1971 San Antonio Missions Roster
Team Record: 63-77
Finished 4th in the TL(DA)'s West Division
Manager: Walt Dixon (63-77)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: V.J. Keefe Stadium
Attendance: 47,113, Avg. 673
The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League (Dixie Association) ended the 1971 season with a record of 63 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The Missions plated 546 runs and allowed 571 runs. Pat Bourque paced San Antonio with 15 home runs and drove in 83 runs. Bill North led all regular batters with a .291 average. Jim Todd topped the squad with 11 wins, while Rick Reuschel recorded a 2.31 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Pete LaCock, Dave Rosello, Paul Reuschel, Jim Todd, Jimmy McMath, Rick Reuschel, Jim Dunegan, Bill North and Pat Bourque were all players from the 1971 San Antonio Missions who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Walt Dixon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Badcock | L | L | July 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Summit, NJ US |
Tom Binkowski | L | L | April 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | |
Pat Bourque | L | L | March 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Worcester, MA US |
Robert Breitzman | L | R | October 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
James Brunette | R | R | August 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
Jim Bryan | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Goldsboro, NC US |
Dean Burk | R | R | October 24, 1947 | 6'6" | 216 | East St. Louis, IL US |
Terry Childers | R | R | June 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 175 | Huntington, WV US |
Dan Corder | R | R | October 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 197 | San Diego, CA US |
Roger Detter | R | R | February 28, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Hutchinson, KS US |
Ronald Drake | R | R | October 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Jim Dunegan | R | R | August 6, 1947 | 6'1" | 205 | Burlington, IA US |
John Ferri | R | R | October 27, 1948 | 6'3" | 194 | |
Michael Flanagan | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Joel Green | R | R | August 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | |
William Huisman | R | R | August 10, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Cedar Falls, IA US |
Pete LaCock | L | L | January 17, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Burbank, CA US |
Q. V. Lowe | R | R | January 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Red Level, AL US |
Bob Maneely | R | R | September 18, 1951 | 6'4" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Ronnie Matney | S | L | June 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
Jimmy McMath | L | L | August 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
Jack Mull | R | R | September 29, 1946 | 5'10" | 190 | Chambersburg, PA US |
Bill North | S | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
Darrell Peters | R | L | October 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Horace Porter | L | R | September 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 155 | Charlotte, NC US |
Paul Reuschel | R | R | January 12, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Quincy, IL US |
Rick Reuschel | R | R | May 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 215 | Quincy, IL US |
Ralph Rickey | S | R | December 8, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Gilberto Rivera | R | R | October 23, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Juana Diaz, PR |
Dave Rosello | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Mayaguez, PR |
Douglas Ross | L | L | January 26, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Jim Saul | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Bristol, VA US |
Franklin Stover | R | R | September 10, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
Jim Todd | L | R | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Lancaster, PA US |
Robert Watson | R | R | March 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Macomb, IL US |
Lennox York | L | L | April 14, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Burbank, CA US |
Paul Zahn | R | R | April 21, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Des Moines, IA 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.