1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates
1971 NL East Champions
1971 NL Champions
1971 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 97–65 (.599)
Divisional place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Manager(s) Danny Murtaugh
Local television KDKA-TV 2
Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio KDKA–AM 1020
Bob Prince, Nellie King
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The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 85th in the National League. It involved the Pirates finishing first in the National League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They defeated the San Francisco Giants three games to one in the National League Championship Series and beat the Baltimore Orioles four games to three in the World Series. The Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh, and played their first full season at Three Rivers Stadium, which had opened in July the year before.

Offseason

Regular season

In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup.[3] That lineup, which took the field on September 1, was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillén, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernández, and Dock Ellis.[4]

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 97 65 0.599 52–28 45–37
St. Louis Cardinals 90 72 0.556 7 45–36 45–36
Chicago Cubs 83 79 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
New York Mets 83 79 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
Montreal Expos 71 90 0.441 25½ 36–44 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 67 95 0.414 30 34–47 33–48

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 5–7 9–9 9–9 9–9 7–5 7–5 8–4 4–8 11–7 7–11 6–6
Chicago 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–10 11–7 11–7 6–12 9–3 3–9 9–9
Cincinnati 9–9 6–6 5–13 7–11 7–5 8–4 5–7 5–7 10–8 9–9 8–4
Houston 9–9 7–5 13–5 8–10 4–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 10–8 9–9 2–10
Los Angeles 9–9 4–8 11–7 10–8 8–4 5–7 7–5 4–8 13–5 12–6 6–6
Montreal 5–7 10–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 9–9 6–12 7–11 6–5 7–5 4–14
New York 5–7 7–11 4–8 7–5 7–5 9–9 13–5 10–8 7–5 4–8 10–8
Philadelphia 4-8 7–11 2–10 3–9 5–7 6–10 5–13 6–12 4–8 6–6 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 7–5 8–4 8–4 11–7 8–10 12–6 9–3 3–9 11–7
San Diego 7–11 3–9 8–10 8–10 5–13 5–6 5–7 8–4 3–9 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 11–7 9–3 9–9 9–9 6–12 5–7 8–4 6–6 9–3 13–5 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 4–8 10–2 6–6 14–4 8–10 11–7 7–11 8–4 7–5

Detailed records

National League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs 12 6 0.667 95 48
Montreal Expos 11 7 0.611 89 73
New York Mets 8 10 0.444 45 50
Philadelphia Phillies 12 6 0.667 104 80
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals 11 7 0.611 90 64
Total 54 36 0.600 423 315
NL West
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0.667 83 52
Cincinnati Reds 7 5 0.583 53 40
Houston Astros 8 4 0.667 54 43
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 4 0.667 63 50
San Diego Padres 9 3 0.750 50 27
San Francisco Giants 3 9 0.250 62 72
Total 43 29 0.597 365 284
Season Total 97 65 0.599 788 599

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 22 12 10 0.545 84 62
May 26 17 9 0.654 129 85
June 30 20 10 0.667 175 127
July 28 18 10 0.643 149 109
August 31 14 17 0.452 140 144
September 25 16 9 0.640 111 72
Total 162 97 65 0.599 788 599
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 80 52 28 0.650 393 279
Away 82 45 37 0.549 395 320
Total 162 97 65 0.599 788 599

Game log

1971 Game Log: 97–65 (Home: 52–28; Away: 45–37)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Postseason

Postseason game log

1971 Postseason Game Log (7–4)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

National League Championship Series

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the series over the San Francisco Giants, 3–1

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5October 2Candlestick Park40,977
2Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4October 3Candlestick Park42,562
3San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2October 5Three Rivers Stadium38,322
4San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9October 6Three Rivers Stadium35,487

World Series

Main article: 1971 World Series

Composite box

1971 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 363 111 440 0 23563
Baltimore Orioles 323 372 210 1 24459
Total Attendance: 351,091   Average Attendance: 50,156
Winning Player's Share: – $18,165,   Losing Player's Share– $13,906 *Includes Playoffs and World Series

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
C Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén 138 533 60 170 .319 7 81 6
1B Robertson, BobBob Robertson 131 469 65 127 .271 26 72 1
2B Cash, DaveDave Cash 123 478 79 138 .289 2 34 13
3B Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner 112 388 50 105 .271 17 67 2
SS Alley, GeneGene Alley 114 348 38 79 .227 6 28 9
CF Oliver, AlAl Oliver 143 529 69 149 .282 14 64 4
LF Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 141 511 104 151 .295 48 125 0
RF Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 132 522 82 178 .341 13 86 1

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Davalillo, VicVic Davalillo 99 295 48 84 .285 1 33 10
Clines, GeneGene Clines 97 273 52 84 .308 1 24 15
Hernández, JackieJackie Hernández 88 233 30 48 .206 3 26 0
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 70 193 17 49 .254 1 16 0
Pagán, JoséJosé Pagán 57 158 16 38 .241 5 15 0
May, MiltMilt May 49 126 15 35 .278 6 25 0
Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett 50 153 24 54 .353 1 15 1
Sands, CharlieCharlie Sands 28 25 4 5 .200 1 5 0
Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk 7 15 2 3 .200 1 2 0
Taylor, CarlCarl Taylor 7 12 1 2 .167 0 0 0
Lanier, RimpRimp Lanier 6 4 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA BB SO
Ellis, DockDock Ellis 31 226.2 19 9 3.06 63 137
Blass, SteveSteve Blass 33 240 15 8 2.85 68 136
Johnson, BobBob Johnson 31 174.2 9 10 3.45 55 101
Walker, LukeLuke Walker 28 159.2 10 8 3.55 53 86

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA BB SO
Moose, BobBob Moose 30 140 11 7 4.11 35 68
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles 37 136 8 4 3.04 35 76
Kison, BruceBruce Kison 18 95.1 6 5 3.40 36 60

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti 58 86 5 6 30 2.93 31 55
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant 42 75 5 3 7 3.60 28 22
Veale, BobBob Veale 37 46.1 6 0 2 6.99 24 40
Nelson, JimJim Nelson 17 34.2 2 2 0 2.34 25 11
Miller, BobBob Miller 16 28 1 2 3 1.29 13 13
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández 10 12.1 0 1 4 0.73 2 7
Lamb, JohnJohn Lamb 2 4.1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1
Brosseau, FrankFrank Brosseau 1 2 20 0 0 0.00 0 0

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-Stars

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[12]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Charleston Charlies International League Joe Morgan
AA Waterbury Pirates Eastern League Red Davis
A Salem Rebels Carolina League Tim Murtaugh
A Monroe Pirates Western Carolinas League Tom Saffell
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Pirates New York–Penn League Chuck Cottier and Dick Cole
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Ed Napoleon

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference
  3. John Perrotto (August 14, 2006). "Baseball Plog". The Beaver County Times.
  4. "Honoring First All-Minority Lineup". The New York Times. September 17, 2006. p. Sports p. 2.
  5. "1971 National League Championship Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. "1971 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. Babe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference
  8. World Series MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference
  9. Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
  10. 1971 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference
  11. 1971 Pitching Leaders at Baseball Reference
  12. 1971 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference

References

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