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1966 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 759 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Willie Stargell led the team in home runs with 33. The offense was powered by Roberto Clemente, who led the team with 119 RBI and 202 hits.

The team allowed 641 runs and had a team ERA of 3.52. Bob Veale led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 229 strikeouts. Roy Face was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Gene Alley SS 147 579 88 173 7 43 8 .334 .418 .752 .299
Bob Bailey 3B 126 380 51 106 13 46 5 .360 .447 .807 .279
Donn Clendenon 1B 155 571 80 171 28 98 8 .358 .520 .878 .299
Bill Mazeroski 2B 162 621 56 163 16 82 4 .296 .398 .694 .262
Gene Michael SS 30 33 9 5 0 2 0 .152 .273 .425 .152
Jose Pagan 3B 109 368 44 97 4 54 0 .292 .370 .662 .264
Dave Roberts 1B 14 16 3 2 0 0 0 .125 .188 .313 .125
Andre Rodgers SS 36 49 6 9 0 4 0 .293 .204 .497 .184
Outfielders
Matty Alou OF 141 535 86 183 2 27 23 .373 .421 .794 .342
Don Bosch OF 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Roberto Clemente OF 154 638 105 202 29 119 7 .360 .536 .896 .317
Jerry Lynch OF 64 56 5 12 1 6 0 .267 .286 .553 .214
Manny Mota OF 116 322 54 107 5 46 7 .383 .472 .855 .332
Willie Stargell OF 140 485 84 153 33 102 2 .381 .581 .962 .315
Catchers
Jesse Gonder C 59 160 13 36 7 16 0 .287 .387 .674 .225
Jerry May C 42 52 6 13 1 2 0 .291 .385 .676 .250
Jim Pagliaroni C 123 374 37 88 11 49 0 .329 .377 .706 .235
Other
George Spriggs 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .143
Team Totals - - 5676 759 1586 158 715 64 .325 .428 .753 .279


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Steve Blass 34 25 155.7 11 7 .611 0 76 46 3.87 1.407
Don Cardwell 32 14 101.7 6 6 .500 1 60 27 4.60 1.367
Roy Face 54 0 70 6 6 .500 18 67 24 2.70 1.314
Woodie Fryman 36 28 181.7 12 9 .571 1 105 47 3.81 1.260
Vern Law 31 28 177.7 12 8 .600 0 88 24 4.05 1.277
Al McBean 47 0 86.7 4 3 .571 3 54 24 3.22 1.373
Pete Mikkelsen 71 0 126 9 8 .529 14 76 51 3.07 1.246
Billy O'Dell 37 2 71.3 3 2 .600 4 47 23 2.78 1.360
Bob Purkey 10 0 19.7 0 1 .000 1 5 4 1.37 1.015
Don Schwall 11 4 41.7 3 2 .600 0 24 21 2.16 1.247
Jim Shellenback 2 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0 3 9.00 2.000
Tommie Sisk 34 23 150 10 5 .667 1 60 52 4.14 1.320
Bob Veale 38 37 268.3 16 12 .571 0 229 102 3.02 1.230
Luke Walker 10 1 10 0 1 .000 0 7 15 4.50 2.300
Team Totals 447 162 1463.5 92 70 .568 43 898 463 3.52 1.304

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Bill Mazeroski 162
At Bats Roberto Clemente 638
Plate Appearances (approx.) Roberto Clemente 690
Batting Average Matty Alou .342
On-Base % Willie Stargell .381
Slugging % Willie Stargell .581
OPS Willie Stargell .962
Runs Roberto Clemente 105
Hits Roberto Clemente 202
Total Bases Roberto Clemente 342
Doubles Roberto Clemente 31
Triples Roberto Clemente 11
Home Runs Willie Stargell 33
RBI Roberto Clemente 119
Walks Donn Clendenon 52
Strikeouts Donn Clendenon 142
Stolen Bases Matty Alou 23
Caught Stealing Matty Alou 15
Sacrifice Hits Gene Alley 20
Sacrifice Flies Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Jose Pagan, and Willie Stargell 5
Grounded into Double Plays Bill Mazeroski 16

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Bob Veale 16
Losses Bob Veale 12
Saves Roy Face 18
Won-Loss % Tommie Sisk .667
ERA Bob Veale 3.02
WHIP Bob Veale 1.230
Innings Pitched Bob Veale 268.3
Games Pete Mikkelsen 71
Games Started Bob Veale 37
Strikeouts Bob Veale 229
Complete Games Bob Veale 12
Shutouts Vern Law 4
Batters Faced Bob Veale 1111
Earned Runs Allowed Bob Veale 90
Hits Allowed Bob Veale 228
Walks Allowed Bob Veale 102
Home Runs Allowed Vern Law 19
Doubles Allowed Woodie Fryman 35
Triples Allowed Steve Blass 10
Wild Pitches Bob Veale 10
Hit Batsmen Don Cardwell 6
Double Plays Induced Bob Veale 27

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