1971 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1971 Baltimore Orioles 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 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1971 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1971 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
32 Dave Boswell 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-20
35 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
37 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
36 Tom Dukes 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-08-31
29 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
44 Jim Hardin 6-00 175 Right Right 1943-08-06
23 Grant Jackson 6-00 190 Left Both 1942-09-28
40 Dave Leonhard 5-11 165 Right Right 1941-01-22
19 Dave McNally 5-11 190 Left Right 1942-10-31
22 Jim Palmer 6-03 196 Right Right 1945-10-15
27 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
24 Pete Richert 6-00 184 Left Left 1939-10-29
39 Eddie Watt 5-10 197 Right Right 1941-04-04
3 Clay Dalrymple 6-00 199 Right Left 1936-12-03
8 Andy Etchebarren 6-01 197 Right Right 1943-06-20
10 Ellie Hendricks 6-01 175 Right Left 1940-12-22
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
2 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
16 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
15 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
26 Boog Powell 6-04 240 Right Left 1941-08-17
5 Brooks Robinson 6-01 190 Right Right 1937-05-18
30 Chico Salmon 5-10 170 Right Right 1940-12-03
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
6 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
9 Don Buford 5-08 165 Right Both 1937-02-02
11 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
21 Curt Motton 5-07½ 175 Right Right 1940-09-24
14 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
28 Tom Shopay 5-09½ 160 Right Left 1945-02-21
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The 1971 Baltimore Orioles played 158 games during the regular season, won 101 games, lost 57 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 99/97) where 1,023,037 fans witnessed their 1971 Orioles finish the season with a .639 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 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1971 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1971 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Mark Belanger
Paul Blair
Ellie Hendricks
Davey Johnson
Dave McNally
Boog Powell
Merv Rettenmund
Brooks Robinson
Frank Robinson

1971 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Ellie Hendricks (90)
1B Boog Powell (124)
2B Davey Johnson (140)
3B Brooks Robinson (156)
SS Mark Belanger (149)
LF Don Buford (114)
CF Paul Blair (138)
RF Frank Robinson (91)
  
SP Mike Cuellar
SP Pat Dobson
SP Dave McNally
SP Jim Palmer
  
RP Tom Dukes
RP Dick Hall
RP Grant Jackson
RP Pete Richert
CL Eddie Watt


1971 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Frank Robinson $75,000.00
Davey Johnson $50,000.00
Pete Richert $37,000.00
Pat Dobson $28,000.00
Tom Dukes $18,000.00
Grant Jackson $16,500.00
Jerry DaVanon $13,000.00


1971 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jerry DaVanon
#3 Clay Dalrymple
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Paul Blair
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Andy Etchebarren
#9 Don Buford
#10 Ellie Hendricks
#11 Terry Crowley
#14 Merv Rettenmund
#15 Davey Johnson
#16 Bobby Grich
#19 Dave McNally
#20 Frank Robinson
#21 Curt Motton
#22 Jim Palmer
#23 Grant Jackson
#24 Pete Richert
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Boog Powell
#27 Orlando Pena
#28 Tom Shopay
#29 Dick Hall
#30 Chico Salmon
#32 Dave Boswell
#35 Mike Cuellar
#36 Tom Dukes
#37 Pat Dobson
#39 Eddie Watt
#40 Dave Leonhard
#44 Jim Hardin

Did you know that a 1971 Baltimore Orioles 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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