1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 85th in the National League. 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.

1971 Pittsburgh Pirates
1971 National East Division Champion
1971 National League Champion
1971 World Series Champion
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
Other information
OwnersJohn W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managersJoe L. Brown
ManagersDanny Murtaugh
Local televisionKDKA-TV 2
(Bob Prince, Nellie King)
Local radioKDKA–AM 1020
(Bob Prince, Nellie King)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season

In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup.[6] Taking 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.[7]

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9765 0.599 — 52–28 45–37
St. Louis Cardinals 9072 0.556 7 45–36 45–36
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
New York Mets 8379 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
Montreal Expos 7190 0.441 25½ 36–44 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 30 34–47 33–48

Record vs. opponents
1971 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–79–99–99–97–57–58–44–811–77–116–6
Chicago 7–5—6–65–78–48–1011–711–76–129–33–99–9
Cincinnati 9–96–6—5–137–117–58–45–75–710–89–98–4
Houston 9–97–513–5—8–104–85–78–44–810–89–92–10
Los Angeles 9–94–811–710–8—8–45–77–54–813–512–66–6
Montreal 5–710–85–78–44–8—9–96–127–116–57–54–14
New York 5–77–114–87–57–59–9—13–510–87–54–810–8
Philadelphia 4-87–112–103–95–76–105–13—6–124–86–67–11
Pittsburgh 8–412–67–58–48–411–78–1012–6—9–33–911–7
San Diego 7–113–98–108–105–135–65–78–43–9—5–134–8
San Francisco 11–79–39–99–96–125–78–46–69–313–5—5–7
St. Louis 6–69–94–810–26–614–48–1011–77–118–47–5—

Detailed records

Game log
1971 regular season game log: 97–65 (Home: 52–28; Away: 45–37)[8]
April: 12–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–5)
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1April 61:35 p.m. ESTPhillies4–2Ellis (1–0)Short (0–1)—2:2139,7121–0W1
2April 88:05 p.m. ESTPhillies2–0Walker (1–0)Fryman (0–1)—1:4712,2892–0W2
3April 98:05 p.m. EST@ Braves8–2Moose (1–0)Jarvis (0–1)Giusti (1)2:2332,7343–0W3
4April 108:05 p.m. EST@ Braves4–5 (12)Upshaw (2–0)Briles (0–1)—2:4113,0793–1L1
5April 112:15 p.m. EST@ Braves1–3Nash (1–0)Ellis (1–1)—1:5210,2203–2L2
6April 127:35 p.m. EST@ Phillies4–3 (11)Giusti (1–0)Selma (0–1)—2:5519,4694–2W1
7April 137:35 p.m. EST@ Phillies9–3Briles (1–1)Short (0–2)—2:2814,9345–2W2
8April 147:35 p.m. EST@ Phillies5–6Hoerner (1–0)Grant (0–1)Selma (1)2:348,3795–3L1
9April 162:15 p.m. EST@ Mets0–1Seaver (2–0)Ellis (1–2)—2:0318,4915–4L2
10April 172:15 p.m. EST@ Mets2–0Blass (1–0)Koosman (0–1)—2:0123,3056–4W1
11 (1)April 181:05 p.m. EST@ Mets2–5Gentry (1–2)Walker (1–1)—2:096–5L1
12 (2)April 183:49 p.m. EST@ Mets2–1Johnson (1–0)McGraw (1–1)—2:4351,9057–5W1
13April 208:05 p.m. ESTBraves0–2Niekro (1–1)Moose (1–1)—1:588,7557–6L1
14April 218:05 p.m. ESTBraves10–2Ellis (2–2)Nash (1–1)—2:067,9928–6W1
15April 228:05 p.m. ESTBraves7–4Blass (2–0)Reed (2–2)Giusti (2)2:064,7089–6W2
16April 238:05 p.m. ESTGiants0–2Stone (1–0)Walker (1–2)—2:0812,3509–7L1
17April 242:15 p.m. ESTGiants0–2Bryant (2–0)Johnson (1–1)—2:218,3869–8L2
18April 251:35 p.m. EDTGiants6–2Briles (2–1)Marichal (3–2)Giusti (3)2:5116,55310–8W1
19April 278:05 p.m. EDTDodgers5–7VanceEllis (2–3)Mikkelsen6,51810–9L1
20April 288:05 p.m. EDTDodgers7–5Blass (3–0)O'BrienGiusti (4)6,19111–9W1
21April 298:05 p.m. EDTDodgers1–2MikkelsenGiusti (1–1)—5,03111–10L1
22April 308:05 p.m. EDTPadres5–3Nelson (1–0)KelleyGrant (1)5,94412–10W1
May: 17–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–5)
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23May 12:15 p.m. EDTPadres5–4 (11)Grant (1–1)Laxton—6,06813–10W2
24May 21:35 p.m. EDTPadres5–1Ellis (3–3)ArlinGiusti (5)8,48214–10W3
25May 411:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants10–2Moose (2–1)Stone (2–1)Grant (2)2:538,26315–10W4
26May 54:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants1–2Marichal (4–2)Walker (1–3)—2:025,21215–11L1
27May 711:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers3–2Johnson (2–1)SuttonGrant (3)44,27516–11W1
28May 810:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers5–3Briles (3–1)DowningGiusti (6)26,73717–11W2
29May 94:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers11–5Veale (1–0)MikkelsenGrant (4)26,34918–11W3
30May 1110:30 p.m. EDT@ Padres10–4Ellis (4–3)CoombsGiusti (7)4,44019–11W4
31May 1210:30 p.m. EDT@ Padres1–2RobertsWalker (1–4)—4,29219–12L1
32May 148:05 p.m. EDTMets2–8Koosman (3–1)Johnson (2–2)—2:2317,62219–13L2
33May 158:05 p.m. EDTMets5–9Sadecki (1–0)Blass (3–1)—2:2622,04219–14L3
34May 161:35 p.m. EDTMets4–2Ellis (5–3)Ryan (4–1)Giusti (8)2:1118,96820–14W1
35May 178:05 p.m. EDTExpos6–5Grant (2–1)Marshall—6,43121–14W2
36May 188:05 p.m. EDTExpos3–2Johnson (3–2)Marshall—10,22622–14W3
37May 198:05 p.m. EDT@ Reds6–1Moose (3–1)NolanGiusti (9)11,10923–14W4
38May 2012:35 p.m. EDT@ Reds4–5WilcoxBlass (3–2)Carroll9,53023–15L1
39May 218:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos6–2 (13)Grant (3–1)Reed—17,37924–15W1
40May 228:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos2–5StonemanWalker (1–5)—18,81424–16L1
41May 232:15 p.m. EDT@ Expos2–4McAnallyJohnson (3–3)Marshall27,21624–17L2
42May 258:05 p.m. EDTReds4–7GrimsleyMoose (3–2)Gibbon8,60724–18L3
43May 268:05 p.m. EDTReds2–0Blass (4–2)Cloninger—7,36925–18W1
44May 278:05 p.m. EDTReds5–2Ellis (6–3)Merritt—7,40826–18W2
45May 288:05 p.m. EDTCubs2–4PappasWalker (1–6)—12,77626–19L1
46May 292:15 p.m. EDTCubs9–4Johnson (4–3)HandsGiusti (10)12,33627–19W1
47May 301:35 p.m. EDTCubs10–0Moose (4–2)Holtzman—14,64328–19W2
48May 3111:05 a.m. EDTCubs6–0Blass (5–2)Jenkins—19,58929–19W3
June: 20–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 11–6)
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49June 18:05 p.m. EDTCardinals9–0Ellis (7–3)Zachary—21,51630–19W4
50June 28:05 p.m. EDTCardinals10–1Walker (2–6)ClevelandVeale (1)9,61231–19W5
51June 38:05 p.m. EDTCardinals1–7CarltonJohnson (4–4)—18,94731–20L1
52June 48:05 p.m. EDTAstros3–2Moose (5–2)BillinghamGiusti (11)14,02532–20W1
53June 58:05 p.m. EDTAstros1–4DierkerBlass (5–3)Gladding23,79332–21L1
54June 61:35 p.m. EDTAstros9–8Ellis (8–3)BlasingameVeale (2)23,05133–21W1
55June 72:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs11–6Veale (2–0)PappasGiusti (12)16,47834–21W2
56June 82:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs0–1 (12)HoltzmanGrant (3–2)—14,87834–22L1
57June 92:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs1–3JenkinsMoose (5–3)—16,43834–23L2
58June 109:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals3–1Blass (6–3)Reuss—18,95035–23W1
59June 119:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals11–4Ellis (9–3)ClevelandGiusti (13)27,30836–23W2
60June 128:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals4–3Grant (4–2)Arroyo—24,56537–23W3
61June 132:15 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals8–4Giusti (2–1)CarltonHernández (1)21,20538–23W4
62June 148:30 p.m. EDT@ Astros4–5GladdingNelson (1–1)—11,65538–24L1
63June 158:30 p.m. EDT@ Astros3–0Blass (7–3)Dierker—16,30739–24W1
64June 168:30 p.m. EDT@ Astros6–4Ellis (10–3)Blasingame—16,09840–24W2
65June 188:05 p.m. EDTExpos9–8 (11)Giusti (3–1)Raymond—26,64441–24W3
66June 192:15 p.m. EDTExpos1–10MortonMoose (5–4)—12,09141–25L1
67 (1)June 201:05 p.m. EDTExpos7–1Blass (8–3)Stoneman—42–25W1
68 (2)June 204:07 p.m. EDTExpos7–3Briles (4–1)BrittonGrant (5)32,30143–25W2
69June 218:05 p.m. EDTMets6–0Ellis (11–3)Koosman (3–5)—2:0519,75144–25W3
70June 228:05 p.m. EDTMets2–3Williams (3–1)Nelson (1–2)Frisella (7)2:2927,57844–26L1
71June 238:05 p.m. EDTMets6–2Walker (3–6)Gentry (6–5)Grant (6)2:2831,22545–26W1
72June 257:35 p.m. EDT@ Phillies14–4Blass (9–3)Bunning (5–9)—2:2738,73646–26W2
73June 262:15 p.m. EDT@ Phillies11–9Ellis (12–3)Short (4–9)Giusti (14)2:3424,96547–26W3
74 (1)June 271:05 p.m. EDT@ Phillies4–8Fryman (2–3)Johnson (4–5)Hoerner (4)2:2847–27L1
75 (2)June 274:08 p.m. EDT@ Phillies10–9Veale (3–0)Hoerner (3–3)Giusti (15)2:5937,06248–27W1
76June 288:15 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals11–5Moose (6–4)ReussGrant (7)15,02449–27W2
77June 299:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals3–8ClevelandWalker (3–7)—14,58649–28L1
78June 308:05 p.m. EDT@ Mets0–4Ryan (8–4)Blass (9–4)Frisella (8)2:0850,39949–29L2
July: 18–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–7)
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79July 12:05 p.m. EDT@ Mets3–0Ellis (13–3)Koosman (4–6)Giusti (16)3:0326,65050–29W1
80July 22:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs5–1Moose (7–4)Jenkins—28,91951–29W2
81July 32:15 p.m. EDT@ Cubs1–3PappasJohnson (4–6)—31,42251–30L1
82July 42:15 p.m. EDT@ Cubs7–9ReganGiusti (3–2)Newman30,40151–31L2
83July 52:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs6–2Blass (10–4)Holtzman—37,73452–31W1
84July 68:05 p.m. EDTReds5–2Ellis (14–3)McGlothlinGiusti (17)23,32153–31W2
85July 78:05 p.m. EDTReds9–3Johnson (5–6)Nolan—23,87354–31W3
86July 88:05 p.m. EDTReds7–1Kison (1–0)GullettGiusti (18)22,53455–31W4
87July 98:05 p.m. EDTBraves11–2Briles (5–1)Nash (6–6)—2:2929,67856–31W5
88July 102:15 p.m. EDTBraves5–4Grant (5–2)Niekro (9–8)Giusti (19)2:1518,95557–31W6
–July 11BravesPostponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: August 23)
42nd All-Star Game in Detroit, Michigan
89July 158:05 p.m. EDTPadres4–3 (17)Nelson (2–2)Coombs—17,40558–31W7
90July 168:05 p.m. EDTPadres2–1Johnson (6–6)Arlin—33,73659–31W8
91July 172:15 p.m. EDTPadres9–2Ellis (15–3)Norman—14,27860–31W9
92 (1)July 181:05 p.m. EDTDodgers3–2Giusti (4–2)Downing—61–31W10
93 (2)July 183:58 p.m. EDTDodgers7–1Walker (4–7)Singer—48,23062–31W11
94July 198:05 p.m. EDTDodgers4–10OsteenBriles (5–2)—17,43762–32L1
95July 208:05 p.m. EDTGiants11–7Veale (4–0)Carrithers (1–1)Giusti (20)3:1329,86563–32W1
96July 218:05 p.m. EDTGiants4–8Johnson (10–4)Giusti (4–3)Hamilton (3)2:4635,14563–33L1
97July 2212:35 p.m. EDTGiants7–8 (10)Johnson (11–4)Moose (7–5)—3:1833,18563–34L2
98July 2310:30 p.m. EDT@ Padres4–0Kison (2–0)Kirby—10,13364–34W1
99July 2410:30 p.m. EDT@ Padres4–3Blass (11–4)RobertsGiusti (21)3,11465–34W2
100 (1)July 254:00 p.m. EDT@ Padres1–2NormanJohnson (6–7)—65–35L1
101 (2)July 256:37 p.m. EDT@ Padres0–2ArlinMoose (7–6)—10,34265–36L2
102July 2711:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers5–8AlexanderEllis (15–4)Mikkelsen26,56465–37L3
103July 2811:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers4–0Walker (5–7)Singer—30,79866–37W1
104July 2911:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers8–5Veale (5–0)OsteenGiusti (22)23,59067–37W2
105July 3011:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants2–5Perry (10–8)Kison (2–1)—2:1310,08867–38L1
106July 314:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants11–15McMahon (9–3)Giusti (4–4)Hamilton (4)3:1518,83467–39L2
August: 14–17 (Home: 6–9; Away: 8–8)
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107 (1)August 13:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants7–11Johnson (12–4)Kison (2–2)McMahon (4)2:2867–40L3
108 (2)August 16:03 p.m. EDT@ Giants3–8Reberger (3–0)Ellis (15–5)Carrithers (1)2:3133,30167–41L4
109August 38:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos10–6Veale (6–0)MortonGiusti (23)18,13768–41W1
110August 48:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos3–4 (11)MarshallGrant (5–3)—17,48168–42L1
111August 58:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos7–2Kison (3–2)Strohmayer—21,23369–42W1
112August 68:05 p.m. EDTPhillies2–3Wilson (3–3)Ellis (15–6)—2:3421,32369–43L1
113August 72:15 p.m. EDTPhillies3–5Wise (11–9)Moose (7–7)Wilson (3)2:3629,56569–44L2
114 (1)August 81:05 p.m. EDTPhillies2–3Fryman (8–4)Blass (11–5)Hoerner (8)2:2269–45L3
115 (2)August 84:02 p.m. EDTPhillies4–0Johnson (7–7)Short (7–13)—2:1131,44870–45W1
116August 108:05 p.m. EDTCubs1–2PizarroKison (3–3)—21,78970–46L1
117August 118:05 p.m. EDTCubs3–2Ellis (16–6)Regan—24,14771–46W1
118August 128:05 p.m. EDTCardinals2–3CarltonWalker (5–8)—21,80571–47L1
119August 138:05 p.m. EDTCardinals0–2ReussBlass (11–6)—31,56371–48L2
120August 148:05 p.m. EDTCardinals0–11GibsonJohnson (7–8)—30,67871–49L3
121August 151:35 p.m. EDTCardinals4–6LinzyMiller (0–1)Drabowsky49,32971–50L4
122August 168:05 p.m. EDTAstros8–3Ellis (17–6)BillinghamGiusti (24)12,66472–50W1
123August 178:05 p.m. EDTAstros5–6BlasingameMiller (0–2)Ray16,69472–51L1
124August 188:05 p.m. EDTAstros3–2Miller (1–2)Lemaster—29,67073–51W1
125August 198:05 p.m. EDT@ Reds5–1Johnson (8–8)McGlothlin—20,61174–51W2
126August 208:05 p.m. EDT@ Reds0–6GrimsleyKison (3–4)—26,45274–52L1
127August 212:15 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–6MerrittEllis (17–7)—27,42774–53L2
128August 222:15 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–6NolanBriles (5–3)—31,43174–54L3
129 (1)August 236:05 p.m. EDT@ Braves4–3Blass (12–6)Niekro (12–11)Giusti (25)2:0875–54W1
130 (2)August 238:48 p.m. EDT@ Braves15–4Moose (8–7)Kelley (7–5)Briles (1)2:3416,16376–54W2
131August 248:05 p.m. EST@ Braves5–15McQueen (4–1)Johnson (8–9)Upshaw (16)2:248,47876–55L1
132August 258:05 p.m. EST@ Braves13–6Moose (9–7)Jarvis (5–12)Miller (1)2:418,36577–55W1
133August 278:30 p.m. EDT@ Astros7–3Ellis (18–7)BillinghamGiusti (26)14,93378–55W2
134August 288:30 p.m. EDT@ Astros0–4WilsonBlass (12–7)—25,61978–56L1
135August 293:00 p.m. EDT@ Astros5–2Johnson (9–9)BlasingameGiusti (27)15,72379–56W1
136August 308:05 p.m. EDTPhillies6–4Walker (6–8)Wilson (3–5)Giusti (28)3:0413,39980–56W2
137August 318:05 p.m. EDTPhillies7–5Kison (4–4)Hoerner (4–4)Miller (2)2:3416,17981–56W3
September: 16–9 (Home: 9–3; Away: 7–6)
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138September 18:05 p.m. EDTPhillies10–7Walker (7–8)Brandon (6–6)—2:4411,27882–56W4
139September 38:05 p.m. EDTExpos4–6BrittonGiusti (4–5)Marshall17,95182–57L1
140September 42:15 p.m. EDTExpos7–6 (11)Giusti (5–5)Marshall—11,30283–57W1
141September 51:35 p.m. EDTExpos8–2Kison (5–4)StonemanHernández (2)15,89784–57W2
142 (1)September 610:35 a.m. EDTCubs4–1Briles (6–3)Pizarro—39,23685–57W3
143 (2)September 61:17 p.m. EDTCubs10–5Walker (8–8)HoltzmanMoose (1)39,23686–57W4
144September 88:05 p.m. EDTCubs10–1Blass (13–7)Pappas—15,93787–57W5
145September 108:05 p.m. EDT@ Expos2–3 (11)StrohmayerGiusti (5–6)—21,52987–58L1
146September 112:15 p.m. EDT@ Expos1–4McAnallyKison (5–5)—18,37687–59L2
147September 122:15 p.m. EDT@ Expos4–0Briles (7–3)Renko—16,77088–59W1
148September 132:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs5–1Blass (14–7)Pappas—6,47789–59W2
149September 142:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs4–3Moose (10–7)Jenkins—9,70690–59W3
150September 158:05 p.m. EDTCardinals4–1Ellis (19–7)CarltonHernández (3)21,75191–59W4
151September 168:05 p.m. EDTCardinals6–1Walker (9–8)ReussHernández (4)18,12792–59W5
152September 178:05 p.m. EDTMets0–3Gentry (12–10)Briles (7–4)—1:5923,42192–60L1
153September 182:15 p.m. EDTMets4–0Blass (15–7)Sadecki (7–7)—1:4220,47093–60W1
154September 191:35 p.m. EDTMets2–5Williams (5–6)Johnson (9–10)Frisella (12)2:3440,33793–61L1
155September 219:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals4–6DrabowskyEllis (19–8)—13,34893–62L2
156September 229:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals5–1Walker (10–8)GibsonGiusti (29)14,84594–62W1
157September 239:05 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals5–0Briles (8–4)Cleveland—10,91895–62W2
158September 248:05 p.m. EDT@ Mets3–2Kison (6–5)Koosman (6–11)Miller (3)1:5635,93696–62W3
159September 252:15 p.m. EDT@ Mets1–2 (15)Frisella (8–5)Hernández (0–1)—3:5029,29596–63L1
160September 262:05 p.m. EDT@ Mets1–3Seaver (19–10)Blass (15–8)—1:5330,51996–64L2
161September 287:35 p.m. EDT@ Phillies3–6Wise (17–14)Ellis (19–9)—2:1914,58296–65L3
162September 307:35 p.m. EDT@ Phillies4–3Moose (11–7)Champion (3–5)Giusti (30)2:1214,15797–65W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

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Coaches

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
#NamePosition
9Bill Mazeroski2B
20Richie Hebner3B
21Roberto ClementeRF
35Manny SanguillénC
7Bob Robertson1B
8Willie StargellLF
16Al OliverCF
2Jackie HernándezSS
17Dock EllisSP

[12]

Postseason

Postseason game log
1971 Postseason game log: 7–4 (Home: 5–0; Away: 2–4)
NL Championship Series: vs. San Francisco Giants 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1)[13]
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1October 24:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants4–5Perry (1–0)Blass (0–1)—2:4440,977SF 1–0L1
2October 34:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants9–4Ellis (1–0)Cumberland (0–1)—3:2342,562Tied 1–1W1
3October 51:30 p.m. EDTGiants2–1Johnson (1–0)Marichal (0–1)—2:2638,222PIT 2–1W2
4October 61:30 p.m. EDTGiants9–5Kison (1–0)Perry (1–1)—3:0035,487PIT 3–1W3
World Series: vs. Baltimore Orioles 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–3)[14]
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1October 91:00 p.m. EDT@ Orioles3–5McNally (2–0)Ellis (1–1)—2:0653,229BAL 1–0L1
–October 10@ OriolesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 11)BAL 1–0
2October 111:00 p.m. EDT@ Orioles3–11Palmer (2–0)Johnson (1–1)Hall (1)2:5553,239BAL 2–0L2
3October 121:00 p.m. EDTOrioles5–1Blass (1–1)Cuellar (1–1)—2:2050,403BAL 2–1W1
4October 138:15 p.m. EDTOrioles4–3Kison (2–0)Watt (0–1)Giusti (1)2:4851,378Tied 2–2W2
5October 141:00 p.m. EDTOrioles4–0Briles (1–0)McNally (2–1)—2:1651,377PIT 3–2W3
6October 161:00 p.m. EDT@ Orioles2–3 (10)McNally (3–1)Miller (0–1)—2:5944,174Tied 3–3L1
7October 171:00 p.m. EDT@ Orioles2–1Blass (2–1)Cuellar (1–2)—2:1047,291PIT 4–3W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

National League Championship Series
Main article: 1971 National League Championship Series

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

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5October 2Candlestick Park40,977
2Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4October 3Candlestick Park42,562
3San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2October 5Three Rivers Stadium38,322
4San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9October 6Three Rivers Stadium35,487

World Series
Main article: 1971 World Series
1971 World Series Program – Pittsburgh Pirates' version
1971 World Series Program – Pittsburgh Pirates' version

Composite box

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

Team12345678910RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates363111440023563
Baltimore Orioles323372210124459
Total attendance: 351,091   Average attendance: 50,156
Winning player's share: $18,165   Losing player's share: $13,906

Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

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
CManny Sanguillén13853361170.3197816
1BBob Robertson13146965127.27126721
2BDave Cash12347879138.28923413
3BRichie Hebner11238850105.27117672
SSGene Alley1143483879.2276289
CFAl Oliver14352969149.28214644
LFWillie Stargell141511104151.295481250
RFRoberto Clemente13252282178.34113861

Other batters

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
Vic Davalillo992954884.28513310
Gene Clines972735284.30812415
Jackie Hernández882333048.2063260
Bill Mazeroski701931749.2541160
José Pagán571581638.2415150
Milt May491261535.2786250
Rennie Stennett501532454.3531151
Charlie Sands282545.200150
Richie Zisk71523.200120
Carl Taylor71212.167000
Rimp Lanier6400.000000
Frank Taveras1000----000

Starting pitchers

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
Steve Blass33240.01582.8568136
Dock Ellis31226.21993.0663137
Bob Johnson31174.29103.4555101
Luke Walker28159.21083.555386

Other pitchers

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
Bob Moose30140.01174.113568
Nelson Briles37136.0843.043576
Bruce Kison1895.1653.403660

Relief pitchers

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
Dave Giusti5886.056302.933155
Mudcat Grant4275.05373.602822
Bob Veale3746.16026.992440
Jim Nelson1734.22202.342511
Bob Miller1628.01231.291313
Ramón Hernández1012.10140.7327
John Lamb24.10000.0011
Frank Brosseau12.00000.0000

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-Stars

1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[20]

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Charleston Charlies International League Joe Morgan
AA Waterbury Pirates Eastern League Red Davis
A Salem Rebels Carolina League Tim Murtaugh
A Monroe Pirates Western Carolinas League Tom Saffell
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Pirates New York–Penn League Chuck Cottier and Dick Cole
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Ed Napoleon

Notes
  1. From 1882 to 1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which was annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

Sources
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • Markusen, Bruce (2009). The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59416-089-9.

References
  1. Charlie Sands at Baseball Almanace
  2. Joe Gibbon at Baseball Almanace
  3. Bob Johnson at Baseball Almanace
  4. Nelson Briles at Baseball Almanace
  5. Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference
  6. John Perrotto (August 14, 2006). "Baseball Plog". The Beaver County Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  7. "Honoring First All-Minority Lineup". The New York Times. September 17, 2006. p. Sports p. 2.
  8. "1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  9. Craig Reynolds at Baseball Almanac
  10. Bob Miller at Baseball Almanac
  11. Mudcat Grant at Baseball Almanac
  12. 1971 Opening Day lineup at Baseball Almanac
  13. "1971 National League Championship Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  14. "1971 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  15. Babe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference
  16. World Series MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference
  17. Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
  18. 1971 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference
  19. 1971 Pitching Leaders at Baseball Reference
  20. 1971 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference

Further reading
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