1971 Elmira Royals Roster
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 1st in the EL's American Division
Manager: Harry Malmberg (78-61)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 52,949, Avg. 762
Playoffs - Elmira Royals 3 games, Trois Rivieres Aigles 1
The Elmira Royals of the Eastern League ended the 1971 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's American Division.
The Royals topped the league with just 436 runs allowed. Elmira scored 474 runs. Dan Haynes led the squad with 10 home runs Gary Sanserino accounted for 59 RBI. Gary Sanserino and Billy Wolff paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .279 average. Ed Assaf paced the squad with 11 wins, while Monty Montgomery registered a 1.82 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Keith Marshall, Monty Montgomery, Norm Angelini, Jim Bethke, Scott Northey, Jon Warden and Mike Jackson were all players from the 1971 Elmira Royals who played in the Majors during their careers.
Harry Malmberg served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Angelini | L | L | September 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Michael Arsenuk | R | R | July 15, 1947 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Ed Assaf | R | R | June 27, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| Dick Balderson | R | R | February 7, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Newport News, VA US |
| Jim Bethke | R | R | November 5, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | Falls City, NE US |
| Robert Burrows | R | R | March 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Greg Chlan | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Thomas Crichton | R | R | October 31, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Geise | R | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Guy Hansen | R | R | November 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tom Harmon | L | R | December 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Dan Haynes | R | R | October 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Ken Huebner | L | L | May 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Mike Jackson | L | L | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Thomas Joyce | R | R | February 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Vaughn Kovach | R | R | December 18, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lloyd Lightfoot | R | R | November 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Keith Marshall | R | R | July 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Monty Montgomery | R | R | September 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Albemarle, NC US |
| Chuck Murray | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Scott Northey | R | R | October 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Ken O'Donnell | R | R | December 27, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| John Pasierb | R | R | December 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gary Sanserino | R | R | February 18, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roger Schmuck | L | L | September 2, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Mike Sinnerud | R | R | July 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tommy Smith | L | R | August 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Fernando Vega | R | R | October 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 172 | Santurce, PR |
| Jon Warden | S | L | October 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jimmy Whisman | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Claremore, OK US |
| Billy Wolff | L | R | April 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
