⭐ Division Winner

1970 Pittsburgh Pirates

89-73 • .549 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates went 89-73 (.549) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 664, and played home games at Forbes Field/Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (31 HR, 85 RBI) and Luke Walker (15-6, 3.04 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
1st Rank
729 R 664 RA
Diff +65

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729 Runs Scored
664 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
955K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 5% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .325 1% below the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .405 4% above the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.70 9% better than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 729 equal to the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field/Three Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 40
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Total Attendance 955,100
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Avg per Game 23,877

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Roberto Clemente 0.352 2 Manny Sanguillen 0.325 3 Dave Cash 0.314 4 Matty Alou 0.297 5 Richie Hebner 0.290

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 31 2 Bob Robertson 27 3 Roberto Clemente 14 4 Al Oliver 12 5 Richie Hebner 11

RBI

1 Willie Stargell 85 2 Al Oliver 83 3 Bob Robertson 82 4 Manny Sanguillen 61 5 Roberto Clemente 60
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Matty Alou 155 677 97 201 21 8 1 47 30 18 19 0.297
Al Oliver 151 551 63 149 33 5 12 83 35 35 1 0.270
Manny Sanguillen 128 486 63 158 19 9 7 61 17 45 2 0.325
Willie Stargell 136 474 70 125 18 3 31 85 44 119 0 0.264
Gene Alley 121 426 46 104 16 5 8 41 31 70 7 0.244
Richie Hebner 120 420 60 122 24 8 11 46 42 48 2 0.290
Roberto Clemente 108 412 65 145 22 10 14 60 38 66 3 0.352
Bob Robertson 117 390 69 112 19 4 27 82 51 98 4 0.287
Bill Mazeroski 112 367 29 84 14 0 7 39 27 40 2 0.229
Freddie Patek 84 237 42 58 10 5 1 19 29 46 8 0.245
Jose Pagan 95 230 21 61 14 1 7 29 20 24 1 0.265
Dave Cash 64 210 30 66 7 6 1 28 17 25 5 0.314
Jerry May 51 139 13 29 4 2 1 16 21 25 0 0.209
Johnny Jeter 85 126 27 30 3 2 2 12 13 34 9 0.238
Steve Blass 32 70 3 8 1 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.114
Dock Ellis 38 70 9 7 1 0 0 1 2 37 1 0.100
Bob Veale 34 67 5 11 4 0 0 6 4 34 0 0.164
Bob Moose 29 66 5 12 2 1 0 2 6 18 0 0.182
Luke Walker 42 46 0 6 0 0 0 5 3 26 0 0.130
Gene Clines 31 37 4 15 2 0 0 3 2 5 2 0.405
Jose Martinez 19 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.050
Jim Nelson 15 20 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.200
Bruce Dal Canton 41 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.000
Dave Giusti 66 16 1 3 0 1 0 3 3 6 0 0.188
George Kopacz 10 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.188
Dave Ricketts 14 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.182
Fred Cambria 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Orlando Peña 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
George Brunet 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Milt May 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Gene Garber 14 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Joe Gibbon 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Lamb 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mudcat Grant 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al McBean 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Acosta 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Colpaert 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Marone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 John Lamb 2.78 2 Luke Walker 3.04 3 Dave Giusti 3.06 4 Dock Ellis 3.21 5 Jim Nelson 3.42

Wins

1 Luke Walker 15 2 Dock Ellis 13 3 Bob Moose 11 4 Steve Blass 10 5 Bob Veale 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Veale 178 2 Dock Ellis 128 3 Luke Walker 124 4 Steve Blass 120 5 Bob Moose 119
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Veale 10 15 3.92 34 32 0 202.0 189 88 94 178
Dock Ellis 13 10 3.21 30 30 0 201.2 194 72 87 128
Steve Blass 10 12 3.52 31 31 0 196.2 187 77 73 120
Bob Moose 11 10 3.99 28 27 0 189.2 186 84 64 119
Luke Walker 15 6 3.04 42 19 3 163.0 129 55 89 124
Dave Giusti 9 3 3.06 66 1 26 103.0 98 35 39 85
Bruce Dal Canton 9 4 4.57 41 6 1 84.2 94 43 39 53
Jim Nelson 4 2 3.42 15 10 0 68.1 64 26 38 42
Joe Gibbon 0 1 4.83 41 0 5 41.0 44 22 24 26
Orlando Peña 2 1 4.78 23 0 2 37.2 38 20 7 25
Fred Cambria 1 2 3.51 6 5 0 33.1 37 13 12 14
John Lamb 0 1 2.78 23 0 3 32.1 23 10 13 24
Chuck Hartenstein 1 1 4.56 17 0 1 23.2 25 12 8 14
Gene Garber 0 3 5.24 14 0 0 22.1 22 13 10 7
George Brunet 1 1 2.70 12 1 0 16.2 19 5 9 17
Mudcat Grant 2 1 2.25 8 0 0 12.0 8 3 2 4
Dick Colpaert 1 0 5.91 8 0 0 10.2 9 7 8 6
Al McBean 0 0 8.10 7 0 1 10.0 13 9 7 3
Ed Acosta 0 0 13.50 3 0 1 2.2 5 4 2 1
Lou Marone 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to CIN 3-0

👥 Roster (39)

Ed Acosta Gene Alley Matty Alou Steve Blass George Brunet Fred Cambria Dave Cash Roberto Clemente Gene Clines Dick Colpaert Bruce Dal Canton Dock Ellis +27 more

39 players

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The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1970 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 1st in the NL East. The club took the division title. Runs came in at 729 scored against 664 allowed (+65). Against a league average of .258, the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .270. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05. Attendance at Forbes Field/Three Rivers Stadium totaled 955,100 for the year.

Willie Stargell led the club in home runs with 31. Matty Alou collected the most hits, 201. The pitching staff's wins leader was Luke Walker (15). The strikeout leader was Bob Veale with 178. Dave Giusti saved 26 games. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against CIN 3-0. The 1970 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Did the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates make the playoffs?
The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in their division.
Who led the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates with 31 home runs.
What was the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field/Three Rivers Stadium.
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