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1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 788 runs, allowed 599, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (48 HR, 125 RBI) and Dock Ellis (19-9, 3.06 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

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
788 R 599 RA
Diff +189

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⚡ Quick Stats

788 Runs Scored
599 Runs Allowed
+189 Run Diff
1,501K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 9% above the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .330 4% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .416 14% above the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.31 5% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 788 24% above the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,501,132
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Avg per Game 18,764

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Rennie Stennett 0.353 2 Roberto Clemente 0.341 3 Manny Sanguillen 0.319 4 Gene Clines 0.308 5 Willie Stargell 0.295

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 48 2 Bob Robertson 26 3 Richie Hebner 17 4 Al Oliver 14 5 Roberto Clemente 13

RBI

1 Willie Stargell 125 2 Roberto Clemente 86 3 Manny Sanguillen 81 4 Bob Robertson 72 5 Richie Hebner 67
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Manny Sanguillen 138 533 60 170 26 5 7 81 19 32 6 0.319
Al Oliver 143 529 69 149 31 7 14 64 27 72 4 0.282
Roberto Clemente 132 522 82 178 29 8 13 86 26 65 1 0.341
Willie Stargell 141 511 104 151 26 0 48 125 83 154 0 0.295
Dave Cash 123 478 79 138 17 4 2 34 46 33 13 0.289
Bob Robertson 131 469 65 127 18 2 26 72 60 101 1 0.271
Richie Hebner 112 388 50 105 17 8 17 67 32 68 2 0.271
Gene Alley 114 348 38 79 8 7 6 28 35 43 9 0.227
Vic Davalillo 99 295 48 84 14 6 1 33 11 31 10 0.285
Gene Clines 97 273 52 84 12 4 1 24 22 36 15 0.308
Jackie Hernandez 88 233 30 48 7 3 3 26 17 45 0 0.206
Bill Mazeroski 70 193 17 49 3 1 1 16 15 8 0 0.254
Jose Pagan 57 158 16 38 1 0 5 15 16 25 0 0.241
Rennie Stennett 50 153 24 54 5 4 1 15 7 9 1 0.353
Milt May 49 126 15 35 1 0 6 25 9 16 0 0.278
Steve Blass 34 83 5 10 0 1 0 2 1 15 0 0.120
Dock Ellis 44 79 11 16 0 0 0 12 6 29 2 0.203
Bob Johnson 31 48 3 3 0 0 0 2 8 33 0 0.062
Luke Walker 28 46 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 30 0 0.022
Nelson Briles 37 39 3 10 3 0 1 4 2 13 0 0.256
Bob Moose 30 39 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 11 1 0.103
Bruce Kison 18 31 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.065
Charlie Sands 28 25 4 5 2 0 1 5 7 6 0 0.200
Dave Giusti 58 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.059
Richie Zisk 7 15 2 3 1 0 1 2 4 7 0 0.200
Carl Taylor 7 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Bob Veale 37 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.333
Mudcat Grant 42 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.250
Jim Nelson 17 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.500
Rimp Lanier 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
John Lamb 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Miller 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Frank Brosseau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Taveras 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Jim Nelson 2.34 2 Steve Blass 2.85 3 Dave Giusti 2.93 4 Nelson Briles 3.04 5 Dock Ellis 3.06

Wins

1 Dock Ellis 19 2 Steve Blass 15 3 Bob Moose 11 4 Luke Walker 10 5 Bob Johnson 9

Strikeouts

1 Dock Ellis 137 2 Steve Blass 136 3 Bob Johnson 101 4 Luke Walker 86 5 Nelson Briles 76
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Blass 15 8 2.85 33 33 0 240.0 226 76 68 136
Dock Ellis 19 9 3.06 31 31 0 226.2 207 77 63 137
Bob Johnson 9 10 3.45 31 27 0 174.2 170 67 55 101
Luke Walker 10 8 3.55 28 24 0 159.2 157 63 53 86
Bob Moose 11 7 4.11 30 18 1 140.0 169 64 35 68
Nelson Briles 8 4 3.04 37 14 1 136.0 131 46 35 76
Bruce Kison 6 5 3.40 18 13 0 95.1 93 36 36 60
Dave Giusti 5 6 2.93 58 0 30 86.0 79 28 31 55
Mudcat Grant 5 3 3.60 42 0 7 75.0 79 30 28 22
Bob Veale 6 0 6.99 37 0 2 46.1 59 36 24 40
Jim Nelson 2 2 2.34 17 2 0 34.2 27 9 26 11
Bob Miller 1 2 1.29 16 0 3 28.0 20 4 13 13
Ramon Hernandez 0 1 0.73 10 0 4 12.1 5 1 2 7
John Lamb 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.1 3 0 1 1
Frank Brosseau 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
PIT def. SFN 3-1
World Series
PIT def. BAL 4-3

👥 Roster (35)

Gene Alley Steve Blass Nelson Briles Frank Brosseau Dave Cash Roberto Clemente Gene Clines Vic Davalillo Dock Ellis Dave Giusti Mudcat Grant Richie Hebner +23 more

35 players

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The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 97 wins and 65 losses, good for 1st in the NL East. That season the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series and took the division title. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 788 runs and allowed 599, a run differential of +189. Against a league average of .251, the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .274. The staff ERA of 3.31 was 5% better than the league average of 3.47.

The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 1,501,132 in attendance, about 18,764 a game. Willie Stargell topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 48 home runs. On the mound, Dock Ellis won 19 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against SFN 3-1. The World Series ended in a win against BAL 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
Yes. The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
Who led the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates with 48 home runs.
What was the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Where did the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (48 HR, 125 RBI) and Dock Ellis (19-9, 3.06 ERA).
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