1970 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 729 runs and belted 130 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Stargell, who led the team with 31 home runs and 85 RBI. Matty Alou led the team with 201 hits for a .297 average.
The team allowed 664 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. Leading the team in wins was Luke Walker, with 15. Bob Veale racked up 178 strkeouts to lead the team. Dave Giusti led the team with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Alley | SS | 121 | 426 | 46 | 104 | 8 | 41 | 7 | .297 | .362 | .659 | .244 |
| Dave Cash | 2B | 64 | 210 | 30 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 5 | .365 | .419 | .784 | .314 |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 120 | 420 | 60 | 122 | 11 | 46 | 2 | .362 | .464 | .826 | .290 |
| George Kopacz | 1B | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .376 | .188 |
| Jose Martinez | 3B | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .050 | .145 | .050 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 112 | 367 | 29 | 84 | 7 | 39 | 2 | .283 | .324 | .607 | .229 |
| Jose Pagan | 3B | 95 | 230 | 21 | 61 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .321 | .426 | .747 | .265 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 84 | 237 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 19 | 8 | .322 | .342 | .664 | .245 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 117 | 390 | 69 | 112 | 27 | 82 | 4 | .367 | .564 | .931 | .287 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Matty Alou | OF | 155 | 677 | 97 | 201 | 1 | 47 | 19 | .329 | .356 | .685 | .297 |
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 108 | 412 | 65 | 145 | 14 | 60 | 3 | .407 | .556 | .963 | .352 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 31 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .436 | .459 | .895 | .405 |
| Johnny Jeter | OF | 85 | 126 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 9 | .314 | .341 | .655 | .238 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 151 | 551 | 63 | 149 | 12 | 83 | 1 | .326 | .414 | .740 | .270 |
| Willie Stargell | OF | 136 | 474 | 70 | 125 | 31 | 85 | 0 | .329 | .511 | .840 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jerry May | C | 51 | 139 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .313 | .288 | .601 | .209 |
| Dave Ricketts | C | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 128 | 486 | 63 | 158 | 7 | 61 | 2 | .344 | .444 | .788 | .325 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Milt May | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5637 | 729 | 1522 | 130 | 676 | 66 | .323 | .406 | .728 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Acosta | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.593 | |||
| Steve Blass | 31 | 31 | 196.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 120 | 73 | 3.52 | 1.322 | |||
| George Brunet | 12 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2.70 | 1.677 | |||
| Fred Cambria | 6 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3.51 | 1.471 | |||
| Dick Colpaert | 8 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5.91 | 1.589 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 41 | 6 | 84.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 53 | 39 | 4.57 | 1.570 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 30 | 30 | 201.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 128 | 87 | 3.21 | 1.393 | |||
| Gene Garber | 14 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5.24 | 1.435 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 4.83 | 1.659 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 66 | 1 | 103 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 26 | 85 | 39 | 3.06 | 1.330 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.25 | 0.833 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 17 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4.56 | 1.392 | |||
| John Lamb | 23 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2.78 | 1.115 | |||
| Lou Marone | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0.870 | |||
| Al McBean | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8.10 | 2.000 | |||
| Bob Moose | 28 | 27 | 189.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 119 | 64 | 3.99 | 1.318 | |||
| Jim Nelson | 15 | 10 | 68.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 3.42 | 1.493 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 23 | 0 | 37.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 4.78 | 1.194 | |||
| Bob Veale | 34 | 32 | 202 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 178 | 94 | 3.92 | 1.401 | |||
| Luke Walker | 42 | 19 | 163 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 3 | 124 | 89 | 3.04 | 1.337 | |||
| Team Totals | 450 | 162 | 1453.8 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 43 | 990 | 625 | 3.71 | 1.383 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Matty Alou | 155 |
| At Bats | Matty Alou | 677 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Matty Alou | 718 |
| Batting Average | Manny Sanguillen | .325 |
| On-Base % | Manny Sanguillen | .344 |
| Slugging % | Willie Stargell | .511 |
| OPS | Willie Stargell | .840 |
| Runs | Matty Alou | 97 |
| Hits | Matty Alou | 201 |
| Total Bases | Willie Stargell | 242 |
| Doubles | Al Oliver | 33 |
| Triples | Roberto Clemente | 10 |
| Home Runs | Willie Stargell | 31 |
| RBI | Willie Stargell | 85 |
| Walks | Bob Robertson | 51 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Stargell | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Matty Alou | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Matty Alou | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luke Walker | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Oliver and Bob Robertson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Manny Sanguillen | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Luke Walker | 15 |
| Losses | Bob Veale | 15 |
| Saves | Dave Giusti | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | Luke Walker | .714 |
| ERA | Luke Walker | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Bob Moose | 1.318 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Veale | 202 |
| Games | Dave Giusti | 66 |
| Games Started | Bob Veale | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Veale | 178 |
| Complete Games | Dock Ellis and Bob Moose | 9 |
| Shutouts | Dock Ellis | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Veale | 882 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Veale | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Dock Ellis | 194 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Veale | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Veale | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Veale | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Bruce Dal Canton | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Veale | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dock Ellis | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Moose | 31 |
