1972 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 96-59. They scored 691 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Stargell, who led the team with 33 home runs and 112 RBI. Al Oliver led the team with 176 hits for a .312 average.
The team allowed 512 runs and had a team ERA of 2.81. Steve Blass was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Bob Moose struck out 144 batters to lead the team. Dave Giusti was the team's best fireman, with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Alley | SS | 119 | 347 | 30 | 86 | 3 | 36 | 4 | .321 | .320 | .641 | .248 |
| Dave Cash | 2B | 99 | 425 | 58 | 120 | 3 | 30 | 9 | .316 | .374 | .690 | .282 |
| Chuck Goggin | 2B | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 124 | 427 | 63 | 128 | 19 | 72 | 0 | .378 | .508 | .886 | .300 |
| Jackie Hernandez | SS | 72 | 176 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .227 | .256 | .483 | .188 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 34 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .467 | .188 |
| Jose Pagan | 3B | 53 | 127 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .284 | .394 | .678 | .252 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 115 | 306 | 25 | 59 | 12 | 41 | 1 | .291 | .346 | .637 | .193 |
| Willie Stargell | 1B | 138 | 495 | 75 | 145 | 33 | 112 | 1 | .373 | .558 | .931 | .293 |
| Rennie Stennett | 2B | 109 | 370 | 43 | 106 | 3 | 30 | 4 | .307 | .376 | .683 | .286 |
| Frank Taveras | SS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 102 | 378 | 68 | 118 | 10 | 60 | 0 | .356 | .479 | .835 | .312 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 107 | 311 | 52 | 104 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .369 | .421 | .790 | .334 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 117 | 368 | 59 | 117 | 4 | 28 | 14 | .367 | .413 | .780 | .318 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 140 | 565 | 88 | 176 | 12 | 89 | 2 | .352 | .437 | .789 | .312 |
| Richie Zisk | OF | 17 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .270 | .588 | .189 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Milt May | C | 57 | 139 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .325 | .353 | .678 | .281 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 136 | 520 | 55 | 155 | 7 | 71 | 1 | .322 | .404 | .726 | .298 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Sands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5490 | 691 | 1505 | 110 | 654 | 49 | .321 | .397 | .718 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Blass | 33 | 32 | 249.7 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0 | 117 | 84 | 2.49 | 1.245 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 28 | 27 | 195.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 120 | 43 | 3.08 | 1.165 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 25 | 25 | 163.3 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 96 | 33 | 2.70 | 1.157 | |||
| Gene Garber | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.11 | 1.587 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 54 | 0 | 74.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 22 | 54 | 20 | 1.93 | 1.058 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 53 | 0 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 47 | 22 | 1.67 | 1.029 | |||
| Bob Johnson | 31 | 11 | 115.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 79 | 46 | 2.96 | 1.245 | |||
| Bruce Kison | 32 | 18 | 152 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 | 102 | 69 | 3.26 | 1.263 | |||
| Jim McKee | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .00 | 0.600 | |||
| Bob Miller | 36 | 0 | 54.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 2.65 | 1.436 | |||
| Bob Moose | 31 | 30 | 226 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1 | 144 | 47 | 2.91 | 1.150 | |||
| Bob Veale | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Luke Walker | 26 | 12 | 92.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 48 | 34 | 3.40 | 1.424 | |||
| Team Totals | 360 | 155 | 1414.4 | 96 | 59 | .619 | 48 | 838 | 433 | 2.81 | 1.213 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Oliver | 140 |
| At Bats | Al Oliver | 565 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Oliver | 612 |
| Batting Average | Al Oliver | .312 |
| On-Base % | Willie Stargell | .373 |
| Slugging % | Willie Stargell | .558 |
| OPS | Willie Stargell | .931 |
| Runs | Al Oliver | 88 |
| Hits | Al Oliver | 176 |
| Total Bases | Willie Stargell | 276 |
| Doubles | Willie Stargell | 28 |
| Triples | Manny Sanguillen | 8 |
| Home Runs | Willie Stargell | 33 |
| RBI | Willie Stargell | 112 |
| Walks | Willie Stargell | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Stargell | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | Vic Davalillo | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Cash | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Steve Blass | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Richie Hebner, Al Oliver, and Willie Stargell | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rennie Stennett | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Blass | 19 |
| Losses | Nelson Briles | 11 |
| Saves | Dave Giusti | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Blass | .704 |
| ERA | Steve Blass | 2.49 |
| WHIP | Bob Moose | 1.150 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Blass | 249.7 |
| Games | Dave Giusti | 54 |
| Games Started | Steve Blass | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Moose | 144 |
| Complete Games | Steve Blass | 11 |
| Shutouts | Bob Moose | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Blass | 1024 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Moose | 73 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Blass | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Blass | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Blass | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Moose | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Dock Ellis | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bruce Kison | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bruce Kison | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Blass | 32 |
