1971 Denver Bears Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 73-67
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Del Wilber (73-67)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 313,912, Avg. 4,484
1971 Denver Bears Statistics

Playoffs - Denver Bears 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 3

The Denver Bears of the American Association ended the 1971 season with a record of 73 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Bears plated 767 runs, tops in the circuit. Denver conceded 727 runs. Richie Scheinblum paced the team with 25 home runs, and Tom Grieve walloped 15 or more, too. Richie Scheinblum recorded 108 runs batted in. Jim Mason topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .268 average. Garland Shifflett led the squad with 12 wins, while Ron Law earned a 4.12 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Charlie Walters, Jackie Brown, Cisco Carlos, Jim French, Gerry Janeski, Tom Grieve, Norm McRae, Jim Driscoll, Lenny Randle, Tom Ragland, Jan Dukes, Rick Stelmaszek, Richie Scheinblum, Garland Shifflett, Larry Biittner, Jeff Burroughs, Dick Nen, Rick Henninger, Dick Such, Don Castle, Mike Thompson, Joe Foy, Jim Miles, Lou Klimchock, Ron Law, Jim Mason, Bill Fahey, Joe Lovitto and Dave Nelson were all players from the 1971 Denver Bears who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Del Wilber served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Larry BiittnerLLJuly 27, 19466'2"205Pocahontas, IA US
Jackie BrownRRMay 31, 19436'1"195Holdenville, OK US
Jeff BurroughsRRMarch 7, 19516'1"200Long Beach, CA US
Cisco CarlosRRSeptember 17, 19406'3"205Monrovia, CA US
Don CastleLLFebruary 1, 19506'1"205Kokomo, IN US
Art DeFilippisLLMarch 7, 19526'0"180Stamford, CT US
Rich DonnellyLRAugust 3, 19466'0"185Steubenville, OH US
Jim DriscollLRMay 14, 19445'11"175Medford, MA US
Jan DukesLLAugust 16, 19455'11"175Cheyenne, WY US
Bill FaheyLRJune 14, 19506'0"200Detroit, MI US
Joe FoyRRFebruary 21, 19436'0"215New York, NY US
Jim FrenchLRAugust 13, 19415'8"180Warren, OH US
Tom GrieveRRMarch 4, 19486'2"190Pittsfield, MA US
Rick HenningerRRJanuary 11, 19486'6"225Hastings, NE US
Rick HenseRRMarch 16, 19446'1"195Eau Claire, WI US
Gerry JaneskiRRApril 18, 19466'4"205Pasadena, CA US
James JohnsonRR6'1"195
Lou KlimchockLROctober 15, 19395'11"180Hostetter, PA US
Ron LawRRMarch 14, 19466'2"165Hamilton, ON CA
Joe LovittoSRJanuary 6, 19516'0"185San Pedro, CA US
Jim MasonLRAugust 14, 19506'2"185Mobile, AL US
Norm McRaeRRSeptember 26, 19476'1"195Elizabeth, NJ US
Jim MilesRRAugust 8, 19436'2"210Grenada, MS US
Dave NelsonRRJune 20, 19445'10"160Fort Sill, OK US
Dick NenLLSeptember 24, 19396'2"200South Gate, CA US
Joe PattersonSRApril 24, 19355'10"175
Tom RaglandRRJune 16, 19465'10"155Talladega, AL US
Lenny RandleSRFebruary 12, 19495'10"169Long Beach, CA US
Gary RatliffRRDecember 1, 19476'0"175Fort Smith, AR US
Richie ScheinblumSRNovember 5, 19426'1"180New York, NY US
Garland ShifflettRRMarch 28, 19355'10"165Elkton, VA US
James SouthworthRR6'2"200
Lawrence StaabRLSeptember 4, 19436'2"190
Rick StelmaszekLROctober 8, 19486'1"195Chicago, IL US
Dick SuchLROctober 15, 19446'4"190Sanford, NC US
Mike ThompsonRRSeptember 6, 19496'3"190Denver, CO US
Charlie WaltersRRFebruary 21, 19476'4"190Minneapolis, MN 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.




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