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1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 NL East Champions 1971 NL Champions 1971 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1887) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
1971 information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King
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The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Pirates finishing first in the National League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They defeated the San Francisco Giants three games to one in the National League Championship Series and beat the Baltimore Orioles four games to three in the World Series. The Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh, and played their first full season at Three Rivers Stadium, which had opened in July the year before.

Offseason [edit]

February 10, 1971: Danny Rivas (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Mexico City Reds for Ramón Hernández.^[1]

Regular season [edit]

In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup.^[2] That lineup, which took the field on September 1, was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillén, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernández, and Dock Ellis.^[3]

Season standings [edit]

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	65	.599	--
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	.556	7
Chicago Cubs	83	79	.512	14
New York Mets	83	79	.512	14
Montreal Expos	71	90	.441	25.5
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	30

Opening Day lineup [edit]

Roster [edit]

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

48 Rimp Lanier
10 Frank Taveras

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

Coaches

Player stats [edit]

= Indicates team leader

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén	138	533	60	170	.319	7	81	6
1B	Robertson, BobBob Robertson	131	469	65	127	.271	26	72	1
2B	Cash, DaveDave Cash	123	478	79	138	.289	2	34	13
3B	Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner	112	388	50	105	.271	17	67	2
SS	Alley, GeneGene Alley	114	348	38	79	.227	6	28	9
CF	Oliver, AlAl Oliver	143	529	69	149	.282	14	64	4
LF	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell	141	511	104	151	.295	48	125	0
RF	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente	132	522	82	178	.341	13	86	1

Other batters [edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Davalillo, VicVic Davalillo	99	295	48	84	.285	1	33	10
Clines, GeneGene Clines	97	273	52	84	.308	1	24	15
Hernández, JackieJackie Hernández	88	233	30	48	.206	3	26	0
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski	70	193	17	49	.254	1	16	0
Pagán, JoséJosé Pagán	57	158	16	38	.241	5	15	0
May, MiltMilt May	49	126	15	35	.278	6	25	0
Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett	50	153	24	54	.353	1	15	1
Sands, CharlieCharlie Sands	28	25	4	5	.200	1	5	0
Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk	7	15	2	3	.200	1	2	0
Taylor, CarlCarl Taylor	7	12	1	2	.167	0	0	0
Lanier, RimpRimp Lanier	6	4	0	0	.000	0	0	0
Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras	1	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
Ellis, DockDock Ellis	31	226.2	19	9	3.06	63	137
Blass, SteveSteve Blass	33	240	15	8	2.85	68	136
Johnson, BobBob Johnson	31	174.2	9	10	3.45	55	101
Walker, LukeLuke Walker	28	159.2	10	8	3.55	53	86

Other pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
Moose, BobBob Moose	30	140	11	7	4.11	35	68
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles	37	136	8	4	3.04	35	76
Kison, BruceBruce Kison	18	95.1	6	5	3.40	36	60

Relief pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti	58	86	5	6	30	2.93	31	55
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	42	75	5	3	7	3.60	28	22
Veale, BobBob Veale	37	46.1	6	0	2	6.99	24	40
Nelson, JimJim Nelson	17	34.2	2	2	0	2.34	25	11
Miller, BobBob Miller	16	28	1	2	3	1.29	13	13
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández	10	12.1	0	1	4	0.73	2	7
Lamb, JohnJohn Lamb	2	4.1	0	0	0	0.00	1	1
Brosseau, FrankFrank Brosseau	1	2	20	0	0	0.00	0	0

Postseason [edit]

National League Championship Series [edit]

Main article: 1971 National League Championship Series

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the series over the San Francisco Giants, 3–1

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5	October 2	Candlestick Park	40,977
2	Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4	October 3	Candlestick Park	42,562
3	San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2	October 5	Three Rivers Stadium	38,322
4	San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9	October 6	Three Rivers Stadium	35,487

World Series [edit]

Main article: 1971 World Series

Composite box [edit]

1971 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	6	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	0	23	56	3
Baltimore Orioles	3	2	3	3	7	2	2	1	0	1	24	45	9
Total Attendance: 351,091 Average Attendance: 50,156
Winning Player’s Share: – $18,165, Losing Player’s Share – $13,906 *Includes Playoffs and World Series

Awards and honors [edit]

Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth Award^[4]
Roberto Clemente, World Series Most Valuable Player Award^[5]
Roberto Clemente, Gold Glove Award^[6]

League leaders [edit]

Willie Stargell, National League home run champion (48)^[7]
Dave Giusti, Saves leader (30)^[8]

All-Stars [edit]

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game^[9]

Dock Ellis, pitcher, starter
Willie Stargell, outfield, starter

Roberto Clemente, reserve
Vic Davalillo, reserve
Manny Sanguillén, reserve

Farm system [edit]

Notes [edit]

^ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
^ John Perrotto (August 14, 2006). "Baseball Plog". The Beaver County Times.
^ "Honoring First All-Minority Lineup". The New York Times. Sept 17, 2006. p. Sports p. 2.
^ Babe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference
^ World Series MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference
^ Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
^ 1971 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference
^ 1971 Pitching Leaders at Baseball Reference
^ 1971 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference

References [edit]

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, NC: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
Markusen, Bruce (2009). The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59416-089-9.

Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1970	NL East Championship Season 1971	Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1972
Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1970	National League Championship Season 1971	Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1972

World Series champions

1971 MLB season by team

AL East

AL West

NL East

NL West

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Events: Assorted Pirates' Lore; Temple Cup; Pittsburgh Stars; 1960 Game 7; 1985 Drug Trials; Francisco Cabrera game

In media: In the Name of the Law; Angels in the Outfield; The Odd Couple; We Are Family; The Natural; The Winning Season; Chasing 3000

Contributors: Bob Prince; Bob Gessner; Vince Lascheid

Retired Numbers

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A: Bradenton Marauders; West Virginia Power; Jamestown Jammers
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Pirates; Dominican Summer Pirates 1; Dominican Summer Pirates 2

World Series
Championships (5)

League Pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division Titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none
Wild Card: none

Media

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v t e Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series Champions

2 Jackie Hernández 4 Charlie Sands 7 Bob Robertson 8 Willie Stargell 9 Bill Mazeroski 11 José Pagán 14 Gene Alley 15 Gene Clines 16 Al Oliver 17 Dock Ellis 18 Vic Davalillo 20 Richie Hebner 21 Roberto Clemente (World Series MVP) 23 Luke Walker 25 Bruce Kison 27 Bob Johnson 28 Steve Blass 29 Milt May 30 Dave Cash 31 Dave Giusti 32 Bob Miller 34 Nelson Briles 35 Manny Sanguillén 38 Bob Moose 39 Bob Veale Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 5 Dave Ricketts 41 Bill Virdon 42 Don Osborn 43 Don Leppert 44 Frank Oceak

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