1969 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 725 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Stargell, who led the team with 29 home runs and 92 RBI. Matty Alou led the team with 231 hits for a .331 average.
The team allowed 652 runs and had a team ERA of 3.61. Leading the team in wins was Steve Blass, with 16. Bob Veale racked up 213 strkeouts to lead the team. Chuck Hartenstein led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Alley | 2B | 82 | 285 | 28 | 70 | 8 | 32 | 4 | .293 | .354 | .647 | .246 |
| Dave Cash | 2B | 18 | 61 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .371 | .361 | .732 | .279 |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 129 | 459 | 72 | 138 | 8 | 47 | 4 | .380 | .420 | .800 | .301 |
| Jose Martinez | 2B | 77 | 168 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .309 | .321 | .630 | .268 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 67 | 227 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .298 | .308 | .606 | .229 |
| Al Oliver | 1B | 129 | 463 | 55 | 132 | 17 | 70 | 8 | .333 | .445 | .778 | .285 |
| Jose Pagan | 3B | 108 | 274 | 29 | 78 | 9 | 42 | 1 | .325 | .453 | .778 | .285 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 147 | 460 | 48 | 110 | 5 | 32 | 15 | .318 | .296 | .614 | .239 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 32 | 96 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .267 | .302 | .569 | .208 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Matty Alou | OF | 162 | 698 | 105 | 231 | 1 | 48 | 22 | .369 | .411 | .780 | .331 |
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 138 | 507 | 87 | 175 | 19 | 91 | 4 | .411 | .544 | .955 | .345 |
| Ron Davis | OF | 62 | 64 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .281 | .591 | .234 |
| Johnny Jeter | OF | 28 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .375 | .517 | .892 | .310 |
| Angel Mangual | OF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 |
| Willie Stargell | OF | 145 | 522 | 89 | 160 | 29 | 92 | 1 | .382 | .556 | .938 | .307 |
| Carl Taylor | OF | 104 | 221 | 30 | 77 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .432 | .457 | .889 | .348 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Kolb | C | 29 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .128 | .108 | .236 | .081 |
| Jerry May | C | 62 | 190 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 23 | 1 | .268 | .384 | .652 | .232 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 129 | 459 | 62 | 139 | 5 | 57 | 8 | .324 | .407 | .731 | .303 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5626 | 725 | 1557 | 119 | 651 | 74 | .330 | .398 | .728 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Belinsky | 8 | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 4.58 | 1.751 | |||
| Steve Blass | 38 | 32 | 210 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2 | 147 | 86 | 4.46 | 1.395 | |||
| Frank Brosseau | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.353 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 25 | 25 | 156 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 124 | 49 | 3.81 | 1.256 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 57 | 0 | 86.3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 5 | 56 | 49 | 3.34 | 1.483 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 35 | 33 | 218.7 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 0 | 173 | 76 | 3.58 | 1.289 | |||
| Gene Garber | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 35 | 0 | 51.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 1.93 | 1.072 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 56 | 0 | 95.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 3.95 | 1.160 | |||
| Ron Kline | 20 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5.81 | 1.355 | |||
| Lou Marone | 29 | 0 | 35.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 2.55 | 1.048 | |||
| Bob Moose | 44 | 19 | 170 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 4 | 165 | 62 | 2.91 | 1.241 | |||
| Pedro Ramos | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Jim Shellenback | 8 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.24 | 1.078 | |||
| Bob Veale | 34 | 34 | 225.7 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 213 | 91 | 3.23 | 1.431 | |||
| Luke Walker | 31 | 15 | 118.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 96 | 57 | 3.64 | 1.306 | |||
| Team Totals | 429 | 162 | 1445.8 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 33 | 1124 | 553 | 3.61 | 1.315 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Matty Alou | 162 |
| At Bats | Matty Alou | 698 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Matty Alou | 746 |
| Batting Average | Roberto Clemente | .345 |
| On-Base % | Roberto Clemente | .411 |
| Slugging % | Willie Stargell | .556 |
| OPS | Roberto Clemente | .955 |
| Runs | Matty Alou | 105 |
| Hits | Matty Alou | 231 |
| Total Bases | Willie Stargell | 290 |
| Doubles | Matty Alou | 41 |
| Triples | Roberto Clemente | 12 |
| Home Runs | Willie Stargell | 29 |
| RBI | Willie Stargell | 92 |
| Walks | Willie Stargell | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Stargell | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Matty Alou | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Matty Alou and Freddie Patek | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Richie Hebner | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Stargell | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Roberto Clemente | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Blass | 16 |
| Losses | Dock Ellis | 17 |
| Saves | Chuck Hartenstein | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Moose | .824 |
| ERA | Bob Moose | 2.91 |
| WHIP | Bob Moose | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Veale | 225.7 |
| Games | Bruce Dal Canton | 57 |
| Games Started | Bob Veale | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Veale | 213 |
| Complete Games | Steve Blass and Bob Veale | 9 |
| Shutouts | Dock Ellis | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Veale | 980 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Blass | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Veale | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Veale | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Blass | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Veale | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Blass | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Luke Walker | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Blass and Jim Bunning | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dock Ellis | 22 |
