League standings - 1971 National League
Regular season
| Divisional | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc | 
| NL EAST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1971 | Asheville Tourists | 104 | 58 |  .642 | - |   | 7-3 | W6 | wwwwwwlllw | 712 | 499 | 213 | 0 | 
| 1971 | Cleveland Spiders | 101 | 61 |  .623 | 3 |   | 4-6 | L4 | llllwwllww | 861 | 718 | 143 |   | 
| 1971 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 24 |   | 7-3 | W4 | wwwwlllwww | 665 | 638 | 27 |   | 
| 1971 | Kansas City Red Streaks | 72 | 90 |  .444 | 32 |   | 2-8 | L6 | llllllwwll | 569 | 651 | -82 |   | 
| 1971 | Evanston Black Sox | 69 | 93 |  .426 | 35 |   | 4-6 | L4 | llllwwwwll | 605 | 704 | -99 |   | 
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| NL WEST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1971 | Las Vegas Thunder | 108 | 54 |  .667 | - |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwwlwwl | 732 | 453 | 279 | 0 | 
| 1971 | Rockford Forest Citys | 89 | 73 |  .549 | 19 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwwllwlwl | 800 | 756 | 44 |   | 
| 1971 | Amboy Dukes | 75 | 87 |  .463 | 33 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwlwlwlw | 570 | 631 | -61 |   | 
| 1971 | Fairfax Peppers | 70 | 92 |  .432 | 38 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwllwwllw | 615 | 763 | -148 |   | 
| 1971 | Hollywood Stars | 69 | 93 |  .426 | 39 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwllwww | 612 | 681 | -69 |   | 
| 1971 | Kenosha Eagles | 63 | 99 |  .389 | 45 |   | 4-6 | W1 | wllwwlwlll | 560 | 665 | -105 |   | 
| Wildcard | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc | 
| 1971 | Las Vegas Thunder | 108 | 54 |  .667 | na |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwwlwwl |   | 
| 1971 | Asheville Tourists | 104 | 58 |  .642 | na |   | 7-3 | W6 | wwwwwwlllw |   | 
| 1971 | Cleveland Spiders | 101 | 61 |  .623 | - |   | 4-6 | L4 | llllwwllww | 0 | 
| 1971 | Rockford Forest Citys | 89 | 73 |  .549 | 12 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwwllwlwl |   | 
| 1971 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 21 |   | 7-3 | W4 | wwwwlllwww |   | 
| 1971 | Amboy Dukes | 75 | 87 |  .463 | 26 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwlwlwlw |   | 
| 1971 | Kansas City Red Streaks | 72 | 90 |  .444 | 29 |   | 2-8 | L6 | llllllwwll |   | 
| 1971 | Fairfax Peppers | 70 | 92 |  .432 | 31 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwllwwllw |   | 
| 1971 | Hollywood Stars | 69 | 93 |  .426 | 32 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwllwww |   | 
| 1971 | Evanston Black Sox | 69 | 93 |  .426 | 32 |   | 4-6 | L4 | llllwwwwll |   | 
| 1971 | Kenosha Eagles | 63 | 99 |  .389 | 38 |   | 4-6 | W1 | wllwwlwlll |   | 
| Expanded1 | 
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg | 
| 1971 | Las Vegas Thunder | 59-22 | 49-32 | 36-24 | 72-30 | 31-14 | 77-40 | 43-21 | 30-18 | 
| 1971 | Asheville Tourists | 61-20 | 43-38 | 33-24 | 71-34 | 30-19 | 74-39 | 33-21 | 29-19 | 
| 1971 | Cleveland Spiders | 64-17 | 37-44 | 89-38 | 12-23 | 29-22 | 72-39 | 34-20 | 29-19 | 
| 1971 | Rockford Forest Citys | 42-39 | 47-34 | 72-57 | 17-16 | 14-31 | 75-42 | 40-24 | 28-20 | 
| 1971 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 44-37 | 36-45 | 27-31 | 53-51 | 19-31 | 61-51 | 26-28 | 27-21 | 
| 1971 | Amboy Dukes | 37-44 | 38-43 | 61-70 | 14-17 | 23-34 | 52-53 | 32-32 | 21-27 | 
| 1971 | Kansas City Red Streaks | 34-47 | 38-43 | 59-69 | 13-21 | 29-33 | 43-57 | 20-34 | 24-24 | 
| 1971 | Fairfax Peppers | 38-43 | 32-49 | 60-73 | 10-19 | 16-39 | 54-53 | 31-33 | 20-28 | 
| 1971 | Hollywood Stars | 33-48 | 36-45 | 56-75 | 13-18 | 18-40 | 51-53 | 28-36 | 20-28 | 
| 1971 | Evanston Black Sox | 38-43 | 31-50 | 24-34 | 45-59 | 21-30 | 48-63 | 22-32 | 23-25 | 
| 1971 | Kenosha Eagles | 38-43 | 25-56 | 17-39 | 46-60 | 22-32 | 41-67 | 18-46 | 22-26 | 
| Expanded2 | 
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra | 
| 1971 | Las Vegas Thunder | 87-4 | 16-10 | 5-40 | 23-22 | 11-5 | 
| 1971 | Asheville Tourists | 82-5 | 13-6 | 9-47 | 32-20 | 13-7 | 
| 1971 | Cleveland Spiders | 79-5 | 11-6 | 11-50 | 29-15 | 4-4 | 
| 1971 | Rockford Forest Citys | 74-5 | 8-10 | 7-58 | 28-22 | 11-5 | 
| 1971 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 57-8 | 11-11 | 12-63 | 27-27 | 10-7 | 
| 1971 | Amboy Dukes | 59-7 | 9-13 | 7-67 | 26-29 | 6-10 | 
| 1971 | Kansas City Red Streaks | 55-6 | 12-16 | 5-68 | 25-28 | 11-11 | 
| 1971 | Fairfax Peppers | 53-8 | 10-8 | 7-76 | 26-22 | 4-4 | 
| 1971 | Hollywood Stars | 56-9 | 10-12 | 3-72 | 21-29 | 5-9 | 
| 1971 | Evanston Black Sox | 55-10 | 8-13 | 6-70 | 20-30 | 7-12 | 
| 1971 | Kenosha Eagles | 44-6 | 14-14 | 5-79 | 20-29 | 10-14 |