⭐ Division Winner

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates

92-69 • .571 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates went 92-69 (.571) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 712 runs, allowed 565, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Parker (25 HR, 101 RBI) and Jerry Reuss (18-11, 2.54 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

92 Wins
69 Losses
.571 Win %
1st Rank
712 R 565 RA
Diff +147

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⚡ Quick Stats

712 Runs Scored
565 Runs Allowed
+147 Run Diff
1,270K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .323 1% below the 1975 league average (.326)
SLG .402 9% above the 1975 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.01 17% better than the 1975 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 712 7% above the 1975 league average (668 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,270,013
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Avg per Game 15,875

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Manny Sanguillen 0.328 2 Dave Parker 0.308 3 Willie Stargell 0.295 4 Richie Zisk 0.290 5 Rennie Stennett 0.286

Home Runs

1 Dave Parker 25 2 Willie Stargell 22 3 Richie Zisk 20 4 Al Oliver 18 5 Richie Hebner 15

RBI

1 Dave Parker 101 2 Willie Stargell 90 3 Al Oliver 84 4 Richie Zisk 75 5 Rennie Stennett 62
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Oliver 155 628 90 176 39 8 18 84 25 73 4 0.280
Rennie Stennett 148 616 89 176 25 7 7 62 33 42 5 0.286
Dave Parker 148 558 75 172 35 10 25 101 38 89 8 0.308
Richie Zisk 147 504 69 146 27 3 20 75 68 109 0 0.290
Manny Sanguillen 133 481 60 158 24 4 9 58 48 31 5 0.328
Richie Hebner 128 472 65 116 16 4 15 57 43 48 0 0.246
Willie Stargell 124 461 71 136 32 2 22 90 58 109 0 0.295
Frank Taveras 134 378 44 80 9 4 0 23 37 42 17 0.212
Bill Robinson 92 200 26 56 12 2 6 33 11 36 3 0.280
Art Howe 63 146 13 25 9 0 1 10 15 15 1 0.171
Ed Kirkpatrick 89 144 15 34 5 0 5 16 18 22 1 0.236
Duffy Dyer 48 132 8 30 5 2 3 16 6 22 0 0.227
Bob Robertson 75 124 17 34 4 0 6 18 23 25 0 0.274
Craig Reynolds 31 76 8 17 3 0 0 4 3 5 0 0.224
Jerry Reuss 32 71 6 14 2 0 0 2 5 27 0 0.197
Jim Rooker 28 63 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 20 0 0.095
Willie Randolph 30 61 9 10 1 0 0 3 7 6 1 0.164
Bruce Kison 35 59 4 7 0 0 0 3 2 29 1 0.119
Ken Brett 26 52 5 12 4 0 1 4 1 7 0 0.231
Mario Mendoza 56 50 8 9 1 0 0 2 3 17 0 0.180
John Candelaria 18 43 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.140
Paul Popovich 25 40 5 8 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.200
Dock Ellis 30 36 3 4 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 0.111
Larry Demery 49 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0.125
Bob Moose 23 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.167
Kent Tekulve 34 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.091
Dave Giusti 61 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.300
Sam McDowell 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Miguel Dilone 18 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 46 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Omar Moreno 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.167
Ed Ott 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Odell Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Minshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 2.25 2 Jerry Reuss 2.54 3 John Candelaria 2.76 4 Sam McDowell 2.86 5 Larry Demery 2.90

Wins

1 Jerry Reuss 18 2 Jim Rooker 13 3 Bruce Kison 12 4 Ken Brett 9 5 John Candelaria 8

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Reuss 131 2 Jim Rooker 102 3 John Candelaria 95 4 Bruce Kison 89 5 Dock Ellis 69
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Reuss 18 11 2.54 32 32 0 237.1 224 67 78 131
Jim Rooker 13 11 2.97 28 28 0 196.2 177 65 76 102
Bruce Kison 12 11 3.23 33 29 0 192.0 160 69 92 89
Dock Ellis 8 9 3.79 27 24 0 140.0 163 59 43 69
John Candelaria 8 6 2.76 18 18 0 120.2 95 37 36 95
Ken Brett 9 5 3.36 23 16 0 118.0 110 44 43 47
Larry Demery 7 5 2.90 45 8 4 114.2 95 37 43 59
Dave Giusti 5 4 2.95 61 0 17 91.2 79 30 42 38
Bob Moose 2 2 3.72 23 5 0 67.2 63 28 25 34
Ramon Hernandez 7 2 2.95 46 0 5 64.0 62 21 28 43
Kent Tekulve 1 2 2.25 34 0 5 56.0 43 14 23 28
Sam McDowell 2 1 2.86 14 1 0 34.2 30 11 20 29
Odell Jones 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2
Jim Minshall 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to CIN 3-0

👥 Roster (34)

Ken Brett John Candelaria Larry Demery Miguel Dilone Duffy Dyer Dock Ellis Dave Giusti Richie Hebner Ramon Hernandez Art Howe Odell Jones Ed Kirkpatrick +22 more

34 players

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The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 92-69, a .571 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL East. That season the Pittsburgh Pirates took the division title. The run column shows 712 for and 565 against. Against a league average of .257, the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .263. Pitchers allowed 3.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. Measured against the 668-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead.

Attendance at Three Rivers Stadium totaled 1,270,013 for the year. Dave Parker topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs. Al Oliver collected the most hits, 176. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jerry Reuss (18). Dave Giusti closed out 17 saves. In the NL Championship Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to CIN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 92-69 (.571 win pct).
Did the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates make the playoffs?
The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in their division.
Who led the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Dave Parker led the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs.
What was the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Did the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
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