil Upshaw
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Tom Kelley
#37 Bob Priddy
#38 Ron Reed
#39 Tom House
#39 Hoyt Wilhelm
#40 George Stone
#44 Hank Aaron
#45 Oscar Brown
#48 Ralph Garr

Did you know that a 1971 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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