⭐ Division Winner

1974 Pittsburgh Pirates

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 751 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (25 HR, 96 RBI) and Jerry Reuss (16-11, 3.50 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 %
1st Rank
751 R 657 RA
Diff +94

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751 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
+94 Run Diff
1,110K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 7% above the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .334 3% above the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .391 7% above the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.49 4% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 751 12% above the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,110,737
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Avg per Game 13,712

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Al Oliver 0.321 2 Richie Zisk 0.313 3 Ken Brett 0.310 4 Jim Rooker 0.305 5 Willie Stargell 0.301

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 25 2 Richie Hebner 18 3 Richie Zisk 17 4 Bob Robertson 16 5 Al Oliver 11

RBI

1 Richie Zisk 100 2 Willie Stargell 96 3 Al Oliver 85 4 Richie Hebner 68 5 Manny Sanguillen 68
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rennie Stennett 157 673 84 196 29 3 7 56 32 51 8 0.291
Al Oliver 147 617 96 198 38 12 11 85 33 58 10 0.321
Manny Sanguillen 151 596 77 171 21 4 7 68 21 27 2 0.287
Richie Hebner 146 550 97 160 21 6 18 68 60 53 0 0.291
Richie Zisk 149 536 75 168 30 3 17 100 65 91 1 0.313
Willie Stargell 140 508 90 153 37 4 25 96 87 106 0 0.301
Frank Taveras 126 333 33 82 4 2 0 26 25 41 13 0.246
Gene Clines 107 276 29 62 5 1 0 14 30 40 14 0.225
Ed Kirkpatrick 116 271 32 67 9 0 6 38 51 30 1 0.247
Bob Robertson 91 236 25 54 11 0 16 48 33 48 0 0.229
Dave Parker 73 220 27 62 10 3 4 29 10 53 3 0.282
Mario Mendoza 91 163 10 36 1 2 0 15 8 35 1 0.221
Jim Rooker 33 95 8 29 5 2 0 8 5 31 0 0.305
Ken Brett 43 87 13 27 4 1 2 15 4 20 0 0.310
Jerry Reuss 35 86 7 13 1 0 0 4 8 25 0 0.151
Paul Popovich 59 83 9 18 2 1 0 5 5 10 0 0.217
Art Howe 29 74 10 18 4 1 1 5 9 13 0 0.243
Dock Ellis 30 56 6 12 1 0 0 4 8 15 0 0.214
Bruce Kison 40 37 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 17 0 0.108
Kurt Bevacqua 18 35 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.114
Larry Demery 21 33 4 5 1 1 0 3 2 15 0 0.152
Mike Ryan 15 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 0.100
Dave Augustine 18 22 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Dal Maxvill 8 22 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.182
Bob Moose 7 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.182
Dave Giusti 64 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.111
Chuck Brinkman 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
John Morlan 39 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Juan Pizarro 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ken Macha 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.600
Ed Ott 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 58 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.250
Daryl Patterson 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Blass 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Miguel Dilone 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.000
Jim Sadowski 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Juan Jimenez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Minshall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Ramon Hernandez 2.75 2 Jim Rooker 2.78 3 Dock Ellis 3.16 4 Ken Brett 3.30 5 Dave Giusti 3.32

Wins

1 Jerry Reuss 16 2 Jim Rooker 15 3 Ken Brett 13 4 Dock Ellis 12 5 Bruce Kison 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Rooker 139 2 Jerry Reuss 105 3 Ken Brett 96 4 Dock Ellis 91 5 Bruce Kison 71
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Rooker 15 11 2.78 33 33 0 262.2 228 81 83 139
Jerry Reuss 16 11 3.50 35 35 0 260.0 259 101 101 105
Ken Brett 13 9 3.30 27 27 0 191.0 192 70 52 96
Dock Ellis 12 9 3.16 26 26 0 176.2 163 62 41 91
Bruce Kison 9 8 3.49 40 16 2 129.0 123 50 57 71
Dave Giusti 7 5 3.32 64 2 12 105.2 101 39 40 53
Larry Demery 6 6 4.25 19 15 0 95.1 95 45 51 51
Ramon Hernandez 5 2 2.75 58 0 2 68.2 68 21 18 33
John Morlan 0 3 4.29 39 0 0 65.0 54 31 48 38
Bob Moose 1 5 7.57 7 6 0 35.2 59 30 7 15
Juan Pizarro 1 1 1.88 7 2 0 24.0 20 5 11 7
Daryl Patterson 2 1 7.29 14 0 1 21.0 35 17 9 8
Jim Sadowski 0 1 6.00 4 0 0 9.0 7 6 9 1
Kent Tekulve 1 1 6.00 8 0 0 9.0 12 6 5 6
Steve Blass 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 5.0 5 5 7 2
Jim Minshall 0 1 0.00 5 0 0 4.1 1 0 2 3
Juan Jimenez 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 6 3 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to LAN 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Dave Augustine Kurt Bevacqua Steve Blass Ken Brett Chuck Brinkman Gene Clines Larry Demery Miguel Dilone Dock Ellis Dave Giusti Richie Hebner Ramon Hernandez +27 more

39 players

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The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1974 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 88-74 mark (.543) and finished 1st in the NL East. In 1974 the franchise took the division title. With 751 runs scored and 657 given up, the 1974 differential was +94. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .273, 7% better than the league's .255. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.49 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62.

The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 1,110,737 in attendance, about 13,712 a game. For power, Willie Stargell led the way with 25 homers. Richie Zisk led in RBI with 100. Jerry Reuss was the top winner, with 16 victories. Jim Rooker struck out 139, the most on the club. In the NL Championship Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to LAN 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates make the playoffs?
The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in their division.
Who led the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs.
What was the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Did the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
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