1971 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 1st in the MWL's South Division
Manager: Harry Bright (71-50)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 44,056, Avg. 728
The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 1971 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Bees scored 633 runs, best in the league. Burlington gave up 469 runs. Keith Lieppman and Dan Ford led the team with 14 home runs apiece. Dan Ford recorded 80 runs batted in. Keith Lieppman paced all regular batters by hitting .295. Glenn Abbott and Dennis Myers topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Dennis Myers recorded a 2.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Phil Garner, Steve Lawson, Harry Bright, Glenn Abbott, Dan Ford, Vic Harris, Charlie Chant, Mike Barlow and Tommy Sandt were all players from the 1971 Burlington Bees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Harry Bright served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Abbott | R | R | February 16, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Edward Bacak | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| Mike Barlow | L | R | April 30, 1948 | 6'6" | 210 | Stamford, NY US |
| Stan Bockewitz | R | L | December 18, 1952 | 6'4" | 190 | Harvel, IL US |
| Ronald Brenner | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Harry Bright | R | R | September 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Charlie Chant | R | R | August 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 190 | Bell, CA US |
| Bill Close | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| William Fitzgerald | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Dan Ford | R | R | May 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Phil Garner | R | R | April 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | Jefferson City, TN US |
| Alan Griffin | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Vic Harris | S | R | March 27, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Mike Heinitz | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Phillip LaGore | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Steve Lawson | R | L | December 28, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Keith Lieppman | R | R | January 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Bill Lucas | L | R | December 11, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Michael Marostica | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dick Meier | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | Davenport, IA US | |
| David Murphy | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Dennis Myers | R | R | July 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 205 | Clarksville, AR US |
| Nicholas Parrilla | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Dennis Primeau | R | R | May 23, 1950 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Eddie Propst | R | R | November 19, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Joe Robinson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Tommy Sandt | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dale Sanner | L | R | February 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Alex Schumacher | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Sinclair | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Patrick Tatom | R | R | April 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Thomas Tikker | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Bill VanBommel | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Bob Williams | R | R | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
