1970 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1969 Season 1971 Season

Record: 89-73-0, Finished 1st in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to Cincinnati Reds

Manager: Danny Murtaugh (89-73)

General Manager: Joe Brown

Scouting Director: Harding Peterson

Ballparks: Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium

Attendance: 1,341,947 (7th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 88-74, 729 Runs, 664 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Ed Acosta	26	pa PA	B	R	6' 5"	215	Mar 9, 1944	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Gene Alley	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jul 10, 1940	8	121	112	121	115	0	0	0	8	3	107	0	0	0	0	5	2	1.8
Matty Alou	31	do DO	L	L	5' 9"	160	Dec 22, 1938	11	155	153	155	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	1	153	2	0	-0.4
Steve Blass	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Apr 18, 1942	6	32	31	32	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.2
George Brunet	35	us US	R	L	6' 1"	195	Jun 8, 1935	14	12	1	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Fred Cambria	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jan 22, 1948	1st	6	5	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dave Cash	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jun 11, 1948	2	64	53	64	55	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	1.4
Roberto Clemente HOF	35	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 18, 1934	16	108	102	108	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	104	4	1	5.5	$100,000	All-Star
Gene Clines	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Oct 6, 1946	1st	31	3	31	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	7	22	3	0.1
Dick Colpaert	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	182	Jan 3, 1944	1st	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bruce Dal Canton	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 15, 1941	4	41	6	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$14,500
Dock Ellis	25	us US	B	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 11, 1945	3	38	30	38	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.5
Gene Garber	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 13, 1947	2	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Joe Gibbon	35	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Apr 10, 1935	11	41	0	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Dave Giusti	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Nov 27, 1939	8	66	1	66	66	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Mudcat Grant	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	186	Aug 13, 1935	13	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Chuck Hartenstein	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 26, 1942	6	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Richie Hebner	22	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 26, 1947	3	120	108	120	117	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	3.1
Johnny Jeter	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 24, 1944	2	85	23	85	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	10	11	57	19	25	-0.2
George Kopacz	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	Feb 26, 1941	2	10	2	10	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.1
John Lamb	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 20, 1946	1st	23	0	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Lou Marone	24	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Dec 3, 1945	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
José Martínez	27	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	178	Jul 26, 1942	2	19	4	19	12	0	0	0	4	7	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	-0.3
Jerry May	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1943	7	51	39	51	45	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.5	$24,000
Milt May	19	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Aug 1, 1950	1st	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0
Bill Mazeroski HOF	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	183	Sep 5, 1936	15	112	99	112	102	0	0	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1.1
Al McBean	32	vi VI	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 15, 1938	10	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Bob Moose	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Oct 9, 1947	4	29	27	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.0
Jim Nelson	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jul 4, 1947	1st	15	10	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Al Oliver	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 14, 1946	3	151	143	151	146	0	0	77	0	0	0	28	0	54	80	5	0	2.0
José Pagán	35	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	160	May 5, 1935	12	95	49	95	57	0	0	1	1	53	0	1	0	3	4	42	0	0.7
Freddie Patek	25	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Oct 9, 1944	3	84	57	84	65	0	0	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	13	7	1.3
Orlando Peña	36	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	154	Nov 17, 1933	10	23	0	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dave Ricketts	34	us US	B	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 12, 1935	6	14	0	14	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.1
Bob Robertson	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Oct 2, 1946	3	117	104	117	106	0	0	99	0	5	0	3	0	0	3	11	0	4.2
Manny Sanguillén	26	pa PA	R	R	6' 0"	193	Mar 21, 1944	3	128	123	128	125	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.1
Willie Stargell HOF	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	188	Mar 6, 1940	9	136	122	136	125	0	0	1	0	0	0	122	0	3	125	13	0	2.6
Bob Veale	34	us US	B	L	6' 6"	212	Oct 28, 1935	9	34	32	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Luke Walker	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Sep 2, 1943	5	42	19	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Danny Murtaugh	52	us US	Oct 8, 1917	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 1
Bill Virdon	39	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Hitting	Apr 7	Oct 1
Don Osborn	62	us US	Jun 23, 1908	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 1
Dave Ricketts	34	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Bullpen	Apr 7	Oct 1
Don Leppert	38	us US	Oct 19, 1931	First base	Apr 7	Oct 1
Frank Oceak	57	us US	Sep 8, 1912	Third base	Apr 7	Oct 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date