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won the Dixie Association championship, defeating the

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in the final round of the playoffs.

League changes

The Dixie Association was an interleague partnership between the Texas League (TL) and the Southern League (SL) Double-A leagues of

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in 1971. The two leagues played an interlocking schedule.(January 20, 1971)
Texas, Southern Loops Join to Former Dixie Association
''Lawrence Journal-World'' (

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)(June 29, 1971)
Dixie Association Appeared Doomed
''Bonham Daily Favorite'' (Associated Press) The partnership was dissolved after the season. Each league consisted of seven teams who were divided among the association's three divisions. The West Division was composed of four TL teams. The Central Division had three TL teams and one SL team. The East Division consisted of six SL teams. At the end of the season, the two top teams from the SL competed for the Southern League championship—the

defeated the Asheville Tourists, 2–1. The TL winners of the Central and West Divisions met for the Texas League championship—the

defeated the Amarillo Giants, 2–0. The individual league champions then competed for the Dixie Association championship—Charlotte defeated Arkansas, 3–0.

Team changes

Southern League teams

*The Asheville Tourists join the league from the Southern League. The club ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the

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. The club will play in the East Division. *The Birmingham Athletics join the league from the Southern League. The club will play in the Central Division. *The

join the league from the Southern League. The club will play in the East Division. *The Columbus Astros join the league from the Southern League. The club will play in the East Division. *The Jacksonville Suns join the league from the Southern League. The club ended their affiliations with the

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and

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and began a new affiliation with the

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. The club will play in the East Division. *The Mobile White Sox fold. *The Montgomery Rebels join the league from the Southern League. The club will play in the East Division. *The Savannah Indians join the league from the Southern League. The club ended their affiliation with the

and began a new affiliation with the

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. The team was renamed to the Savannah Braves. The club will play in the East Division.

Texas League teams

*The

join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the East Division. *The Amarillo Giants join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the West Division. *The Albuquerque Dodgers join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the West Division. *The Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the West Division. *The El Paso Sun Kings took a leave of absence in 1971. *The Memphis Blues join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the East Division. *The San Antonio Missions join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the West Division. *The Shreveport Captains join the league from the Texas League. The club will play in the East Division. The club ended their affiliation with the

and began a new affiliation with the California Angels.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Summary

* The

finished the season with the best record in the league.

Standings

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Pitching leaders

1971 DA Pitching Leaders
at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 27, 2025

Playoffs

*The semi-finals are a best-of-three series. *The finals are a best-of-five series. *The