1975 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 92-69. They scored 712 runs and belted 138 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Parker, who led the team with 25 home runs and 101 RBI. Al Oliver and Rennie Stennett were tied for the team lead in hits with 176.
The team allowed 565 runs and had a team ERA of 3.02. Jerry Reuss led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 131 strikeouts. Dave Giusti led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 128 | 472 | 65 | 116 | 15 | 57 | 0 | .319 | .392 | .711 | .246 |
| Art Howe | 3B | 63 | 146 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .248 | .253 | .501 | .171 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 1B | 89 | 144 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .319 | .375 | .694 | .236 |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 56 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .226 | .200 | .426 | .180 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 25 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .225 | .498 | .200 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 30 | 61 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .246 | .180 | .426 | .164 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 31 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .253 | .263 | .516 | .224 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 75 | 124 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .388 | .452 | .840 | .274 |
| Willie Stargell | 1B | 124 | 461 | 71 | 136 | 22 | 90 | 0 | .375 | .516 | .891 | .295 |
| Rennie Stennett | 2B | 148 | 616 | 89 | 176 | 7 | 62 | 5 | .324 | .383 | .707 | .286 |
| Frank Taveras | SS | 134 | 378 | 44 | 80 | 0 | 23 | 17 | .284 | .257 | .541 | .212 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 155 | 628 | 90 | 176 | 18 | 84 | 4 | .309 | .454 | .763 | .280 |
| Dave Parker | OF | 148 | 558 | 75 | 172 | 25 | 101 | 8 | .357 | .541 | .898 | .308 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 92 | 200 | 26 | 56 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .313 | .450 | .763 | .280 |
| Richie Zisk | OF | 147 | 504 | 69 | 146 | 20 | 75 | 0 | .374 | .474 | .848 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 48 | 132 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .266 | .364 | .630 | .227 |
| Ed Ott | C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 133 | 481 | 60 | 158 | 9 | 58 | 5 | .391 | .451 | .842 | .328 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5489 | 712 | 1444 | 138 | 669 | 49 | .319 | .402 | .721 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Brett | 23 | 16 | 118 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 3.36 | 1.297 | |||
| John Candelaria | 18 | 18 | 120.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 95 | 36 | 2.76 | 1.085 | |||
| Larry Demery | 45 | 8 | 114.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 59 | 43 | 2.90 | 1.203 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 27 | 24 | 140 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 69 | 43 | 3.79 | 1.471 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 61 | 0 | 91.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 17 | 38 | 42 | 2.95 | 1.320 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 46 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 2.95 | 1.406 | |||
| Odell Jones | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.333 | |||
| Bruce Kison | 33 | 29 | 192 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 89 | 92 | 3.23 | 1.313 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 14 | 1 | 34.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 2.86 | 1.441 | |||
| Jim Minshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bob Moose | 23 | 5 | 67.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 3.72 | 1.300 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 32 | 32 | 237.3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 0 | 131 | 78 | 2.54 | 1.273 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 28 | 28 | 196.7 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 102 | 76 | 2.97 | 1.286 | |||
| Kent Tekulve | 34 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 2.25 | 1.179 | |||
| Team Totals | 387 | 161 | 1437.5 | 92 | 69 | .571 | 31 | 768 | 551 | 3.02 | 1.289 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Oliver | 155 |
| At Bats | Al Oliver | 628 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Oliver | 666 |
| Batting Average | Manny Sanguillen | .328 |
| On-Base % | Manny Sanguillen | .391 |
| Slugging % | Dave Parker | .541 |
| OPS | Dave Parker | .898 |
| Runs | Al Oliver | 90 |
| Hits | Al Oliver and Rennie Stennett | 176 |
| Total Bases | Dave Parker | 302 |
| Doubles | Al Oliver | 39 |
| Triples | Dave Parker | 10 |
| Home Runs | Dave Parker | 25 |
| RBI | Dave Parker | 101 |
| Walks | Richie Zisk | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank Taveras | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Parker and Frank Taveras | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bruce Kison and Jerry Reuss | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Oliver | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Oliver | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Reuss | 18 |
| Losses | Bruce Kison, Jerry Reuss, and Jim Rooker | 11 |
| Saves | Dave Giusti | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Brett | .643 |
| ERA | Jerry Reuss | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Jerry Reuss | 1.273 |
| Innings Pitched | Jerry Reuss | 237.3 |
| Games | Dave Giusti | 61 |
| Games Started | Jerry Reuss | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Reuss | 131 |
| Complete Games | Jerry Reuss | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Reuss | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Reuss | 984 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bruce Kison | 69 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Bruce Kison | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Rooker | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dock Ellis and Bruce Kison | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Ken Brett | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Bruce Kison | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bruce Kison | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 29 |
