1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1971 NL East Champions 1971 NL Champions 1971 World Series Champions | |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
Local television |
KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King |
Local radio |
KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King |
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The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. 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
- February 10, 1971: Danny Rivas (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Mexico City Reds for Ramón Hernández.[1]
Regular season
In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup.[2] 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.[3]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 |
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 |
Opening Day lineup
- Bill Mazeroski 2B
- Richie Hebner 3B
- Roberto Clemente RF
- Manny Sanguillén C
- Bob Robertson 1B
- Willie Stargell LF
- Al Oliver CF
- Jackie Hernández SS
- Dock Ellis P
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
1971 Game Log (97–65)[4] | ||||||||
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April: 12–10 (Home: 7–5 ; Away: 5–5)
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May: 17–9 (Home: 10–4 ; Away: 7–5)
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June: 20–10 (Home: 9–4 ; Away: 11–6)
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July: 18–10 (Home: 11–3 ; Away: 7–7)
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August: 14–17 (Home: 6–9 ; Away: 8–8)
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September: 16–9 (Home: 7–3 ; Away: 9–6 )
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member |
Postseason game log
1971 Postseason Game Log (7–4)[4] | ||||||||
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1971 NL Championship Series: vs. San Francisco Giants: Pirates win 3–1
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1971 World Series: vs. Baltimore Orioles: Pirates win 4–3
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Postseason
National League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the series over the San Francisco Giants, 3–1
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5 | October 2 | Candlestick Park | 40,977 |
2 | Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4 | October 3 | Candlestick Park | 42,562 |
3 | San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2 | October 5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 38,322 |
4 | San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9 | October 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 35,487 |
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 | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 3 | |
Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 9 | |
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 |
Awards and honors
- Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth Award[5]
- Roberto Clemente, World Series Most Valuable Player Award[6]
- Roberto Clemente, Gold Glove Award[7]
League leaders
- Willie Stargell, National League home run champion (48)[8]
- Dave Giusti, Saves leader (30)[9]
All-Stars
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[10]
- Dock Ellis, pitcher, starter
- Willie Stargell, outfield, starter
- Roberto Clemente, reserve
- Vic Davalillo, reserve
- Manny Sanguillén, reserve
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
Short-Season A | Niagara Falls Pirates | New York-Penn League | Chuck Cottier and Dick Cole |
Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Ed Napoleon |
Notes
- ↑ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ John Perrotto (August 14, 2006). "Baseball Plog". The Beaver County Times.
- ↑ "Honoring First All-Minority Lineup". The New York Times. September 17, 2006. p. Sports p. 2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Babe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference
- ↑ World Series MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1971 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1971 Pitching Leaders at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1971 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference
References
- 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, NC: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- Markusen, Bruce (2009). The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59416-089-9.
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