1971 Oakland Athletics season
| 1971 Oakland Athletics | |
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| 1971 AL West Champions | |
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| Record | 101–60 (.627) |
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| Owner(s) | Charles O. Finley |
| Manager(s) | Dick Williams |
| Local television | KBHK |
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KEST (Monte Moore, Bob Elson, Red Rush) |
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The 1971 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses. 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.
Vida Blue became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the American League Cy Young Award. He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award. During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine.
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