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1971 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970/1972)
97-65, Finished 1st in NL Eastern Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 788 runs, Allowed 599 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 101-61
Managed by Danny Murtaugh

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,501,132 (5th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason: Won World Series (4-3) over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-1) over San Francisco Giants

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Manny Sanguillen    27  138  533   60  170  26  5   7   81  19   32  .319  .345  .426   6   4  21   3   1   1  13  116
1B  Bob Robertson       24  131  469   65  127  18  2  26   72  60  101  .271  .356  .484   1   2   7   4   0   3   8  135
2B  Dave Cash           23  123  478   79  138  17  4   2   34  46   33  .289  .349  .354  13   5  10   0   5   3   0   98
3B *Richie Hebner       23  112  388   50  105  17  8  17   67  32   68  .271  .326  .487   2   2   6   3   5   6   1  126
SS  Gene Alley          30  114  348   38   79   8  7   6   28  35   43  .227  .296  .342   9   2   6   0   4   2  14   79
LF *Willie Stargell     31  141  511  104  151  26  0  48  125  83  154  .295  .398  .628   0   0   8   7   0   5  20  185
CF *Al Oliver           24  143  529   69  149  31  7  14   64  27   72  .282  .317  .446   4   3  14   5   2  10   2  113
RF  Roberto Clemente    36  132  522   82  178  29  8  13   86  26   65  .341  .370  .502   1   2  19   0   1   4   5  143
   *Vic Davalillo       34   99  295   48   84  14  6   1   33  11   31  .285  .312  .383  10   2   4   2   1   3   1   95
    Gene Clines         24   97  273   52   84  12  4   1   24  22   36  .308  .366  .392  15   6   1   3   2   0   0  114
    Jackie Hernandez    30   88  233   30   48   7  3   3   26  17   45  .206  .257  .300   0   2   4   0   2   3   2   57
    Bill Mazeroski      34   70  193   17   49   3  1   1   16  15    8  .254  .303  .295   0   0   3   0   2   3   1   69
    Jose Pagan          36   57  158   16   38   1  0   5   15  16   25  .241  .311  .342   0   0   4   1   0   2   2   84
    Rennie Stennett     20   50  153   24   54   5  4   1   15   7    9  .353  .377  .458   1   1   2   0   3   2   0  134
   *Milt May            20   49  126   15   35   1  0   6   25   9   16  .278  .321  .429   0   0   6   0   0   2   3  109
   *Charlie Sands       23   28   25    4    5   2  0   1    5   7    6  .200  .375  .400   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  118
    Richie Zisk         22    7   15    2    3   1  0   1    2   4    7  .200  .368  .467   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  134
    Carl Taylor         27    7   12    1    2   0  1   0    0   0    5  .167  .167  .333   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   38
   *Rimp Lanier         22    6    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .200  .000   0   0   0   1   0   0   0  -39
    Frank Taveras       21    1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     

    Steve Blass         29   34   83    5   10   0  1   0    2   1   15  .120  .131  .145   0   0   0   0   8   0   0  -22
   #Dock Ellis          26   44   79   11   16   0  0   0   12   6   29  .203  .259  .203   2   0   1   0  10   0   0   32
   *Bob Johnson         28   31   48    3    3   0  0   0    2   8   33  .063  .196  .063   0   0   2   0   4   0   0  -24
   *Luke Walker         27   28   46    1    1   0  0   0    0   6   30  .022  .135  .022   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  -53
    Nelson Briles       27   37   39    3   10   3  0   1    4   2   13  .256  .293  .410   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   96
    Bob Moose           23   30   39    2    4   0  0   0    0   3   11  .103  .167  .103   1   0   0   0   5   0   0  -23
    Bruce Kison         21   18   31    2    2   1  0   0    1   2   16  .065  .121  .097   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -38
    Dave Giusti         31   58   17    1    1   0  0   0    2   1    4  .059  .111  .059   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -51
   #Bob Veale           35   37    9    2    3   0  0   0    1   0    4  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   88
    Mudcat Grant        35   42    8    1    2   1  0   0    1   1    3  .250  .333  .375   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99
    Jim Nelson          23   17    6    1    3   0  0   0    0   2    1  .500  .625  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  221
   #Ramon Hernandez     30   10    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    1  .500  .500  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  183
    John Lamb           24    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Bob Miller          32   16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    1  .000  .500  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   52
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.7  162 5674  788 1555 223 61 154  744 469  919  .274  .329  .416  65  31 120  29  62  49  73  117
    Rank among 12 NL teams         1    1    1   4  1   1        9    5     2     2     1   7  12                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Steve Blass         29  33   2.85  15   8  0  33   0  12   5  240.0  226   81   76  16   68  136  996   4   2  0   8 122
SP  Dock Ellis          26  31   3.06  19   9  0  31   0  11   2  226.7  207   93   77  15   63  137  943   4   2  0   5 114
SP  Bob Johnson         28  31   3.45   9  10  0  27   0   7   1  174.7  170   73   67  19   55  101  732   4   7  0   8 101
SP *Luke Walker         27  28   3.55  10   8  0  24   1   4   2  159.7  157   69   63   9   53   86  666   5   2  0   2  98
SP  Bob Moose           23  30   4.11  11   7  1  18   3   3   1  140.0  169   73   64  12   35   68  616   5   2  0  11  84
SP  Bruce Kison         21  18   3.40   6   5  0  13   0   2   1   95.3   93   40   36   6   36   60  405   4   6  2   5 102

CL  Dave Giusti         31  58   2.93   5   6 30   0  49   0   0   86.0   79   31   28   5   31   55  365   3   1  0   8 118
RP  Mudcat Grant        35  42   3.60   5   3  7   0  27   0   0   75.0   79   32   30   8   28   22  323   1   1  0   8  96
RP *Bob Veale           35  37   6.99   6   0  2   0  12   0   0   46.3   59   38   36   5   24   40  218   3   0  0   2  50
RP  Nelson Briles       27  37   3.04   8   4  1  14   8   4   2  136.0  131   51   46  12   35   76  566   1   3  0  12 114
RP  Bob Miller          32  16   1.29   1   2  3   0  10   0   0   28.0   20    8    4   1   13   13  115   0   0  0   4 270

    Jim Nelson          23  17   2.34   2   2  0   2   2   0   0   34.7   27    9    9   0   26   11  153   3   5  0   4 149
   *Ramon Hernandez     30  10   0.73   0   1  4   0   7   0   0   12.3    5    1    1   0    2    7   44   0   0  0   1 476
    John Lamb           24   2   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    4.3    3    0    0   0    1    1   18   0   0  0   0    
    Frank Brosseau      26   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    2.0    1    0    0   0    0    0    5   0   0  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.7 162   3.31  97  65 48 162 119  43  15 1461.0 1426  599  537 108  470  813 6165  37  31  2  78 105
    Rank among 12 NL teams          5   1  12  1           7   3      6    9    5        5    3   11

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- MSanguillen 1184 129 135 712 72 5 12 .994 12 33 36 36 MMay 260 31 31 168 12 0 3 1.000 5 3 4 7 CSands 16 2 3 9 1 0 1 1.000 0 1 2 1 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1461 162 162 889 85 5 16 .995 17 37 42 44 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BRobertson 1122 126 126 1089 128 9 107 .993 9.76 AOliver 192 21 25 192 11 0 16 1.000 9.48 VDavalillo 133 14 16 144 10 3 18 .981 10.42 JPagan 13 1 2 15 0 0 1 1.000 10.38 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 1440 149 12 142 .993 9.79 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *5.47 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DCash 850 92 105 228 304 7 80 .987 5.63 BMazeroski 345 37 46 95 121 3 22 .986 5.63 RStennett 265 33 36 82 106 9 22 .954 6.38 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 405 531 19 124 .980 5.77 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .949 *2.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RHebner 872 93 108 89 172 14 21 .949 2.69 JPagan 310 38 41 34 62 2 8 .980 2.78 DCash 181 22 24 25 29 2 2 .964 2.68 BMazeroski 50 6 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.24 JHernandez 41 3 9 4 17 0 0 1.000 4.58 GAlley 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 154 286 18 31 .961 2.71 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .968 *5.14 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- GAlley 882 97 108 187 316 22 55 .958 5.13 JHernandez 574 65 75 105 235 18 42 .950 5.33 DCash 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 293 551 41 97 .954 5.20 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 *1.87 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WStargell 1225 137 138 239 8 4 4 .984 1.81 GClines 121 12 21 23 1 2 0 .923 1.79 VDavalillo 66 7 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.89 JPagan 24 3 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 RZisk 24 3 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 282 9 6 4 .980 1.79 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 *2.64 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- AOliver 997 112 116 309 4 6 2 .981 2.82 GClines 345 39 43 106 3 1 1 .991 2.84 VDavalillo 117 11 20 22 1 0 1 1.000 1.76 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 437 8 7 4 .985 2.74 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 *2.07 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RClemente 1081 120 125 269 11 2 4 .993 2.33 VDavalillo 264 30 31 74 3 2 0 .975 2.62 GClines 90 10 12 18 4 0 1 1.000 2.20 CTaylor 14 0 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 RZisk 11 2 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.09 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 370 18 4 5 .990 2.39 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.19 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- WStargell 1225 137 138 237 8 4 4 .984 1.80 RClemente 1081 120 124 267 11 2 4 .993 2.31 AOliver 997 112 116 305 4 6 2 .981 2.79 GClines 556 61 74 146 8 3 2 .981 2.49 VDavalillo 448 48 61 112 5 2 0 .983 2.35 RZisk 35 5 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 JPagan 24 3 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 CTaylor 14 0 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1461 162 162 1082 36 17 12 .985 2.30 162 162 162 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 *1.90 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- SBlass 240 33 33 27 36 4 2 .940 2.36 DEllis 226 31 31 22 32 2 1 .964 2.14 BJohnson 174 27 31 14 20 3 2 .919 1.75 LWalker 159 24 28 3 18 1 3 .955 1.18 BMoose 140 18 30 11 24 4 2 .897 2.25 NBriles 136 14 37 13 13 1 1 .963 1.72 BKison 95 13 18 8 18 1 5 .963 2.46 DGiusti 86 0 58 6 7 1 1 .929 1.36 MGrant 75 0 42 3 16 0 2 1.000 2.28 BVeale 46 0 37 1 1 3 0 .400 0.39 JNelson 34 2 17 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.82 BMiller 28 0 16 5 4 1 0 .900 2.89 RHernandez 12 0 10 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.93 JLamb 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.09 FBrosseau 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1461 162 162 120 196 21 19 .938 1.95 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting Average Clemente .341

On-base % Stargell .398

Slugging % Stargell .628

OPS Stargell 1.026

Games Oliver 143

At Bats Sanguillen 533

Plate Appearances (approx.) Stargell 606

Runs Stargell 104

Hits Clemente 178

Total Bases Stargell 321

Doubles Oliver 31

Triples Clemente and Hebner 8

Home Runs Stargell 48

RBI Stargell 125

Bases on Balls Stargell 83

Strikeouts Stargell 154

Stolen Bases Clines 15

Singles Sanguillen 132

Adjusted OPS+ Stargell 185

Runs Created Stargell 131

Adjusted Batting Runs Stargell 59

Batting Wins Stargell 6.0

Extra-Base Hits Stargell 74

Times on Base Stargell 241

Offensive Win% Stargell .824

Hit By Pitch Stargell 7

Sac. Hits Ellis 10

Sac. Flies Oliver 10

Intentional Walks Stargell 20

Grounded into Double Plays Sanguillen 21

Caught Stealing Clines 6

Power/Speed Number Alley 7.2

At Bats per Strikeout Sanguillen 16.7

At Bats per Home Run Stargell 10.6

Outs Oliver 409

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ERA Blass 2.85

Wins Ellis 19

Won-Loss % Ellis .679

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Ellis 1.191

Hits Allowed/9IP Ellis 8.22

Bases on Balls/9IP Ellis 2.50

Strikeouts/9IP Ellis 5.44

Games Giusti 58

Saves Giusti 30

Innings Blass 240.0

Strikeouts Ellis 137

Games Started Blass 33

Comp. Games Blass 12

Shutouts Blass 5

Home Runs Allow. Johnson 19

Bases On Balls Allow. Blass 68

Hits Allowed Blass 226

SO to Walk Ellis 2.17

Losses Johnson 10

Earned Runs Allow. Ellis 77

Wild Pitches Moose and Walker 5

Hit Batsmen Johnson 7

Batters Faced Blass 996

Games Finished Giusti 49

Adjusted ERA+ Blass 122

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

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Roberto Clemente
Dock Ellis (Starting P)
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell (Starting LF)

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