1971 Milwaukee Brewers season

Offseason

• October 1, 1970: Sixto Lezcano was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent.
• October 20, 1970: Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique, and Jesse Huggins were traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis.
• October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased by the Brewers from the New York Mets.
• December 2, 1970: Hank Allen, John Ryan and Paul Click were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Bob Tillman.
• February 2, 1971: Carl Taylor was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Ellie Rodríguez.
• February 10, 1971: Al Downing was traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Kosco.
• March 6, 1971: Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley persuaded American League president Joe Cronin to have a preseason game in which a walk was allowed on three pitches rather than four. The Athletics bested the Milwaukee Brewers by a 13–9 tally. Nineteen total walks were issued in the game, and a collective six home runs were hit.

  Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 22, 1971: Ray Peters and Pete Koegel were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Briggs.
• May 11, 1971: Ted Savage was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Matchick.
• June 1, 1971: Floyd Wicker was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Heise.
• June 7, 1971: Danny Walton was traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees for Frank Tepedino and Bobby Mitchell.
• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
• *Rob Ellis was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round.
• *Kevin Kobel was drafted by the Brewers in the 10th round.
• July 8, 1971: Phil Roof was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Ratliff.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system