1971 Oakland Athletics season

In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the A's were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series.

[3] He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award.

[4] During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine.

Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Sunday, October 3, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Monday, October 4, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday, October 5, 1971, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California