Sii wad qodobkan - Sanguillen wuxuu xubin muhiim ah ka ahaa kooxda Pirates ee ku guuleysatay horyaalka adduunka ee 1971. Sanadkii ugu fiicnaa ee uu ciyaaray wuxuu ahaa wax soo saarka weerarka isagoo garaacaya celcelis ahaan.319, halka uu garaacay 7 guryo ah iyo 81 orod oo uu garaacay. Waxa kale oo uu lahaa sanadkiisii ugu fiicnaa ee difaaca, isagoo kaalinta saddexaad ka galay ciyaartoyda horyaalka qaranka ee ciyaaraha la qabtay (135), kaalinta labaad ee orodka saldhigyada la qabtay (37), boqolkiiba la qabtay (51.4%), boqolkiiba garoonka (.994) iyo kaalinta koowaad ee caawinta (72). The Pirates waxay ku guuleysteen National League Eastern Division pennant 7 ciyaarood St. Louis Cardinals, ka dibna waxay ka adkaadeen San Francisco Giants 1971 National League Championship Series
, ka hor inta uusan ku guuleysan horyaalka aduunka ee Baltimore Orioles. Todobada ciyaarood ee taxanaha ah, Sanguillen wuxuu lahaa celcelis ahaan.379 oo leh 11 hits, oo labaad oo kaliya 12 hits by Roberto Clemente.