| 90-72 | Lost NLCS |
| Record | Outcome |
The San Francisco Giants finished the regular season with a 90-72 record. They went 51-30 at home and 39-42 on the road. Including the postseason, the San Francisco Giants went 91-75. Their final game was a loss in the NL Championship Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 1971 San Francisco Giants played in the West Division of the National League.
During the regular season, the 1971 San Francisco Giants went 48-42 against their NL West opponents.
The Giants won the NL West in the 1971 season with a 90-72 record. The Dodgers finished 1 game back with a 89-73 record. The Braves finished 8 games back with a 82-80 record. The Reds finished 11 games back with a 79-83 record. The Astros finished 11 games back with a 79-83 record. The Padres finished 28.5 games back with a 61-100 record.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 13-5 | 72.2% | +34 |
| Atlanta Braves | 11-7 | 61.1% | +21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9-9 | 50% | +13 |
| Houston Astros | 9-9 | 50% | -7 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6-12 | 33.3% | -32 |
The 1971 San Francisco Giants had their best month in April, when they went 18-5 and had a 78.3% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 11-16 and had a 40.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 18-5 | 78.3% | +48 |
| May | 19-9 | 67.9% | +22 |
| June | 13-15 | 46.4% | -5 |
| July | 15-14 | 51.7% | -15 |
| August | 14-13 | 51.9% | +4 |
| September | 11-16 | 40.7% | +8 |
Yes, the San Francisco Giants made the Postseason in 1971. They lost their only series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Championship Series.
The San Francisco Giants finished the regular season with a run differential of +62. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Giants could have been expected to have about 87.8 wins, or a 88-74 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1971 San Francisco Giants went 28-27.
During the regular season, the 1971 San Francisco Giants went 13-6 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971 San Francisco Giants was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the San Francisco Giants had during the 1971 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Tue, Apr 6, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 4 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Apr 7, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Thu, Apr 8, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 6 - 7 | ||
| Sat, Apr 10, 1971 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Apr 11, 1971 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Apr 11, 1971 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 7 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Apr 12, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 5 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Apr 14, 1971 | vs Houston Astros | Win 2 - 1 | (11) | |
| Thu, Apr 15, 1971 | vs Houston Astros | Win 4 - 3 | (10) | |
| Fri, Apr 16, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 9 - 0 | ||
| Sat, Apr 17, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Apr 18, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Apr 18, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 8 - 1 | ||
| Mon, Apr 19, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Apr 20, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Apr 21, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Apr 23, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Sat, Apr 24, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Sun, Apr 25, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
| Tue, Apr 27, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 6 - 5 | (10) | |
| Wed, Apr 28, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Thu, Apr 29, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 5 - 2 | (13) | |
| Fri, Apr 30, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 7 - 5 | ||
| Sat, May 1, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Sun, May 2, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 4 - 3 | (13) | |
| Tue, May 4, 1971 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 10 | ||
| Wed, May 5, 1971 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Fri, May 7, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 4 - 3 | (10) | |
| Sat, May 8, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Sun, May 9, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Sun, May 9, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
| Mon, May 10, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Tue, May 11, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 6 - 1 | ||
| Wed, May 12, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 7 - 2 | ||
| Fri, May 14, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 8 - 4 | ||
| Sat, May 15, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 1 - 0 | ||
| Sun, May 16, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 6 - 9 | ||
| Tue, May 18, 1971 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Wed, May 19, 1971 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 5 - 9 | ||
| Thu, May 20, 1971 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 8 - 7 | ||
| Fri, May 21, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Sat, May 22, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 2 | (12) | |
| Sun, May 23, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Tue, May 25, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 9 - 1 | ||
| Wed, May 26, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Thu, May 27, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
| Fri, May 28, 1971 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sat, May 29, 1971 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 8 - 3 | ||
| Sun, May 30, 1971 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Sun, May 30, 1971 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 8 - 7 | ||
| Mon, May 31, 1971 | vs New York Mets | Win 2 - 1 | (11) | |
| Tue, Jun 1, 1971 | vs New York Mets | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Jun 2, 1971 | vs New York Mets | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Jun 4, 1971 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Jun 5, 1971 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sun, Jun 6, 1971 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jun 6, 1971 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 4 - 3 | (12) | |
| Tue, Jun 8, 1971 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 3 - 10 | ||
| Wed, Jun 9, 1971 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jun 10, 1971 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jun 11, 1971 | @ New York Mets | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
| Sat, Jun 12, 1971 | @ New York Mets | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jun 13, 1971 | @ New York Mets | Loss 4 - 5 | (10) | |
| Mon, Jun 14, 1971 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
| Tue, Jun 15, 1971 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Win 6 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jun 16, 1971 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
| Fri, Jun 18, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jun 18, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 10 - 9 | ||
| Sat, Jun 19, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Jun 20, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Jun 20, 1971 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Tue, Jun 22, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jun 23, 1971 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jun 25, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Jun 26, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jun 27, 1971 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Mon, Jun 28, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
| Tue, Jun 29, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Wed, Jun 30, 1971 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Thu, Jul 1, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 8 - 7 | ||
| Fri, Jul 2, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
| Sat, Jul 3, 1971 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 10 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jul 4, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 4 - 14 | ||
| Mon, Jul 5, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
| Tue, Jul 6, 1971 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Jul 7, 1971 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 18 | ||
| Thu, Jul 8, 1971 | vs Houston Astros | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jul 9, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jul 10, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jul 11, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 3 - 11 | ||
| Thu, Jul 15, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jul 16, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jul 17, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Jul 18, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 5 - 4 | (12) | |
| Sun, Jul 18, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Jul 19, 1971 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 11 - 8 | ||
| Tue, Jul 20, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 7 - 11 | ||
| Wed, Jul 21, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 8 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jul 22, 1971 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 8 - 7 | (10) | |
| Fri, Jul 23, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jul 24, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 6 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jul 25, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Jul 25, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Tue, Jul 27, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Wed, Jul 28, 1971 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 2 - 1 | ||