1969 Pittsburgh Pirates

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 725 runs, allowed 652, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (29 HR, 92 RBI) and Steve Blass (16-10, 4.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
725 R 652 RA
Diff +73

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⚡ Quick Stats

725 Runs Scored
652 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
769K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 11% above the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .333 5% above the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .397 8% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.61 equal to the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 725 10% above the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 769,349
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Avg per Game 9,498

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Carl Taylor 0.348 2 Roberto Clemente 0.345 3 Matty Alou 0.331 4 Willie Stargell 0.307 5 Manny Sanguillen 0.303

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 29 2 Roberto Clemente 19 3 Al Oliver 17 4 Jose Pagan 9 5 Gene Alley 8

RBI

1 Willie Stargell 92 2 Roberto Clemente 91 3 Al Oliver 70 4 Manny Sanguillen 57 5 Matty Alou 48
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Matty Alou 162 698 105 231 41 6 1 48 42 35 22 0.331
Willie Stargell 145 522 89 160 31 6 29 92 61 120 1 0.307
Roberto Clemente 138 507 87 175 20 12 19 91 56 73 4 0.345
Al Oliver 129 463 55 132 19 2 17 70 21 38 8 0.285
Freddie Patek 147 460 48 110 9 1 5 32 53 86 15 0.239
Richie Hebner 129 459 72 138 23 4 8 47 53 53 4 0.301
Manny Sanguillen 129 459 62 139 21 6 5 57 12 48 8 0.303
Gene Alley 82 285 28 70 3 2 8 32 19 48 4 0.246
Jose Pagan 108 274 29 78 11 4 9 42 17 46 1 0.285
Bill Mazeroski 67 227 13 52 7 1 3 25 22 16 1 0.229
Carl Taylor 104 221 30 77 10 1 4 33 31 36 0 0.348
Jerry May 62 190 21 44 8 0 7 23 9 53 1 0.232
Jose Martinez 77 168 20 45 6 0 1 16 9 32 1 0.268
Bob Robertson 32 96 7 20 4 1 1 9 8 30 1 0.208
Steve Blass 44 84 12 21 0 2 1 9 1 16 0 0.250
Bob Veale 34 79 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 44 0 0.051
Dock Ellis 37 68 2 6 0 0 0 1 2 40 0 0.088
Ron Davis 62 64 10 15 1 1 0 4 7 14 0 0.234
Dave Cash 18 61 8 17 3 1 0 4 9 9 2 0.279
Bob Moose 44 53 4 4 0 0 0 1 6 25 0 0.075
Jim Bunning 25 47 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.043
Gary Kolb 29 37 4 3 1 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.081
Luke Walker 31 32 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.000
Johnny Jeter 28 29 7 9 1 1 1 6 3 15 1 0.310
Chuck Hartenstein 56 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.071
Bruce Dal Canton 57 10 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0.300
Joe Gibbon 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ron Kline 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Angel Mangual 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bo Belinsky 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Garber 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pedro Ramos 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Shellenback 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Brosseau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Marone 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Joe Gibbon 1.93 2 Lou Marone 2.55 3 Bob Moose 2.91 4 Bob Veale 3.23 5 Bruce Dal Canton 3.34

Wins

1 Steve Blass 16 2 Bob Moose 14 3 Bob Veale 13 4 Dock Ellis 11 5 Jim Bunning 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Veale 213 2 Dock Ellis 173 3 Bob Moose 165 4 Steve Blass 147 5 Jim Bunning 124
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Veale 13 14 3.23 34 34 0 225.2 232 81 91 213
Dock Ellis 11 17 3.58 35 33 0 218.2 206 87 76 173
Steve Blass 16 10 4.46 38 32 2 210.0 207 104 86 147
Bob Moose 14 3 2.91 44 19 4 170.0 149 55 62 165
Jim Bunning 10 9 3.81 25 25 0 156.0 147 66 49 124
Luke Walker 4 6 3.64 31 15 0 118.2 98 48 57 96
Chuck Hartenstein 5 4 3.95 56 0 10 95.2 84 42 27 44
Bruce Dal Canton 8 2 3.34 57 0 5 86.1 79 32 49 56
Joe Gibbon 5 1 1.93 35 0 9 51.1 38 11 17 35
Lou Marone 1 1 2.55 29 0 0 35.1 24 10 13 25
Ron Kline 1 3 5.81 20 0 3 31.0 37 20 5 15
Bo Belinsky 0 3 4.58 8 3 0 17.2 17 9 14 15
Jim Shellenback 0 0 3.24 8 0 0 16.2 14 6 4 7
Pedro Ramos 0 1 6.00 5 0 0 6.0 8 4 0 4
Gene Garber 0 0 5.40 2 1 0 5.0 6 3 1 3
Frank Brosseau 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 2

👥 Roster (35)

Gene Alley Matty Alou Bo Belinsky Steve Blass Frank Brosseau Jim Bunning Dave Cash Roberto Clemente Bruce Dal Canton Ron Davis Dock Ellis Gene Garber +23 more

35 players

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The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 3rd in the NL East. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 725 runs and allowed 652, a run differential of +73. Against a league average of .250, the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .276. The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 10% (725 against 658). The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 769,349 in attendance, about 9,498 a game.

For power, Willie Stargell led the way with 29 homers. Matty Alou collected the most hits, 231. On the mound, Steve Blass won 16 games to lead the staff. Bob Veale struck out 213, the most on the club. Chuck Hartenstein closed out 10 saves. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates with 29 home runs.
What was the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Did the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (29 HR, 92 RBI) and Steve Blass (16-10, 4.46 ERA).
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