1971 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1971
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Robert R.M. Carpenter
general managers =John Quinn
managers =Frank Lucchesi
television = WPHL-TV
radio = WCAU
(By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)|

The by|1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia. The Phillies finished in sixth place in the National League East, with a record of 67-95. On April 10, the Phillies officially opened Veterans Stadium with a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Expos.

Offseason

*November 3, 1970: Curt Flood and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Washington Senators for Greg Goossen, Jeff Terpko, and Gene Martin. The Phillies completed the trade by sending Terpko back to the Senators on April 10. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/floodcu01.shtml Curt Flood page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 16, 1970: Grant Jackson, Jim Hutto and Sam Parrilla were traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Roger Freed. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

June 8, 1971: Mike Schmidt was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1971. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schmimi01.shtml Mike Schmidt page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

*Terry Harmon, National League record, Most Chances Accepted in one nine-inning game (18 chances on June 12, 1971) [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.93, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1971.shtml 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]