⭐ Division Winner

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates

96-59 • .619 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates went 96-59 (.619) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 512, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (33 HR, 112 RBI) and Steve Blass (19-8, 2.49 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

96 Wins
59 Losses
.619 Win %
1st Rank
691 R 512 RA
Diff +179

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⚡ Quick Stats

691 Runs Scored
512 Runs Allowed
+179 Run Diff
1,427K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 10% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .324 3% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .397 9% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 2.81 19% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 691 14% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,427,460
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Avg per Game 18,300

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Gene Clines 0.334 2 Vic Davalillo 0.318 3 Roberto Clemente 0.312 4 Al Oliver 0.312 5 Richie Hebner 0.300

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 33 2 Richie Hebner 19 3 Al Oliver 12 4 Bob Robertson 12 5 Roberto Clemente 10

RBI

1 Willie Stargell 112 2 Al Oliver 89 3 Richie Hebner 72 4 Manny Sanguillen 71 5 Roberto Clemente 60
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Oliver 140 565 88 176 27 4 12 89 34 44 2 0.312
Manny Sanguillen 136 520 55 155 18 8 7 71 21 38 1 0.298
Willie Stargell 138 495 74 145 28 2 33 112 65 129 1 0.293
Richie Hebner 124 427 63 128 24 4 19 72 52 54 0 0.300
Dave Cash 99 425 58 120 22 4 3 30 22 31 9 0.282
Roberto Clemente 102 378 68 118 19 7 10 60 29 49 0 0.312
Rennie Stennett 109 370 43 106 14 5 3 30 9 43 4 0.286
Vic Davalillo 117 368 60 117 19 2 4 28 26 44 14 0.318
Gene Alley 119 347 30 86 12 2 3 36 38 52 4 0.248
Gene Clines 107 311 52 104 15 6 0 17 16 47 12 0.334
Bob Robertson 115 306 25 59 11 0 12 41 41 84 1 0.193
Jackie Hernandez 72 176 12 33 7 1 1 14 9 43 0 0.188
Milt May 57 139 12 39 10 0 0 14 10 13 0 0.281
Jose Pagan 53 127 11 32 9 0 3 8 5 17 0 0.252
Steve Blass 35 82 8 15 2 0 0 3 2 22 0 0.183
Bob Moose 32 71 7 12 0 1 0 6 7 25 1 0.169
Nelson Briles 28 70 6 11 1 0 0 4 2 32 0 0.157
Bill Mazeroski 34 64 3 12 4 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.188
Dock Ellis 36 59 6 9 0 0 0 1 1 22 0 0.153
Bruce Kison 32 53 3 10 4 1 0 9 1 27 0 0.189
Richie Zisk 17 37 4 7 3 0 0 4 7 10 0 0.189
Bob Johnson 31 35 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.143
Luke Walker 26 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.083
Ramon Hernandez 53 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Dave Giusti 54 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chuck Goggin 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.286
Bob Miller 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Taveras 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Fernando Gonzalez 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gene Garber 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Sands 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Veale 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim McKee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Ramon Hernandez 1.67 2 Dave Giusti 1.93 3 Steve Blass 2.49 4 Bob Miller 2.65 5 Dock Ellis 2.70

Wins

1 Steve Blass 19 2 Dock Ellis 15 3 Nelson Briles 14 4 Bob Moose 13 5 Bruce Kison 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Moose 144 2 Nelson Briles 120 3 Steve Blass 117 4 Bruce Kison 102 5 Dock Ellis 96
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Blass 19 8 2.49 33 32 0 249.2 227 69 84 117
Bob Moose 13 10 2.91 31 30 1 226.0 213 73 47 144
Nelson Briles 14 11 3.08 28 27 0 195.2 185 67 43 120
Dock Ellis 15 7 2.70 25 25 0 163.1 156 49 33 96
Bruce Kison 9 7 3.26 32 18 3 152.0 123 55 69 102
Bob Johnson 4 4 2.96 31 11 3 115.2 98 38 46 79
Luke Walker 4 6 3.40 26 12 2 92.2 98 35 34 48
Dave Giusti 7 4 1.93 54 0 22 74.2 59 16 20 54
Ramon Hernandez 5 0 1.67 53 0 14 70.0 50 13 22 47
Bob Miller 5 2 2.65 36 0 3 54.1 54 16 24 18
Bob Veale 0 0 6.00 5 0 0 9.0 10 6 7 6
Gene Garber 0 0 7.11 4 0 0 6.1 7 5 3 3
Jim McKee 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 4

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to CIN 3-2

👥 Roster (33)

Gene Alley Steve Blass Nelson Briles Dave Cash Roberto Clemente Gene Clines Vic Davalillo Dock Ellis Gene Garber Dave Giusti Chuck Goggin Fernando Gonzalez +21 more

33 players

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The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 96-59 record (.619) put the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 1st in the NL East. That season the Pittsburgh Pirates took the division title. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 691 runs and allowed 512, a run differential of +179. Against a league average of .248, the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .274. Pitchers allowed 2.81 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45.

Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,427,460 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Willie Stargell, who hit 33. On the mound, Steve Blass won 19 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Moose with 144. Dave Giusti closed out 22 saves. In the NL Championship Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to CIN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-59 (.619 win pct).
Did the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates make the playoffs?
The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in their division.
Who led the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates with 33 home runs.
What was the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.81.
Did the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
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