1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1972 Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Bill Virdon
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince Nellie King
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Offseason

January 12, 1972: Larry Demery was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).^[1]
March 15, 1972: José Martínez was purchased from the Pirates by the Kansas City Royals.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	59	0	.619
Chicago Cubs	85	70	11	.548
New York Mets	83	73	13.5	.532
St. Louis Cardinals	75	81	21.5	.481
Montreal Expos	70	86	26.5	.449
Philadelphia Phillies	59	97	37.5	.378

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft
- John Candelaria was drafted by the Pirates in the 2nd round.^[3]
- Ken Macha was drafted by the Pirates in the 6th round.^[4]
- Willie Randolph was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round.^[5]

Roster

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

28 Steve Blass

34 Nelson Briles

17 Dock Ellis

12 Gene Garber

31 Dave Giusti

36 Ramón Hernández

27 Bob Johnson

25 Bruce Kison

39 Jim McKee

32 Bob Miller

38 Bob Moose

39 Bob Veale

23 Luke Walker

Catchers

29 Milt May

35 Manny Sanguillén

Infielders

14 Gene Alley

30 Dave Cash

12 Chuck Goggin

37 Fernando González

3 Richie Hebner

2 Jackie Hernández

9 Bill Mazeroski

11 José Pagán

7 Bob Robertson

8 Willie Stargell

6 Rennie Stennett

10 Frank Taveras

Outfielders

21 Roberto Clemente

15 Gene Clines

18 Vic Davalillo

16 Al Oliver

22 Richie Zisk

Other batters

4 Charlie Sands

Manager

41 Bill Virdon

Coaches

43 Don Leppert

45 Joe Morgan

44 Frank Oceak

42 Don Osborn

5 Dave Ricketts

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén	136	520	155	.298	7	71

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Pagán, JoséJosé Pagán	53	127	32	.252	3	8
González, FernandoFernando González	3	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Blass, SteveSteve Blass	33	249.2	19	8	2.49	117
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles	28	195.2	14	11	3.08	120

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Miller, BobBob Miller	36	5	2	3	2.65	18

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1972 National League Championship Series

Awards and honors

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Red Davis
AA	Sherbrooke Pirates	Eastern League	Steve Demeter
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Tom Saffell
Short-Season A	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York-Penn League	Chuck Cottier
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Ed Napoleon

Notes

References

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

v t e 1972 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1972 All-Star Game 1972 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Events: Assorted Pirates' lore; Temple Cup; Pittsburgh Stars; 1960 Game 7; 1985 drug trials; Francisco Cabrera game

In media: In the Name of the Law; Angels in the Outfield; The Odd Couple; We Are Family; The Natural; The Winning Season; Chasing 3000; Dude, Where's My Car?

Contributors: Bob Prince; Bob Gessner; Vince Lascheid

Retired Numbers

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A: Bradenton Marauders; West Virginia Power; Jamestown Jammers
Rookie: Bristol Pirates
: Gulf Coast League Pirates; Dominican Summer Pirates 1; Dominican Summer Pirates 2

World Series
Championships (5)

League Pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division Titles (10)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none
Wild Card: 2013

Media

Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio Network

Seasons (132)

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1940s-1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971	NL East Championship Season 1972	Succeeded by New York Mets 1973

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