1974 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 751 runs and belted 114 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Willie Stargell provided the power for the team with 25 homers. Richie Zisk was the best run producer with 100 RBI. Al Oliver led the team with 198 hits for a .321 average.
The team allowed 657 runs and had a team ERA of 3.51. Jerry Reuss led the team with 16 wins. Jim Rooker struck out 139 batters to lead the team. Dave Giusti led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 18 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .143 | .305 | .114 |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 146 | 550 | 97 | 160 | 18 | 68 | 0 | .363 | .449 | .812 | .291 |
| Art Howe | 3B | 29 | 74 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .321 | .365 | .686 | .243 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 1B | 116 | 271 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 38 | 1 | .367 | .347 | .714 | .247 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 91 | 163 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .259 | .252 | .511 | .221 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 59 | 83 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .256 | .265 | .521 | .217 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 91 | 236 | 25 | 54 | 16 | 48 | 0 | .320 | .479 | .799 | .229 |
| Rennie Stennett | 2B | 157 | 673 | 84 | 196 | 7 | 56 | 8 | .322 | .374 | .696 | .291 |
| Frank Taveras | SS | 126 | 333 | 33 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 13 | .300 | .270 | .570 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Augustine | OF | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 107 | 276 | 29 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 14 | .307 | .250 | .557 | .225 |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 147 | 617 | 96 | 198 | 11 | 85 | 10 | .358 | .475 | .833 | .321 |
| Ed Ott | OF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dave Parker | OF | 73 | 220 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .322 | .409 | .731 | .282 |
| Willie Stargell | OF | 140 | 508 | 90 | 153 | 25 | 96 | 0 | .407 | .537 | .944 | .301 |
| Richie Zisk | OF | 149 | 536 | 75 | 168 | 17 | 100 | 1 | .386 | .476 | .862 | .313 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Brinkman | C | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .143 | .268 | .143 |
| Ken Macha | C | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .800 | 1.400 | .600 |
| Mike Ryan | C | 15 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .100 | .306 | .100 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 151 | 596 | 77 | 171 | 7 | 68 | 2 | .313 | .371 | .684 | .287 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5702 | 751 | 1560 | 114 | 692 | 55 | .332 | .391 | .723 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Blass | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9.00 | 2.400 | |||
| Ken Brett | 27 | 27 | 191 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 96 | 52 | 3.30 | 1.277 | |||
| Larry Demery | 19 | 15 | 95.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 4.25 | 1.532 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 26 | 26 | 176.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 91 | 41 | 3.16 | 1.154 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 64 | 2 | 105.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 12 | 53 | 40 | 3.32 | 1.334 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 58 | 0 | 68.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 2.75 | 1.252 | |||
| Juan Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.000 | |||
| Bruce Kison | 40 | 16 | 129 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2 | 71 | 57 | 3.49 | 1.395 | |||
| Jim Minshall | 5 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .00 | 0.698 | |||
| Bob Moose | 7 | 6 | 35.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7.57 | 1.849 | |||
| John Morlan | 39 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 38 | 48 | 4.29 | 1.569 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 14 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7.29 | 2.095 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1.88 | 1.292 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 35 | 35 | 260 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 105 | 101 | 3.50 | 1.385 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 33 | 33 | 262.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 139 | 83 | 2.78 | 1.184 | |||
| Jim Sadowski | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Kent Tekulve | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Team Totals | 391 | 162 | 1466.1 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 17 | 721 | 543 | 3.51 | 1.344 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rennie Stennett | 157 |
| At Bats | Rennie Stennett | 673 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rennie Stennett | 721 |
| Batting Average | Al Oliver | .321 |
| On-Base % | Willie Stargell | .407 |
| Slugging % | Willie Stargell | .537 |
| OPS | Willie Stargell | .944 |
| Runs | Richie Hebner | 97 |
| Hits | Al Oliver | 198 |
| Total Bases | Al Oliver | 293 |
| Doubles | Al Oliver | 38 |
| Triples | Al Oliver | 12 |
| Home Runs | Willie Stargell | 25 |
| RBI | Richie Zisk | 100 |
| Walks | Willie Stargell | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Stargell | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Gene Clines | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Rennie Stennett | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rennie Stennett | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Richie Hebner, Manny Sanguillen, and Rennie Stennett | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Oliver | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Reuss | 16 |
| Losses | Jerry Reuss and Jim Rooker | 11 |
| Saves | Dave Giusti | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Reuss | .593 |
| ERA | Jim Rooker | 2.78 |
| WHIP | Dock Ellis | 1.154 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Rooker | 262.7 |
| Games | Dave Giusti | 64 |
| Games Started | Jerry Reuss | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Rooker | 139 |
| Complete Games | Jim Rooker | 15 |
| Shutouts | Ken Brett | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Reuss | 1125 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Bruce Kison and Jerry Reuss | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Rooker | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bruce Kison | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 29 |
