| 1971 MLB Leaders | ||
| 1971 American League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Baltimore | 101 | 57 | .639 | -- | -- | -- | 742 | 530 | +212 |
| Detroit | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 | -- | -- | 701 | 645 | +56 |
| Boston | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18 | -- | -- | 691 | 667 | +24 |
| New York | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 | -- | -- | 648 | 641 | +7 |
| Washington | 63 | 96 | .396 | 38.5 | -- | -- | 537 | 660 | -123 |
| Cleveland | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43 | -- | -- | 543 | 747 | -204 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Oakland | 101 | 60 | .627 | -- | -- | -- | 691 | 564 | +127 |
| Kansas City | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16 | -- | -- | 603 | 566 | +37 |
| Chicago | 79 | 83 | .488 | 22.5 | -- | -- | 617 | 597 | +20 |
| California | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25.5 | -- | -- | 511 | 576 | -65 |
| Minnesota | 74 | 86 | .463 | 26.5 | -- | -- | 654 | 670 | -16 |
| Milwaukee | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32 | -- | -- | 534 | 609 | -75 |
| 1971 National League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Pittsburgh | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- | -- | -- | 788 | 599 | +189 |
| St. Louis | 90 | 72 | .552 | 7 | -- | -- | 739 | 699 | +40 |
| New York | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | -- | -- | 588 | 550 | +38 |
| Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | -- | -- | 637 | 648 | -11 |
| Montreal | 71 | 90 | .438 | 25.5 | -- | -- | 622 | 729 | -107 |
| Philadelphia | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | -- | -- | 558 | 688 | -130 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-San Francisco | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | -- | -- | 706 | 644 | +62 |
| Los Angeles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | -- | -- | 663 | 587 | +76 |
| Atlanta | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | -- | -- | 643 | 699 | -56 |
| Houston | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | -- | -- | 585 | 567 | +18 |
| Cincinnati | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | -- | -- | 586 | 581 | +5 |
| San Diego | 61 | 100 | .379 | 28.5 | -- | -- | 486 | 610 | -124 |
| 1971 All-Star Results | |||||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP | ||
| July 13, 1971 | AL 6, NL 4 | Tiger Stadium | Detroit, MI | 53,559 | Vida Blue | Dock Ellis | Frank Robinson | ||
| Rosters | Complete Results | |||||||||
| 1971 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | RESULT |
| World Series | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Baltimore Orioles | 4-3 |
| League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles defeated Oakland Athletics | 3-0 |
| League Championship Series | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants | 3-1 |
| Complete Results | ||
| 1971 Award Winners | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | AWARD |
| No award winners. | ||
| Complete Results | ||
| 1971 Draft Picks | |||
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
| 1 | Danny Goodwin | C | Chicago White Sox |
| 2 | Jay Franklin | RHP | San Diego Padres |
| 3 | Tom Bianco | SS | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 4 | *C. Holloway | SS | Montreal Expos |
| 5 | Roy Branch | RHP | Kansas City Royals |
| Complete Results | |||
| 1971 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| 8/14/1971 | Bob Gibson | STL | PIT | 11-0 | NL | |
| 6/23/1971 | Rick Wise | PHI | CIN | 4-0 | NL | |
| 6/3/1971 | Ken Holtzman | CHI | CIN | 1-0 | NL | |
| Complete Results | ||||||